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HAPPINESS: A WARM DOG & A WARM FRONT
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Harley, the nine-month-old English Bulldog greeter at the Old World Shaving Co., enjoys the relative warmth of yesterday’s temps from her perch on an antique shoeshine stand. Let’s see: temperaturesContinue reading "HAPPINESS: A WARM DOG & A WARM FRONT"
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February 1st, 2010 @ 6am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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IN oRBit: WIDE AWAKE IN ARTVILLE
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The news that cheese actually promotes healthy sleep should be cause for some concern on the wine-‘n-cheese reception circuit, since patrons of your garden-variety boring art show would be inContinue reading "IN oRBit: WIDE AWAKE IN ARTVILLE"
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February 1st, 2010 @ 5am
GET READY TO KEEL OVER IN THE KITCHEN
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This Rumson kitchen is one of five stops on the tour. Admit it: Two-story foyers, sweeping stairways and high-end family entertainment suites just don’t do it for you. No, You’reContinue reading "GET READY TO KEEL OVER IN THE KITCHEN"
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January 29th, 2010 @ 2pm
HANDLIN HANDLIN’ PROBLEMS ON THE RAILS
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By TOM HESTER Are you up to dealing with the state government first thing in the morning? Well, if you need its help, 13th-district Assemblywoman Amy Handlin and her aidesContinue reading "HANDLIN HANDLIN’ PROBLEMS ON THE RAILS"
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January 29th, 2010 @ 11am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Got a guess for this week’s Where? Tell it to the hand.
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January 28th, 2010 @ 8am
Red Bank police will roll out a portable flashing sign warning motorists not to block intersections at the north end of Route 35/Maple Avenue, Captain Darren McConnell tells redbankgreen. ButContinue reading "MAPLE AVENUE LIGHTS TO BE TWEAKED"
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January 28th, 2010 @ 8am
IN oRBit: THIS ISN’T ‘NAM, THIS IS BOWLING
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    “It’s great to see it on the big screen with a lot of people,” Jeff “The Dude” Dowd told Red Bank oRBit back in 2008, as he preparedContinue reading "IN oRBit: THIS ISN’T ‘NAM, THIS IS BOWLING"
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January 27th, 2010 @ 6am
IN oRBit: RE-STOCKING THE WOODSTOCK
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Sure, the 40th anniversary of Woodstock was last summer — but over at  Monmouth University, there’s no better time to mark those Three Days of Peace and Music than January 2010,Continue reading "IN oRBit: RE-STOCKING THE WOODSTOCK"
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January 26th, 2010 @ 6am
Crime reports provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the week of January 15 to January 22, 2010. This information appears here unedited. Theft occurring on 1-15-10 at BroadContinue reading "BLOTTER: A CUPFUL OF WHAT??? OH, YUCK!"
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January 25th, 2010 @ 2pm
SALON PLANNED AT FORMER EATERY
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Kim Johnson plans to set up a hair styling business in the former Itri’s Luncheonette space. Looks like the griddle at the long-dormant Itri’s Luncheonette won’t be getting fired upContinue reading "SALON PLANNED AT FORMER EATERY"
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January 25th, 2010 @ 7am
IN oRBit: A WINTRY MIX FOR MIDWEEK
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Granted, it’s still the darkest days of the cultural offseason, but in today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit, we’ll remind you that there’s never nothing happening here in our prime-cutContinue reading "IN oRBit: A WINTRY MIX FOR MIDWEEK"
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January 25th, 2010 @ 6am
A small leaf fallen from the massive federal stimulus package passed by Congress last year will result in tender loving care for some Red Bank trees. Borough officials say they’veContinue reading "BOROUGH GETS STIMULUS GRANT FOR TREES"
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January 21st, 2010 @ 2pm
MIDDLETOWN COPS BUST BURGLARY RING
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Police in Middletown say they have arrested an illegal immigrant from Honduras who used at least one juvenile to help him pull off a yearlong string of burglaries in thatContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN COPS BUST BURGLARY RING"
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January 21st, 2010 @ 1pm
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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We admit to wondering if last week’s ‘Where’ would prove too out-of-the-way to be generally recognized. Our concern, though, seems to have been unnecessary.
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January 21st, 2010 @ 7am
Red Bank Police issued the following alert this afternoon: Red Bank Police are investigating a suspicious incident that occurred at approximately 1 PM on Prospect Avenue. Two male subjects claimingContinue reading "POLICE ISSUE ALERT"
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January 20th, 2010 @ 2pm
IN oRBit: HEDDA, THE DOLLS & BOSS PIX
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The things we do on Saturday night are often best not viewed by light of day — but fortunately, Mike Black didn’t get that memo. The ace photographer has sharedContinue reading "IN oRBit: HEDDA, THE DOLLS & BOSS PIX"
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January 20th, 2010 @ 6am
Customers of a penny-stock boiler room that operated out of an office on Half Mile Road in Lincroft will share in $5.15 million obtained by authorities from stock swindler RobertContinue reading "SWINDLED INVESTORS TO GET $5.15 MILLION"
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January 19th, 2010 @ 9am
If it seems that La Chaparrita on Shrewsbury Avenue in Red Bank is getting more traffic these days, it could be proof of the power of the plug. The tinyContinue reading "TINY BODEGA/RESTAURANT GETS BIG PLUG"
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January 19th, 2010 @ 9am
Red Bank-based American Recreational Military Services will be collecting personal-care items for shipment to Haiti this Saturday. A truck from Convoy of Hope, a Missouri-based nonprofit that mobilizes volunteers toContinue reading "GROUP PLANS HAITI RELIEF COLLECTION"
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January 19th, 2010 @ 8am
A man alleged to have robbed a string of local banks while wearing a hoodie in recent weeks escaped from police custody yesterday, the Asbury Park Press reports. Twenty-five-year oldContinue reading "HOODIE ROBBER RECAPTURED AFTER ESCAPE"
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January 19th, 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)