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RED BANK: ROLLIN’ OUT OF THE RIVER
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RED BANK: The pastor and sexton from Trinity Church retrieve a trash barrel tossed into the Navesink from Riverside Gardens Park. Photos.
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May 24th, 2017 @ 6am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: East Side Flag Football Union (EFFU) goes for glory once again in the Snow Bowl, a fundraiser for Special Olympics, at Metlife Stadium next month.
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February 6th, 2017 @ 11am
RED BANK: DONATED HOUSE COMING DOWN
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RED BANK: A house left to Saint James Church put $359,000 in its coffers. It's now to be razed for parking and, eventually, development, new owner says.
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January 25th, 2017 @ 5am
RED BANK: BANDIERA AND ‘HOPE’ AT BASIE
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RED BANK: Bobby Bandiera brings ninth annual Hope Concert to Basie Friday, promising a rocking and soulful show studded with stars.
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December 21st, 2016 @ 8am
MIDDLETOWN: SHARING SUMMER’S BOUNTY
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MIDDLETOWN: Kids spend their summer off growing and collecting produce for the hungry.
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August 29th, 2016 @ 11am
RED BANK: BON JOVI THANKS BIZ OWNERS
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RED BANK: Bon Jovi hosts local retailers to thank them for helping out in a fundraiser.
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June 23rd, 2016 @ 5am
SHREWSBURY: SPECIAL TORCH HANDED OFF
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SHREWSBURY: Borough school students carry Special Olympics torch from border to border.
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June 10th, 2016 @ 2pm
RED BANK: BUY A BOWL, FEED A SOUL
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An artist at work on a bowl for the event, and a sampling of the bowls available for purchase, below. (Photos by Bob McKay. Click to enlarge) For the second year inContinue reading "RED BANK: BUY A BOWL, FEED A SOUL"
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May 13th, 2016 @ 2pm
RED BANK: MISSION HOUSE WINS OK
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Architect Ned Gaunt’s rendering of the proposed St. Crispin’s Social Ministry House on the St. Anthony of Padua campus. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "RED BANK: MISSION HOUSE WINS OK"
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March 4th, 2016 @ 6am
RED BANK: CHURCH PLANS NEW FACILITY
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St. Anthony of Padua parish hopes to win approval to raze this house and garage to construct a new building to provide social services. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click toContinue reading "RED BANK: CHURCH PLANS NEW FACILITY"
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March 2nd, 2016 @ 12pm
RED BANK: RAISE A CROP OF AWARENESS
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The annual CROP walk takes participants through downtown Red Bank. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)  Peanut butter, rice and beans. Together they make up the big three “MostContinue reading "RED BANK: RAISE A CROP OF AWARENESS"
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October 15th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: BIKE SAFETY GIVEAWAY PLANNED
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Cyclists can get a free bike lamp and helmet at the event. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Red Bank retailer Dean Ross, who spearheaded a bike lampContinue reading "RED BANK: BIKE SAFETY GIVEAWAY PLANNED"
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September 23rd, 2015 @ 8am
RED BANK: EAT TO AID THEIR WALK
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The Red Bank Bosom Buddies, seen here in May, are, from left: Teicia Gaupp, Jenny Rossano, Janice Havay, Sandy Riddle, Beth Hanratty and Jen Shields. Missing is Cristie Ritz King.Continue reading "RED BANK: EAT TO AID THEIR WALK"
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September 21st, 2015 @ 10am
RED BANK: BATTERS UP
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Brothers and former major leaguers Jeff Frazier (who played seven years with the Tigers, Marlins and Nationals) and Charlie Frazier (six years with the Marlins) of Frazier Baseball put on aContinue reading "RED BANK: BATTERS UP"
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July 27th, 2015 @ 3pm
LITTLE SILVER: STUDENT TO RATE WALKWAYS
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Theo Cheevers at Church Street and Rumson Road, site of a recent sidewalk reconstruction. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Where exactly in Little SilverContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: STUDENT TO RATE WALKWAYS"
