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Members of the Monmouth Civic Chorus during a 2007 rehearsal. By TOM CHESEK "The idea came to me back in 1987, during the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge," says composer Richard Pearson Thomas on the...
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May 29th, 2008 @ 6am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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In the show: an oil on canvas, above left, by Jasmin Jackson, 17; another oil, top right, by Anastasia Yakovlena, 11; and a pastel by Zack Longo, 16. (Click to enlarge.) Better known as the go-to source for goofball extendable...
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May 29th, 2008 @ 5am
Rare species sighted: Rumson Dems Michael Steinhorn, left, and Fred Blumberg march in the town's Memorial Day parade. "This is history being made here," Michael Steinhorn was shouting from the middle of West River Road Monday. He was referring to...
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May 28th, 2008 @ 12pm
Councilwoman Grace Cangemi says residents should have warnings before nearby hydrants are flushed, resulting in discolored water flowing through taps. Some highlights from last night's bimonthly meeting of the Red Bank council: TEACHERS OF THE YEAR: In addition to primary...
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May 28th, 2008 @ 9am
The view from behind the drum kit as Big Bill Morganfield performs at the 2007 festival. By TOM CHESEK There was the year the heavens opened up and harpist Rod Piazza, faced with a potential washout of his headline set,...
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May 28th, 2008 @ 8am
State Police investigators don't suspect foul play in connection with the death of a man whose body was found in the Navesink River Sunday, the Asbury Park Press is reporting. The corpse of 71-year-old James Roffler of Little Silver was...
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May 27th, 2008 @ 12pm
A product of Red Bank schools herself, Pat Moss is this year's teacher of the year at the primary school. (Photos by Jim Willis) Ask Pat Moss what she enjoys about teaching, and there's no hesitation on her end. "I...
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May 27th, 2008 @ 9am
They came. They saw Van Halen. They conquered the American rugby club with which they share a name. The Monmouth Rugby Football Club of Monmouthshire, Wales, crushed the Monmouth Rugby Football Club of Shrewsbury Avenue 47-15 at Thompson Park in...
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May 27th, 2008 @ 8am
Entries in the borough police logs from May 16 to May 23. Items are unedited. Criminal Mischief occurring at Catherine St. on 5-16-08—Victim reported that unknown person(s) shattered car window. Ptl. Gary Watson. Criminal Mischief occurring at West Sunset Residence...
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May 27th, 2008 @ 7am
A parade that began on Black Point Road ended with a commemorative service at Victory Park. Click images to enlarge. Email this story
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May 27th, 2008 @ 5am
Memorial service, veteran's monument, Monmouth Street. Click images to enlarge. Email this story
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May 27th, 2008 @ 5am
The annual parade stops at the firehouse on River Road for a memorial service enroute to Victory Park. (Click images to enlarge.) Email this story
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May 27th, 2008 @ 5am
A 75-year-old Red Bank man died after being struck by a car while riding a bicycle on Branch Avenue shortly before noon yesterday, the Asbury Park Press reports. Ernest Grewe of Ambassador Drive was pronounced dead at 2:27p at Jersey...
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May 27th, 2008 @ 5am
Reflection #33, above, and #26, below, by Rande Johnson. Who is Rande Johnson, and is he an artist? The McKay Gallery, which is showing his photos in an exhibition that begins tonight, says that Johnson is a tradesman; that would...
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May 23rd, 2008 @ 10am
The on-surface boardwalk, at lower left, will connect with a stretch to run parallel to the ocean. By SUE MORGAN Tenderfooted beachgoers will appreciate this: Sea Bright plans to extend its modest boardwalk, bringing salvation that much closer to sunbathers...
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May 23rd, 2008 @ 6am
'Where' readers had two chances to get last week's image, which showed the word 'Oh!' scrawled on a guardrail. As nearly all of our respondents pointed out, its on the Hubbard's Bridge on West Street, visible as you're leaving Red...
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May 22nd, 2008 @ 7am
It may have been the middle of the day, in the middle of the week, in the middle of Red Bank. But English accents — and universal gestures — ? were in abundance Wednesday at the Dublin House as soccer...
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May 22nd, 2008 @ 7am
Undaunted by sprinkles and a brief downpour, students from the Red Bank Regional High School chapter of STAND held a vigil in Marine Park last night to mourn the rapes, displacements and killings of millions of Darfurians in what the...
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May 22nd, 2008 @ 7am
Students at the Red Bank Charter School wear uniforms, and not just once a century. The notion of requiring students at Red Bank's primary and middle schools is under consideration by the school board, today's Asbury Park Press reports. After...
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May 22nd, 2008 @ 6am
Musicians Ron Santee and Brian Schwarz of Atlantic Highlands got together to sing under threatening skies at Riverside Gardens Park yesterday afternoon. By late evening, after a cloudburst or two, the skies had cleared, as seen in the shot of...
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May 22nd, 2008 @ 6am
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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 ...
THRONGS FLOCK TO RED BANK STREET FAIR
redbankgreen Partyline: Thousands fill the streets of Red Bank for street fair.