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GIVING IT UP FOR DUWAYNE
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Jon Caputi of Red Bank’s Jonathan Salon trims the hair of borough resident Hannah Ludwikowski, 7, as her father, Scott, looks on Monday night. The Broad Street salon gave 50Continue reading "GIVING IT UP FOR DUWAYNE"
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May 8th, 2012 @ 7am
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Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Little Silver Police Department. • April 22- Shayla Walker, 29, Tinton Falls, NJ, was arrested for a Contempt of Court warrant issuedContinue reading "FRAUD COMPLAINTS IN LITTLE SILVER"
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May 7th, 2012 @ 3pm
A carload of young adults and a motorcyclist involved in a spill were charged with alcohol-related offenses after separate incidents in Rumson this weekend, according to police.
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May 7th, 2012 @ 3pm
GIRL’S BEST FRIEND? A DIAMOND IN THE RUFF
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They were supposed to be drumming up attention for the Red Bank Charter School raffle of a $4,000 diamond pendant donated by A.H. Fisher Diamonds. But these girls were distractedContinue reading "GIRL’S BEST FRIEND? A DIAMOND IN THE RUFF"
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May 7th, 2012 @ 1pm
They called it a flash mob. That would be stretching the concept. Still, the vinyasa flow sequence performed by about 30 members of Evenflow Yoga at the Red Bank InternationalContinue reading "GOING WITH THE FLOW"
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May 7th, 2012 @ 9am
Dark clouds broke and thousands of hungry people poured into the Red Bank International Flavour Festival Sunday. redbankgreen‘s Stacie Fanelli and John T. Ward were there, cameras in hand. WereContinue reading "FLAVOUR FEST FEEDS A HUNGRY FLOCK"
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May 7th, 2012 @ 9am
Off-and-on drizzles and downpours made for a damp day for participants in townwide yard sales in Red Bank and Fair Haven Saturday. Still, redbankgreen found plenty of plucky sellers andContinue reading "UMBRELLAS DUSTED OFF AT TOWN YARD SALES"
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May 7th, 2012 @ 7am
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of APRIL 27, to MAY 04, 2012. This information is unedited. Theft occurring between AprilContinue reading "MISCREANTS DAMAGE PARKED CARS"
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May 7th, 2012 @ 5am
RED BANK RESTAURANTS FIRE UP FLAVOUR
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The sun is out, the bands are cranking and the enticing aromas of a cornucopia of cuisines are filling the air at the Red Bank International Flavour Fest in theContinue reading "RED BANK RESTAURANTS FIRE UP FLAVOUR"
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May 6th, 2012 @ 1pm
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • On Wednesday, May 2, 2012 the Middletown Police Detective Bureau and Quality of Life Unit arrested MichaelContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: WARRANT YIELDS POT, WEAPON"
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May 4th, 2012 @ 2pm
MAYOR: BRIDGE JOB MAY RE-LIGHT DEBATE
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A traffic detour, in purple above, is expected to last at least seven months during the replacement of a bridge on Seven Bridges Road, below.  (Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "MAYOR: BRIDGE JOB MAY RE-LIGHT DEBATE"
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May 4th, 2012 @ 9am
WEEKEND: PINKHATSYARDSALEFOODFEST
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Red Bank becomes a bargainhunter’s paradise on Saturday. On Sunday: food, acres of food. (Click to enlarge) As the headline suggests, the weekend that awaits is jammed with the potentialContinue reading "WEEKEND: PINKHATSYARDSALEFOODFEST"
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May 4th, 2012 @ 7am
WHERE’D THE LOVE GO?
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The former home of Love Lane Tuxedos is one of downtown Red Bank’s most persistent large vacancies. (Click to enlarge) By MIKE BARON Where’s the love for the old LoveContinue reading "WHERE’D THE LOVE GO?"
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May 3rd, 2012 @ 8am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Whoa, easy there, fella. If you smell meat, it’s only because we’ve just come from the butcher shop.
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May 3rd, 2012 @ 6am
ANTIQUES GALLERY FACES WRECKING BALL
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With dealers scattering to new locations, redbankgreen took a final spin through the Monmouth Antique Shoppes Tuesday. (Click embiggen symbol to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The building appears toContinue reading "ANTIQUES GALLERY FACES WRECKING BALL"
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May 2nd, 2012 @ 10am
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Fair Haven Police Department. • 4/2/12 -Ptl. Lagrotteria arrested Richard P. Devaney, 53, Hazlet and charged him with DWI. Additional motor vehicleContinue reading "FIVE CHARGED IN WINDOW-BREAKING SPREE"
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May 2nd, 2012 @ 6am
FOUNDATION ENVISIONS LINK TO RBPS POND
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A satellite view of the pond at the Red Bank Primary School, courtesy of Google Maps. Below, Andrew Winning, 10, demonstrates a human sun clock on the school grounds. (ClickContinue reading "FOUNDATION ENVISIONS LINK TO RBPS POND"
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May 1st, 2012 @ 1pm
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of April 20 to April 27, 2012. This information is unedited. Theft reported on 4-21-12Continue reading "RED BANK: 10-YEAR-OLD BUSTED FOR ASSAULT"
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May 1st, 2012 @ 9am
RED BANK STATION GETS NEW SLATE ROOF
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Installation of a new slate roof is underway at the station, seen above in late March. (Click to enlarge) Long-overdue repairs to the Red Bank are now “hitting the expressContinue reading "RED BANK STATION GETS NEW SLATE ROOF"
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May 1st, 2012 @ 6am
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • Keith Monaghan, age 18, from Commonwealth Avenue in Red Bank, NJ, arrested on April 24, 2012 byContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: SEX ASSAULT ALLEGED"
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April 30th, 2012 @ 1pm
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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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