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KNITTERS DROP A SOFT BOMB ON FAIR HAVEN
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The yarn bombers at work. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI In the craggy moments just after dawn Saturday, when not much was moving except bleary-eyedContinue reading "KNITTERS DROP A SOFT BOMB ON FAIR HAVEN"
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June 13th, 2011 @ 7am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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After a decade on the shelf, Red Bank’s RiverFest returned to Marine Park this weekend with a boatload of people — literally — and food and music. Above, some shotsContinue reading "CHOWDOWN BY THE RIVER"
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June 6th, 2011 @ 6am
SUNDAY: MARKET ON YOUR CALENDAR
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Red Bank’s popular farmers market makes its traditional Mother’s Day debut Sunday. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It’s time to polish momma’s apple, locavores. RedContinue reading "SUNDAY: MARKET ON YOUR CALENDAR"
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May 6th, 2011 @ 12pm
ART SHOW DISPLAYS FOR THE SNOW DAYS
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Groveland-based artist Ryan Southerland at Zebu Forno’s first art show Saturday. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The iceberg-sized snowmounds are still here. The temps areContinue reading "ART SHOW DISPLAYS FOR THE SNOW DAYS"
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January 24th, 2011 @ 9am
FARMERS’ MARKET RELOCATES TO RIVER PLAZA
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Vendors of apples, fresh bread and other goodies packed up their movable feast at the Galleria and took it across the Navesink to Chris’ Landing in Middletown three weeks ago.Continue reading "FARMERS’ MARKET RELOCATES TO RIVER PLAZA"
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November 26th, 2010 @ 10am
FARMERS MARKET THE SUNDAY SPOT
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Stacey Gentile, of Cherry Grove Farm in Lawrenceville, hands out cheese samples to visitors of Red Bank’s farmers market. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI CherryContinue reading "FARMERS MARKET THE SUNDAY SPOT"
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September 7th, 2010 @ 12pm
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The Dad Vail Regatta won’t be coming to Rumson next year after all, officials announced Thursday, much to the shock and disappointment of Rumson leaders who wereContinue reading "DAD VAIL DUMPS RUMSON; EKDAHL MIFFED"
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December 17th, 2009 @ 2pm
PLEASE DO NOT EAT THE EXHIBITS
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A gingerbread house made by employees of Foodtown of Red Bank on display at Monmouth Street Emporium. (Click to enlarge) Here’s a nice little addition to the holiday atmosphere inContinue reading "PLEASE DO NOT EAT THE EXHIBITS"
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December 11th, 2009 @ 8am
RED BANK SUMMER CAMP GAINS MOMENTUM
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Children chasing a ball during summer camp at the Red Bank Middle School last month. (Click to enlarge) After two years of tweaking, an initiative to keep Red Bank kidsContinue reading "RED BANK SUMMER CAMP GAINS MOMENTUM"
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August 27th, 2009 @ 8am
Little Silver’s summer recreation program closed out today with a celebration of love and peace in recognition of the fortieth anniversary of Woodstock. The event concluded with a ‘tug ofContinue reading "LOVE, PEACE & TIE DYE AT LITTLE SILVER REC"
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August 7th, 2009 @ 1pm
THROWING MUD ON MONMOUTH
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The one-named artisan Tito brings his fourth-generation skills to Red Bank and Long Branch this weekend. (Click to enlarge) In from Spain this weekend is a potter best known simplyContinue reading "THROWING MUD ON MONMOUTH"
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June 26th, 2009 @ 10am
Some scenes from the annual Street Fair held in downtown Red Bank Sunday. Email this story
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September 8th, 2008 @ 9am
The view north from Hobbymasters' roof, which gets unimpeded exposure to the sun. In what's being billed as the largest installation of its kind in the Red Bank area, game & toy retailer Hobbymasters plans to cover the roof of...
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July 18th, 2008 @ 10am
Spanish mudslinger extraordinaire Juan Pablo 'Tito' Martinez will bring a load of Andalucian clay and a borrowed potter's wheel to downtown Red Bank this weekend. Martinez, like his father and grandfather — both also called 'Tito' — before him, is...
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July 16th, 2008 @ 2pm
Rik van Hemmen, above, rough-hews a tulip tree log with a chain saw while Boris Kofman, left, begins shaping one end of what will become a canoe. A giant tulip tree log that's been lying on the ground outside the...
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June 23rd, 2008 @ 8am
Grace O'Connor of Shadow Lake, above and below right with Penny Ticehurst of Shrewsbury, tries her artistic hand at capturing the Sea Bright-Highlands Bridge from the deck behind Gaiters restaurant in Sea Bright Wednesday morning. Both women left the heavy...
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May 14th, 2008 @ 4pm
Flowers, asparagus, cheesecake, pickles and more: the Farmers Market passes the sniff test with flying colors. A longtime Red Bank institution kicks off another run through summer and into fall with Sunday's return of the Farmers Market at the Galleria....
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May 5th, 2008 @ 11am
Jim Frechette in his Shrewsbury Avenue workshop. (Photos by Jim Willis) Longtime readers of redbankgreen — or those who've discovered the pleasure of exploring our archive — may recognize the name Jim Frechette. When we first encountered him, Frechette was...
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April 30th, 2008 @ 9am
Rev. Terrence K. Porter of Pilgrim Baptist Church. In one of the more multifaceted volunteer efforts seen in these parts recently, Pilgrim Baptist Church is organizing a Community Work Day this Saturday that will tackle everything from street cleaning to...
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April 23rd, 2008 @ 11am
After five years and a massive infusion of capital, the Community YMCA has put the Children's Cultural Center at 51 Monmouth Street up for sale, redbankgreen has learned. Asking price: $2.55 million. That's $145,000 less than the non-profit sank into...
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February 8th, 2008 @ 1pm
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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 ...
THRONGS FLOCK TO RED BANK STREET FAIR
redbankgreen Partyline: Thousands fill the streets of Red Bank for street fair.