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A svelte elephant, a dog-eating shark, a human Chia pet and a number of fairy princesses took place in the annual Red Bank Halloween Parade Sunday. redbankgreen has the pix.Continue reading "HALLOWEEN PARADE I: THE PIX"
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October 26th, 2009 @ 6am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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The ghost of famed WBOO reporter Scoop Haunter showed up at the Red Bank Halloween Parade with his video camera Sunday looking for the real story. Here are his chillingContinue reading "HALLOWEEN PARADE II: THE INSIDE SCOOP"
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October 26th, 2009 @ 6am
A RUNNING START FOR BIKE/PED PROPONENTS
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Jenny Rossano of Worthley Street and her map, below, with half-mile radii drawn around each of Red Bank’s five schools and suggested bike routes in red. (Click to enlarge) [SeeContinue reading "A RUNNING START FOR BIKE/PED PROPONENTS"
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October 22nd, 2009 @ 9am
Responding to chatter about last Friday’s incident at Red Bank Regional High, in which four young men entered the school in an alleged attempt to settle a score with aContinue reading "RBR TARGETS TRESPASSING ‘SPECULATION’"
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October 21st, 2009 @ 10am
IN SEARCH OF SAFETY FOR BIKERS & WALKERS
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Rolling out of the East Side: the ‘Mori Place Marauders’ want to make biking and walking to school in Red Bank safer. On a typical morning during the school year,Continue reading "IN SEARCH OF SAFETY FOR BIKERS & WALKERS"
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October 19th, 2009 @ 10am
A little more than a month after his estranged wife and co-worker Jonelle Melton was found murdered in her Neptune City apartment, Red Bank Middle School teacher Michael Melton hasContinue reading "SLAIN TEACHER’S EX SPEAKS"
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October 19th, 2009 @ 7am
[Editor’s note: This is an updated version of an earlier post, incorporating information supplied at 5:30p by the Little Silver Police Deapartment] Four non-student teenagers were arrested on trespassing chargesContinue reading "FOUR IN POLICE CUSTODY FOR RBR TRESPASS"
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October 16th, 2009 @ 3pm
Panicked reports of ‘men with guns’ running through Red Bank Regional High School late this morning are erroneous, Little Silver police tell redbankgreen. Major media outlets have been calling theContinue reading "POLICE SAY ‘NOTHING BIG’ HAPPENING AT RBR"
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October 16th, 2009 @ 12pm
FIRE PREVENTION FAIR DRAWS A CROWD
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A brilliant fall day was the setting for the Red Bank Volunteer Fire Department’s ninth annual Fire Prevention Expo and Free Barbecue held Sunday in the White Street municipal lot.Continue reading "FIRE PREVENTION FAIR DRAWS A CROWD"
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October 12th, 2009 @ 10am
SADNESS AND BITTERNESS MARK CLOSING
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The church property, which includes adjoining buildings, will be put up for sale, officials say. (Click pix to enlarge) Among the remains of 45 congregants lying beneath a tree inContinue reading "SADNESS AND BITTERNESS MARK CLOSING"
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October 9th, 2009 @ 11am
FAIR HAVEN CHURCH TO END 125-YEAR RUN
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The River Road church’s doors will be locked by the end of the month and the property will be put up for sale. (Click photos to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPIContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN CHURCH TO END 125-YEAR RUN"
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October 8th, 2009 @ 7am
THE BEAT@RBR
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African dance instructor Audrey Davis visited Red Bank Regional’s dance majors for a quick lesson on the history of African drums and dance Tuesday. The dance program’s theme this schoolContinue reading "THE BEAT@RBR"
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October 1st, 2009 @ 4am
RED BANK EARLY-ED PROGRAM IN SPOTLIGHT
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The article appears in an education-themed edition of the magazine. The Red Bank school system‘s cutting-edge early childhood education program known as Tools of the Mind is spotlighted in theContinue reading "RED BANK EARLY-ED PROGRAM IN SPOTLIGHT"
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September 26th, 2009 @ 10am
A 33-year-old Red Bank Middle School social studies teacher was found dead in her Neptune City apartment this morning, and investigators are treating the matter as suspicious, the Asbury ParkContinue reading "PRESS: RBMS TEACHER’S DEATH ‘SUSPICIOUS’"
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September 14th, 2009 @ 5pm
An after-school and weekend community center for all Red Bank kids is scheduled to open today, with staff from the Boys & Girls Club of Monmouth County managing the programContinue reading "BOYS & GIRLS CLUB DEBUTS"
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September 14th, 2009 @ 5am
Football practice under the big bulbs last night at RBR, getting ready tonight’s big game against Spotswood. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It’s not often that Red Bank RegionalContinue reading "SUNGLASSES AT NIGHT FOR BUCS FANS"
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September 11th, 2009 @ 5am
Today’s Asbury Park Press has coverage of the newly expanded pre-K program for 3- and 4-year-olds in Red Bank The newspaper also put together the above video about the theContinue reading "SOME TEARS AS 3-YEAR-OLDS START SCHOOL"
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September 4th, 2009 @ 8am
READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL
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Above and below, action from a Bucs scrimmage against Middletown last month. (Click to enlarge) It’s homecoming time for the Red Bank Buccaneers Pop Warner teams.
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September 2nd, 2009 @ 11am
FOOD PANTRY LENDS A CARING HAND
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A client signs in at the Project Loaves and Fishes food pantry at St. Anthony’s on a recent Tuesday night. When Jeannette O’Bryant’s son and daughter-in-law lost their jobs recently,Continue reading "FOOD PANTRY LENDS A CARING HAND"
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September 1st, 2009 @ 11am
FUN HAVEN, IF DANNY STAYS AWAY
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Views of the setup at the Fair Haven Fire Department for the fair that runs through Saturday, September 5. (Click to enlarge) Swirling rides and music to match. Chowder. Conviviality.Continue reading "FUN HAVEN, IF DANNY STAYS AWAY"
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August 28th, 2009 @ 5am
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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 ...