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Category Archives: Children & Teens

RED BANK: TV DOC CAPTURES TEENS TACKLING SHAKESPEARE
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Teen actors producing a Shakespeare play amid the pandemic are the subject of a documentary making its TV debut on NJ PBS Wednesday. (click for more)
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June 26th, 2024 @ 3pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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STOP. JUST STOP.
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RED BANK: For those who don't get the meaning of a stop sign, crossing guard Diane Johnson amplifies the message with some colorful outfits. (Click for more)
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May 13th, 2024 @ 3pm
RED BANK: UNDERAGE SMOKE SALES CHARGED
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RED BANK: Employees at three downtown smoke shops charged with illegal sales to under-21 buyer following special police investigation.
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May 3rd, 2024 @ 3pm
RIVER RANGERS RETURN
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River Rangers, a summer canoeing program offered by the Navesink Maritime Heritage Association, returns this summer for up to 20 participants.
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April 15th, 2024 @ 11am
RED BANK: AID CUTS REKINDLE CHARTER DEBATE
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RED BANK: School district again decries double whammy of state funding cuts and forking over millions to charter school.
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March 14th, 2024 @ 1pm
LITTLE SILVER: RBR DREAMER GETS OVATION
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LITTLE SILVER: The last time Madelyn Sanchez-Bera stood before the RBR board of Ed, she says she blacked out. Things were different Wednesday.
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February 22nd, 2024 @ 4pm
TAMING A BEAST OF A WEEK
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RED BANK: After the second snowfall of the week, a borough family finds the perfect use for it – a Godzilla snow sculpture.
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February 19th, 2024 @ 7am
RED BANK: NEW PED-XINGS PLANNED
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RED BANK: Council expected to advance plan for new crosswalks, and possible additional flashing signal, on Maple Avenue.
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February 8th, 2024 @ 8am
RED BANK: RBR CLAIMS TITLE
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RED BANK: Watch pure joy as the RBR boys basketball team celebrates its first B North championship in 17 years.
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February 3rd, 2024 @ 12pm
RED BANK: CARD SALE BOOSTS GYM DRIVE
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RED BANK: Charter School Foundation offers student-deisgned Valentines cards to help raise funds for a gymnasium.
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January 29th, 2024 @ 2pm
RED BANK: DREAMER REFLECTS ON ADVERSITY
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RED BANK: In a prizewinning essay, RBR Dreamer Madelyn Sanchez-Berra recounts the effort to save the club that nurtures her dreams.
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January 15th, 2024 @ 7am
RED BANK: GAMERS GET A SPOT AT THE TABLE
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RED BANK: Hoping to get kids off of zombifying computer screens, a man with a lifelong passion for board games opens a gaming lounge downtown.
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December 29th, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: COUNCIL HONORS SOCCER CHAMPS
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RED BANK: Mayor Billy Portman and the Red Bank council honored the middle school boys' soccer squad for a championship season last week.
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December 20th, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: SANTA BRINGS JOY TO JOHNNY JAZZ
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RED BANK: Amid music and merriment, Santa Claus arrives at Johnny Jazz Park, and the kids lose their minds with glee. Pix.
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December 11th, 2023 @ 6am
RED BANK: CHEERLEADERS NEED A BOOST
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RED BANK: BUCS American Youth Football (AYF) Cheerleaders seek an assist in getting the 22-member squad to a national competition in Florida.
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December 4th, 2023 @ 6am
RED BANK: BALLET SCHOOL LEAPS INTO SPACE
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RED BANK: In Retail Churn downtown, ballet academy takes space vacated by EV bike shop; board-game store plans opening; and more.
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November 17th, 2023 @ 6am
RED BANK: LIBRARY KICKS OFF CENTENNIAL
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RED BANK: Dozens of supporters gather to kick off the Red Bank Public Library's centennial as a "public" institution.
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November 13th, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: ‘FORTUNE TELLERS’ GUIDE VISITORS
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RED BANK: Student guides dubbed 'Fortune Tellers' lead visitors through new exhibit on Black journalism at T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center.
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November 2nd, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: 75TH HALLOWEEN PARADE SHINES
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RED BANK: We've got photos galore from the 75th annual Halloween parade, and one borough resident's memories going back to the first.
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October 23rd, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: PARADE TO TAKE 75TH STROLL
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RED BANK: Weather outlook is good for Sunday's 75th annual Halloween Parade, a delightfully frightful stroll through downtown.
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October 19th, 2023 @ 12pm
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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 ...