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A KEY EVENT FOR RBR PIANO PROGRAM
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LITTLE SILVER: The piano program at Red Bank Regional celebrates 25 years with a special public Piano and Harp Concert on May 24.
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May 10th, 2017 @ 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: ‘PARIS’ IN THE SPRING
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RED BANK: Sneak a peek at PARIS CAN WAIT, screening this Thursday as a feature-length fundraiser for Monmouth Arts.
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May 9th, 2017 @ 12pm
RED BANK: HABITAT EVENT RETURNS FOR 2017
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RED BANK: The Oyster Point is the scene of a second annual Taste for Homes fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity, on May 15.
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May 9th, 2017 @ 5am
RED BANK: The Curchin Group accounting firm seeks pitches from would-be beneficiaries its annual indoor-golf fundraiser.
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May 8th, 2017 @ 10am
RUMSON-FH STUDENT TEENS COMMIT TO NCAA
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RUMSON: Three student athletes at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional ink commitments to college athletics on National Signing Day.
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May 8th, 2017 @ 5am
LITTLE SILVER: SIGNING TIME AT RBR
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LITTLE SILVER: Twenty student athletes at Red Bank Regional commit to college sports programs next fall.
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May 8th, 2017 @ 5am
ON THE GREEN: A TIME-TRIPPING WEEKEND
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GREATER RED BANK GREEN: The annual Weekend in Old Monmouth offers time-traveler tourists an expanded slate of historic sites to tour, sans fees.
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May 5th, 2017 @ 6am
RUMSON: RUTTY GO-KARTS TO FUTURE
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RUMSON: Fifth-grader Christian Rutty has taken the fast track to stardom on the F1 Go Kart circuit.
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May 5th, 2017 @ 5am
RED BANK: JAZZED AND ENCHANTED
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RED BANK: Jazz Arts Project presents its annual Enchanted Evening of Song fundraiser, Saturday at Two River Theater.
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May 4th, 2017 @ 12pm
LINCROFT: Brookdale CC offers career training in the building and construction trades, through a new program that starts May 30.
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May 4th, 2017 @ 5am
FAIR HAVEN: A GALLERY OF FUTURE ARTISTS
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FAIR HAVEN: Budding artists shine during the borough's annual student art show on April 25.
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May 4th, 2017 @ 5am
RED BANK: A FORTUNE HAPPY HOUR
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RED BANK: The historic T. Thomas Fortune House committee toasts its good fortune while bolstering its coffers with a Happy Hour fundraiser later this month.
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May 3rd, 2017 @ 11am
LINCROFT: ROOM FOR TWO MORE, AT UUCMC
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LINCROFT: The Earth Room Concert Series continues Saturday with acclaimed folkies Joe Crookston and Mike Agranoff at Unitarian Universalist Congregation.
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May 3rd, 2017 @ 6am
RED BANK: A REFILL FOR EMPTY BOWLS
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RED BANK: The JBJ Soul Kitchen hosts the annual Empty Bowls Project charity event, on the weekend of May 20-21.
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May 3rd, 2017 @ 5am
RBR TEENS SWEEP TOP HONORS IN CONTEST
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LITTLE SILVER: Ms. Cesaretti's Italian language students at RBR take all three top prizes at a state competition.
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May 3rd, 2017 @ 5am
LINCROFT: ART AND MUSIC FEST IS A BIG TENT
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LINCROFT: Artist demos, artisanal crafts and savvy sounds abound as the Creative Arts and Music Fest returns to Thompson Park Saturday.
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May 2nd, 2017 @ 2pm
RED BANK: BASIE SEEKS TEEN OPERA VOICES
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RED BANK: A famed opera director joins the Count Basie in seeking young voices for an August opera camp program.
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May 2nd, 2017 @ 5am
RED BANK: The deadline for submitting entries to this year's Indie Street FilmFest is this Sunday, May 7.
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May 2nd, 2017 @ 5am
RED BANK: ART, ABANDONED AND SEDUCTIVE
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RED BANK: Man-made desolation and natural splendor are among the attractions on the gallery walls in the days and nights ahead.
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May 1st, 2017 @ 12pm
LITTLE SILVER: The annual Relay For Life overnight event returns to Red Bank Regional on May 19 to raise awareness about, and funds to combat, cancer.
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May 1st, 2017 @ 11am
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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)