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NEW CROSSWALK LAW DRAWS MIXED REAX
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A woman crosses Mechanic Street at the interesection of Broad in downtown Red Bank Thursday afternoon. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A new, statewide vehicle-related law went intoContinue reading "NEW CROSSWALK LAW DRAWS MIXED REAX"
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April 2nd, 2010 @ 5am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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BASIE GOES BOOM WITH INDOOR FIREWORKS
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The guys at Garden State Fireworks, who put on the annual KaBoom! fireworks, set off some sparks Wednesday night at Count Basie Theatre. (Click to enlarge. Photo by Anthony Trufolo)Continue reading "BASIE GOES BOOM WITH INDOOR FIREWORKS"
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April 1st, 2010 @ 6am
RED BANK STORES SHINE IN MAG’S POLL
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A recent view down Broad Street in Red Bank. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI In addition to Democratic bent and hyperlocal news sources, Red Bank and Maplewood can addContinue reading "RED BANK STORES SHINE IN MAG’S POLL"
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March 31st, 2010 @ 9am
BOARD PASSES BUDGET, TAX INCREASE
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Board members Ann Roseman and Ben Forest at Tuesday night’s session. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The Red Bank Board of Education unanimously passed a $19 million budgetContinue reading "BOARD PASSES BUDGET, TAX INCREASE"
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March 31st, 2010 @ 7am
CHALK ONE UP TO ASKING NICELY, IN PUBLIC
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Lisa Tegen came into work at Java Stop two weeks ago to find this message on the chalkboard. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It isn’t quite as audaciousContinue reading "CHALK ONE UP TO ASKING NICELY, IN PUBLIC"
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March 30th, 2010 @ 10am
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI He may be the town’s top dog, but to the dozen or so kids who showed up Saturday to (belatedly) celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday at the RedContinue reading "IT’S A MAYORAL THING"
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March 29th, 2010 @ 10am
Red Bank isn’t done showing its support for Haiti just yet. More than two months after the earthquake that devastated the Caribbean nation, locals are again rallying to provide relief.Continue reading "RED BANK STILL HELPING HAITI"
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March 26th, 2010 @ 12pm
CLEAN UP YOUR ACT, STREETLIFE’S COMING
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Buskers, like this unidentified trio from Streetlife 2009, are warming up their pipes for the 2010 edition. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It’s getting closer to that time whenContinue reading "CLEAN UP YOUR ACT, STREETLIFE’S COMING"
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March 26th, 2010 @ 12pm
GROUP SEEKS FAIR TRADE CERT IN RED BANK
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Bags like this one, and Fair Trade products, may become more prevalent in Red Bank. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Red Bank has held several appellations in itsContinue reading "GROUP SEEKS FAIR TRADE CERT IN RED BANK"
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March 25th, 2010 @ 11am
SATURDAY IS DRESS-UP DAY AT LIBRARY
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Checklist for this weekend’s visit to the library: some fiction, perhaps in the pages of Wolf Hall. Some real-life stuff with unreal characters, a la The Politician. A DVD orContinue reading "SATURDAY IS DRESS-UP DAY AT LIBRARY"
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March 25th, 2010 @ 8am
KABOOMERS MULL TWO-DAY FEST
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Live entertainment at Riverside Gardens and Marine parks is already a staple of the annual fireworks show. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The KaBoom brand may be expanding inContinue reading "KABOOMERS MULL TWO-DAY FEST"
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March 24th, 2010 @ 1pm
SCHOOL BOARD SAYS ‘NO’ TO PAY INCREASES
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Red Bank Middle School music teacher Holcombe Hurd addressed the school board Tuesday in response to its decision not to approve union pay raises for 132 teachers. (Photo by DustinContinue reading "SCHOOL BOARD SAYS ‘NO’ TO PAY INCREASES"
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March 24th, 2010 @ 6am
FAIR HAVEN REDUCES TAXES… AGAIN
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Fair Haven Mayor Mike Halfacre, shown here at a December council meeting, introduced a  smaller 2010 budget that shrinks taxes on Monday night. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPIContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN REDUCES TAXES… AGAIN"
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March 23rd, 2010 @ 1pm
MORE YMCA DISCUSSION? Y NOT?
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William Poku of Bank Street addresses the council. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI What would a municipal meeting in Red Bank be these days without at least aContinue reading "MORE YMCA DISCUSSION? Y NOT?"
