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RUMSON: NAVESINK BOAT RACE RETURNS
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RUMSON: The 8th Annual Rumson Boat Race Collegiate Regatta launches on the Navesink from Victory Park Saturday, following a night-before fundraising soiree.
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September 20th, 2017 @ 12pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
RED BANK: DAY CARE KEEPS ON TRUCKIN’
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RED BANK: BEEP BEEP BEEP... Monmouth Day Care's Touch-a-Truck backs into place once again at the middle school this Saturday.
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September 18th, 2017 @ 12pm
ON THE GREEN: TWO TICKETS ON THE AISLE
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Red Bank's Phoenix Productions goes "Into the Woods" at the Basie...and Middletown's Monmouth Players go "Moon Over Buffalo" at Navesink Arts...as the fall stage season heats up on the greater Green.
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September 14th, 2017 @ 12pm
LINCROFT: EARTH ROOM SPOTLIGHTS TWO
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LINCROFT: The Earth Room Concerts folk music series continues Saturday at the Unitarian Meetinghouse with Shawna Caspi and Efrat Shapira.
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September 12th, 2017 @ 7am
LINCROFT: CLEARWATER FLOWS AT BROOKDALE
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LINCROFT: The 42nd annual Clearwater Festival returns to Brookdale for a two-day celebration of music and environmentally friendly messaging.
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September 8th, 2017 @ 12pm
RED BANK: RAISIN’ A FAMILY @ TWO RIVER
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RED BANK: Two River Theater season-opener 'A Raisin in the Sun' stars wife-and-husband actors Crystal Dickinson and Brandon Dirden.
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September 6th, 2017 @ 3pm
RED BANK: GODDESSES FROM BABYLON
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RED BANK: Opening receptions at the Oyster Point and Art Alliance bring September's gallery season into full swing this week.
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September 5th, 2017 @ 12pm
ON THE GREEN: ONE ‘ANGRY HOUSE PAINTER’
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ON THE GREEN: A solo show by "Angry House Painter" Paul Hansen highlights the friendly neighborhood art gallery scene this weekend.
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September 1st, 2017 @ 2pm
SANDY HOOK: SUN SETS ON SUMMER ’17
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SANDY HOOK: RSVP by Monday for the annual End of Summer Party fundraiser for the Foundation for Sandy Hook.
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September 1st, 2017 @ 10am
AN RBR SR. GOES TO HARVARD AND RUTGERS
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RED BANK: A rising RBR senior...and first-generation American...spends his summer with two prestigious math and science programs.
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August 31st, 2017 @ 5am
RUMSON: The annual Canterbury Art Show returns to St. George's Church beginning with a Friday night reception and continues through the holiday weekend.
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August 30th, 2017 @ 6am
RED BANK: A CURTAIN-RAISIN’ FREE BBQ
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RED BANK: Two River Theater raisin' the curtain on a new season with a free block party boasting music, food and the cast of 'A Raisin in the Sun' Thursday.
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August 29th, 2017 @ 7am
RED BANK: ROCKIT & A RASCAL TO ROCK BASIE
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RED BANK: The kids from Rockit! are back at the Basie on Saturday, saluting the Summer of Love with special guest Eddie Brigati of the Rascals.
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August 25th, 2017 @ 11am
FAIR HAVEN: FIREMEN’S FAIR TURNS 58
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FAIR HAVEN: The sights, sounds and smells of a great summer tradition return to River Road this weekend with the 58th annual Fair Haven Firemen's Fair.
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August 23rd, 2017 @ 12pm
ON THE GREEN: Paddle a kayak or canoe, spot some wildlife and more at Monmouth County Park System sites around the Red Bank fringe. Schedule of events.
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August 21st, 2017 @ 6am
RED BANK: SHEWELL TO SHINE AT JAMIAN’S
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RED BANK: Eryn Shewell, one of the Shore's most celebrated blues chanteuses - and occasional "boardwalk bombshell - returns to Jamian's Saturday night.
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August 18th, 2017 @ 8am
MIDDLETOWN: BRUSH UP YOUR SHAKESPEARE
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MIDDLETOWN: The Monmouth Players warm up for a new season with a sampler of soliloquies 'n such by Shakespeare.
