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AGENDA: BULKHEAD, GAY RIGHTS, ENERGY
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The bulkhead in the cove at Marine Park, seen earlier this month during the Jazz & Blues Festival, is included in the replacement project. The agenda for tonight’s bimonthly meetingContinue reading "AGENDA: BULKHEAD, GAY RIGHTS, ENERGY"
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June 22nd, 2009 @ 7am
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POLICE ACTIVITY LOG
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Crime reports provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the week of June 12 to June 19, 2009. This information appears here unedited. Shoplifting occurring on 6-12-09 at MonmouthContinue reading "POLICE ACTIVITY LOG"
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June 22nd, 2009 @ 6am
Scene’s from Thursday night’s Sunset Luau on the Navesink fundraiser at the Atrium at Navesink Harbor on Riverside Avenue in Red Bank. The event, formerly known as the Tiki Party,Continue reading "LUAU UNDIMMED BY LEADEN SKIES"
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June 19th, 2009 @ 7am
MORANA SEEDS PRESERVATION EFFORT
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Superintendent Laura Morana will give up half her pay raise this year to fund the effort at the Red Bank Primary School. A push to transform the 17-acre Red BankContinue reading "MORANA SEEDS PRESERVATION EFFORT"
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June 19th, 2009 @ 6am
IN oRBit: PEOPLE FROM YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
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Don’t look now, but some of your neighbors are up to some pretty extraordinary things — and in today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit, we call on a couple ofContinue reading "IN oRBit: PEOPLE FROM YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD"
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June 18th, 2009 @ 10am
The late Daniel J. O’Hern in 2006. Red Bank’s governing body is expected to vote Monday night on a proposal to add the late Daniel J. O’Hern‘s name to signsContinue reading "‘O’HERN AVENUE’ COMING TO WEST SIDE"
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June 18th, 2009 @ 10am
FURLOUGHS UP FOR APPROVAL
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Mayor Pasquale Menna at a council meeting in May. Red Bank borough employees would be forced to take three unpaid days off by the end of the year under aContinue reading "FURLOUGHS UP FOR APPROVAL"
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June 18th, 2009 @ 10am
GOLDMAN BOY: ‘I WANT TO STAY IN BRAZIL’
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A statement by nine-year-old Sean Goldman to a psychologist has become fodder in the ongoing quest by his biological father to repatriate the boy to his former home in TintonContinue reading "GOLDMAN BOY: ‘I WANT TO STAY IN BRAZIL’"
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June 18th, 2009 @ 6am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Cutout lawn dogs: they’re everywhere, one might say. Still, six of the eight readers who wrote in about last week’s Where had no trouble picking the one shown out ofContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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June 18th, 2009 @ 6am
WEST SIDE CLEANUP, TOYS FOR SEAN & MORE
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An effort to spruce up the streets of Red Bank’s West Side in April 2008, above, will be reprised this Saturday. A West Side cleanup effort, a toy drive forContinue reading "WEST SIDE CLEANUP, TOYS FOR SEAN & MORE"
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June 17th, 2009 @ 10am
IN oRBit: NUT IN MY BACK YARD
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Today’s edition of  Red Bank oRBit takes it to Long Branch, a sister city where the backyards of suburbia are being recreated inside the forever-edgy confines of New Jersey Repertory Company.Continue reading "IN oRBit: NUT IN MY BACK YARD"
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June 17th, 2009 @ 8am
IN RED BANK, A VIGIL FOR A BOY IN BRAZIL
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One of the youngest participants in the event angles for a better view. A throng of area residents gathered in Red Bank’s Riverside Gardens Park Tuesday night for a candlelightContinue reading "IN RED BANK, A VIGIL FOR A BOY IN BRAZIL"
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June 17th, 2009 @ 5am
RBR players try to catch a Jackson Liberty player in a rundown in the NJSIAA Group III Central quarterfinal on May 22. The Bucs won and later advanced to theContinue reading "DAL PRA: A FIVE-STAR SEASON"
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June 16th, 2009 @ 1pm
IN oRBit: FUNNY, YOU DON’T LOOK TABOO-ISH
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Today’s edition of  Red Bank oRBit takes it outside the borough borders in search of a certain vibe — a vibe that can pretty much only be experienced inside theContinue reading "IN oRBit: FUNNY, YOU DON’T LOOK TABOO-ISH"
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June 16th, 2009 @ 6am
PAW TRAFFIC UP ON MONMOUTH STREET
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Dana Ujobagy’s Paw Palace has completed its move from Red Bank’s West Front Street to 16 Monmouth Street, the home of art galleries for the past 25 years. Above, groomerContinue reading "PAW TRAFFIC UP ON MONMOUTH STREET"
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June 16th, 2009 @ 5am
POLICE INVESTIGATING MAN’S DEATH
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Red Bank police and Monmouth County authorities are looking into the cause of death of a 32-year-old borough man whose body was found in the White Street municipal parking lotContinue reading "POLICE INVESTIGATING MAN’S DEATH"
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June 15th, 2009 @ 2pm
About 2,500 runners, walkers and wheelchair racers participated in a series of events culminating in with the five-mile George Sheehan Classic in Red Bank Saturday morning. That’s up about 200Continue reading "A QUICK RACE, THEN A QUICK EXIT"
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June 15th, 2009 @ 8am
IN oRBit: FROM BCC TO SALTY SEA
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As promised, today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit has a full interview with Siobhan Fallon Hogan, the familiar film/ TV actress (and Rumson mom) who’s soon to start filming a newContinue reading "IN oRBit: FROM BCC TO SALTY SEA"
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June 15th, 2009 @ 8am
Fair Havenites gathered at the borough firehouse on Saturday for a ‘wetdown,’ the official welcome of Engine 1375, the volunteer fire department‘s first new fire truck since 1981. It’s beenContinue reading "TRUCKIN’ IN FAIR HAVEN"
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June 15th, 2009 @ 7am
Here’s our second winner in this new feature, which aims to spotlight reader comments posted in redbankgreen that say something well, whether or not we agree with the substance ofContinue reading "WRITER QUESTIONS FUNERAL DETAIL"
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June 15th, 2009 @ 6am
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PAINT IT PURPLE?
Caption: ‘Should it be done purple?’ Perfect day. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
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)
VIVA LA ELSIE’S
redbankgreen Partyline captures French visitor enjoying a pickle sub from Elsie's.
Truck strike downs pole
A truck struck a utility pole at the intersection of Catherine Street and Shrewsbury Avenue at about 8 am Monday morning. The pole wss compl ...