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LINCROFT: CBA MEN EXCEL IN LATIN
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Latin students at Christian Brothers Academy display stellar results — including more than 30 gold and silver medals — in the National Latin Exam.
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May 10th, 2016 @ 5am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: AXE THE EXPERTS
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Five fretmeister aces converge on the Basie stage this evening, with the arrival of GENERATION AXE: A Night of Guitars.
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May 9th, 2016 @ 6am
LITTLE SILVER: TWO NIGHTS AT THE OPERA
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The vocal majors at Red Bank Regional present a double feature of short operas in Italian and English, May 20 and 21 at RBR.
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May 9th, 2016 @ 5am
Students at Rumson borough schools go without their electronic devices for a week, taking part in community activities as part of a nationwide initiative.
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May 9th, 2016 @ 5am
MIDDLETOWN: JOHNNY & JUNE CASH LIVE ON
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The music of The Man in Black Lives Again, as Michael Patrick's Ring of Fire band channels the magic of Johnny Cash and June Carter with a Saturday concert at Middletown Arts Center.
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May 6th, 2016 @ 8am
RBR FREE PRE-SCHOOL ADDS AFTERNOONS
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Applications are being accepted, as the tuition-free Little Bucs Preschool Program at Red Bank Regional HS expands into an afternoon session next fall.
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May 6th, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: PAINTING THE WOMAN CARD
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A group of talented WOMEN PAINT WOMEN, as Ellen Martin curates a new art exhibit with an opening reception this evening at the Oyster Point.
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May 5th, 2016 @ 12pm
A SHOE-IN FOR MIDDLETOWN SOUTH ARTISTS?
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Students from Middletown South vie to bring $50k to their school's art program, by entering shoe designs in the Vans Custom Culture competition.
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May 5th, 2016 @ 5am
RBR STUDENT ATHLETES SIGN FOR FUTURE
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Twelve more student athletes from Red Bank Regional HS sign on the dotted line, to continue their education and athletic careers.
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May 5th, 2016 @ 4am
RED BANK: CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME
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A Mayor's Ball, a school carnival, award dinners, food and wine tastings and more — all going on around Red Bank in the days and nights ahead, and all for the benefit of some hard-working local charities and nonprofits.
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May 4th, 2016 @ 12pm
RUMSON SCHOOLS CELEBRATE ARBOR DAY
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Students from two Rumson schools celebrate Arbor Day with a project, a planting and a poem, accompanied by local dignitaries and neighbors.
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May 4th, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK NAMED ‘TREE CITY’ FOR 10th YEAR
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For the tenth time, the borough of Red Bank has been recognized for its tree-friendly policies by the Arbor Day Foundation.
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May 4th, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: A WALK WITH LIFE AND ART
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Behind the scenes looks at two big stage productions, a Cinco de Mayo dance celebration and MORE, as the Monmouth County Arts Council hosts an Artwalk tour in their Red Bank neighborhood.
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May 3rd, 2016 @ 12pm
MIDDLETOWN: HELPERS BEE QUILTING
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Handcrafted quilts and wall hangings are on display, on sale, and on the raffle block this weekend, as Rebecca's Reel Quilt Guild presents a two-day benefit show at Poricy Park.
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May 3rd, 2016 @ 5am
LITTLE SILVER: RBR WRITERS WIN MEDALS
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Four Creative Writing students at Red Bank Regional will be going to Carnegie Hall to receive the National Scholastic Art and Writing Awards they won recently.
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May 3rd, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: A STAR-STUDDED NIGHT @BASIE
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Science Meets Comedy, as affable astrophysicist Neil Degrasse Tyson joins Eugene Mirman for a live version of StarTalk, tonight at the Basie.
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May 2nd, 2016 @ 9am
RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN STAR SIGNS WITH IVY
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Brendan Barry, the all-time point scorer for Rumson-Fair Haven Regional basketball, signs to play Division 1 hoops with Dartmouth.
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May 2nd, 2016 @ 5am
RUMSON SCHOOLS HOST KID’S LIT STARS
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Six authors of popular books for young readers visit two schools in Rumson, when the Scholastic Summer Reading Road Trip RV rolls into town on Wednesday.
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May 2nd, 2016 @ 5am
LINCROFT: PARK IT HERE, FOR MUSIC ‘N ART
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Live tunes on two stages, a strolling expo of artists and crafters, and a Plein Air Painting Competition for attendees...all free of charge during the two-day Creative Arts and Music Festival, this Saturday and Sunday at Thompson Park.
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April 29th, 2016 @ 12pm
LITTLE SILVER: MILESTONE FOR RELAY EVENT
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The tenth annual Two Rivers Relay for Life event brings the signature fundraiser for the American Cancer Society back to the track at Red Bank Regional, on May 20.
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April 29th, 2016 @ 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)