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STELLA GRANDE
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Stella, a golden retriever “from New Hampshire,” her owner notes, rests her chin on a snowbank outside the Starbucks on Broad Street in Red Bank Thursday morning. (Click to enlarge)
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December 30th, 2010 @ 12pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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A somewhat eerie facade, a traffic cone on a pole, footprints in the snow crossing police tape… Oh yeah, we’ve got ourselves the final Where Have I Seen This? ofContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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December 30th, 2010 @ 8am
SINGLE-LANE REOPENING PLANNED
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A towrig pulls a stranded car from the snow while utility crews work on the opposite side of West Front Street at 3:30p Wednesday. (Click to enlarge) A utility poleContinue reading "SINGLE-LANE REOPENING PLANNED"
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December 29th, 2010 @ 4pm
ON CONSIGNMENT: DOUBLETAKE ON BROAD
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“My business is recession-proof,” says Doubletake owner Marci Kessler. (Click to enlarge) As a handful of employees raced about earlier this month to set up for the next day’s openingContinue reading "ON CONSIGNMENT: DOUBLETAKE ON BROAD"
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December 29th, 2010 @ 10am
ON CONSIGNMENT: RE-ENTRY JOBS
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U Gallery will feature luxury goods on consignment and works by brain-injured artists. (Click to enlarge) One of the stores opening as part of a surge in new consignment shopsContinue reading "ON CONSIGNMENT: RE-ENTRY JOBS"
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December 29th, 2010 @ 9am
DETOUR EXPECTED FOR A.M. DRIVE TIME
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Westbound traffic was diverted from West Front Street onto Broad Street Tuesday evening, above, jamming up downtown Red Bank. Below, eastbound vehicles lined up on Monmouth Street. (Click to enlarge)Continue reading "DETOUR EXPECTED FOR A.M. DRIVE TIME"
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December 28th, 2010 @ 8pm
On Monday, redbankgreen brought you photos taken on a walking tour of Red Bank shortly after the end of the paralyzing blizzard that walloped parts of the northeastern United StatesContinue reading "RED BANK SPUTTERS BACK TO A START"
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December 28th, 2010 @ 1pm
PLOW STUCK ON RIVER STREET 24+ HOURS
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Privately owned vehicles stranded in the weekend snowstorm aren’t the only ones hampering the street-clearing effort in Red Bank, it turns out. redbankgreen came across this municipal truck stuck inContinue reading "PLOW STUCK ON RIVER STREET 24+ HOURS"
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December 28th, 2010 @ 11am
POLE FIX JAMS RED BANK TRAFFIC
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Vehicles backed up along Riverside Avenue earlier today. Below, utility crews working on West Front Street, a portion of which is closed to traffic. (Click to enlarge) Snow-clogged streets andContinue reading "POLE FIX JAMS RED BANK TRAFFIC"
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December 28th, 2010 @ 10am
JUST BEING NEIGHBORLY!
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Pete DeFazio gives neighbor Jeff Merton a snow shower during the post-blizzard cleanup on Madison Avenue in Red Bank Monday morning.
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December 28th, 2010 @ 6am
In the aftermath of the blizzard, redbankgreen took a stroll around Red Bank Monday morning. Everywhere, it seemed, were stranded cars, shovel-toters, pre-plowed streets and balletic wisps of snow dancingContinue reading "A WALK AROUND RED BANK"
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December 27th, 2010 @ 4pm
ABANDONED VEHICLES A ‘SEVERE’ PROBLEM
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Among the three vehicles left abandoned on the Red Bank end of the Cooper Bridge were these two, still there at 9:30a Monday. Below, a motorist left a car atContinue reading "ABANDONED VEHICLES A ‘SEVERE’ PROBLEM"
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December 27th, 2010 @ 12pm
POLE DOWN ON WEST FRONT
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Authorities left West Front Street open despite the presence of a fallen utility pole to maintain roadway access to Riverview Medical Center. Below, the aftermath of a train-versus-van accident atContinue reading "POLE DOWN ON WEST FRONT"
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December 27th, 2010 @ 12pm
AND NOW, WE DIG OUT
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Ready for battle, a man armed with a shovel braved the white-out conditions on Branch Avenue in Red Bank Sunday afternoon. (Click to enlarge) A blizzard that prompted a declarationContinue reading "AND NOW, WE DIG OUT"
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December 27th, 2010 @ 6am
BROTHERS TAKE TOP HOME-DECORATING SWAG
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First place: 14 Catherine Street, home of Patrick Hussey & Family. (Click to enlarge) Let the maple syrup flow! The winners of Red Bank’s annual Holiday Home Decorating Contest haveContinue reading "BROTHERS TAKE TOP HOME-DECORATING SWAG"
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December 23rd, 2010 @ 2pm
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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. This week: Putting a little Whee! in your Where. Can you ID the location? Drop us an e, please.
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December 23rd, 2010 @ 8am
Hovnanian’s headquarters on West Front Street. Red Bank-based homebuilder Hovnanian Enterprises closed out its fiscal year October 31 on a larger-than-expected net loss, according to a news report. The company’sContinue reading "REPORT: HOV LOSS LARGER THAN EXPECTED"
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December 22nd, 2010 @ 10am
Tim McLoone (right), whose Holiday Express big band brings wall-of-sound cheer to those most in need of it this time of year, is about to get some network love. BrianContinue reading "McLOONE SLATED FOR NATIONAL CAMEO"
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December 21st, 2010 @ 2pm
Middletown police arrested a Belmar man and a Newark woman on drug charges Saturday after a police officer went to their aid and had his suspicions aroused. According to LieutenantContinue reading "COP GIVES PAIR A LIFT, THEN THE CUFFS"
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December 21st, 2010 @ 9am
‘COUSIN EDDIES’ DO A CHARITY CRAWL
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A cadre of ‘Cousin Eddies’ made their way around Red Bank Saturday night in a successful bid to get loopy and raise some money. (Photos courtesy of Robert Kern. ClickContinue reading "‘COUSIN EDDIES’ DO A CHARITY CRAWL"
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December 20th, 2010 @ 3pm
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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'.
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 ...