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REPORT: ‘NOTHING SUSPICIOUS’ ABOUT FIRE
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The fire destroyed the Newman Springs Road facility and shut down traffic for eight hours. The cause of the blaze that consumed Memory Bowling in Shrewsbury on Friday appears toContinue reading "REPORT: ‘NOTHING SUSPICIOUS’ ABOUT FIRE"
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June 8th, 2009 @ 5am
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POLICE BLOTTER
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Crime reports provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the week of May 29 to June 5, 2009. This information appears here unedited. Criminal Mischief occurring on 5-30-09 atContinue reading "POLICE BLOTTER"
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June 8th, 2009 @ 5am
DOLPHINS RETURN TO SHREWSBURY RIVER
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A pair of dolphins cross in the Shrewsbury River at sunset Sunday, as seen from McLoone’s Rum Runner in Sea Bright. The dolphins are back. A year after 16 dolphinsContinue reading "DOLPHINS RETURN TO SHREWSBURY RIVER"
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June 7th, 2009 @ 9pm
Three firefighters in a Long Branch FD cherry picker pour water on the smoldering remains of the Shrewsbury blaze late this afternoon. (Click to enlarge) Some updates from today’s MemoryContinue reading "BOWLING ALLEY FIRE UPDATES"
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June 5th, 2009 @ 11pm
We don’t yet know who he is. But this firefighter was surely feeling the heat of today’s blaze at Memory Bowling in Shrewsbury as flames suddenly tore through the roofContinue reading "A FIREFIGHTER’S ESCAPE"
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June 5th, 2009 @ 7pm
BOWLING ALLEY ‘FULLY ENGAGED’ IN FIRE
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A Red Bank fireman backs down a ladder as flames erupted through the roof where he’d been standing just seconds before. (Click to enlarge) Firefighters from Shrewsbury and Red BankContinue reading "BOWLING ALLEY ‘FULLY ENGAGED’ IN FIRE"
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June 5th, 2009 @ 3pm
One of the largest festivals of its kind in the northeastern U.S. kicks off today — weather gods permitting, of course — with the 23rd edition of the Red BankContinue reading "IN oRBit: MORE MUSIC THAN EARS CAN HOLD"
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June 5th, 2009 @ 2pm
Do that sundance thing: a scene from the 2008 edition of the Red Bank Jazz & Blues Festival in Marine Park. Not for the first time, the Red Bank JazzContinue reading "MUSIC FEST FACES DAMP START"
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June 5th, 2009 @ 12pm
John Tyler of Leighton Avenue sent us this photo of a snapping turtle, one of a pair he found laying eggs in a neighbor’s yard Wednesday. Red Bank animal controlContinue reading "AN ANCIENT RITUAL REPEATED"
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June 5th, 2009 @ 12pm
A hoops squad from the Red Bank Police Department took on all comers yesterday, facing down teams of students, teachers and alumni on the hardwood at the Red Bank MiddleContinue reading "DRIVE THE LANE, IF YOU D.A.R.E."
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June 5th, 2009 @ 12pm
NAACP Red Bank chapter president Rev. Henry P. Davis quotes Jefferson to Mayor Pasquale Menna. Red Bank's governing body recently honored what Mayor Pasquale Menna called "one of our anchor institutions," the local chapter of the National Association for the...
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June 4th, 2009 @ 7am
Today's edition of Red Bank oRBit turns its sky-eye on an event that brings together a short shelf of New Jersey writers for a night of readings and book signings. Saturday's program — dubbed "Beach Reads: Take Us With You"...
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June 4th, 2009 @ 6am
Thanks to Trish DePonti, Jen Hussey, Melanie Stewart, Carl Colmorgen, Guy Johnson and Jay Smith for writing in about last week's 'Where, which showed a little rocking horse with a big dream. Jay guessed the photo was taken at Red...
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June 4th, 2009 @ 6am
Christine McKenna with her daughter, Kayla, and Mayor-elect Pasquale Menna on election night 2006, at left; at right, with Kayla at a sendoff for her husband the following month. Christine McKenna, the wife of former Red Bank Mayor Ed McKenna,...
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June 3rd, 2009 @ 3pm
Last year's show, as seen from Maple Avenue and West Front Street. First, there will be fireworks in Red Bank this year. Though organizers of the July 3 KaBoom Fireworks on the Navesink recently expressed concern about the future of...
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June 3rd, 2009 @ 7am
Red Bank oRBit's coverage of this weekend's Red Bank Jazz & Blues Festival continues today with a big interview with Jersey Shore barband bard (and guitar-guy god) Sonny Kenn, who's scheduled to headline opening night on Friday. Those who've followed...
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June 3rd, 2009 @ 6am
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June 3rd, 2009 @ 6am
Hovnanian's headquarters on West Front Street. Red Bank-based Hovnanian Enterprises sharply cut its net loss in the quarter ended April 30, compared to year-prior levels. But the publicly traded homebuilder continued to slash prices in the face of contract cancellations...
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June 3rd, 2009 @ 6am
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June 3rd, 2009 @ 6am
Nine-year-old Sean Goldman won't be returning to his Tinton Falls home today, following a stay issued by a Brazilian Supreme Court justice yesterday, according to multiple news reports. The judge suspended a lower court order granting custody of the boy...
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June 3rd, 2009 @ 5am
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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 ...