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THAT’S THUMB BUSINESS THEY’VE GOT THERE
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A sample flip book – played through three times – by Flipping Fun, which has opened a studio in Red Bank.  By STACIE FANELLI Dance a jig, kiss a lover, do theContinue reading "THAT’S THUMB BUSINESS THEY’VE GOT THERE"
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September 14th, 2012 @ 8am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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Scenes from Sunday’s Street Fair in Red Bank. (Photos by Stacie Fanelli. Click to enlarge) By DANIELLE TEPPER Sunday’s balmy mid-70s temperatures brought locals out in droves to experience theContinue reading "STREET FAIR SIGNALS SUMMER’S END"
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September 10th, 2012 @ 8am
BROTHERS FIND THE LADY, AT TRTC’S ‘TOPDOG’
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Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks directs her own Pulitzer Prize winning play TOPDOG/ UNDERDOG — starring a pair of brothers as a pair of brothers — when Two River Theater Company opensContinue reading "BROTHERS FIND THE LADY, AT TRTC’S ‘TOPDOG’"
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September 6th, 2012 @ 7am
IN RED BANK, ‘MEDICATED’ AND UNCENSORED
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A camera crew with HowardTV On Demand, Howard Stern’s uncensored cable channel, spent Tuesday in the Red Bank Public Library and on the streets of town with resident Peter McHeffey,Continue reading "IN RED BANK, ‘MEDICATED’ AND UNCENSORED"
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September 4th, 2012 @ 3pm
The Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair continues for three more nights, and the weather forecast is pretty smactacular for the run. redbankgreen reporter Stacie Fanelli was there for opening night lastContinue reading "A DAZZLING WAY TO END A SUMMER"
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August 30th, 2012 @ 9am
FILM BUFFS LIKE IT HOT
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More than 50 people showed up in Red Bank’s Riverside Gardens park Tuesday night for Shore Flicks’ final installment of the summer, “Some Like it Hot” (with Marilyn Monroe, JackContinue reading "FILM BUFFS LIKE IT HOT"
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August 29th, 2012 @ 11am
SMITH FANS UNITE, INCHING TOWARD STASH
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Fans waited in line as long as 10 hours with Kevin Smith books, films and artwork to be signed by their hero. Below, actor Jason Mewes, trailed by a videoContinue reading "SMITH FANS UNITE, INCHING TOWARD STASH"
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August 27th, 2012 @ 10am
ROCKING ‘N ROLLING ON THE RIVER
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Aboard the Kemosabe, the Moroccan Sheepherders played a concert to an armada of fans bobbing in Blossom Cove on the Middletown side of the Navesink Saturday. (Photos by Stacie Fanelli.Continue reading "ROCKING ‘N ROLLING ON THE RIVER"
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August 27th, 2012 @ 9am
GETTING JAZZY FOR JOHNNY JAZZ
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Red Bank’s jazz royalty gathered in an unassuming pocket park at Shrewsbury Avenue and Drs. James Parker Boulevard Friday night as the Al Wright Unit, above, the Chuck Lambert BandContinue reading "GETTING JAZZY FOR JOHNNY JAZZ"
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August 27th, 2012 @ 7am
A CHANGE OF SEASON, A HAPPENING WEEKEND
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Red Bank musical movers and shakers Chuck Lambert, Joe Muccioli and the Al Wright Unit’s Ruth Wright pay tribute to the late Ralph “Johnny Jazz” Gatta, in a special outdoorContinue reading "A CHANGE OF SEASON, A HAPPENING WEEKEND"
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August 23rd, 2012 @ 8am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Pull up a seat, ponder life’s greatest question  – which is, of course, ‘Where Have I Seen This?’  – and then, having divined the answer, send it here by email, please.
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August 23rd, 2012 @ 7am
RED BANK: MORE ART, LIVE AND ON THE HOOF
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The locator map for Friday’s Art Walk, and one of Gabriela Rusu’s paintings (right) in a show that opens tonight. (Click to enlarge) Coming off Sunday’s highly successful roll-out ofContinue reading "RED BANK: MORE ART, LIVE AND ON THE HOOF"
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August 22nd, 2012 @ 9am
FIRED UP FOR THE FAIR HAVEN FAIR
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There’s just enough room to squeeze between the rides and booths that pack the grounds of the Fire Haven firehouse for the annual Firemen’s Fair, touted as the largest suchContinue reading "FIRED UP FOR THE FAIR HAVEN FAIR"
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August 22nd, 2012 @ 6am
Accompanied only by the sound of passing traffic, Red Bank’s Michael Evans, aka ‘Aizen G,’ polished his pipes and his moves before an imaginary audience at Riverside Gardens Park SundayContinue reading "FROM WHERE HE STANDS, IT’S A FULL HOUSE"
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August 21st, 2012 @ 1pm
RED BANK: OFF-THE-INTERIOR-WALL ART
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August 20th, 2012 @ 7am
UP A LAZY RIVER OR TWO WITH LEON REDBONE
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Master of back-porch blues, song-sheet pop and hobo-camp folk music Leon Redbone pulls up a stool the Two River Theater Red Bank Sunday. By TOM CHESEK The seersucker suit andContinue reading "UP A LAZY RIVER OR TWO WITH LEON REDBONE"
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August 17th, 2012 @ 9am
A NIGHT OUT IN FAIR HAVEN AND RED BANK
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Four-year-old Zach Halpern gets airborne for a ring toss at the Fair Haven PD’s National Night Out celebration of police and community relations Tuesday. At the Red Bank edition, teens woreContinue reading "A NIGHT OUT IN FAIR HAVEN AND RED BANK"
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August 8th, 2012 @ 9am
FAIR HAVEN GEARS UP FOR EARLIER BIKE RACE
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A scene from the 2011 edition of the Tour de Fair Haven, above. Below, members of the New Jersey Wheelmen will show-off century-old big-wheel bikes. (Click to enlarge) By DANIELLEContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN GEARS UP FOR EARLIER BIKE RACE"
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August 8th, 2012 @ 7am
TAKING A BITE OUT OF CRIME
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Scenes from the Fair Haven National Night Out in 2009, above, and Red Bank’s 2011 edition, below. (Click to enlarge) By DANIELLE TEPPER Since 1984, the National Association of TownContinue reading "TAKING A BITE OUT OF CRIME"
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August 2nd, 2012 @ 9am
RED BANK: CLEAN COMEDY ON A BLUE RIVER
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LAST COMIC STANDING semifinalist Erin Jackson, top, headlines Red Bank’s first-ever Comedy in the Park event, while (L-R) Tim Belford, emcee Chris Covert and Matt Perkins set the stage forContinue reading "RED BANK: CLEAN COMEDY ON A BLUE RIVER"
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July 31st, 2012 @ 5am
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KAYAKERS CLEAR RIVER JUNK
Partyline photo: "The Navesink Nymphs" clear floating tires from the river.
PAINT IT PURPLE?
Caption: ‘Should it be done purple?’ Perfect day. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
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MANTIS (PRAYING) AT CHURCH
Partyliner photographs 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)