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RED BANK: LADIES LUNCH FOR BUCS
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The ladies of the RBR BUC Foundation invite the public to their Ladies Garden Party Luncheon on Sunday, January 31, at the Oyster Point Hotel in Red Bank from 12Continue reading "RED BANK: LADIES LUNCH FOR BUCS"
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January 12th, 2016 @ 5am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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Press release from Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School Foundation The Rumson-Fair Haven High School Foundation, a non-profit organization of parents and faculty which supports educational programs at Rumson-Fair Haven RegionalContinue reading "R-FH FOUNDATION HOSTS ‘APRES-SKI’ EVENT"
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January 12th, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: STAR-POWERED STEPPING
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A cast of terpsichorean talents takes to the Basie boards for two Wednesday shows, as ‘Dancing With the Stars Live!’ rolls into town. One can easily make the case thatContinue reading "RED BANK: STAR-POWERED STEPPING"
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January 11th, 2016 @ 9am
PILGRIM BAPTIST, REFORM TEMPLE HONOR MLK
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A free screening of a documentary on Rabbi Joachim Prinz (left, with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.) is among the events scheduled during a weekend-long MLK Day observance, presented jointlyContinue reading "PILGRIM BAPTIST, REFORM TEMPLE HONOR MLK"
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January 11th, 2016 @ 5am
MIDDLETOWN PL HOSTS ‘TRASH TO TREASURE’
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Press release from Friends of the Middletown Township Public Library On Saturday, February 6, Middletown Township Public Library will be the setting for a First Annual “Trash To Treasure” SaleContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN PL HOSTS ‘TRASH TO TREASURE’"
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January 11th, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: NEW ‘REASON’ FOR OLD FRIENDS
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Ken Stunkel, left, and Two River Theater founder Bob Rechnitz are first-time, eighty-something playwrights getting the big-time treatment. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)   By TOM CHESEK When the 2015-2016Continue reading "RED BANK: NEW ‘REASON’ FOR OLD FRIENDS"
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January 8th, 2016 @ 10am
RBPD’S TEAM RED BANK SET TO RIDE TO DC
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Their motto is “We Ride for Those Who Died” — a mission statement and a reminder of the nation’s police officers who died in the line of duty; among themContinue reading "RBPD’S TEAM RED BANK SET TO RIDE TO DC"
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January 8th, 2016 @ 5am
LINCROFT: A HANDS-ON PROGRAM AT BCC
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Press release from Brookdale Community College Community members interested in a new career are invited to attend an information session for a new massage therapy training program at Brookdale CommunityContinue reading "LINCROFT: A HANDS-ON PROGRAM AT BCC"
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January 8th, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: TAKE US HOME, KATHLEEN
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Repeat Basie favorite Kathleen Madigan returns to Red Bank for an encore Saturday evening. Here’s a sample bit.  Long before there was an internet bubble and a housing bubble, thereContinue reading "RED BANK: TAKE US HOME, KATHLEEN"
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January 7th, 2016 @ 12pm
LITTLE SILVER: RBR DANCERS IN THE LIGHT
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Press release from Red Bank Regional High School The “Season of Lights” may have given way to the winter doldrums, but on the evening of Wednesday, January 13, the VisualContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: RBR DANCERS IN THE LIGHT"
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January 7th, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: NO PEDESTALS, NO LIMITS
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It’s UP AGAINST THE WALL at a Saturday evening reception, as a special display of sculpture uses the Art Alliance of Monmouth County gallery itself as a crucial component ofContinue reading "RED BANK: NO PEDESTALS, NO LIMITS"
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January 6th, 2016 @ 12pm
 The Community YMCA’s Family Health and Wellness Center on Maple Avenue is the setting for an Open House event this Saturday, starting at 11 am. Press release from The Community YMCAContinue reading "RED BANK: CYMCA TO HOST OPEN HOUSE"