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July 21st, 2015 @ 10am
Red Bank’s Count Basie Theatre is $1 million richer this month, thanks to a Brielle-based charity. The Charles Lafitte Foundation, founded by Vonage board chairman Jeffrey Citron and his wife,Continue reading "RED BANK: BASIE NETS $1M FOR STUDENT ARTS"
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July 8th, 2015 @ 7am
RED BANK: ST. ANTHONY’S SALE RETURNS
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Maritza Serrano, left, and Mary Ellen Harris (with dog, Claire) seen at the St. Anthony of Padua rummage sale in 2013. The event returns to the Bridge Avenue, Red BankContinue reading "RED BANK: ST. ANTHONY’S SALE RETURNS"
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May 11th, 2015 @ 8am
RED BANK: HOOFING IT FOR BREAST CANCER
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The walkers, from left, are: Janice Havay, Sandy Riddle, Beth Hanratty, Jen Shields, Teicia Gaupp, and Jenny Rossano. Missing from the photo is Cristie Ritz King. (Photos by John T.Continue reading "RED BANK: HOOFING IT FOR BREAST CANCER"
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May 8th, 2015 @ 8am
RED BANK: BIKE LIGHT GIVEAWAY PLANNED
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It’s a mitzvah for local cyclists, says the temple member who dreamed it up. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD In an effort toContinue reading "RED BANK: BIKE LIGHT GIVEAWAY PLANNED"
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May 5th, 2015 @ 1pm
RED BANK: SCOUT LEADS BENCH PROJECT
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Zack Forest of Red Bank, at right above, got help from 11-year-old Alex Pane, and other members of Boy Scout Troop 67 (Tower Hill) over the past two weekends asContinue reading "RED BANK: SCOUT LEADS BENCH PROJECT"
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April 7th, 2015 @ 10am
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RBG CUB SIGHTING
A Partyline contributor positioned on the dais at Thursday's meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment captured redbankgreen reporter intern ...
DOWNPOUR STRAINS DRAIN
Partyline captures video of a flooded intersection during Tuesday's afternoon thunderstorm.
STILL ‘OPEN’ SPACE
Next to Fins and Feathers, very surprised to see an overgrown parking lot that still sits there…overgrown and with blacktop. (Photo and te ...
DARK COMEDY BY JERSEY DIRECTOR OPENS FILM FEST
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off with "In Memoriam," a dark comedy about an actor with six months to live.
Indie Street Film Festival Kicks Off
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off.
KUDOS FOR RBCS FINANCE WHIZZES
Monmouth County Board of Commissioners and Borough Council honor Red Bank Charter School students who took second place in a national financ ...
MARINE PARK HOT DOGS
Red Bank's newly remade Marine Park also has a new lunch option, a newly licensed hot dog cart.
MATCHA CLOSE UP
Partyline captures a photographer working for Aura Coffee Roaster angles for the perfect shot of two iced matcha lattes on Broad Street Mond ...
SOUTH STREET AUTHOR TO READ AT LIBRARY SATURDAY
South Street resident Scott Robertson will read selections from his book, Contents of a Curious Mind, Saturday, Aug. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 ...
EARTH SPIRIT FOUNDER DIES
Jocelyn Ruth Midose, longtime owner of Earth Spirit New Age Center has died.
A PERFECT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
The annual National Night Out event organized by the Red Bank Police Department drew hundreds to frolic amid the green grass and cotton cand ...
Blackhawk Helicopter Arrives for National Night Out
The Blackhawk helicopter has arrived. Everyone’s favorite part of each National Night Out hosted by the Red Bank Police Department jus ...
PARKING METER MOMENT
Patty Bishop of Verona was halfway through her haircut at Fox & Jane when she realized she needed to feed the parking meter. After she p ...
JOIN US AT JJ’S – PLEASE!
A doe-eyed sect of sentient boba teas sweetly beseeches us to join their adorable cult outside of JJ Delicacies this sticky August Sunday!
NEIGHBORS GATHER AT TINO’S
Chris Havens of River Street gathered group of Red Bankers for dinner on Thursday night. The gathering was in the back patio of Tino’s Mex ...
TREE BRANCH VS CAR
A tree branch fell on a parked car on Chestnut Street near Pearl Street Sunday. Submitted by Brian Donohue
APOSTROPHE CATASTROPHE
As a curmudgeonly curator of terrible punctuation on public signs, I’ve seen and shaken my head at a lot of gratuitous quotation marks ...
DANE FOR DEMOCRACY
redbankgreen Partyline captures a great dane who, all signs indicate, has had enough.
SUNFLOWER GAUNTLET
On the Partyline: a sunflower guantlet on River Street.
VIGIL FOR 68 DEAD
About 100 people attended a Saturday vigil at Johnny Jazz Park in Red Bank as part of a nationwide series of events to mourn the lives of pe ...