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March 23rd, 2010 @ 8am
STATE AID CUT FORCES ‘SEVERE CHOICES’
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Councilman Michael DuPont delivers the bad news Monday night. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Layoffs, furloughs and a reduction in services, once considered elements of a worst-case scenario,Continue reading "STATE AID CUT FORCES ‘SEVERE CHOICES’"
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March 23rd, 2010 @ 6am
COMING SOON: CEDAR CROSSING
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Rev. Terrence Porter shows off a drawing of the Cedar Crossing affordable housing project, which is likely to get started in the next several weeks. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) ByContinue reading "COMING SOON: CEDAR CROSSING"
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March 22nd, 2010 @ 1pm
FROM RED BANK TO WED BANK
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Ashley Steimle, right, of Toms River, registers with one of the many vendors at Red Bank’s first Wedding Walk Saturday. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI If there’s oneContinue reading "FROM RED BANK TO WED BANK"
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March 22nd, 2010 @ 6am
MTOWN BUDGET OUTLOOK: ‘UG-LY’
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Middletown Mayor Gerard Scharfenberger talks to several dozen residents  who turned out Thursday night for the year’s first public informational meeting. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The stateContinue reading "MTOWN BUDGET OUTLOOK: ‘UG-LY’"
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March 19th, 2010 @ 5am
HALFACRE HITTING THE TRAIL HARD
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Fair Haven Mayor and candidate for Rush Holt’s 12th district Congressional seat, seen in his office with a map of the district. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI YouContinue reading "HALFACRE HITTING THE TRAIL HARD"
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March 18th, 2010 @ 1pm
PAIN, AND AN INCREASE, IN SCHOOLS BUDGET
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The Red Bank Board of Education begrudgingly approved a preliminary budget Tuesday night that increases the tax levy. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The Red Bank Board ofContinue reading "PAIN, AND AN INCREASE, IN SCHOOLS BUDGET"
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March 17th, 2010 @ 6am
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SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
Stunning rainbow over Red Bank as a big weekend storm approaches.
“FESTIVA” YACHT DOCKED AT MARINE PARK
Festiva, an 85-foot yacht, was docked at Marine Park on Friday night. Red Bank Green spoke to the owner, Everett Moore, who said that it was ...
OH NO! ELMO LOST!
A lost Elmo appears to be reaching out for help through the redbankgreen Partyline.
NAVESINK SPILLS OVER
Nor'easter stacks tides up in the Navesink, pushing the river over its (Red) banks.
BUZZ LIGHTYEAR WATCHES LINE DANCERS
redbankgreen Partyline captures Buzz Lighyear watching the line dancers on Broadwalk Monday night. 
EGRET-FUL END TO SUMMER
A great egret patrols the shallows of the Swimming River in front of the Red Bank Primary School last week. Submitted by Brian Donohue
COMMUNITY MESSAGE BOARD NOW OPEN ON HUDSON AVENUE
Community message board open! The RBPD has placed a mobile display board on Hudson Avenue. Send captions and messages you’d like to se ...
A CHIEF’S FAREWELL
Funeral services at St. James church and a large American flag suspended over Broad Street from an RBFD hook and ladder for former Red Bank ...
COIFFING GUARD
redbankgreen Partyline captures super cool crossing guard just chilllin'.
SURF TACO RE-OPENS NEW LOOK DINING ROOM
Partyliner captures Surf Taco's new look dining room.
STEEPLETOP RAVEN
redbankgreen Partyline: a raven calls out from atop the steeple of St. James Church.
CARPENTER OR COMPETITOR? HOT DOG TRUCK RIVALS EMERGE IN RED BANK
On the redbankgreen Partyline: with two new hot dog vendors opening this summer, even a carpenter's box truck makes one wonder.
BOONDOCKS SWAN
redbankgreen Partyline: Swan on the Navesink River as seen from Boondocks restaurant.
9/11 TRIBUTE
Bailey Bryce Holiday and her father Bobby Holiday Jr. paint the lawn at Riverside Gardens Park Tuesday in preparation for the upcoming comme ...
PILGRIM BAPTIST TO JAMAICA
Recently, Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank traveled to Trelawny Parish of Jamaica on a Relief & Recovery Mission Trip.  The Mission T ...
SNAIL WEATHER
Overnight rains and warm humid temperatures brought out a parade of snails along the access path to the Red Bank Primary School near Locust ...
ECHOES OF THE PAST IN TILE
Next to Playa Bowls. Always fascinated how this has stood here this long. (Submitted by Joseph Jakub)
VIVA LA ELSIE’S
redbankgreen Partyline captures French visitor enjoying a pickle sub from Elsie's.
Truck strike downs pole
A truck struck a utility pole at the intersection of Catherine Street and Shrewsbury Avenue at about 8 am Monday morning. The pole wss compl ...
THRONGS FLOCK TO RED BANK STREET FAIR
redbankgreen Partyline: Thousands fill the streets of Red Bank for street fair.