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A TOUCHING EXPERIENCE
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At the controls: a young participant in Saturday’s Touch-a-Truck event at the Red Bank Middle School enjoys his time behind the wheel. The event was hosted by Monmouth Day CareContinue reading "A TOUCHING EXPERIENCE"
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September 28th, 2010 @ 9am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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This week’s spotlight comment comes from a reader who identified him- or herself as “an outsider” and chimed in on the story that announced the return of collegiate rowing toContinue reading "COMMENT: IT’S ABOUT THE KIDS"
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September 27th, 2010 @ 2pm
LEHNERT LAID TO REST
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Scenes from the funeral of Councilman John Lehnert in Fair Haven Saturday. (Photos by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) Fair Haven Councilman John Lehnert, who took his own life lastContinue reading "LEHNERT LAID TO REST"
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September 27th, 2010 @ 1pm
WIND AND WAVES SWAMP RUMSON REGATTA
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Competitors in the second race of the day found themselves getting wetter than anticipated near the Oceanic Bridge. (Photo by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The firstContinue reading "WIND AND WAVES SWAMP RUMSON REGATTA"
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September 27th, 2010 @ 12pm
WEBSITE UNVEILS DETAILED SCHOOL DATA
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How many children are in the average seventh-grade classroom at the Red Bank Middle School, and how does that compare to the statewide average? What percentage of the cost ofContinue reading "WEBSITE UNVEILS DETAILED SCHOOL DATA"
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September 27th, 2010 @ 9am
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the week of September 17 to September 24, 2010. The information appears here unedited. Criminal Mischief occurringContinue reading "FIRE DEPARTMENT BOAT VANDALIZED"
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September 27th, 2010 @ 6am
[Update: This case was ordered expunged by Judge Honora O’Brien Kilgallen on June 6, 2019.] A former employee of Red Bank-based Ansorge Unlimited pleaded guilty Thursday to defrauding the advertisingContinue reading "ANSORGE BOOKKEEPER ADMITS FRAUD"
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September 24th, 2010 @ 4pm
RED BANK BOOKED FOR TOWNWIDE YARD SALE
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Volunteers from the Friends of the Red Bank Public Library gathered at a barn on South Street this week to sort through books slated for inclusion in this weekend’s three-dayContinue reading "RED BANK BOOKED FOR TOWNWIDE YARD SALE"
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September 24th, 2010 @ 8am
PAIR CHARGED IN SHREWSBURY BURGLARY
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A Keansburg couple was arrested on charges of burglarizing a Shrewsbury home hours after speaking to the owner about a car she was selling, the Asbury Park Press reports. KevinContinue reading "PAIR CHARGED IN SHREWSBURY BURGLARY"
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September 24th, 2010 @ 6am
CROSSING GUARD STRUCK; INJURIES MINOR
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Andy DePonti speaks to the motorist who struck him seconds after the accident. (Click to enlarge) A Red Bank crossing guard suffered minor injuries when he was struck by aContinue reading "CROSSING GUARD STRUCK; INJURIES MINOR"
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September 23rd, 2010 @ 4pm
A Middletown man was arrested yesterday on check-kiting charges that authorities say defrauded a Shrewsbury bank branch of nearly $93,000. Sandy Masselli, 48, was held on $100,000 bail and orderedContinue reading "M’TOWN MAN CHARGED WITH CHECK FRAUD"
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September 23rd, 2010 @ 2pm
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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The owner of the Exxon station on West River Road in Rumson is “quite big on the whole ‘Jersey girls don’t pump gas’ theme,” writes Kevin Chieff, one of nineContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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September 23rd, 2010 @ 8am
A Lincroft rare-coin dealer has sold a World War II-era penny for $1.7 million, according to a report by Coin Update News. Legend Numismatics handled the sale of the coin,Continue reading "PENNY FETCHES 170,000,000 PENNIES"
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September 23rd, 2010 @ 7am
LIGHTNING THE MOOD
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Reader Stephen Kroll grabbed this shot of a lightning strike in Middletown — or beyond? — during Wednesday night’s brief storm. Red Bank’s Molly Pitcher Inn is in the foreground.Continue reading "LIGHTNING THE MOOD"
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September 23rd, 2010 @ 6am
ACCIDENT SNARLS TRAFFIC
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The upper part of a sheared utility pole rests on live electrical lines on Maple Avenue in Red Bank, opposite the Atlantic Club. (Click to enlarge) A mid-afternoon accident thatContinue reading "ACCIDENT SNARLS TRAFFIC"
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September 22nd, 2010 @ 2pm
TOUR FINDS ITS PLACE IN FAIR HAVEN
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The riders were serious, no matter their level of experience. (Photos by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) Last Sunday’s Tour de Fair Haven went a long way toward solidifying theContinue reading "TOUR FINDS ITS PLACE IN FAIR HAVEN"
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September 22nd, 2010 @ 1pm
LEHNERT SUICIDE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES
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The house in Jackson Township where John Lehnert killed himself in the front yard early Tuesday. (Click to enlarge) Law enforcement authorities remained mum Wednesday on the suicide of FairContinue reading "LEHNERT SUICIDE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES"
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September 22nd, 2010 @ 11am
SHOCKED, FAIR HAVEN REMEMBERS LEHNERT
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Councilman John Lehnert at Fair Haven’s National Night Out event in 2009. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI John Lehnert spent much of his life in public service, and didContinue reading "SHOCKED, FAIR HAVEN REMEMBERS LEHNERT"
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September 21st, 2010 @ 2pm
REPORT: LEHNERT FOUND DEAD IN JACKSON
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Councilman John Lehnert. Fair Haven Councilman John Lehnert was found dead on a lawn outside a home in Jackson this morning, the Asbury Park Press is reporting. Mayor Mike HalfacreContinue reading "REPORT: LEHNERT FOUND DEAD IN JACKSON"
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September 21st, 2010 @ 9am
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the week of September 10 to September 1, 2010. The information appears here unedited. [Because of aContinue reading "BLOTTER: THIEVES HIT CHURCH AND SCHOOL"
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September 21st, 2010 @ 8am
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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 ...