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The YMCA New Jersey Youth and Government Program will be sponsoring statewide service opportunities for high school students on December 14, 2013. Participants will be given the chance to volunteerContinue reading "Y PROGRAM CREATES A DAY OF SERVICE"
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December 3rd, 2013 @ 6am
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RFH ANNOUNCES STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS
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RFH staff and students recently welcomed visitors from Hanzhou Entel Foreign Language School in Hanzhou, China. Pictured from left to right are RFH Chinese Teacher Matthew Yang, RFH Supervisor ofContinue reading "RFH ANNOUNCES STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS"
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December 2nd, 2013 @ 6am
Press release from Red Bank Flavour Culinary Alliance Red Bank Flavour, a culinary campaign driven by the borough’s top chefs, restaurateurs and proprietors, will tempt foodies to flirt with theirContinue reading "RB FLAVOUR ANNOUNCES HOLIDAY EVENT"
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December 2nd, 2013 @ 6am
WEEKEND: FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, AND MORE
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Above: Juke Joint Jonny brings the real-deal folk blues to a season-ending Steamy Night at the Woman’s Club…while below, the real live author Dave Cicirelli brings his FAKEBOOK saga homeContinue reading "WEEKEND: FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, AND MORE"
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November 29th, 2013 @ 12pm
LS HISTORIC SITE BEGINS RESTORATION
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Committee member Keith Wells is pictured at an 18th century fireplace, recently rediscovered inside Little Silver’s historic Parker Homestead. By KAREN J. IRVINE, Press contact for Parker Homestead It hasContinue reading "LS HISTORIC SITE BEGINS RESTORATION"
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November 29th, 2013 @ 6am
Press release from Red Bank Charter School In November, the students and faculty of the Red Bank Charter School (RBCS) participated in a clothing fundraiser to support the nonprofit One SimpleContinue reading "RB CHARTER SCHOOL SUPPORTS A CNN HERO"
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November 29th, 2013 @ 6am
BIG FINISH FOR RFH GIRLS TEAMS’ SEASON
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The Girls Cross Country Team at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School finished third in the state the Meet of Champions on November 23…while the RFH Girls’ Soccer squad clinched theContinue reading "BIG FINISH FOR RFH GIRLS TEAMS’ SEASON"
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November 28th, 2013 @ 6am
RED BANK: EXPRESS TO THE SEASON OF LIGHTS
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The Christmas-capital crossroads of Broad and Canal streets is the place to be on Friday night, when Holiday Express presides over the annual concert and town lighting ceremony. (File photos.Continue reading "RED BANK: EXPRESS TO THE SEASON OF LIGHTS"
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November 27th, 2013 @ 3pm
TEAM HOBBYMASTERS GOBBLES UP THE TRACK
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A team of Radio Control race car drivers from Hobbymasters of Red Bank ruled the roost during the 2013 Turkey Race, held November 24 at South Jersey RC Raceway inContinue reading "TEAM HOBBYMASTERS GOBBLES UP THE TRACK"
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November 27th, 2013 @ 6am
BCC PROF EARNS NAT’L HONOR, AS TOPS IN NJ
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Brookdale Community College math professor Linda Wang (right) has been named 2013 NJ Professor of the Year, in an awards luncheon held recently in Washington, DC. Press release from BrookdaleContinue reading "BCC PROF EARNS NAT’L HONOR, AS TOPS IN NJ"
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November 27th, 2013 @ 6am
Press release from Brookdale Community College In commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the event known as Kindertransport, survivor Manny Lindenbaum, his daughter, and granddaughter will share the generational impact ofContinue reading "GENERATIONS SHARE STORIES, AT BCC EVENT"
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November 27th, 2013 @ 6am
EXCELLENCE ALL AROUND, FOR RFH MIDFIELDER
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From press materials furnished by Rumson-Fair Haven Regional HS The Shore Soccer Officials Association announced that Rumson-Fair Haven Regional HS senior Schuyler DeBree (pictured) has been selected as the 2013Continue reading "EXCELLENCE ALL AROUND, FOR RFH MIDFIELDER"
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November 26th, 2013 @ 6am
RBR SENIORS TAKE TOP VOCAL HONORS
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RBR VPA seniors Shurmila Dhar, Little Silver, and Katie Robinson, Shrewsbury, took second and third place, respectively, in the upper level classical voice category at the NJ NATS Doris LenzContinue reading "RBR SENIORS TAKE TOP VOCAL HONORS"
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November 26th, 2013 @ 6am
DAWGS STEP UP FOR DOGS (AND OTHER PETS)
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Senior Matt Halfacre displays a few of the items collected as a result of the “Dawgs for Dogs … and Other Pets Too,” an initiative now taking place at RFH.Continue reading "DAWGS STEP UP FOR DOGS (AND OTHER PETS)"
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November 25th, 2013 @ 6am
SAVING A FORTUNE, IN RB REAL ESTATE
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Red Bank’s T. Thomas Fortune House, pictured in a 2011 file photo, is the subject of an ongoing effort to rescue and preserve the property as a community cultural center.Continue reading "SAVING A FORTUNE, IN RB REAL ESTATE"
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November 25th, 2013 @ 6am
WEEKEND: FIRST NIGHTERS, FARE-THEE-WELLS
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Lisa Sherman and Sandy Mack bring their all-new Sherman Mack project to the Walt Street Pub Friday night. Below: painter Martin Kammler has the floor at BCC, for a close-up lookContinue reading "WEEKEND: FIRST NIGHTERS, FARE-THEE-WELLS"
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November 22nd, 2013 @ 7am
A FOOTBALL FOOD DRIVE FOR RBR BUCS
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RBR sophomores Hannah Christensen, Devon Barnes, Billy Lynch and Kyra Soldo collect donations for this Wednesday’s Football Food Drive at the school’s home field. By CASSANDRA DORN, Red Bank RegionalContinue reading "A FOOTBALL FOOD DRIVE FOR RBR BUCS"
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November 22nd, 2013 @ 6am
ARCADE FIRED UP FOR RBFD FIRE CADETS
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While the masterful manipulation of pinball flippers and the deft blasting of pixelated perils aren’t generally listed as required skills for firefighter applicants, they may come in handy during aContinue reading "ARCADE FIRED UP FOR RBFD FIRE CADETS"
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November 22nd, 2013 @ 6am
CLEARWATER: CLEANUPS, PLANTINGS, PARTIES
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Tony MacDonald, director of Monmouth University’s Urban Coast Institute, is the guest speaker at a November 25 event hosted at Brookdale Community College, by Red Bank-based NJ Friends of Clearwater.Continue reading "CLEARWATER: CLEANUPS, PLANTINGS, PARTIES"
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November 21st, 2013 @ 6am
RFH MAKES IT TO THE HONOR ROLL, AGAIN
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Press release from Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School Expanding access to Advanced Placement (AP) classes while improving student performance on end-of-course AP exams is a difficult balancing act. By achieving thisContinue reading "RFH MAKES IT TO THE HONOR ROLL, AGAIN"
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November 20th, 2013 @ 6am
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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)