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OK, we plead guilty to a clunker of a headline. But we suspect a lot of Fair Havenites may be using that catchphrase in coming days, now that the long-debated cell tower is up and running. The fact that the...
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October 2nd, 2008 @ 5am
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Bridge Avenue in Red Bank at 5:35p. Trains were moving through the station and traffic was clearing after a brief downpour. We'll post further updates on the Little Silver propane situation and the resulting rail and traffic tie-ups here. 5:12p:...
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October 1st, 2008 @ 6pm
A leaking propane tank in the vicinity of the Little Silver train station is causing road and rail backups in Red Bank, according police radio transmissions. A train that's been reported to have been sitting in the Red Bank station...
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October 1st, 2008 @ 4pm
"It's something that affects all of us. It's not just a Wall Street bailout," says Jan Gardiner, of Locust. Today's Washington Post reports the results of a poll that finds voters deeply divided over the terms of the government's $700...
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October 1st, 2008 @ 10am
Today's edition of Red Bank oRBit trains its eye-in-the-sky on the grounds of Brookdale Community College, which this weekend plays host to the Monmounth County SPCA's 15th annual Dog Walk and Pet Fair. It's a kind of canine circus that...
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October 1st, 2008 @ 6am
A lone rower glides his scull over the glass-smooth Navesink River at dusk Tuesday, as seen from the foot of Hance Road, Fair Haven. (Click to enlarge) Email this story
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October 1st, 2008 @ 6am
A Monmouth Street man was arrested on kidnapping, assault and other charges early Sunday morning after separate attacks on three women, Red Bank Police report. Hector Plazas-Sanchez is being held in the Monmouth County lockup on $581,000 bail after the...
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September 30th, 2008 @ 10am
Red Bank Police arrested a Leighton Avenue man on heroin possession and other charges last week, they're reporting today. Anthony Dixon, 39, was already under investigation for suspicion of drug distribution when he was stopped for a possible motor vehicle...
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September 30th, 2008 @ 10am
Longtime redbankgreen readers may recall our feature some 17 months ago about Tinton Falls Councilman Mike Skudera's push for better use of the web by municipal governments. First of all, he wanted those that weren't on the Internet to build...
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September 30th, 2008 @ 8am
The timing is favorable, to say the least, what with the end-of-days mood darkening Wall Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, not to mention Main Street. Red Bank's annual Dine Downtown promotion kicks off tonight for a month of Tuesday & Wednesday...
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September 30th, 2008 @ 7am
Ferry commuters to Wall Street, besieged by blowback over the spreading-around-the-globe credit meltdown they helped create, will see a slight dip in the monthly fare charged by SeaStreak beginning tomorrow. Assuming, of course, that there still is a Wall Street...
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September 30th, 2008 @ 7am
Talk about "a show about nothing:" Yasmina Reza's Tony-award winning play Art centers on an all-white painting in which one of the three characters invests a hefty sum. What ensues, though, is emphatically not nothing — not to these guys....
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September 29th, 2008 @ 2pm
Himself, at the Count Basie Theatre in May. The NFL has confirmed that Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will play the halftime show at the Super Bowl on Feb. 1. The show had been rumored since a report...
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September 29th, 2008 @ 8am
A heavy mist hung atop the Highlands side of the Shrewsbury River Saturday. The National Weather Service says the wet weather that dominated the weekend will give way to mostly sunny skies today, with a high near 75. Then it...
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September 29th, 2008 @ 7am
Fans of former New York Giants tight end Mark Bavaro huddled under a tent in the rain, clutching football jerseys, helmets and, oh yeah, his new novel during a signing event at River Road Books in Fair Haven on Saturday....
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September 29th, 2008 @ 7am
For the week of September 12 to 19. This information, provided by the Red Bank Police Department, is unedited. Burglary and Criminal Mischief occurring between 9-10-08 and 9-11-08 at Manor Drive apartment complex. Neighbor advised that screen was torn and...
