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WEEKEND: FARM FRESH AND NEARLY NAKED
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The Red Bank Farmer’s Market winds down its season at the Galleria, and not-quite-naked models mingle with guests at Go Naked and Check Yourself, both this Sunday. (Click to enlarge)Continue reading "WEEKEND: FARM FRESH AND NEARLY NAKED"
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November 16th, 2012 @ 10am
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A dumpster loaded with discarded carpeting and other material sits outside the Red Bank Primary School, which remained closed Monday. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTONContinue reading "RED BANK: PRIMARY SCHOOL STILL UP IN AIR"
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November 12th, 2012 @ 3pm
FROM JOHNSTOWN TO JERSEY, STORM RELIEF
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Students from Red Bank Charter School helped unload a tractor-trailer full of donated food and personal care items at Lunch Break Monday morning. The material came from Johnstown, Pennsylvania-area residents,Continue reading "FROM JOHNSTOWN TO JERSEY, STORM RELIEF"
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November 12th, 2012 @ 3pm
LACROSSE STORE TAKES AIM AT BROAD STREET
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Lacrosse Unlimited plans to take the space at far right in the building above, formerly tenanted by Hip & Humble Home.  (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A fast-growing,Continue reading "LACROSSE STORE TAKES AIM AT BROAD STREET"
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October 25th, 2012 @ 9am
Shrewsbury Borough School embarks on its annual anti-drug-abuse and anti-bullying effort this week. (Photo by Rebecca Desfosse. Click to enlarge) By REBECCA DESFOSSE It’s a week of red at theContinue reading "SHREWSBURY SEES RED ON DRUGS & BULLIES"
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October 23rd, 2012 @ 10am
RED BANK HEAD LIBRARIAN OUSTED
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By JOHN T. WARD After less than a year in the job, Red Bank Public Library director Mary Faith Chmiel has been forced out. Chmiel, right, tells redbankgreen she wasContinue reading "RED BANK HEAD LIBRARIAN OUSTED"
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October 22nd, 2012 @ 1pm
A plethora of princesses mingled with cowpokes, cartoon characters and creepy creatures of the night at the sixty-fifth annual Red Bank Halloween Parade Sunday. redbankgreen‘s Rebecca Desfosse was there toContinue reading "RED BANK: A HALLOWEEN PREVIEW ON PARADE"
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October 22nd, 2012 @ 8am
MAYOR’S WELLNESS EFFORT MAKES STRIDES
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Walkers closing the loop on their one-mile stroll through two borough parks. Below, Mayor Menna with Trish Whitaker and borough Attorney Dan O’Hern. (Photo by Rebecca Desfosse. Click to enlarge)Continue reading "MAYOR’S WELLNESS EFFORT MAKES STRIDES"
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October 22nd, 2012 @ 7am
This just in from the Middetown PD: On October 18, 2012 at approximately 4:30pm police responded to the Spirit Halloween Store located on Highway 35 in Middletown in reference toContinue reading "GROPING OF GIRLS ALLEGED IN COSTUME SHOP"
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October 19th, 2012 @ 4pm
A FULL SLATE OF WEEKEND DIVERSIONS
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Bill Normyle leads a Red Bank Ghost Tour in 2010. See below for details of the current edition. A quick rundown of things to do this weekend… FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19Continue reading "A FULL SLATE OF WEEKEND DIVERSIONS"
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October 19th, 2012 @ 11am
BIGGER HOME TO FEED AND CLOTHE THE NEEDY
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Lunch Break executive director Gwen Love, with back to camera, gets a hug after the zoning board vote. Below, plans show the expansion to the left of the existing building,Continue reading "BIGGER HOME TO FEED AND CLOTHE THE NEEDY"
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October 19th, 2012 @ 9am
BATTLES BREWING FOR TONIGHT’S BASIE CUP
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Action during the 2011 edition of the Basie Cup girls’ game, which ended in a tie after overtime. (Click to enlarge) By LOLA TODMAN Red Bank Charter School Intern BrightContinue reading "BATTLES BREWING FOR TONIGHT’S BASIE CUP"
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October 19th, 2012 @ 6am
SPOOKTACULAR TRADITION CONTINUES
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A couple of pop stars and a walking pumpkin made cameos at the 2011 edition of the Red Bank Halloween Parade. (Click to enlarge) By: REBECCA DESFOSSE Get your costumesContinue reading "SPOOKTACULAR TRADITION CONTINUES"
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October 17th, 2012 @ 9am
AUTHOR OPENS SERIES WITH HARD TRUTHS
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By DAN NATALE What does it take to become a published author of fiction? Will power, says Aryn Kyle, author of the national best-selling young-adult novel The God of Animals.Continue reading "AUTHOR OPENS SERIES WITH HARD TRUTHS"
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October 16th, 2012 @ 7am