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August 17th, 2017 @ 12pm
ON THE GREEN: ARTFUL ALTERNATE REALITIES
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ON THE GREEN: Fairy Tales for Adults, "lascivious women" and other alternate realities on the gallery walls of Red Bank area this weekend.
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August 16th, 2017 @ 7am
ON THE GREEN: CATCH THESE OUTSIDE
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ON THE GREEN: Movies in the park, music on the sands, streets and docks... all free and in the midsummer evenings ahead.
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August 15th, 2017 @ 1pm
RED BANK: IT’S COOL, AND FREE, AT THE BASIE
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RED BANK: The Basie's free summer film series keeps the popcorn popping with Tuesday screenings of two very different features.
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August 14th, 2017 @ 2pm
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RIVERSIDE FLOW
New Jersey Flow Arts brings together jugglers, poi spinners, hoopers and more weekly in Riverside Gardens Park.
Honeybee swarm carted away
Beekeeper Tanya Ptak of Ptak’s Apiary inspects a swarm of honeybees that chose a flower pot in the courtyard of Red Bank Primary Schoo ...
BELOVED POISONED DOG PHOTO SURFACES
   
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THREE ON TOUR
RED BANK: Three borough sites will participate in a weekend of self-guided tours of 52 historic locations in Monmouth County May 4 & 5.
VOLUNTEERS GET INTO THE WEEDS
Toting plastic trash bags, 51 volunteers conducted a walking litter cleanup on Red Bank's West Side Saturday.
“IT’S A PARTY AT WAWA!”
You wish you could vibe like Brian, who lives on the other side of Hubbard’s Bridge. He caught redbankgreen’s attention in Red B ...
POPE OKS ORATORY
RED BANK: St. Anthony of Padua obtains papal approval to establish Oratory of St. Philip Neri, a community of priests and brothers devoted t ...
RED BANK: NEW MURAL BRIGHTENS CORNER
RED BANK: Lunch Break founder Norma Todd is depicted in a mural painted this week on the front of the newly renovated social service agency.
TULIPS TOGETHER
Spring tulips taking in the sunset outside the Molly Pitcher Inn in Red Bank Monday evening.
RIVER RANGERS RETURN
River Rangers, a summer canoeing program offered by the Navesink Maritime Heritage Association, returns this summer for up to 20 participa ...
DOUBLE DYLAN IN RED BANK
Trucks for a production company filming what one worker said was a Bob Dylan biography have lined Monmouth Street the past two days with cre ...
AFTER THE RAIN
A pear tree branch brought down by a brief overnight storm left a lovely tableau on the sidewalk in front of Red Bank's Riverside Gardens Pa ...
CONE OF UNCERTAINTY
Asked by a redbankgreen reporter why these cones were on top of cars, the owner of the car in the foreground responded: “That’s ...
RAIL RIDER’S VIEW
A commuter's view of Cooper's Bridge and the Navesink River from North Jersey Coast Line train 3320 out of Red Bank Tuesday morning.
PUT ME IN COACH!
Red Bank T-Ball kicked off at East Side park on Saturday morning. The brisk weather proved to be no deterrent to the young players, ranging ...
IT’S A SIGN!
Once proudly declaring its all-but-certain arrival in Spring 2019, the project previously known as Azalea Gardens springs to life again with ...
SPRINGTIME MEMORIES OF CARL
The Easter Bunny getup and St. Patrick’s Day hat that belonged to longtime Red Bank crossing guard and neighborhood smile-creator Carl ...
RED TRUCKS AT RED ROCK
A small dishwasher fire at Red Rock Tap and Grill was put out quickly by firefighters overnight, causing minimal damage. Red Bank Fire Depar ...
CREATIVE COVER UP
The windows of Pearl Street Consignment on Monmouth Street were smashed when a driver crashed their car through them injuring an employee la ...
THEY’RE BACK!
Ospreys returned to the skies over Red Bank this week for the first time since they migrated to warmer climes in late fall. With temperature ...

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