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LITTLE SILVER’S DYNAMIC DUO PLAYS VIENNA
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LITTLE SILVER: Two RBR seniors lived the dream this past summer, when they performed at the International Gold Key Music Festival in Vienna.
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September 29th, 2016 @ 5am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RUMSON: The Children's Auxiliary of VNA Health Group presents its 25th annual Halloween Fest, October 9 at Scothigh Farm.
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September 29th, 2016 @ 5am
LINCROFT: BCC HOSTS FOOD TRUCK FEST
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LINCROFT: Live music, zany games and a bumper to bumper banquet, during an Oct. 15 Food Truck Fest fundraiser for Brookdale Public Radio.
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September 28th, 2016 @ 5am
TINTON FALLS: HELPING FROM INSIDE THE BOX
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TINTON FALLS: Spend the night experiencing what it's like to be homeless...when Family Promise hosts its annual Cardboard Box City "friend and fund raiser" on October 14.
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September 27th, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: FORTUNE SMILES ON “LET’S TALK”
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RED BANK: An update on the plan to rescue and restore the historic Fortune House is the focus of this month's "Let's Talk About Race" forum, Wednesday night at the Public Library.
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September 26th, 2016 @ 12pm
RUMSON: Test your chili recipe (or taste the town's best), during a Chili Cook Off at the Fire Station on October 22.
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September 26th, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: LUNCH BREAK NAMES NEW TRUSTEES
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RED BANK: Little Silver's Rick Brandt is the newest and youngest trustee of the nonprofit Lunch Break.
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September 26th, 2016 @ 5am
RUMSON: The annual Fall Showcase Concert at RFH offers up an eclectic classical/ jazz/ pop program on October 20.
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September 26th, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: OYSTERFEST IS A PEARL OF A PARTY
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RED BANK: Oysterfest returns to the White Street lot Sunday with a strolling smorgasbord of food, beverage and top-shelf tunes.
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September 23rd, 2016 @ 9am
LITTLE SILVER: A HISTORIC RIBBON-CUTTING
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LITTLE SILVER: The historic Parker Homestead re-dedicates a trio of antique barns, in an all-welcome ceremony on October 16.
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September 23rd, 2016 @ 5am
FAIR HAVEN: "Starve a Vampire, Feed Your Neighbor," when the KofC and FH Business Association host a Blood Drive on October 22.
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September 23rd, 2016 @ 5am
ON THE GREEN: TOUCH A TRUCK — OR COPTER
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ON THE GREEN: Kids can get up close and hands-on with fire trucks, tractors and more, at events in Red Bank and Middletown this Saturday.
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September 22nd, 2016 @ 12pm
A SWEET ASSIST FROM RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN
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RUMSON: Students in the RFH French Honor Society whip up a variety of ways to help out a flood-ravaged Louisiana school district.
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September 22nd, 2016 @ 5am
LINCROFT: SISTERS, MOMS, FELLOW FOLKIES
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LINCROFT: The Nields alight for a retrospective acoustic show.
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September 21st, 2016 @ 1pm
RUMSON: The R-FH High School Foundation hosts its first Ladies Night Out event, September 29 at the Country Club.
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September 20th, 2016 @ 5am
LINCROFT: A major grant from the National Science Foundation will help create new interactive content for BCC students.
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September 20th, 2016 @ 5am
ON THE GREEN: BORN TO MAKE A BOOK RUN
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ON THE GREEN: A kids' book author who specializes in explaining bodily functions (and a Gothic thriller writer who might just scare it all out of you) are coming to a local venue near you.
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September 19th, 2016 @ 2pm
RED BANK: CASINO NIGHT PICKS UP STEAM
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RED BANK: The borough's schools are the big winners, when the Education Foundation hosts its annual Casino Night fundraiser, October 23 at the Elks Lodge.
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September 19th, 2016 @ 5am
ON THE GREEN: MUSIC, ART, WIND AND SEA
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ON THE GREEN: A second annual Wind and Sea Festival, a first-ever Zero Waste Arts Fest, and an inaugural Concert for the Kids...all happening out of doors and by our local waterways this weekend.
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September 16th, 2016 @ 2pm
RUMSON: SPOTLIGHT ON THE NAVESINK RIVER
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RUMSON: Two R-FH seniors will be part of a special community forum on the state of the Navesink River, September 22 at Oceanic Library.
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September 16th, 2016 @ 4am
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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)