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WEST SIDERS SIDLE UP TO SANTA
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The annual lighting of the West Side Christmas tree in a pocket park at Drs. James Parker Boulevard and Shrewsbury Avenue in Red Bank was marked on Saturday, as inContinue reading "WEST SIDERS SIDLE UP TO SANTA"
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December 6th, 2010 @ 11am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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MARKING CHANUKAH, OUTDOORS AND IN
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More than a dozen of the faithful marked the Jewish celebration of Chanukah with a menorah lighting and songs Saturday night at the Red Bank train station. On Sunday, membersContinue reading "MARKING CHANUKAH, OUTDOORS AND IN"
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December 6th, 2010 @ 10am
LADY KNIGHTS TAKE THIRD STRAIGHT KETTLE
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Action from the girls’ championship game between Forrestdale and Knollwood, above, and the boys’ final between St. James and Forrestdale, below. (Photos by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) The SalvationContinue reading "LADY KNIGHTS TAKE THIRD STRAIGHT KETTLE"
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December 6th, 2010 @ 7am
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of November 19 to November 26, 2010. The information appears here unedited. Attempted Burglary atContinue reading "VANDALS HIT RIVERSIDE GARDENS PARK"
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December 6th, 2010 @ 6am
redbankgreen has temporarily stopped allowing comments on its posts. This action was taken because we don’t have the resources to adequately moderate multiple threads of around-the-clock commentary which often become,Continue reading "COMMENTING FUNCTION HALTED"
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December 3rd, 2010 @ 9am
YMCA GETS OK FOR SHRUNKEN PLAN
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Congregation Beth Shalom, led by Rabbi Dovid Harrison, won concessions from the Community YMCA. An architectural plan, below, shows the south face of the proposed remodeling (top) and east facadeContinue reading "YMCA GETS OK FOR SHRUNKEN PLAN"
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December 3rd, 2010 @ 1am
Middletown police say they have arrested a bookkeeper on charges of defrauding a Lincroft dermatologist. Here’s the announcement, provided by department spokesman Lieutenant Steve Dollinger: On March 4, 2010 policeContinue reading "BOOKKEEPER BUSTED"
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December 2nd, 2010 @ 2pm
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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There’s a new face in town. Ah, but which town? If you think you know, drop us a timely email response.
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December 2nd, 2010 @ 8am
Red Bank resident Robert Bruce shot this video of a power line arcing over a parking lot at the Red Bank Train Station early Wednesday afternoon. Wednesday’s wind-driven storm leftContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT POWER MAY BE OUT FOR DAYS"
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December 1st, 2010 @ 4pm
YMCA SCALES BACK EXPANSION PLAN
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Talks between Community YMCA officials and Red Bank’s zoning board led the Y to shave 15,000 square feet off a proposed expansion at the Maple Avenue health facility. (Click toContinue reading "YMCA SCALES BACK EXPANSION PLAN"
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November 30th, 2010 @ 11am
As in years past, Tim McLoone’s rolling, feel-good music extravaganza, Holiday Express, kicked off the Christmas season in Red Bank Friday night with a concert for several thousand visitors whoContinue reading "‘TIS THE SEASON"
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November 29th, 2010 @ 3pm
Our Comment of the Week was posted earlier today by ‘Mike.’ He weighed on on the recent relocation of the Red Bank Farmer’s Market from the parking lot of theContinue reading "FARMERS’ MAKET MOVE ‘A GREAT OUTCOME’"
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November 29th, 2010 @ 3pm
MAN CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING M’TOWN COP
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A predawn line-cutting incident at a Middletown Target store on Black Friday led to the arrest of a Belford man on charges of assaulting a township police officer, according toContinue reading "MAN CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING M’TOWN COP"
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November 29th, 2010 @ 11am
BACK IN THE GAME
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George Heidelberger heads crossfield on an interception return during Sunday’s flag football game at Red Bank’s Eastside Park. The weekly pickup game returned a week after town officials shut itContinue reading "BACK IN THE GAME"
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November 29th, 2010 @ 9am
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of November 5 to November 18, 2010. The information appears here unedited. Theft occurring onContinue reading "HEARING AID/EYEGLASS DROP BOX STOLEN"
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November 29th, 2010 @ 9am
A VIEW WITH A ROOM
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Over the weekend, a crane-carrying barge anchored in the Navesink River opposite the Oyster Point Hotel in Red Bank, at right. Anybody know what it’s there for? (Click to enlarge)
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November 29th, 2010 @ 7am
SECOND FIRE DISPLACES TWO FAMILIES
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Smoke pours from the windows at 97 Linden Place Friday evening. (Click to enlarge) A second house fire in Red Bank in less than six hours displaced two families earlyContinue reading "SECOND FIRE DISPLACES TWO FAMILIES"
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November 26th, 2010 @ 7pm
BLAZE DESTROYS RED BANK HOME
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Firefighters in the rear of the Bank Street resident shortly after the blaze was brought under control. (Click to enlarge) A fast-moving fire tore through a Red Bank house earlyContinue reading "BLAZE DESTROYS RED BANK HOME"
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November 26th, 2010 @ 2pm
FARMERS’ MARKET RELOCATES TO RIVER PLAZA
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Vendors of apples, fresh bread and other goodies packed up their movable feast at the Galleria and took it across the Navesink to Chris’ Landing in Middletown three weeks ago.Continue reading "FARMERS’ MARKET RELOCATES TO RIVER PLAZA"
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November 26th, 2010 @ 10am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Happy Thanksgiving! It’s redbankgreen‘s first seasonal and rather mobile Where Have I Seen This?, a rulebreaker that was chosen because this one can reliably be found at a single location.Continue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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November 25th, 2010 @ 9am
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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 ...