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IN oRBit: A NEW ELISE ON LIFE
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Her characters breeze through some often outlandish situations with spunk and spirit and a take-charge creativity that you’ve got to figure are part of their creator’s makeup as well. ButContinue reading "IN oRBit: A NEW ELISE ON LIFE"
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November 23rd, 2009 @ 11am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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Crime reports provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the weeks of  November 13 to November 20, 2009. This information appears here unedited. Theft occurring at Riverview Plaza onContinue reading "POLICE ACTIVITY REPORT"
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November 23rd, 2009 @ 8am
The man who jumped into the Navesink River from the Oceanic Bridge in an apparent suicide attempt Sunday night was Shaun Foley, chief of the volunteer fire department in neighboringContinue reading "JUMPER WAS FAIR HAVEN FIRE CHIEF"
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November 22nd, 2009 @ 9pm
RESCUE EFFORT SHUTS OCEANIC BRIDGE
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Emergency workers hustled the victim along a dock at Salt Creek Grille to a waiting ambulance. A possible suicide attempt led to a massive rescue effort near the Oceanic BridgeContinue reading "RESCUE EFFORT SHUTS OCEANIC BRIDGE"
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November 22nd, 2009 @ 7pm
HAVE YOU SEEN THIS GUY?
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Red Bank police today issued this sketch of a man wanted in connection with a Branch Avenue burglary committed earlier this week. (Click photo to enlarge) A 20-year-old resident ofContinue reading "HAVE YOU SEEN THIS GUY?"
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November 20th, 2009 @ 4pm
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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One of our readers guessed that last week’s photo was taken in Hazlet. Um, Hazlet? Isn’t that up there near, you know, Wasilla?
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November 19th, 2009 @ 10am
One day after he pleaded guilty to federal charges arising from an $8 million investment scam, Fair Haven resident Maxwell Smith was in state court Wednesday, owning up to moreContinue reading "MONEY MAN ADMITS TO STATE FRAUD CHARGES"
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November 19th, 2009 @ 7am
IN oRBit: A GOSSIP GIRL EXCLUSIVE
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For the millions of fans who follow Gossip Girl on the CW network (or track the movements of its hot young stars), things are just heating up. But for theContinue reading "IN oRBit: A GOSSIP GIRL EXCLUSIVE"
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November 19th, 2009 @ 7am
Maxwell Smith, a 69-year-old financial advisor and Fair Haven resident, pleaded guilty to fraud charges yesterday, admitting he stole at least $8 million from clients. He faces up to 20Continue reading "FAIR HAVEN MAN ADMITS $8 MILLION SCAM"
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November 18th, 2009 @ 8am
DRESSING UP DOWNTOWN FOR THE SEASON
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The crew from Powerhouse Signworks has been out on the streets of downtown Red Bank for a couple of weeks, performing its annual magic trick of giving the district aContinue reading "DRESSING UP DOWNTOWN FOR THE SEASON"
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November 18th, 2009 @ 7am
THE ART OF DECEPTION, AT RBR
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Matt Dubrow, opposite Madelyn Monaghan and Ray DeLuca, does double duty in RBR’s staging of ‘Is He Dead?’ playing both the artist Millet and (in drag) that  character’s fictional twinContinue reading "THE ART OF DECEPTION, AT RBR"
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November 18th, 2009 @ 7am
IN oRBit: HOT FOR THE HOLIDAYS
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Even if he’s not your political bag of tea, you’ve probably watched with some semblance of grudging respect while Alec Baldwin up and made off like Madoff with several entireContinue reading "IN oRBit: HOT FOR THE HOLIDAYS"
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November 18th, 2009 @ 7am
Red Bank police are looking for a burglar who tied up and fought with a 20-year-old borough man during a break-in on Branch Avenue Tuesday morning. According to Capt. DarrenContinue reading "MAN FOUGHT WITH BURGLAR, COPS SAY"
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November 17th, 2009 @ 5pm
This crime alert was posted on the Red Bank government website at 9:09 this morning: ‘Burglary occurred on Branch Avenue at 7:40 a.m.  Suspect black male 40-50 years old drivingContinue reading "POLICE ISSUE ALERT FOR BURGLAR"
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November 17th, 2009 @ 10am
MORANA TO CHRISTIE: LOOK BEFORE YOU CUT
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Superintendent Laura Morana in her office in July. Red Bank schools Superintendent Laura Morana is urging Governor-elect Chris Christie get a up-close look at the district’s pre-kindergarten program before takingContinue reading "MORANA TO CHRISTIE: LOOK BEFORE YOU CUT"
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November 17th, 2009 @ 10am
RUMSON SNAGS REGATTA FOR 2010
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For one year at least, the Navesink River off Rumson’s Victory Park will be home to America’s largest collegiate rowing event. Officials of the Dad Vail Regatta made it officialContinue reading "RUMSON SNAGS REGATTA FOR 2010"
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November 17th, 2009 @ 8am
Crime reports provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the weeks of October 30 to November 12, 2009. This information appears here unedited Theft reported on 10-30-09 at RiversideContinue reading "POLICE BLOTTER"
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November 17th, 2009 @ 8am
IN oRBit: PRINT IS NOT DEAD
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No, print is not dead — it’s just that, in the hands of paper sculptor Riccardo Berlingeri, your daily newspaper is morphing into ever more fascinating shapes, such as the “Planet”Continue reading "IN oRBit: PRINT IS NOT DEAD"
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November 17th, 2009 @ 7am
IN oRBit: TOUCHING ALL THE BASIES
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That seductive siren giving you the come-hither is one Dolores O’Riordan, and she’s here (with her band the Cranberries) in Red Bank this mid-November’s Monday to see us off on a six-nights/Continue reading "IN oRBit: TOUCHING ALL THE BASIES"
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November 16th, 2009 @ 7am
RIVERVIEW: PLEASE KEEP THE KIDS HOME
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The temporary guidelines are aimed at curbing the spread of swine flu, Riverview officials say. Red Bank’s Riverview Medical Center has begun restricting patient visits to visitors 18 years andContinue reading "RIVERVIEW: PLEASE KEEP THE KIDS HOME"
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November 13th, 2009 @ 11am
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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)