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This week’s spotlight comment comes from Jen Gallagher, posted under an article about the proposed Fair Haven ordinance that would have required property owners who are denied tree-removal permits byContinue reading "ABOUT THAT TREE ORDINANCE…"
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September 20th, 2010 @ 8am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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Sunday’s Star-Ledger had an eye-opening article on police salaries in New Jersey. Analyzing 2009 pay data from police departments throughout the state, the Sledger concluded that the average municipal copContinue reading "POLICE PAY IN SLEDGER SPOTLIGHT"
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September 20th, 2010 @ 7am
RBR TRIPS ON NEW FIELD IN HOME OPENER
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A Matawan defender goes for a block on a punt by Red Bank Regional at Count Basie Field Thursday night. Below, fans cheering the Bucs. (Photos by Peter Lindner. ClickContinue reading "RBR TRIPS ON NEW FIELD IN HOME OPENER"
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September 17th, 2010 @ 10am
ACCIDENTAL PHOTOGRAPHER
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Spotted by redbankgreen‘s Accidental Photographer at Garden State Auto Repair on Branch Avenue in Little Silver, this 1963 Rambler Classic seems to be saying something to passersby. But what? WithContinue reading "ACCIDENTAL PHOTOGRAPHER"
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September 17th, 2010 @ 8am
WALK FOR SLAIN TEACHER PLANNED
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A vigil on the one-year anniversary of Jonelle Melton’s murder attracted about 80 students, teachers and parents to Riverside Gardens Park ank Tuesday night. A memorial walk is planned forContinue reading "WALK FOR SLAIN TEACHER PLANNED"
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September 17th, 2010 @ 7am
PROWN: LET’S GIVE ST. ANTHONY’S A HAND
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David Prown at St. Anthony of Padua’s gym earlier this week. (Click to enlarge) David Prown doesn’t want this article to be about him, and anyone who knows the RedContinue reading "PROWN: LET’S GIVE ST. ANTHONY’S A HAND"
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September 16th, 2010 @ 2pm
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Nearly two dozen readers stirred to life at the sight of the graveyard shown in last week’s Where.
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September 16th, 2010 @ 6am
Five collegiate rowing teams will take to the waters off Rumson’s Victory Park on September 25, officials say. Rumson’s efforts to attract big-time crew competition may have ended up onContinue reading "RUMSON LANDS REGATTA, FOR REAL THIS TIME"
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September 15th, 2010 @ 1pm
Mary Howell, foreground, and Clerk Allyson Cinquegrana at a council meeting in February (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) Fair Haven business administrator Mary Howell has resigned from her job as theContinue reading "HOWELL RESIGNS AS ADMINISTRATOR"
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September 15th, 2010 @ 5am
“Several” State Troopers suffered non-life-threatening injuries “during a small chemical explosion” in Middletown Tuesday afternoon, according to a report by the Star-Ledger. The troopers drove themselves to Riverview Medical CenterContinue reading "TROOPERS HURT IN ‘MI ...
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September 14th, 2010 @ 10pm
TOOTHSOME SIGNAGE RETURNS
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Harry Mahoney is going to see how long this sign lasts. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The tooth has returned. Well, not the tooth. But Harry Mahoney has replacedContinue reading "TOOTHSOME SIGNAGE RETURNS"
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September 14th, 2010 @ 12pm
Zoe Gallagher, 13, had rallied support for the measure after trees on a Poplar Avenue property were cut down to make room for two houses. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; clickContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN TREE ORDINANCE DIES"
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September 14th, 2010 @ 6am
FLASH STORM POUNDS REGION
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Eastbound storm clouds roll in over Rumson Road in Little Silver moments before the deluge. (Click to enlarge) A sudden downpour accompanied by lightning and thunder left streets in theContinue reading "FLASH STORM POUNDS REGION"
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September 13th, 2010 @ 6pm
A Red Bank man was stabbed by a screwdriver-wielding acquaintance on River Street Saturday night, borough police reported today. Here’s the text of an announcement from department spokesman Captain DarrenContinue reading "MAN STABBED WITH SCREWDRIVER"
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September 13th, 2010 @ 2pm
Hopeless idealists that we are, redbankgreen today brings out of mothballs an effort to encourage civil discourse in its reader comments. Comment of the Week, which we stopped running afterContinue reading "REVIVING COMMENT OF THE WEEK"
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September 13th, 2010 @ 2pm
APPLIANCES COMMITTING SUICIDE, PERHAPS?
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This edition of the Accidental Photographer happens to be about an actual accident. Or, what appears to have been an accident, though no one reported it to the police.
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September 13th, 2010 @ 11am
A Little Silver police officer was indicted by a Monmouth County Grand Jury this morning for his alleged actions in a purported stationhouse assault of a handcuffed defendant in January.Continue reading "LITTLE SILVER COP INDICTED"
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September 13th, 2010 @ 9am
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the week of September 3 to September 10, 2010. The information appears here unedited. Criminal Mischief occurringContinue reading "RED BANK POLICE BLOTTER"
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September 13th, 2010 @ 7am
AFTER THE GAME…
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Football Giants fans can get an up-close look, and an autograph, from two members of the Big Blue offense Sunday. And they won’t have to travel to East Rutherford toContinue reading "AFTER THE GAME…"
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September 10th, 2010 @ 12pm
RIVER’S ‘REVELATIONS’ OPEN TO ALL SEPT. 18
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By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Before there was Maple Cove, Jim Crawford didn’t fully appreciate that he lived in a river town. But not long after the town council designated the undevelopedContinue reading "RIVER’S ‘REVELATIONS’ OPEN TO ALL SEPT. 18"
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September 10th, 2010 @ 10am
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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 ...