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Category Archives: Boats & watercraft

FAIR HAVEN: FROM WHITECAPS TO BEER FOAM
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Rowers from Christian Brothers Academy headed landward at Fair Haven Yacht Works, above, after winds of 23 miles per hour prompted the cancellation of what was to have been FairContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: FROM WHITECAPS TO BEER FOAM"
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October 8th, 2012 @ 12pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of September 28 to October 5, 2012. This information is unedited. Criminal Mischief occurring onContinue reading "RED BANK: BOAT TRAILER REPORTED STOLEN"
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October 8th, 2012 @ 7am
RUMSON CHIEF-TO-BE: “IT’S NOT ABOUT ME”
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Acting Chief Scott Paterson at the Rumson PD’s dispatch desk. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Shrewsbury’s not the only town on the Green to have had a changingContinue reading "RUMSON CHIEF-TO-BE: “IT’S NOT ABOUT ME”"
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October 4th, 2012 @ 11am
FAIR HAVEN TAKES PARTY BACK TO THE RIVER
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Young sailors air it out at part one of Fair Haven’s centennial regatta, in July. This weekend’s edition will feature high school rowing crews. (Click to enlarge) By REBECCA DESFOSSEContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN TAKES PARTY BACK TO THE RIVER"
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October 3rd, 2012 @ 7am
DREXEL SWEEPS RUMSON SWEEP RACES
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The Drexel University men’s rowing squad, above, gets ready to take to the Navesink River for the third annual Rumson Boat Race Saturday morning, where the school’s men’s and women’sContinue reading "DREXEL SWEEPS RUMSON SWEEP RACES"
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October 1st, 2012 @ 11am
GETTING THEIR FEET WET
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With the crescent sails of kitesurfers filling the sky just to the south, dozens of veteran and first-time windsurfers took to the choppy waters of Sandy Hook Bay on aContinue reading "GETTING THEIR FEET WET"
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September 24th, 2012 @ 10am
RED BANK KIDS TOUCH A TRUCK (OR 16)
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annual “Touch a Truck” fundraiser, held at the Red Bank Middle School Saturday. Sixteen vehicles (a fire truck, limo, speedboat, bulldozer and more) were giddily honked and climbed as kidsContinue reading "RED BANK KIDS TOUCH A TRUCK (OR 16)"
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September 23rd, 2012 @ 2am
LESSON ONE: WAIT OUT THE MONSOON
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Despite heavy rains for its first hour, Paddle the Paddle the Navesink Day found itself under sunny skies at Red Bank’s Maple Cove Saturday. Nearly 200 people tried kayaks and paddleContinue reading "LESSON ONE: WAIT OUT THE MONSOON"
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September 10th, 2012 @ 11am
PADDLE? YOU WERE GONNA GET WET ANYWAY
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A sudden downpour was a delight for these kids on Shrewsbury Avenue in Red Bank Saturday morning. Meanwhile, down by the river, displays for Paddle the Navesink Day are setContinue reading "PADDLE? YOU WERE GONNA GET WET ANYWAY"
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September 8th, 2012 @ 10am
PADDLE DAY RETURNS SATURDAY
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Participants in the 2011 edition of Paddle the Navesink Day, seen at Maple Cove, below, and from West Front Street down the Corinthian Cove driveway, above.  (Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "PADDLE DAY RETURNS SATURDAY"
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September 4th, 2012 @ 9am
YAKERS OVER THE MOON ABOUT PADDLING
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When the moon isn’t busy waxing and waning, it plays host to the Exit 109 Yakers‘ monthly celebration of the sport of kayaking. The group, which comprises both newcomers lookingContinue reading "YAKERS OVER THE MOON ABOUT PADDLING"
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September 4th, 2012 @ 6am
DOLPHINS: FAVORITE SPOT IN NAVESINK?
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Pat McFadden of Little Silver grabbed this shot of dolphins visiting our beautiful Navesink River while he was out kayaking Thursday.
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August 31st, 2012 @ 8am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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For a bench we’ve rarely seen anyone sitting on, the one featured in last week’s Where sure is well-recognized.
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August 30th, 2012 @ 6am
ROWING INTO THEIR FUTURES
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Akin Gaddis’s fellow Pool School participants look on as he works on basic rowing techniques using a simulator before heading into the Navesink for the real deal. (Photos by StacieContinue reading "ROWING INTO THEIR FUTURES"
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August 28th, 2012 @ 6am
ROCKING ‘N ROLLING ON THE RIVER
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Aboard the Kemosabe, the Moroccan Sheepherders played a concert to an armada of fans bobbing in Blossom Cove on the Middletown side of the Navesink Saturday. (Photos by Stacie Fanelli.Continue reading "ROCKING ‘N ROLLING ON THE RIVER"
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August 27th, 2012 @ 9am
Accompanied only by the sound of passing traffic, Red Bank’s Michael Evans, aka ‘Aizen G,’ polished his pipes and his moves before an imaginary audience at Riverside Gardens Park SundayContinue reading "FROM WHERE HE STANDS, IT’S A FULL HOUSE"
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August 21st, 2012 @ 1pm
DOLPHIN WATCH 2012: YES, THEY’RE BACK
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A dolphin breaks the surface of the Navensink River off Victory Park in Rumson Sunday, above. Right, boaters oohed and aahed at the sight of the sleek animals. Don’t crowdContinue reading "DOLPHIN WATCH 2012: YES, THEY’RE BACK"
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August 20th, 2012 @ 9am
DOLPHINS BACK IN NAVESINK
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Dolphins in the Navesink west of the Oceanic Bridge in 2008. (Click to enlarge) Dolphins have been seen feeding in the upper Navesink River this weekend, prompting recollections of 2008,Continue reading "DOLPHINS BACK IN NAVESINK"
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August 19th, 2012 @ 10am
SUMMER SAIL
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Young competitors prepare to drop their sailboats into the Navesink River from the dock at Monmouth Boat Club at the annual Junior Sweeps in Red Bank Wednesday. The two-day event,Continue reading "SUMMER SAIL"
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August 9th, 2012 @ 10am
COUNCIL RAISES HEIGHT LIMIT AT HOTEL SITE
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Attorney Ron Gasiorowski, with a rendering of the proposed Hampton Inn hotel he opposes, awaits the start of Wednesday’s Red Bank council meeting. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "COUNCIL RAISES HEIGHT LIMIT AT HOTEL SITE"
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July 26th, 2012 @ 8am
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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)
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.