A pumpkin-cheeked young fairgoer checks out her new autumn adornment at Saturday’s Fair Haven Harvest Fest at the Knollwood School. The annual event, hosted by the local PTA, featured numerous gamesContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: AUTUMN GETS CHEEKY"
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October 15th, 2012 @ 11am
A WHOLE LOTTA DOING GOOD FOR OTHERS
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Local folks gathered Thursday at Red Bank Family EyeCare to support their efforts for helping Haiti’s eyes. By DANIELLE TEPPER RED BANK Thursday, October 4: Red Bank Family EyeCare OpenContinue reading "A WHOLE LOTTA DOING GOOD FOR OTHERS"
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October 10th, 2012 @ 9am
‘KITCHEN’ EVENT SERVES UP HEALTHY CHOICES
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More than 150 kids showed up at the Community YMCA in Red Bank Saturday for ‘Kids in the Kitchen,’ a health fair that featured games and activities, including hula-hooping, above,Continue reading "‘KITCHEN’ EVENT SERVES UP HEALTHY CHOICES"
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October 8th, 2012 @ 6am
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Little Silver Police Department. • September 2– A resident on Little Silver Point Rd. reported a Burglary/Theft after discovering that a rearContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: THEFTS REPORTED AT RBR"
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October 5th, 2012 @ 10am
YOU’RE TWO WEEKS EARLY, SPIDEY
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A rather large spider that anchored its web to a lamppost on Broad Street in Red Bank Thursday triggered discussion among passersby about an apparent proliferation of large arachnids thisContinue reading "YOU’RE TWO WEEKS EARLY, SPIDEY"
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October 5th, 2012 @ 8am
TODDLERS OUT OF EARSHOT, MOMS JUST TALK
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Young moms assemble at a recent meeting of Mothers of Preschoolers in Red Bank. Jenni Keatts, below, says she appreciates the chance to chat “hands-free.”  (Photos by Rebecca Desfosse. ClickContinue reading "TODDLERS OUT OF EARSHOT, MOMS JUST TALK"
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October 4th, 2012 @ 8am
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SNEAKERS OVER BROAD
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sneakers hanging from the overhead wires on Broad Street.
PIANO TRASHED
Left out to take at 83 River Street. Property owner is a touring musician. Studio and home. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris H ...
FALL COLORS IN RED BANK
redbankgreen's Partyline captures peaking fall foliage on a Red Bank street corner.
FALL AT THE COURTS OF RED BANK
On the Partyline: stunning foliage at Red Bank's "medieval office park."
WALK FOR DEMOCRACY
The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center led a "Walk for Democracy" Sunday from Riverside Gardens Park to the cultral center on Drs. James Park ...
Go big or go home
On the redbankgreen Partyline: Gourd display at Lighthouse on its penultimate night of the season.
MARIGOLDEN SUNSHINE
Partyline photo captures October sunshine hitting marigolds for sale ahead of Dia de Los Muertos.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES CODING TO MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green and creator of Broad Street, was teaching City and Regional Magazine Association publishers how ...
LET’S SEE YOUR KINDLE DO THIS
A stack of books served as a chock while a motorist changed a flat tire on Branch Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Submitted by John T. Ward
NEW WELCOME SIGN INSTALLED
A new "Welcome to Red Bank" sign has gone up at the northern Route 35 entrance to town at the foot of Cooper's Bridge.
JUNIOR BUCS WRESTLING WELCOMES YOUNG ATHLETES FOR 22ND SEASON
Junior Bucs Wrestling is preparing for its 22nd season, offering boys and girls from Red Bank, Shrewsbury, and Little Silver an opportunity ...
TIME FOR SCHOOL, DEER
Fall has arrived and so have the middle school loving deer!
JUST IN TIME FOR THE FALL CLASSIC
Just in time for the start of the World Series later this week baseball-themed paintings by artist Max Maxon hang in the windows of the Art ...
DINNER PLANS?
Chipotle in Red Bank Sunday evening will donate a quarter of proceeds from sales Sunday to the volunteer Red Bank Fire Department auxiliary.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES VIBE CODE SESSION AT LOCAL NEWS CAMP
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green, is running a vibe code session, teaching other publishers to vibe code at Blue Engine Collectiv ...
Her Majesty visits Red Bank
Navesink Queen docked at the Molly Pitcher Marina. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Boris Kofman)  
RED BANK DINER MONEY TREE
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sunshine and a money tree at the Red Bank Diner.
NAVESINK LIGHTS
Riverview Hospital lights up the Navesink. (Text and photo by Partyline contributor Terry Franco)  
HALF BAKED BROAD STREET
Broad Street repaving begins with road subject to overnight closures.
COLOR RUN AT RED BANK PRIMARY SCHOOL
redbankgreen Partyline happens upon a cloud of color at annual color run event at Red Bank Primary School.
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