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A mix of pix from some of Saturday's events: the Nathan J. Williams Craftsmen Club's motorcycle rally on Drs. Parker Boulevard; Red Bank Community Day at Count Basie Fields; and the Relay for Life overnight fundraiser at Red Bank Regional....
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May 18th, 2009 @ 8am
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 week of May 8 to May 15, 2009. This information appears here unedited. Theft occurring at Broad St. on 5-8-09. Unknown subject(s) stole 6 leather and wood chairs which...
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May 18th, 2009 @ 5am
What: 'Sounds of Motown,' a dance program performed by dance majors in Red Bank Regional's Visual and Performing Arts Academy. Where: Red Bank Regional High, 101 Ridge Road, Little Silver. When: Friday, May 15th, at 7p, with an encore performance...
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May 15th, 2009 @ 2pm
They've done it again. For the third time in three tries, the students at Red Bank Middle School have written and performed in a video that's made it to the finals in a national or international competition. The first time,...
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May 15th, 2009 @ 12pm
The event was born of last year's centennial event and picnic at Count Basie Fields. What: Second annual Red Bank Day, four hours of food, music and neighborliness, followed Sunday by tours of historic homes in the borough. Where: Count...
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May 15th, 2009 @ 11am
Billy Steers, his tractor, and an unidentified dog. What: 'Tractor Mac' author/illustrator Billy Steers visits Fair Haven in an event complete with haywagon rides. Where: River Road Books When: Saturday, 1 to 3p. Need to know: He's a hardworking machine...
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May 15th, 2009 @ 9am
Rowers take to the water at the 2008 edition of the club's open house. What: Navesink River Rowing's annual open house. Where: Foot of Maple Avenue, Red Bank. When: Saturday, 9a to 1p. Need to know: A chance to get...
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May 15th, 2009 @ 8am
Freddie Boynton, center, and pals show off their chrome Saturday. What: The second annual Nathan J. Williams Craftsmen Club motorcycle rally to raise scholarship money. Where: Celestial Lodge 36 of the Free & Accepted Masons, 141 Drs. Parker Boulevard, Red...
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May 15th, 2009 @ 8am
Students will walk their hearts out to raise money for cancer research. What: Third annual Relay For Life of the Two Rivers walkathon to benefit the American Cancer Society, with live entertainment, movies, contests and games throughout the night. Where:...
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May 15th, 2009 @ 7am
The Monmouth Rugby men's and the women's squads both play Saturday. No, not each other — don't be daft. What: The annual Monmouth Rugby Football Club's homecoming matches. Where: Thompson Park, Lincroft. When: According to club secretary Rob Morello, it...
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May 15th, 2009 @ 6am
View Larger Map What: The annual Fair Haven Fishing Derby. Where: McCarter Pond, Fair Haven Road. When: Saturday, 8:30a registration, 9a start. Need to know: Admission is free. Please bring a pole, bait and tackle. Prizes will be given in...
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May 15th, 2009 @ 6am
Co-authors Candace Sandy,left and Dawn Marie Daniels make an afternoon appearance at Frank Talk Art & Bistro Books. What: Dawn Marie Daniels and Candace Sandy, co-authors of "Soul of My Sisters: Black Women Break Their Silence, Tell Their Stories and...
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May 15th, 2009 @ 6am
Friday marks the second night of the four-night event. What: Second annual Sea Bright Firemen's Fair. Where: The former Peninsula House parking lot, 1099 Ocean Ave. When: Began Thursday and runs through Sunday. Hours are 6p to 11p Friday; 6p...
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May 15th, 2009 @ 6am
A print by Giorgio Sommer of a casting of a dog that died in the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in year A.D. 79 is part of the display. What: Opening night of exhibition "The Albumen Photographs of Giorgio Sommer." Where:...
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May 15th, 2009 @ 5am
The library as seen from the foot of Maple Avenue. Ending tradition, the Red Bank Public Library will be open on Saturdays this summer, its board of trustees announced Thursday night. The added hours, from 9a to 1p, will be...
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May 15th, 2009 @ 5am
Gary Watson, in blue shirt at center, met with residents at the River Street Commons. About a dozen Red Bankers turned out Thursday night to hear borough public works director Gary Watson discuss the whys and wherefores of rules governing...
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May 14th, 2009 @ 7am
"Too easy," Alicia Woods says of last week's Where Have I Seen This? "Covered sign on the closed Exxon station on Branch Ave. across from the train station in Little Silver." Indeed it is, as readers Memone Crystian, Jenn Woods,...
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May 14th, 2009 @ 6am
Now rubbing elbows in oRBit: a buzz-generating band of twentysomething musical talents and a favorite local artist who marks her 90th birthday this weekend. Hailing from Middletown and Highlands, A Love Like Pi celebrates the release of its ambitious debut...
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May 14th, 2009 @ 6am
Lenny, er, Stew Goldstein of Monmouth Meats. There are only so many old-style, independent butchers left in Red Bank. There's Ralph 'Johnny Jazz' Gatta on Shrewsbury Avenue, of course, working the chopping block for some 60 years. The guys at...
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May 13th, 2009 @ 10am
Mayor-elect Mike Skudera, right, with Red Bank Mayor Pasquale Menna at the KaBoom Fireworks fundraiser last month. Four years after winning a spot on the borough council, 32-year-old Mike Skudera was elected mayor of Tinton Falls yesterday in an upset...
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May 13th, 2009 @ 8am
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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 ...