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WATCHING THEM GROW
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8:46 a.m.: Dian Woodroffe, of Shrewsbury, tends to the potted plants and flowers outside Ten Thousand Villages on Broad Street in Red Bank. A member of the Navesink Garden Club,Continue reading "WATCHING THEM GROW"
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June 20th, 2012 @ 9am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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A COFFEE KLATCH THAT WALKS AND TALKS
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7:40 a.m.:  The ladies of the Early Morning Walking and Talking Club toast a member absent because of knee surgery. Two of the women sport pink shirts printed with “R2K,”Continue reading "A COFFEE KLATCH THAT WALKS AND TALKS"
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June 20th, 2012 @ 8am
BUTTING OUT
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7:37 a.m.: Leigh Tyluki, a Shrewsbury resident and janitor for the Knights of Columbus Red Bank Council 3187 on Fair Haven Road in Fair Haven, cleaned the building’s parking lotContinue reading "BUTTING OUT"
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June 20th, 2012 @ 8am
WAKE UP, SMELL THE COFFEE AND HYDRANTS
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6:03 a.m.: Colin Henry, 11, checks out the coffee urns at his father’s Java Stop on River Road in Fair Haven. 6:37 a.m.: Stevie Thompson out for a walk withContinue reading "WAKE UP, SMELL THE COFFEE AND HYDRANTS"
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June 20th, 2012 @ 8am
LIGHT AT THE END OF THE RACE
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6:05 a.m. The frontrunners in Monmouth Boat Club‘s annual solstice race make a U-turn just east of the Oceanic Bridge.  Taking off just before sunrise in Red Bank, they finishedContinue reading "LIGHT AT THE END OF THE RACE"
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June 20th, 2012 @ 7am
A SOLSTICE SUNRISE
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5:43 a.m.: Sunrise amid gauzy cloud cover, as seen from Sea Bright’s public beach. (Photo by Danielle Tepper. Click to enlarge) Today, the Summer of 2012 bares a toothy grinContinue reading "A SOLSTICE SUNRISE"
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June 20th, 2012 @ 6am
STAYING CLOSE TO THE FIREHOUSE
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Vince Sarullo, right, and Colin Seitz on the fire escape of their new office, next door to the Navesink Hook & Ladder on Mechanic Street. (Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "STAYING CLOSE TO THE FIREHOUSE"
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June 19th, 2012 @ 10am
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • Kyle Constanza, age 20, from Wendover Court in Bedminster, NJ, arrested on June 12, 2012 by CorporalContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN BUSTS TEEN FOR DWI"
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June 19th, 2012 @ 9am
New Jersey Natural Gas says it needs to install 88 pressure-relief regulators above ground, and has filed suit to force the borough to issue permits. (Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "RED BANK SCORES FIRST IN GAS METER SUIT"
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June 19th, 2012 @ 7am
Little Silver police are on the hunt for a man wanted in connection with an attempted burglary at midday Sunday. Here’s an announcement from Detective Greg Oliva, issued shortly afterContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER HUNTS DAYLIGHT BURGLAR"
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June 18th, 2012 @ 6pm
CELEBRATING A CENTURY IN AMERICAN STYLE
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On a perfect summer day, Fair Haven celebrated its first century as an independent borough in classic American style Saturday: with a parade, a townwide picnic, and a breathtaking fireworksContinue reading "CELEBRATING A CENTURY IN AMERICAN STYLE"
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June 18th, 2012 @ 7am
Thirteen hundred runners and walkers finished the 19th annual running of the George Sheehan Classic in Red Bank and Little Silver under sunny skies and mild temperatures Saturday morning. ItContinue reading "A SHORTER, SWIFTER SHEEHAN"
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June 18th, 2012 @ 6am
A 22-year-old Ocean County man was sentenced to seven years in state prison for killing a Middletown father of five in a 2011 Parkway accident, Monmouth County Prosecutor Peter WarshawContinue reading "DRUNK DRIVER: SEVEN YEARS FOR FATALITY"
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June 15th, 2012 @ 5pm
CAMPING FOR KIDS, MINUS BUG JUICE