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January 6th, 2016 @ 5am
RBR TECH TEAMS TAKE TOP HONORS
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Pictured are ten of the Red Bank Regional  students who brought back top honors in several categories at the FBLA regional tech comnpetitions held this past fall.  Front row, leftContinue reading "RBR TECH TEAMS TAKE TOP HONORS"
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January 5th, 2016 @ 5am
LINCROFT: A CHORUS OF APPROVAL
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The Shrewsbury Chorale is looking to corral some new voices — and for the next two Tuesday evenings, the public is invited to join in the chorus of community.  Continue reading "LINCROFT: A CHORUS OF APPROVAL"
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January 4th, 2016 @ 12pm
PILGRIM HAS RED BANK COVERED THIS WINTER
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With the holiday interlude entered into the books for another year — and with the coming of the seasonally chilly weather that somehow skirted us during a disconcertingly mild DecemberContinue reading "PILGRIM HAS RED BANK COVERED THIS WINTER"
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January 4th, 2016 @ 3am
The Unitarian Universalist Meetinghouse offers an opportunity for quiet reflection on New Year’s Day — and some spirited dialogue every Sunday morning thereafter.   The resolutions that we make onContinue reading "LINCROFT: WALK, TALK AT THE MEETINGHOUSE"
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December 31st, 2015 @ 12pm
Press release from Red Bank Regional High School As detailed in the sixth annual AP (Advanced Placement) District Honor Roll, Red Bank Regional High School was named as one ofContinue reading "RBR MAKES COLLEGE BOARD HONOR ROLL"
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December 29th, 2015 @ 5am
RUMSON PARADE MARCHES ON IN 2016
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Press release from Rumson St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee The Fourth Annual Rumson St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be held on Sunday, March 13, 2016, beginning at 1 pm. TheContinue reading "RUMSON PARADE MARCHES ON IN 2016"
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December 29th, 2015 @ 5am
Southside Johnny reignite a New Year’s Eve tradition this Thursday night. “I’d wish you a merry Christmas,”  Southside Johnny Lyon told Count Basie Theatre crowd during one of the many Hope ConcertContinue reading "RED BANK: JUKES COME HOME TO COUNT BASIE"
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December 28th, 2015 @ 11am
A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS FOR RBR FAMILIES
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Pictured (left to right) at Red Bank Regional High School are RBR SOURCE Director Suzanne Keller, Youth Development Specialist Regina Cochrane, and RBR BUC Backer Foundation member Claire Harbeck Izzo,Continue reading "A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS FOR RBR FAMILIES"
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December 24th, 2015 @ 5am
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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)
VIVA LA ELSIE’S
redbankgreen Partyline captures French visitor enjoying a pickle sub from Elsie's.
Truck strike downs pole
A truck struck a utility pole at the intersection of Catherine Street and Shrewsbury Avenue at about 8 am Monday morning. The pole wss compl ...
THRONGS FLOCK TO RED BANK STREET FAIR
redbankgreen Partyline: Thousands fill the streets of Red Bank for street fair.
PORTA POTTY X-ING
redbankgreen Partyline captures porta johns moving down the railroad tracks.
(G&G) DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
A solid lunchtime line at the G&G hot dogs truck on Shrewsbury Avenue on Monday afternoon. Driving this stretch of road when  G&G i ...
RBG CUB SIGHTING
A Partyline contributor positioned on the dais at Thursday's meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment captured redbankgreen reporter intern ...
DOWNPOUR STRAINS DRAIN
Partyline captures video of a flooded intersection during Tuesday's afternoon thunderstorm.
STILL ‘OPEN’ SPACE
Next to Fins and Feathers, very surprised to see an overgrown parking lot that still sits there…overgrown and with blacktop. (Photo and te ...
DARK COMEDY BY JERSEY DIRECTOR OPENS FILM FEST
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off with "In Memoriam," a dark comedy about an actor with six months to live.
Indie Street Film Festival Kicks Off
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off.
KUDOS FOR RBCS FINANCE WHIZZES
Monmouth County Board of Commissioners and Borough Council honor Red Bank Charter School students who took second place in a national financ ...