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September 29th, 2008 @ 6am
A parade that was to have preceded tonight's football showdown between Red Bank Regional and Red Bank Catholic high schools at Count Basie Field has been called because of rain. The game is still scheduled for a 7p kickoff, but...
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September 26th, 2008 @ 12pm
Purposeful pastor Lenny Liebman working the crowd on Broad Street after the 2007 Red Bank fireworks. Harnessing the popularity of a longtime best-seller, four Red Bank churches are getting together next month to jointly offer sermons and discussions of 'The...
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September 26th, 2008 @ 12pm
'Infinite Sky,' from Anthony Almeida's show of Everglades images at Red Bank's McKay Gallery. One of the busiest weekends since mid-summer kicks off tonight with a gallery show of monochromatic photos from the Everglades, in Red Bank; a cadaver-cool punkabilly...
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September 26th, 2008 @ 10am
A marine animal advocacy group has dialed up its calls for a forced removal of the visiting dolphin pod from the Navesink River following the death of a young female this week. Meanwhile, redbankgreen has gotten an unconfirmed report that...
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September 26th, 2008 @ 8am
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On the redbankgreen Partyline: Gourd display at Lighthouse on its penultimate night of the season.
MARIGOLDEN SUNSHINE
Partyline photo captures October sunshine hitting marigolds for sale ahead of Dia de Los Muertos.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES CODING TO MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green and creator of Broad Street, was teaching City and Regional Magazine Association publishers how ...
LET’S SEE YOUR KINDLE DO THIS
A stack of books served as a chock while a motorist changed a flat tire on Branch Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Submitted by John T. Ward
NEW WELCOME SIGN INSTALLED
A new "Welcome to Red Bank" sign has gone up at the northern Route 35 entrance to town at the foot of Cooper's Bridge.
JUNIOR BUCS WRESTLING WELCOMES YOUNG ATHLETES FOR 22ND SEASON
Junior Bucs Wrestling is preparing for its 22nd season, offering boys and girls from Red Bank, Shrewsbury, and Little Silver an opportunity ...
TIME FOR SCHOOL, DEER
Fall has arrived and so have the middle school loving deer!
JUST IN TIME FOR THE FALL CLASSIC
Just in time for the start of the World Series later this week baseball-themed paintings by artist Max Maxon hang in the windows of the Art ...
DINNER PLANS?
Chipotle in Red Bank Sunday evening will donate a quarter of proceeds from sales Sunday to the volunteer Red Bank Fire Department auxiliary.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES VIBE CODE SESSION AT LOCAL NEWS CAMP
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green, is running a vibe code session, teaching other publishers to vibe code at Blue Engine Collectiv ...
Her Majesty visits Red Bank
Navesink Queen docked at the Molly Pitcher Marina. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Boris Kofman)  
RED BANK DINER MONEY TREE
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sunshine and a money tree at the Red Bank Diner.
NAVESINK LIGHTS
Riverview Hospital lights up the Navesink. (Text and photo by Partyline contributor Terry Franco)  
HALF BAKED BROAD STREET
Broad Street repaving begins with road subject to overnight closures.
COLOR RUN AT RED BANK PRIMARY SCHOOL
redbankgreen Partyline happens upon a cloud of color at annual color run event at Red Bank Primary School.
I’LL EAT IT HERE, THANKS
A squirrel goes all-in for a popular autumn flavor on Madison Avenue in Red Bank Sunday morning.
POP UP TACOS DRAW CROWD
How’s this for a train station redevelopment idea? The pop-up taco vendors Tacos Los Mandones, known on social media as El Mandoon, dr ...
LONG LIVE LOCAL NEWS!
"Long Live Local News" flags from redbankgreen's 20th anniversary celebration in Marine Park Tuesday prove to be the perfect compliment to s ...
MUMS AND WITCHES
17 Prospect Ave (Photo by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
KAYAKERS CLEAR RIVER JUNK
Partyline photo: "The Navesink Nymphs" clear floating tires from the river.
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