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A stockbroker from Fair Haven is looking at seven years in prison under the terms of a plea deal he accepted yesterday for pocketing nearly $700,000 he swindled from 31Continue reading "FAIR HAVEN BROKER COPS TO $700K SCAM"
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February 17th, 2010 @ 7am
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A BIT MORE SNOW EXPECTED TODAY
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The Oceanic Bridge, as seen from the Locust side during Tuesday’s snowfall. Flurries are in today’s forecast. (Click to enlarge) It’s getting to be like the houseguest who won’t leave.Continue reading "A BIT MORE SNOW EXPECTED TODAY"
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February 17th, 2010 @ 6am
A Red Bank man appears headed into the state prison system he admitted scamming out of $153,000, the New Jersey Attorney General‘s office announced yesterday. Mark Stermer, 43, pleaded guiltyContinue reading "LOCAL MEN FACE PRISON FOR PRISON SCAM"
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February 17th, 2010 @ 6am
SEAL OF APPROVAL FOR SEA BRIGHT BEACH
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A seal lazes on the beach in Sea Bright Saturday morning. (Photos courtesy of Paul Kinsella; click to enlarge) To a seal, apparently, a New Jersey beach in February isContinue reading "SEAL OF APPROVAL FOR SEA BRIGHT BEACH"
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February 16th, 2010 @ 8am
LEND A HAND ON BLOCKED HYDRANTS, PLEASE
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Clear access to hydrants can save valuable time in an emergency, firefighters say. The Red Bank Volunteer Fire Department is asking any property owner with a fire hydrant on theirContinue reading "LEND A HAND ON BLOCKED HYDRANTS, PLEASE"
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February 16th, 2010 @ 7am
IN oRBit: PRINE RIB FOR MUSICAL GOURMETS
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He claims to have sworn off doing interviews forever and a day; he’s never had a hit record, and the guys from TMZ likely ignore him when he goes traipsingContinue reading "IN oRBit: PRINE RIB FOR MUSICAL GOURMETS"
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February 16th, 2010 @ 6am
AIRLINE BOUNCES SMITH AS TOO FAT TO FLY
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Filmmaker and Red Bank toy retailer Kevin Smith was asked to get off a Southwest Airlines plane scheduled to fly from Oakland to Burbank, California Saturday because he was “tooContinue reading "AIRLINE BOUNCES SMITH AS TOO FAT TO FLY"
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February 15th, 2010 @ 8am
To enlarge the photo display, start it, then click the embiggen symbol in the lower right corner. To get back to redbankgreen, hit your escape key. Well-shod theatergoers enjoyed aContinue reading "OPENING NIGHT: A REALLY BIG SHOE"
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February 15th, 2010 @ 7am
IN oRBit: COUNT, BARRON, THE WHOLE DECK
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You find the most interesting people passing through town — and over in the pixelated pages of Red Bank oRBit, we try to flag them down and introduce them toContinue reading "IN oRBit: COUNT, BARRON, THE WHOLE DECK"
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February 15th, 2010 @ 7am
LET’S GO TO THE BOOKMARK
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Book shoppers who attended last week’s pre-sale reception at the Red Bank Public Library got an early jump on a sale that was later postponed by weather. OK, lovers ofContinue reading "LET’S GO TO THE BOOKMARK"
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February 12th, 2010 @ 10am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Recognize it? Get on the stick, folks, and slap-shot us an email telling us where you think this photo was taken.
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February 11th, 2010 @ 9am
To enlarge the photo display, start it, then click the embiggen symbol in the lower right corner. To get back to redbankgreen, hit your escape key. Scenes from Red BankContinue reading "BLIZZARD REDUX"
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February 11th, 2010 @ 8am
BLIZZARD OUT THE WINDOW
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This edition of redbankgreen‘s occasional accidental photographer series goes video for a cat’s-eye view (or four) of yesterday’s snowstorm.
