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RED BANK: SECOND-STORY CONFESSIONS AT 99
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RED BANK: The "love letter to women of color" BUTTERFLY CONFESSIONS goes up (upstairs at the Basie building, that is) for a two-weekend run that begins April 21.
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April 19th, 2017 @ 12pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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LINCROFT: Brookdale Community College honors distinguished alumni, outstanding students and exceptional members of the community during its annual commencement on May 12.
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April 19th, 2017 @ 5am
RUMSON: SALT CREEK RAISES $90K FOR 180
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RUMSON: Salt Creek Grille hits the million-dollar fundraising mark, as its annual tasting event makes a big donation to domestic violence resource 180 Turning Lives Around.
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April 19th, 2017 @ 5am
LINCROFT: The Brookdale campus is the setting for a free April 20 panel discussion on "the Golden Rule."
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April 18th, 2017 @ 5am
LITTLE SILVER: A REAL FORUM ON FAKE NEWS
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LITTLE SILVER: The roots of "fake news" are discussed in a special presentation to Red Bank Regional students.
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April 18th, 2017 @ 5am
RUMSON: CALL TO ARTISTS FOR ANNUAL FAIR
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RUMSON: The annual Canterbury Art Fair seeks artists to take part in the Labor Day weekend exhibition and sale.
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April 17th, 2017 @ 5am
SHREWSBURY: GO OARS-IN FOR INSULIN
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SHREWSBURY: Monmouth CrossFit is the scene for a Half marathon Row event on May 13, to benefit Diabetes Foundation Inc.
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April 17th, 2017 @ 5am
RED BANK: Bestselling "beach read" author Mary Kay Andrews is special guest at a May 11 fundraiser lunch for the local AAUW.
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April 14th, 2017 @ 5am
RED BANK: MHA PRESENTS ANNUAL DINNER
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RED BANK: The Mental Health Association honors professionals and volunteers during its annual dinner on May 10.
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April 14th, 2017 @ 5am
RED BANK: BASIE TO ABSORB CONSERVATORY
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RED BANK: The Count Basie Theatre plans to absorb the Monmouth Conservatory of Music as part of a $20 million expansion going into the ground this summer.
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April 13th, 2017 @ 12pm
RED BANK: A BIG EVENT FOR BIG BROS/SISTERS
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RED BANK: The annual Food and Wine Tasting at Buona Sera offers a delicious way to support the programs of the local Big Brothers Big Sisters.
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April 13th, 2017 @ 5am
LINCROFT: The Brookdale campus is the setting for a county-sponsored Job Fair on April 21.
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April 13th, 2017 @ 5am
SANDY HOOK: RAMBLE, ANGLE AND STARGAZE
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SANDY HOOK: From surf fishing to holly forests and art shows, the American Littoral Society has a hook-line-and-sinker slate of activities in the days and nights ahead.
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April 12th, 2017 @ 12pm
A WEEKEND-LONG “WHALE” AT RUMSON CDS
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RUMSON: It's a 48th annual Whale of a Sale, as Rumson Country Day School hosts its two-day rummage sale fundraiser.
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April 12th, 2017 @ 5am
SHREWSBURY: The Eastern Branch Library forgives fines for FoodBank donations, now through Saturday.
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April 12th, 2017 @ 5am
LINCROFT: CBA SAILORS AIM FOR NATIONALS
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LINCROFT: The sailing team from Christian Brothers Academy stakes a place in the upcoming High School National Championship competition.
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April 11th, 2017 @ 5am
FAIR HAVEN KIDS MEET THE AUTHOR
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FAIR HAVEN: Award winning, NYT bestselling children's author Patrica Polacco makes a special two-day visit to the borough's public schools.
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April 11th, 2017 @ 5am
LINCROFT: GLOBETROTTERS RETURN TO BCC
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LINCROFT: The men and women of the Harlem Globetrotters return to the Brookdale campus on their 2017 winter world tour.
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April 10th, 2017 @ 12pm
LINCROFT: BCC TO HOST WOMEN’S CONFERENCE
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LINCROFT: Supermodel Emme Aronson is guest speaker, as the Brookdale campus once again hosts A Women's Conference on April 21.
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April 10th, 2017 @ 5am
FAIR HAVEN KIDS DO LUNCH WITH VIPS
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FAIR HAVEN: Parents and other adult "VIPs" join Sickles School students at the table for an annual luncheon event.
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April 10th, 2017 @ 5am
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KAYAKERS CLEAR RIVER JUNK
Partyline photo: "The Navesink Nymphs" clear floating tires from the river.
PAINT IT PURPLE?
Caption: ‘Should it be done purple?’ Perfect day. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
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MANTIS (PRAYING) AT CHURCH
Partyliner photographs praying mantis at church.
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)