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'OK, this will be an easy one,' we're tempted to say this week. But we won't, because whenever we do say that, we're surprised to discover that what we thought was obvious and universally recognized is not. So, folks, let's...
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April 19th, 2007 @ 12am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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NJ Transit's board of commissioners today approved a budget that calls for train- and bus-fare increases averaging 9.6 percent, the Asbury Park Press reports this morning from Newark. The move was depicted as a necessary measure to help close a...
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April 18th, 2007 @ 11am
Middletown North graduate Julia Pryde was remembered by people who knew her as a carefree individualist who loved to swim competitively and cultivated a strong interest in ecology and water quality issues, according to a story about her in today's...
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April 18th, 2007 @ 7am
Spending plans from the school board overseeing Red Bank's K-8 programs and the regional high school were approved by voters yesterday, according to today's Asbury Park Press. The newspaper reports that the Red Bank Board of Ed's $11.34 million budget...
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April 18th, 2007 @ 6am
The Asbury Park Press and the Star-Ledger are reporting that a Middletown North High School graduate was among the 32 people shot and killed by a gunman in yesterday's carnage at Virginia Tech. The student was identified by Mayor Gerard...
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April 17th, 2007 @ 3pm
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April 17th, 2007 @ 7am
New Jersey's 12th legislative district, which includes of much of Monmouth County and a small portion of Mercer County (map), won't be part of a pilot program to test an expermental approach to financing "clean elections" in November. A special...
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April 17th, 2007 @ 7am
This morning's dailies are today mulling over why the storm that caused so much havoc elsewhere in New Jersey went so easy on the Shore. Citing the state Department of Environmental Protection, today's Asbury Park Press reports that the storm...
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April 17th, 2007 @ 6am
The National Weather Service has a wind advisory calling for gusts of 45 to 50 mph until 6p. From the posting: THE COMBINATION OF THE VERY WET GROUND...DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINS YESTERDAY WILL MAKE SHALLOW ROOTED TREES SUSCEPTIBLE TO...
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April 16th, 2007 @ 1pm
Continuing fallout from the storm: SeaStreak has canceled some of its ferry runs between Highlands/Atlantic Highlands and Manhattan. Meanwhile, the Asbury Park Press is reporting that Ocean Avenue in Sea Bright has been reopened to traffic. A 12:22p posting on...
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April 16th, 2007 @ 1pm
Plans for a possible evacuation of Sea Bright have been called off because expected flooding did not occur, the Star-Ledger is reporting. From the report: Asst. Sea Bright Fire Chief Jay Rock said more serious flooding was averted because lower-than-expected...
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April 16th, 2007 @ 11am
From the Asbury Park Press online: In Sea Bright, where high tide was expected to hit between 9:30 a.m. and 10 a.m., the tidal Shrewsbury River was overflowing by 8:25 a.m., and Ocean Avenue was closed, said Ed Friedman, the...
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April 16th, 2007 @ 9am
Ben Forest has an excellent chance of keeping his seat on the Red Bank Board of Education in tomorrow's election: he's the only candidate on the ballot. Unfortunately for the board, there are three open seats; two other members have...
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April 16th, 2007 @ 8am
The storm that dropped five inches of rain on parts of New Jersey yesterday led Acting Gov. Dick Codey to declare a state of emergency and advise residents this morning to stay home today if they can. Dozens of stetches...
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April 16th, 2007 @ 7am
We think that we won't soon see another rusting ladder in a tree... Yes, folks, the dead tree at 236 Broad Street that for many months was home to a rusted ladder is now ladder-free. The ladder was one of...
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April 13th, 2007 @ 9am
"A big ole nasty storm" is in the forecast for this weekend, one that could cause "coastal flooding and beach erosion not seen in many years." Those quotes are from a story in today's Star-Ledger, which reports that "a powerful...
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April 13th, 2007 @ 7am
By LINDA G. RASTELLI Five years ago, artist Nanci Hersh, then 42, was struggling with how to tell her three- and five-year-old boys that she had breast cancer. “I didn’t want them to hear it from someone else. I had...
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April 12th, 2007 @ 7am
Need a walk-through on the Red Bank schools' $13.35 million budget, which is up for public approval next Tuesday? Schools Superintendent Laura Morana will host a "conversation" on the spending plan the night before at the Middle School. The budget...
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April 12th, 2007 @ 7am
The sight of the red barn featured in last week's 'Where' drew votes for Sycamore Avenue in Shrewsbury, the entrance to Sickels Market in Little Silver, and Church Lane, also in Little Silver. All interesting choices, harking back to places...
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April 12th, 2007 @ 12am
A long-anticipated hearing on the future of the Best Liquors alcohol license was postponed yesterday before it began. Two members of the Red Bank Borough Council— John Curley and Michael DuPont— were out sick, and a third, RJ Bifani, recused...
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April 11th, 2007 @ 7am
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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.