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February 11th, 2010 @ 7am
Count Basie Theatre CEO Numa Saisselin. Hoping to appease Steve Winwood fans who couldn’t make the musician’s concert because of  Wednesday’s blizzard, officials at the  Count Basie Theatre are offeringContinue reading "BASIE THROWS A BONE TO SNOWED-OUT FANS"
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February 11th, 2010 @ 7am
IN oRBit: A FLYING V-DAY AT BCC
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With the entire area one big shovel-ready project this morning, today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit takes one look out the door, crawls back beneath the covers and begins dreaming ofContinue reading "IN oRBit: A FLYING V-DAY AT BCC"
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February 11th, 2010 @ 6am
BASIE: THE SHOW MUST GO ON
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Schools, businesses and government offices throughout the Red Bank region are closed, and even the New York Times sheepishly informed its subscribers not to expect today’s newspaper before tomorrow. ButContinue reading "BASIE: THE SHOW MUST GO ON"
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February 10th, 2010 @ 3pm
The trial of alleged Montgomery Terrace shooter Anthony Sims got underway in Freehold last week, and going by the coverage in the Asbury Park Press, it sounds like a trashfest:Continue reading "ACCUSATIONS FLY AT SIMS TRIAL"
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February 10th, 2010 @ 8am
IN oRBit: POSNER, TWO RIVER PART WAYS
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In a surprise announcement made just hours before the first preview of their new production Barefoot in the Park, Red Bank’s Two River Theater Company dislcosed that its dynamic artisticContinue reading "IN oRBit: POSNER, TWO RIVER PART WAYS"
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February 10th, 2010 @ 6am
TICKET BLIZZARD POSSIBLE, TOO
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A borough plow works Monmouth Street at the height of Saturday’s blizzard. (Click to enlarge) With a second major winter storm in three days expected to wallop the region startingContinue reading "TICKET BLIZZARD POSSIBLE, TOO"
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February 9th, 2010 @ 11am
YMCA TO COUNCIL: GIVE US A BREAK
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An offer to preserve the trees at right wasn’t enough to save the Y’s expansion plans, but a simple request may. (Click to enlarge) Four days after the conclusion ofContinue reading "YMCA TO COUNCIL: GIVE US A BREAK"
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February 9th, 2010 @ 9am
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FALL COLORS IN RED BANK
redbankgreen's Partyline captures peaking fall foliage on a Red Bank street corner.
FALL AT THE COURTS OF RED BANK
On the Partyline: stunning foliage at Red Bank's "medieval office park."
WALK FOR DEMOCRACY
The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center led a "Walk for Democracy" Sunday from Riverside Gardens Park to the cultral center on Drs. James Park ...
Go big or go home
On the redbankgreen Partyline: Gourd display at Lighthouse on its penultimate night of the season.
MARIGOLDEN SUNSHINE
Partyline photo captures October sunshine hitting marigolds for sale ahead of Dia de Los Muertos.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES CODING TO MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green and creator of Broad Street, was teaching City and Regional Magazine Association publishers how ...
LET’S SEE YOUR KINDLE DO THIS
A stack of books served as a chock while a motorist changed a flat tire on Branch Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Submitted by John T. Ward
NEW WELCOME SIGN INSTALLED
A new "Welcome to Red Bank" sign has gone up at the northern Route 35 entrance to town at the foot of Cooper's Bridge.
JUNIOR BUCS WRESTLING WELCOMES YOUNG ATHLETES FOR 22ND SEASON
Junior Bucs Wrestling is preparing for its 22nd season, offering boys and girls from Red Bank, Shrewsbury, and Little Silver an opportunity ...
TIME FOR SCHOOL, DEER
Fall has arrived and so have the middle school loving deer!
JUST IN TIME FOR THE FALL CLASSIC
Just in time for the start of the World Series later this week baseball-themed paintings by artist Max Maxon hang in the windows of the Art ...
DINNER PLANS?
Chipotle in Red Bank Sunday evening will donate a quarter of proceeds from sales Sunday to the volunteer Red Bank Fire Department auxiliary.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES VIBE CODE SESSION AT LOCAL NEWS CAMP
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green, is running a vibe code session, teaching other publishers to vibe code at Blue Engine Collectiv ...
Her Majesty visits Red Bank
Navesink Queen docked at the Molly Pitcher Marina. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Boris Kofman)  
RED BANK DINER MONEY TREE
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sunshine and a money tree at the Red Bank Diner.
NAVESINK LIGHTS
Riverview Hospital lights up the Navesink. (Text and photo by Partyline contributor Terry Franco)  
HALF BAKED BROAD STREET
Broad Street repaving begins with road subject to overnight closures.
COLOR RUN AT RED BANK PRIMARY SCHOOL
redbankgreen Partyline happens upon a cloud of color at annual color run event at Red Bank Primary School.
I’LL EAT IT HERE, THANKS
A squirrel goes all-in for a popular autumn flavor on Madison Avenue in Red Bank Sunday morning.
POP UP TACOS DRAW CROWD
How’s this for a train station redevelopment idea? The pop-up taco vendors Tacos Los Mandones, known on social media as El Mandoon, dr ...
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