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Into acting out? Try the Two River Summer Theater Camp. (Click to enlarge) By STACIE FANELLI Family time sure is valuable when the warm weather hits, but so is kids’Continue reading "CAMPING FOR KIDS, MINUS BUG JUICE"
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June 15th, 2012 @ 2pm
HISTORY DAY: CENTENNIAL AND ANTIQUES
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The crew from Paul Davis Partywares in Shrewsbury setting up the tent and tables at Fair Haven Fields Thursday for Saturday’s celebration of the town’s centennial. Below, Riverbank Antiques inContinue reading "HISTORY DAY: CENTENNIAL AND ANTIQUES"
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June 15th, 2012 @ 10am
FORMER HOOPS PHENOM TO LEAD YMCA
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Rhonda Anderson on the hardwood at the Community YMCA in Red Bank this week, above, and in action as a future Cornell Hall-of-Famer, below. (Above photo by Stacie Fanelli. ClickContinue reading "FORMER HOOPS PHENOM TO LEAD YMCA"
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June 15th, 2012 @ 8am
RUMSON PARENTS TEE UP PRIEST OVER FIRING
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Tearful students gather around dismissed teacher Bernadette Davis, above. Father Michael Manning taunted sign-waving protesters, below. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Long-simmering tensions at Rumson’s Holy Cross parishContinue reading "RUMSON PARENTS TEE UP PRIEST OVER FIRING"
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June 14th, 2012 @ 12pm
SHEEHAN CLASSIC TO CUT IT SHORT
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Race organizers are shooting for a record post-race breakdown, thanks to a shortening of the race distance from five miles to five kilometers, below.  (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "SHEEHAN CLASSIC TO CUT IT SHORT"
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June 14th, 2012 @ 10am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Don’t take today’s Where at face value: the original image repeats in our mind-blowing treatment. Click it for a closer look, man. Then, if you think you know where theContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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June 14th, 2012 @ 6am
Motorists heading north on Branch Avenue in Little Silver should expect delays Thursday in the vicinity of White Road and Rumson Road as traffic is detoured for the installation ofContinue reading "DETOUR AT KEY LITTLE SILVER INTERSECTION"
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June 14th, 2012 @ 5am
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FALL COLORS IN RED BANK
redbankgreen's Partyline captures peaking fall foliage on a Red Bank street corner.
FALL AT THE COURTS OF RED BANK
On the Partyline: stunning foliage at Red Bank's "medieval office park."
WALK FOR DEMOCRACY
The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center led a "Walk for Democracy" Sunday from Riverside Gardens Park to the cultral center on Drs. James Park ...
Go big or go home
On the redbankgreen Partyline: Gourd display at Lighthouse on its penultimate night of the season.
MARIGOLDEN SUNSHINE
Partyline photo captures October sunshine hitting marigolds for sale ahead of Dia de Los Muertos.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES CODING TO MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green and creator of Broad Street, was teaching City and Regional Magazine Association publishers how ...
LET’S SEE YOUR KINDLE DO THIS
A stack of books served as a chock while a motorist changed a flat tire on Branch Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Submitted by John T. Ward
NEW WELCOME SIGN INSTALLED
A new "Welcome to Red Bank" sign has gone up at the northern Route 35 entrance to town at the foot of Cooper's Bridge.
JUNIOR BUCS WRESTLING WELCOMES YOUNG ATHLETES FOR 22ND SEASON
Junior Bucs Wrestling is preparing for its 22nd season, offering boys and girls from Red Bank, Shrewsbury, and Little Silver an opportunity ...
TIME FOR SCHOOL, DEER
Fall has arrived and so have the middle school loving deer!
JUST IN TIME FOR THE FALL CLASSIC
Just in time for the start of the World Series later this week baseball-themed paintings by artist Max Maxon hang in the windows of the Art ...
DINNER PLANS?
Chipotle in Red Bank Sunday evening will donate a quarter of proceeds from sales Sunday to the volunteer Red Bank Fire Department auxiliary.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES VIBE CODE SESSION AT LOCAL NEWS CAMP
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green, is running a vibe code session, teaching other publishers to vibe code at Blue Engine Collectiv ...
Her Majesty visits Red Bank
Navesink Queen docked at the Molly Pitcher Marina. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Boris Kofman)  
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 ...
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