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RED BANK: JON STEWART SELLS SECOND HOME
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RED BANK: With a deal to sell the second of two adjacent homes overlooking the Navesink River, Jon Stewart appears to have ended his time in town.
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October 11th, 2021 @ 11am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: THOUSANDS PACK OYSTERFEST
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RED BANK: Ideal weather puts thousands in a partying mood as Oysterfest returns after a pandemic-skipped year. redbankgreen has beaucoup pix.
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September 27th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: SUN TO SHINE ON OYSTERFEST
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RED BANK: After skipped year, Guinness Oyster Festival set to return with sunshine in forecast Sunday. Here's what you need to know if planning to attend.
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September 24th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: STEWART SELLS ONE MANSION
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RED BANK: Comedian Jon Stewart has a deal to sell one of his two adjoining homes overlooking the Navesink River, according to a recent filing.
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September 9th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: BOARD TAPS BOWERS-CRADER
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RED BANK: RiverCenter names Samantha Bowers-Crader board chairperson, a position held by her father three decades ago.
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June 30th, 2021 @ 11am
RED BANK: CARTER TO LEAD RIVERCENTER
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RED BANK: RiverCenter names former borough planning director Glenn Carter as executive director, succeeding Laura Kirkpatrick.
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May 26th, 2021 @ 3pm
RED BANK: Kirkpatrick resigns RiverCenter, leaving downtown promo agency looking for a new executive director for the second time in 17 months.
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May 11th, 2021 @ 4pm
LINCROFT: TUNING UP, ‘CARBERSHOP’-STYLE
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LINCROFT: Unable to sing in person, and frustrated by Zoom, the Chorus of the Atlantic finds a workaround: 'carbershop' rehearsals in a church parking lot.
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April 21st, 2021 @ 12pm
RED BANK: DALPRA TO HEAD PARKS & REC
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RED BANK: Quickly filling vacancy left by Charlie Hoffmann, council hires former RBR athletic director Louis 'Del' DalPra to run parks & rec department.
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April 15th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: HOFFMANN LEAVING REC JOB
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RED BANK: Leaving borough hall for new job, parks and rec director Charlie Hoffmann gets a 'pile-on' of love from officials.
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March 25th, 2021 @ 1pm
SANDY HOOK: SPRINGSTEEN BUSTED FOR DWI
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SANDY HOOK: Springsteen facing DWI and other charges from November arrest that came to light three days after his Super Bowl commercial for Jeep.
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February 10th, 2021 @ 1pm
RED BANK: Council agenda includes bonds, hirings, event date approvals for a post-pandemic world... but still no movement on commenting protocol.
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January 26th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: BON JOVI SPOTLIGHTS PORTER
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RED BANK: Rock star Jon Bon Jovi spoke with Pastor Terrence Porter of Pilgrim Baptist Church for a Christmas Eve segment on NBC's Today Show.
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December 28th, 2020 @ 7am
RED BANK: HOLIDAY DELIGHTS A-POPPING
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RED BANK: The holiday season is popping as organizations adapt the retail 'pop-up' concept to entertain and engage patrons.
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December 11th, 2020 @ 5pm
RED BANK: SECRET STASH TO RELOCATE
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RED BANK: Kevin Smith's downtown comics shop, Secret Stash, plans to relocate to a new Broad Street location, the filmmaker said Wednesday.
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November 25th, 2020 @ 7pm
RED BANK: LOW-KEY TREE LIGHTING
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RED BANK: Traditional Holiday Express concert/Town Light-Up is cancelled. Even the Christmas tree lighting will be a quiet affair.
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November 25th, 2020 @ 5pm
FAIR HAVEN: WITCHES’ WHIMSY ON THE WATER
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FAIR HAVEN: A coven of witches trade their brooms for paddleboards and kayaks in a whimsical outing on the Navesink. Check out the photos.
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October 26th, 2020 @ 10am
RED BANK: BASIE DEBUTS NEW STAGE
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RED BANK: With temperature checks at the door and well-spaced tables, Basie reopens and debuts new theater, a "small step" toward recovery, says CEO.
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October 22nd, 2020 @ 8pm
RED BANK: DiNIZIO SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE
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RED BANK: Basie announces details of 2021 musical scholarship in memory of late Smithereens lead singer and New Jersey son Pat DiNizio.
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October 12th, 2020 @ 11am
RED BANK: DEBUT VOGEL LINEUP SLATED
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RED BANK: Singer Grace Potter kicks things off at the Basie Center's new Vogel performance space. Here's the initial lineup of acts.
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October 5th, 2020 @ 12pm
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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)