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RED BANK: STASH YIELDS MORE BUDS
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Robert Bruce at a Glen Goldbaum fashion event in Red Bank in 2011. A regular on “Comic Book Men,” set at the Broad Street store below, he’s about to getContinue reading "RED BANK: STASH YIELDS MORE BUDS"
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March 27th, 2014 @ 11am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of March 13 to March 27, 2014. This information is unedited. CRIMES: TheftContinue reading "RED BANK: PAIR SHOPLIFTS TWO CASES OF BUD"
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March 27th, 2014 @ 10am
SEA BRIGHT: VOLUNTEERS START HOME REHABS
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Americorps volunteers painting the framework of Desiree Pierce’s home Wednesday to encapsulate any lingering mold. Below, Pierce and daughter, Gigi Burke, have been displaced from their home since Hurricane Sandy.Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT: VOLUNTEERS START HOME REHABS"
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March 27th, 2014 @ 9am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Last week’s Where featured a portion of a building facade in yellow brick.
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March 27th, 2014 @ 6am
CHURN: CIAO, BIAGIO, CESAR & WOULD-BE BBQ
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Biagio Wood-Fired Pizza has departed 12 Broad Street after less than a year and a half in town. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD This edition of Retail ChurnContinue reading "CHURN: CIAO, BIAGIO, CESAR & WOULD-BE BBQ"
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March 26th, 2014 @ 8am
RED BANK: OUTSIDE THE STORM TRACK
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Brine tracks laid down Tuesday in Red Bank’s Marine Park in preparation for a possible big storm turned out to be an unneeded precaution. The storm blew past most ofContinue reading "RED BANK: OUTSIDE THE STORM TRACK"
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March 26th, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: FIREHOUSE AUCTION FIZZLES
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No bidders emerged at Tuesday’s auction, conducted by attorney Sean Byrnes, left, and Administrator Stanley Sickels. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A discontinuedContinue reading "RED BANK: FIREHOUSE AUCTION FIZZLES"
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March 25th, 2014 @ 11am
COUNTRY MUSIC FEST COMING TO RED BANK
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The mainstage-and-second-stage setup of RiverFest and other events at Marine Park will be replaced by two equal-sized stages for the Red Bank Country Music Festival, featuring Maggie Rose, below. (PhotoContinue reading "COUNTRY MUSIC FEST COMING TO RED BANK"
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March 25th, 2014 @ 8am
RED BANK: EFFU TOP FUNDRAISER AT TOURNEY
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Red Bank’s Eastside Flag Football Union (EFFU) was the top fundraising team of 135 that participated in the Snow Bowl tournament to benefit the New Jersey Special Olympics at theContinue reading "RED BANK: EFFU TOP FUNDRAISER AT TOURNEY"
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March 24th, 2014 @ 9am
FAIR HAVEN: JUST LET IT BE SPRING ALREADY
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It’s spring. What are we to make of this talk of a “coastal monster” of a storm, or “blizzard bomb,” or whatever the weather worrywarts are calling it? The latestContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: JUST LET IT BE SPRING ALREADY"
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March 24th, 2014 @ 7am
Vine video shot outside Prown’s Home Improvements on Monmouth Street in Red Bank on March 23, 2014. Prown’s owner and children’s advocate David Prown tells Clippings he gives away donatedContinue reading "CLIPPINGS: A RITE OF SPRING IN RED BANK"
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March 23rd, 2014 @ 10am
LITTLE SILVER: MINOR INJURY IN TRAIN V. CAR
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One person suffered minor injuries when a NJ Transit struck a car in the grade crossing at White Road in Little Silver around 2:30 Saturday afternoon, police said. (Photo byContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: MINOR INJURY IN TRAIN V. CAR"
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March 22nd, 2014 @ 3pm
Highly-infectious video posted on YouTube Friday by Amanda Tanai and Natalie Christ, students at Red Bank Regional. High school sure is way more fun than it used to be, huh?
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March 21st, 2014 @ 5pm
FAIR HAVEN: BACK FROM DEATH, WITH THANKS
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Jay Campbell, center, chats with MONOC paramedics Mike Welsh, left, and Marcelo Aguirre during his visit to the Fair Haven First Aid Squad Thursday night. Below, Campbell poses with hisContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: BACK FROM DEATH, WITH THANKS"
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March 21st, 2014 @ 11am
RED BANK: GATE MAIN ISSUE IN CHURCH PLAN
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Hudson Avenue resident William Hartigan discusses the church’s plan for fencing at Thursday night’s planning board meeting with neighbor Kevin Moss. Below, a rendering of the proposal. (Photo by JohnContinue reading "RED BANK: GATE MAIN ISSUE IN CHURCH PLAN"
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March 21st, 2014 @ 7am
RED BANK: SWAPPING PEWS FOR CUBICLES
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On the Red Bank Planning Board agenda Thursday night: the First Church of Christ, Scientist, at 211 Broad Street wants to turn a good portion of its worship space intoContinue reading "RED BANK: SWAPPING PEWS FOR CUBICLES"
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March 20th, 2014 @ 11am
SEA BRIGHT: CELL TOWER GENERATES STATIC
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The proposed 160-foot tower would be sited in the municipal parking lot. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Sea Bright is facing an “ultimatum” over it’s long-discussed butContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: CELL TOWER GENERATES STATIC"
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March 20th, 2014 @ 9am
SPRING ARRIVES. HALLELUJAH.
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WE MADE IT! The winter of 2014, with its seemingly endless snowfalls, ends Thursday with the vernal equinox at 12:57 p.m. Thursday, according to the Old Farmers Almanac. The NationalContinue reading "SPRING ARRIVES. HALLELUJAH."
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March 20th, 2014 @ 7am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Can you identify the subject of this week’s Where Have I Seen This? Take a guess! Please send your answer to [email protected].
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March 20th, 2014 @ 7am
RED BANK: EFFU EYES SNOW BOWL RETURN
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For the second year in a row, Red Bank’s Eastside Flag Football Union (EFFU) is heading to the Meadowlands Sunday for the Snow Bowl tournament to benefit the New JerseyContinue reading "RED BANK: EFFU EYES SNOW BOWL RETURN"
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March 19th, 2014 @ 7am
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RED BANK DINER MONEY TREE
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sunshine and a money tree at the Red Bank Diner.
NAVESINK LIGHTS
Riverview Hospital lights up the Navesink. (Text and photo by Partyline contributor Terry Franco)  
HALF BAKED BROAD STREET
Broad Street repaving begins with road subject to overnight closures.
COLOR RUN AT RED BANK PRIMARY SCHOOL
redbankgreen Partyline happens upon a cloud of color at annual color run event at Red Bank Primary School.
I’LL EAT IT HERE, THANKS
A squirrel goes all-in for a popular autumn flavor on Madison Avenue in Red Bank Sunday morning.
POP UP TACOS DRAW CROWD
How’s this for a train station redevelopment idea? The pop-up taco vendors Tacos Los Mandones, known on social media as El Mandoon, dr ...
LONG LIVE LOCAL NEWS!
"Long Live Local News" flags from redbankgreen's 20th anniversary celebration in Marine Park Tuesday prove to be the perfect compliment to s ...
MUMS AND WITCHES
17 Prospect Ave (Photo by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
KAYAKERS CLEAR RIVER JUNK
Partyline photo: "The Navesink Nymphs" clear floating tires from the river.
PAINT IT PURPLE?
Caption: ‘Should it be done purple?’ Perfect day. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
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MANTIS (PRAYING) AT CHURCH
Partyliner photographs praying mantis at church.
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'.