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BOOK SALE POSTPONED
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A young book lover takes a brownie break at last night’s Friends of the Library reception, where partygoers got first crack at books to be sold. (Click to enlarge) Today’sContinue reading "BOOK SALE POSTPONED"
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February 6th, 2010 @ 8am
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BOOK SALE IS FOR LOVERS
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Shoppers browsing the bargain bins at the Red Bank Public Library’s “yard sale” last September. The Red Bank Public Library is looking for a few new lovers. Be it ofContinue reading "BOOK SALE IS FOR LOVERS"
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January 21st, 2010 @ 7am
BARAKA HOLDS COURT IN RED BANK
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Poet and author Amiri Baraka  just before he spoke to a captive crowd at Frank Talk. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI He slipped slowly out of the backContinue reading "BARAKA HOLDS COURT IN RED BANK"
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December 28th, 2009 @ 6am
IN oRBiT: DIG IF YOU WILL, A POET
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Following a weekend in which many of us spent our time digging out from winter’s sneakiest of previews, today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit offers a chance to dig onContinue reading "IN oRBiT: DIG IF YOU WILL, A POET"
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December 21st, 2009 @ 6am
IN oRBit: MATTERS OF LIFE & DEATH
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There’s an appearance by a local author, whose chronicle of her recovery from a devastating head injury details her experiences between this world and the next. An original musical writtenContinue reading "IN oRBit: MATTERS OF LIFE & DEATH"
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December 17th, 2009 @ 6am
IN oRBit: KEEPING IT LIT, ALL WEEK
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As you probably gathered from our pixelated pages, we at Red Bank oRBit have a thing for words, whether doing it by-the-book or via the noble blurt of the spokenContinue reading "IN oRBit: KEEPING IT LIT, ALL WEEK"
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December 7th, 2009 @ 6am
IN oRBit: COOKIN’ WITH TUCKERBERRYS
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Who sez print is dead? Certainly not the pixelated pages of Red Bank oRBit, where you’ll probably find more good and interesting stuff about books (and their bookmakers) than in anyContinue reading "IN oRBit: COOKIN’ WITH TUCKERBERRYS"
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December 3rd, 2009 @ 9am
IN oRBit: ONLY SUPER RALPH CAN SAVE US
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Activist. Advocate. Gadfly. Thorn in the side, savior of life and limb, spoiler of presidential elections. Ralph Nader has been called many things in his 75 years, although “novelist” hasn’tContinue reading "IN oRBit: ONLY SUPER RALPH CAN SAVE US"
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December 1st, 2009 @ 6am
IN oRBit: A NEW ELISE ON LIFE
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Her characters breeze through some often outlandish situations with spunk and spirit and a take-charge creativity that you’ve got to figure are part of their creator’s makeup as well. ButContinue reading "IN oRBit: A NEW ELISE ON LIFE"
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November 23rd, 2009 @ 11am
IN oRBit: A GOSSIP GIRL EXCLUSIVE
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For the millions of fans who follow Gossip Girl on the CW network (or track the movements of its hot young stars), things are just heating up. But for theContinue reading "IN oRBit: A GOSSIP GIRL EXCLUSIVE"
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November 19th, 2009 @ 7am
IN oRBit: YOU READ IT HERE FIRST
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Today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit takes off on a literary bent, with an update on some exciting projects in the works from Kim Widener (left), a former partner in BookIt! AuthorContinue reading "IN oRBit: YOU READ IT HERE FIRST"
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November 3rd, 2009 @ 7am
IN oRBit: CELEB SUICIDES, SEA SPIRITS
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With the Eve of All Hallows breathing down our collective necks, today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit tantalizes the terror buds with a dose of ship-to-shore shivers, a walk-through spookhouse spelunkContinue reading "IN oRBit: CELEB SUICIDES, SEA SPIRITS"
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October 20th, 2009 @ 6am
IN oRBit: A CANCER VIXEN IN FAIR HAVEN
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To the jealous eye, writer and cartoonist Marisa Acocella Marchetto had it all, in a glamorous, sex-in-the-city way — a career as a regular contributor to magazines like Glamour and The NewContinue reading "IN oRBit: A CANCER VIXEN IN FAIR HAVEN"
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October 5th, 2009 @ 7am
IN oRBit: TWO SIDES OF THE RIVER
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Today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit puts the focus on the Two River Theater, that gleaming cathedral of culture that rose up from the warehouses and woodsheds of Red Bank’s West SideContinue reading "IN oRBit: TWO SIDES OF THE RIVER"
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September 15th, 2009 @ 7am
IN oRBit: RUSTED, AND NEVER SLEEPING
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Here at satellite site Red Bank oRBit, we can vouch that what used to be considered the iron curtain of Labor Day has become as threadbare a concept as the fallContinue reading "IN oRBit: RUSTED, AND NEVER SLEEPING"
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September 11th, 2009 @ 5am
IN oRBit: FORNATALE’S ON FIRST
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For the past four decades, Pete Fornatale has offered one of the most distinctive voices on New York radio as a disc jockey, interviewer and well-nigh legendary collector of oralContinue reading "IN oRBit: FORNATALE’S ON FIRST"
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September 10th, 2009 @ 5am
IN oRBit: A LOOK INTO THE ORB
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Book signing appearances by baseball badboy  Darryl Strawberry (right) and niceguy DJ Pete Fornatale. Benefit bike races around Fair Haven and Sandy Hook. Celeb photo exhibit openings and doggie fashion shows; mini-golfContinue reading "IN oRBit: A LOOK INTO THE ORB"
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September 2nd, 2009 @ 8am
IN oRBit: PEARLS, CURLS & FRANK TALK
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Today’s Red Bank oRBit brings you an interview with Marybeth Maida — Red Bank resident, Borough Education Foundation vice president, mom and media professional — to say nothing of active, dynamic,Continue reading "IN oRBit: PEARLS, CURLS & FRANK TALK"
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August 20th, 2009 @ 8am
IN oRBit: CALLING ALL ‘PARKER POSEYS’
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Today’s Red Bank oRBit takes it down to Long Branch, the better to toast the memory of West End’s greatest contribution to our popular culture (after the Windmill) — the lateContinue reading "IN oRBit: CALLING ALL ‘PARKER POSEYS’"
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August 12th, 2009 @ 10am
IN oRBit: BODACIOUS BIVALVES, RIVER READS
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Today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit has the update on a couple of quirky local events — one of them on the move, and the other staying right where it’s beenContinue reading "IN oRBit: BODACIOUS BIVALVES, RIVER READS"
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August 5th, 2009 @ 6am
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MANTIS (PRAYING) AT CHURCH
Partyliner films 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)
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 ...