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A Red Bank man and his cousin from Sea Bright drowned at Sandy Hook’s Gateway National Park Saturday, and the Red Bank man’s brother was in critical condition after attemptingContinue reading "COUSINS DROWN AT SEA BRIGHT"
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July 26th, 2010 @ 4am
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The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the week of July 16 to July 23, 2010. The information appears here unedited. Theft occurring 7-16-10Continue reading "FIVE MUGGERS ROB VICTIM"
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July 26th, 2010 @ 3am
COOL INSIDE SHAKES IT UP OLD-STYLE
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Oh man, Cool Inside has been hankering for this one all summer long. We’re talking classic milkshake, made to perfection, and served up at the pink Formica counter of gleaming,Continue reading "COOL INSIDE SHAKES IT UP OLD-STYLE"
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July 23rd, 2010 @ 11am
Students in the two-school Red Bank school district will be required to wear similar clothing, but not uniforms, starting in October, the Asbury Park Press reports. The policy stops shortContinue reading "SCHOOL BOARD ADOPTS CLOTHING RULES"
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July 23rd, 2010 @ 8am
A hot summer night, dazzling smiles, an irresistible rhythm, a bit of flesh revealed… Saturday nights have been hopping in downtown Red Bank of late, so redbankgreen dispatched photographer PeterContinue reading "A RANDOM WALK THROUGH A TODDLIN’ TOWN"
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July 22nd, 2010 @ 3pm
RISING FROM THE ASHES? WATCH THIS SPACE
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Landlord Jack Anderson says he’s gotten a number of proposals for the former Ashes space. (Click to enlarge) A collective groan was heard through downtown Red Bank earlier this monthContinue reading "RISING FROM THE ASHES? WATCH THIS SPACE"
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July 22nd, 2010 @ 8am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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North, south, east, west: every Thursday (this being the 215th) Where Have I Seen This? showcases a detail of the world surrounding us. Today is no exception, as we presentContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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July 22nd, 2010 @ 5am
JAZZING UP THE WEEKENDS
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Bandleader and Jazz Arts Project founder Joe Muccioli keeps bringing bigger names to town, including Marlene VerPlanck, below. (Click to enlarge) Since 2006, the Red Bank-based  Jazz Arts Project hasContinue reading "JAZZING UP THE WEEKENDS"
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July 21st, 2010 @ 11am
HONORS FOR O’HERN & AZZOLINA ADVANCE
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Legislation that would name the Red Bank train station for late mayor and state Supreme Court justice Daniel O’Hern, right, will move to the full state Senate after clearing itsContinue reading "HONORS FOR O’HERN & AZZOLINA ADVANCE"
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July 20th, 2010 @ 6am
BLUEBERRY LOVERS GET PIE-EYED
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Young contestants got a faceful of purple; so did store owner Bob Sickles, in photo at bottom. (Photos by Peter Lindner; click to enlarge) It was a day of theContinue reading "BLUEBERRY LOVERS GET PIE-EYED"
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July 19th, 2010 @ 8am
The crime reports appearing here were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the week of July 9 to July16, 2010. This information appears here unedited. Theft from aContinue reading "BLOTTER: MASKED THIEVES ROB GAS STATION"
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July 19th, 2010 @ 6am
Anthony Sims, the Eatontown man who shot two  brothers in Red Bank in November, 2007 and then went on the lam for three months, was sentenced to seven years inContinue reading "SIMS GETS SEVEN YEARS FOR SHOOTING TWO"
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July 19th, 2010 @ 6am
Red Bank Police have arrested four suspects after a two-prong raid on the West Side Thursday, they announced today. The busts, which culminated a two-month investigation done in conjunction withContinue reading "FOUR ARRESTED IN CRACK RAIDS"
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July 16th, 2010 @ 2pm
HOMEMADE ICE CREAM HITS THE SPOT
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Has Cool Inside got your back or what? With the temperature soaring to the high 80s, we pay a visit to a shop where the ice cream is made on-premises,Continue reading "HOMEMADE ICE CREAM HITS THE SPOT"
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July 16th, 2010 @ 11am
BOOT CAMP ON THE BLUFFS
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Organizers hope to get 100 people out for a free workout at Riverside Gardens Park Monday night. (Photos by Peter Lindner; click to enlarge) Who needs a gym when youContinue reading "BOOT CAMP ON THE BLUFFS"
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July 16th, 2010 @ 9am
RBR’S TOP TOWNIE
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Headed for Pittsburgh in September: logic-loving Michael Lumish. (Click to enlarge) Continuing an annual tradition, the Red Bank Council this week threw a quick spotlight on the town’s highest-ranked studentContinue reading "RBR’S TOP TOWNIE"
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July 15th, 2010 @ 10am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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More than a dozen responses came in regarding last week’s Where Have I Seen This?, and five of them had the same wrong answer. We love when that happens!
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July 15th, 2010 @ 8am
RECEIVER STUBS OUT ASHES CIGAR CLUB
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A passerby peers into Ashes Cigar Club Monday night. (Click to enlarge) The court-appointed receiver in a complex series of lawsuits over Ashes Cigar Club has shut down the RedContinue reading "RECEIVER STUBS OUT ASHES CIGAR CLUB"
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July 13th, 2010 @ 2pm
BAND ON THE RUN
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Members of The Stolen steal some time in Riverside Gardens Park, above, and on Monmouth Street, below. (Top photo by Peter Lindner; click to enlarge) While visitors to downtown RedContinue reading "BAND ON THE RUN"
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July 13th, 2010 @ 11am
Rejecting the advice of the borough planning board, the Red Bank Council last night said merchants may put sandwich-board advertising on sidewalks outside their establishments through the end of thisContinue reading "COUNCIL APPROVES SANDWICH BOARD SIGNS"
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July 13th, 2010 @ 6am
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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 ...
SNAIL WEATHER
Overnight rains and warm humid temperatures brought out a parade of snails along the access path to the Red Bank Primary School near Locust ...
ECHOES OF THE PAST IN TILE
Next to Playa Bowls. Always fascinated how this has stood here this long. (Submitted by Joseph Jakub)