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Environmental activist and former American Littoral Society executive director Derickson ‘Dery’ Bennett of Fair Haven has died at the age of 79, the Asbury Park Press reports. The newspaper saysContinue reading "ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST DERY BENNETT, 79"
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December 16th, 2009 @ 4pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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David Goldman with his son, Sean, who was taken to Brazil by his late wife four years ago and never returned. A Brazilian federal appeals court has ruled that DavidContinue reading "BRAZILIAN COURT SIDES WITH GOLDMAN"
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December 16th, 2009 @ 2pm
Check out this video of the Red Bank Regional concert choir’s performance last Friday of “Tres Cantos Nativos dos Indians Krao”, or “Three Songs from the Krao Tribe.” The pieceContinue reading "BIRDSONG OF THE AMAZON, VIA RBR CHOIR"
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December 16th, 2009 @ 11am
In an exclusive, today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit reports that three Bruce Springsteen fans, including one from Lincroft, have purchased the Long Branch house where the rocker wrote ‘BornContinue reading "IN oRBit: FANS BUY ‘BORN TO RUN’ COTTAGE"
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December 16th, 2009 @ 8am
Both the Philadelphia Inquirer and that city’s Daily News are reporting today that the Dad Vail Regatta‘s move to Rumson next year may not happen. From the Daily News: OfficialsContinue reading "PHILLY PAPERS: DAD VAIL MAY NIX RUMSON"
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December 16th, 2009 @ 7am
IN oRBit: A VISIT FROM ST. (BURT)NIK
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With the calendar ticking off the days til the 25th, today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit brings you an exclusive interview with a character who, once each year, journeys hereContinue reading "IN oRBit: A VISIT FROM ST. (BURT)NIK"
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December 16th, 2009 @ 6am
The tune is called ‘Red Bank Blue,’ and the composer/guitarist is Dave Crowton, 47-year-old lifelong borough resident. redbankgreen asked Crowton, via Facebook, what makes this a Red Bank tune. Here’sContinue reading "A BIT OF BLUES ON THE GREEN"
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December 15th, 2009 @ 7am
IN oRBit: WHAT BROWN CAN DO FOR YOU
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Today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit does it up in shades of Blue and Brown — courtesy of a boisterous benefit bash that’s toplined by some of the Shore’s finestContinue reading "IN oRBit: WHAT BROWN CAN DO FOR YOU"
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December 15th, 2009 @ 6am
Red Bank police took four minors into custody Sunday following a fire in the garage of a vacant Bank Street house on Sunday. In a press release issued this afternoon,Continue reading "POLICE NAB FOUR JUVENILES FOR GARAGE FIRE"
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December 14th, 2009 @ 4pm
Crime reports provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the week of December 4 to December 11, 2009. This information appears here unedited. Criminal Mischief occurring on 12-3-09 atContinue reading "REPORTS INCLUDE STOLEN ELECTRICITY METER"
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December 14th, 2009 @ 10am
A small crowd packed into the new Red Bank home of A.H. Fisher Diamonds last Thursday night, drawn by the chance to win a $10,000 diamond bracelet.
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December 14th, 2009 @ 7am
IN oRBit: CHRISTMAS @ THE COUNT’S CRIB
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Today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit runs down a particularly action-packed week of Christmas-themed music at the Count Basie Theatre — with Santa Basie workshopping a six-day schedule that beginsContinue reading "IN oRBit: CHRISTMAS @ THE COUNT’S CRIB"
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December 14th, 2009 @ 7am
LIGHTS UP FOR HOME DECORATING CONTEST
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A house on Drs. James Parker Boulevard done up for the holidays. Below, a Hudson Avenue residence. For Red Bank homeowners with a taste for holiday season displays, it’s time.Continue reading "LIGHTS UP FOR HOME DECORATING CONTEST"
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December 11th, 2009 @ 9am
PLEASE DO NOT EAT THE EXHIBITS
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A gingerbread house made by employees of Foodtown of Red Bank on display at Monmouth Street Emporium. (Click to enlarge) Here’s a nice little addition to the holiday atmosphere inContinue reading "PLEASE DO NOT EAT THE EXHIBITS"
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December 11th, 2009 @ 8am
A BIT OF FROSTY ON THE WINDOW
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Dressed-for-the-weather sign painter Harry Scanlon of Fair Haven dresses up the windows at the New Corner Restaurant in Red Bank on Thursday. (Click to enlarge) Whoa! Temperatures in the twenties!Continue reading "A BIT OF FROSTY ON THE WINDOW"
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December 11th, 2009 @ 7am
BOROUGH SALARIES MAY RISE BY 3 PERCENT
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Borough administrator Stanley Sickels at a council meeting last month, with deputy clerk Pam Borghi and Mayor Pasquale Menna. Salaries for non-unionized managers at Red Bank’s borough hall would getContinue reading "BOROUGH SALARIES MAY RISE BY 3 PERCENT"
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December 10th, 2009 @ 12pm
A stretch of Red Bank’s Monmouth Street, which was closed Wednesday evening for a sewer repair job, is open again today. But borough officials plan to shut it again FridayContinue reading "MANHOLE WORK MAY SHUT BUSY STREET"
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December 10th, 2009 @ 9am
SMOKIN’ HOT AT SMOKE-FREE ASHES
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A bustier-clad model gets an appreciative welcome to kick off the show. (Click to enlarge) Aficionados of sexy women’s undergarments packed the second floor of the soon-to-be-renamed (and already smoke-free)Continue reading "SMOKIN’ HOT AT SMOKE-FREE ASHES"
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December 10th, 2009 @ 7am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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After a couple of weeks of anemic responses, last week‘s image proved just the tonic for getting the blood stirring in this creaky old feature again.
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December 10th, 2009 @ 6am
IN oRBit: THE MEENAN OF CHRISTMAS
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It had to happen: Ebenezer Scrooge is back, pretty much everywhere on local stages for the next couple of weekends (including one portrayal by ever-boyish classic TV personality John Davidson),Continue reading "IN oRBit: THE MEENAN OF CHRISTMAS"
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December 10th, 2009 @ 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)