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BUSTIN’ IT AT THE DUB, TAKE TWO
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Sinead Dunne models a swimsuit that will be featured in the show. Below, Ruthie Chaparra in a kimono-style dress. (Click to enlarge) Somehow, little old Red Bank survived its firstContinue reading "BUSTIN’ IT AT THE DUB, TAKE TWO"
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July 27th, 2010 @ 10am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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SUCCESS COMES WITH STRUGGLES AT PARKER
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Joseph Aochoa, of Keansburg, has been visiting the Parker Family Medical Center since its start in Red Bank 10 years ago. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTINContinue reading "SUCCESS COMES WITH STRUGGLES AT PARKER"
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July 14th, 2010 @ 1pm
In spite of wilting heat, the eighth annual Liberty Hose fire company car show drew some 320 exhibitors and several thousand spectators to the White Street municipal lot in RedContinue reading "NOT AN EMPTY SPOT IN THE LOT"
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July 12th, 2010 @ 5am
HABCORE SUPPORTERS BEAT THE HEAT
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A brownout curtailed the live jazz (and the air conditioning), but guests at Ed and Laurie McNamee’s home in Rumson had a cool time nonetheless Saturday evening. They also raisedContinue reading "HABCORE SUPPORTERS BEAT THE HEAT"
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June 28th, 2010 @ 6am
YMCA SUES BOROUGH OVER PLAN DENIAL
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The Community YMCA says the zoning board rejection was capricious. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI As expected, the Community YMCA has filed a lawsuit againstContinue reading "YMCA SUES BOROUGH OVER PLAN DENIAL"
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June 9th, 2010 @ 2pm
NOT QUITE BAREFOOT IN THE PARK
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Dancers from the Kathryn Barnett School of Dance in Red Bank traded their Uggs and flipflops for Capezios as they gathered for a group photo at nearby Riverside Gardens ParkContinue reading "NOT QUITE BAREFOOT IN THE PARK"
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June 8th, 2010 @ 5am
PUMP IT UP FOR A GOOD CAUSE
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In the redbankgreen inbox this week: a fat-burning, muscle-toning, butt-whipping way to help out a charitable effort. Tomorrow and Sunday, personal trainers from Fat2Fire Bootcamp are donating their time andContinue reading "PUMP IT UP FOR A GOOD CAUSE"
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May 21st, 2010 @ 10am
RESIDENTS SWEAT BUDGET DETAILS
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Participants in last night’s Q&A on the Red Bank budget pick up info packets. (Click to enlarge) Red Bank officials held a marathon budget walk-through before a standing-room crowd atContinue reading "RESIDENTS SWEAT BUDGET DETAILS"
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April 29th, 2010 @ 10am
GOING FOR SECONDS… FOR A GOOD CAUSE
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It isn’t gluttony if it’s for a good cause, right? So go ahead, take a refill on that chianti, heap a little more onto that dinner plate and dig intoContinue reading "GOING FOR SECONDS… FOR A GOOD CAUSE"
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April 13th, 2010 @ 8am
Y ZONE CHANGE QUASHED BY COUNCIL
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Congregation Beth Shalom Secretary Sara Breslow speaks against a proposed zoning ordinance at Monday’s council meeting. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Red Bank’s borough council voted 4-1 againstContinue reading "Y ZONE CHANGE QUASHED BY COUNCIL"
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April 13th, 2010 @ 5am
Red Bank Councilman Mike DuPont says it may be time to end tax-exemptions for most non-profits. In the latest round of verbal sparring between Red Bank officials and the town’sContinue reading "DuPONT: TAX NON-PROFITS"
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April 5th, 2010 @ 2pm
Red Bank isn’t done showing its support for Haiti just yet. More than two months after the earthquake that devastated the Caribbean nation, locals are again rallying to provide relief.Continue reading "RED BANK STILL HELPING HAITI"
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March 26th, 2010 @ 12pm
SATURDAY IS DRESS-UP DAY AT LIBRARY
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Checklist for this weekend’s visit to the library: some fiction, perhaps in the pages of Wolf Hall. Some real-life stuff with unreal characters, a la The Politician. A DVD orContinue reading "SATURDAY IS DRESS-UP DAY AT LIBRARY"
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March 25th, 2010 @ 8am
SEWER RATES STING; PARKING PERMITS A GO
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Mayor Maria Fernandes at Tuesday night’s Borough Council meeting. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Sea Bright and Two Rivers Water Reclamation Authority officials met recently to discuss theContinue reading "SEWER RATES STING; PARKING PERMITS A GO"
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March 3rd, 2010 @ 7am
RED BANK USING SOLE MUSIC TO HELP HAITI
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Donation bins like this one can be found at all Red Bank schools in a campaign to collect shoes for the victims of the Haiti earthquake. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi)Continue reading "RED BANK USING SOLE MUSIC TO HELP HAITI"
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March 2nd, 2010 @ 6am
WAR OF WORDS: RED BANK DEMS v. BECK & CO.
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MICHAEL DuPONT (D)
State Senator Jennifer Beck’s refusal to back Red Bank’s request for special treatment in Trenton has drawn fire from local Democrats led by Councilman Mike Dupont. Red Bank’s all-Democrat councilContinue reading "WAR OF WORDS: RED BANK DEMS v. BECK & CO."
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February 23rd, 2010 @ 1pm
YMCA TO COUNCIL: GIVE US A BREAK
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An offer to preserve the trees at right wasn’t enough to save the Y’s expansion plans, but a simple request may. (Click to enlarge) Four days after the conclusion ofContinue reading "YMCA TO COUNCIL: GIVE US A BREAK"
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February 9th, 2010 @ 9am
COUNCIL WANTS ITS FAIR SHARE OF AID
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Mayor Pasquale Menna ponders the borough’s future on Monday night as he discussed possible cuts in state aid. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Pairing the word ‘doomsday’ withContinue reading "COUNCIL WANTS ITS FAIR SHARE OF AID"
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January 26th, 2010 @ 6am
To enlarge the photo display, start it, then click the embiggen symbol in the lower right corner. To get back to redbankgreen, hit your escape key. (Photos by Dustin Racioppi)Continue reading "A LITTLE FRIGID FUNDRAISING"
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January 11th, 2010 @ 6am
ST. NICK MAKES AN EARLY ARRIVAL
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Red Bank Patrolman Mike Zadlock, er, Santa Claus, made a visit to the Jackson house Monday night to drop off toys as part of the police department’s toy drive. (PhotoContinue reading "ST. NICK MAKES AN EARLY ARRIVAL"
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December 22nd, 2009 @ 8am
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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 ...