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BOARD OKs AFFORDABLE HOUSING ZONES
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The overlay zones reflect areas of potential development and redevelopment, borough officials say. (Click to enlarge) Red Bank moved closer to resolving issues with the state Council on Affordable HousingContinue reading "BOARD OKs AFFORDABLE HOUSING ZONES"
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September 22nd, 2009 @ 10am
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Plans for the demolition of Red Bank’s idle incinerator stack are moving ahead, with work expected to begin as early as Monday,  borough engineer Christine Ballard tells redbankgreen. In aContinue reading "STACK MAY COME DOWN MONDAY"
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September 22nd, 2009 @ 9am
PLANNERS OK VEGAN EATERY, DESSERT BIZ
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Home to a newsstand for more than half a century, 6 Broad Street may next see duty as a frozen yogurt shop. Call it dinner and dessert lite. The latestContinue reading "PLANNERS OK VEGAN EATERY, DESSERT BIZ"
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September 22nd, 2009 @ 7am
Crime reports provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the week of September 11 to September 17, 2009. This information appears here unedited. Criminal Mischief occurring on 9-11-09 inContinue reading "POLICE BLOTTER"
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September 22nd, 2009 @ 6am
Monmouth Boat Club in Red Bank was the host Saturday for the Woodpussy National Championship regatta, an annual event featuring a class of small sailboats known as woodpussies.  The clubContinue reading "MONMOUTH BOAT CLUB SAILOR SHINES"
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September 21st, 2009 @ 2pm
TRIO NABBED IN JEWELRY STORE ROBBERY
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Morris County authorities say they have arrested three men in connection with a series of attempted jewelry store scams throughout New Jersey, including one that ended as an armed robberyContinue reading "TRIO NABBED IN JEWELRY STORE ROBBERY"
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September 21st, 2009 @ 1pm
Fair Haven took on the air of a European hamlet Sunday with the first edition of the Tour de Fair Haven, a daylong series of bicycle races that attracted moreContinue reading "FIRST TOUR DE FAIR HAVEN ROLLS TO SUCCESS"
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September 21st, 2009 @ 7am
Red Bank’s Two River Theater Co. kicked off its 2009-2010 season Saturday night with a sold-out performance of ‘26 Miles, a drama by Quiara Alegria Hudes, co-creator of the Tony-winningContinue reading "TRTC KICKS OFF SEASON WITH ’26 MILES’"
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September 21st, 2009 @ 7am
ATRIUM LOT PLAN HITS SPEED BUMP
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A representative of the Atrium at Navesink holds an artist’s depiction of the proposed lot while residents listen to testimony at last night’s zoning board hearing. (Click to enlarge) QuestionsContinue reading "ATRIUM LOT PLAN HITS SPEED BUMP"
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September 18th, 2009 @ 8am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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It’s safe to say we were swamped with responses to last week’s Where Have I Seen This?, and quite pleasantly so, as many of the 33 emails we received wereContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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September 17th, 2009 @ 10am
FAIR HAVEN GEARS UP FOR BIKE RACE
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Detour de Tour: Signs on River Road alert motorists to Saturday’s planned shutdown. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI As he was driving through Fair Haven last week, Michel BergerContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN GEARS UP FOR BIKE RACE"
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September 17th, 2009 @ 7am
IN oRBit: EMBEDDED IN OKLAHOMA!
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In today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit, correspondent Dorothy Creamer goes deep undercover to bring you a unique insiders’ perspective on Oklahoma!, the beloved Rodgers & Hammerstein musical going up thisContinue reading "IN oRBit: EMBEDDED IN OKLAHOMA!"
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September 17th, 2009 @ 7am
The 80-year-old woman seriously injured in a two-vehicle collision on Shrewsbury Avenue in Red Bank yesterday has died. Mary Spollen, of Middletown, died last night at the trauma center ofContinue reading "ACCIDENT VICTIM DIES"
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September 16th, 2009 @ 2pm
PRESERVATION GROUP GETS SPOTLIGHT
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Historic Preservation Commission members Ed Zipprich, Michaela Ferrigine and George Bowden outside a old house on Washington Street. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It took a couple of yearsContinue reading "PRESERVATION GROUP GETS SPOTLIGHT"
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September 16th, 2009 @ 1pm
Red Bank teacher Jonelle Melton‘s death is being treated as a homicide by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s office, the Asbury Park Press reports. But no cause of death and otherContinue reading "MELTON DEATH BEING TREATED AS MURDER"
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September 16th, 2009 @ 1pm
PRESS: HUSBAND FOUND TEACHER’S BODY
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The Monmouth County Prosecutor‘s office is awaiting the results of an autopsy, due as soon as today, before saying anything about the cause of death in the case of RedContinue reading "PRESS: HUSBAND FOUND TEACHER’S BODY"
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September 16th, 2009 @ 7am
IN oRBit: THURSDAY SIGHTS, SUNDAY BITES
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Today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit finds us wandering the streets of the downtown and Left Bank biz districts, guided only by the star called Red Bank RiverCenter, as the promotional partnershipContinue reading "IN oRBit: THURSDAY SIGHTS, SUNDAY BITES"
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September 16th, 2009 @ 7am
ON THE AGENDA IN FAIR HAVEN: RATS
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By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Fair Haven’s newest residents aren’t the kind you want to offer a welcoming fruit basket. In fact, the borough government is hoping to run them out ofContinue reading "ON THE AGENDA IN FAIR HAVEN: RATS"
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September 16th, 2009 @ 6am
ACCIDENT WITH INJURY TIES UP TRAFFIC
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Police said the car was crossing Shrewsbury Avenue when it hit the back end of a utility truck. (Click to enlarge) An 80-year-old Middletown woman was seriously injured this afternoonContinue reading "ACCIDENT WITH INJURY TIES UP TRAFFIC"
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September 15th, 2009 @ 4pm
IN oRBit: TWO SIDES OF THE RIVER
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Today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit puts the focus on the Two River Theater, that gleaming cathedral of culture that rose up from the warehouses and woodsheds of Red Bank’s West SideContinue reading "IN oRBit: TWO SIDES OF THE RIVER"
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September 15th, 2009 @ 7am
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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)