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EMPTY STORE FOR FULL HOUSE? A FAIR TRADE
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The vacant storefront at 12 Broad will spotlight products that reflect fair-trade principles this weekend. (Click to enlarge) By TOM CHESEK It’s probably been several generations since there was suchContinue reading "EMPTY STORE FOR FULL HOUSE? A FAIR TRADE"
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October 21st, 2010 @ 9am
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SEEKING A SOLUTION FOR SHADOW LAKE
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Middletown and DEP officials will meet today to discuss problems at Shadow Lake. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Middletown and state Department of Environmental ProtectionContinue reading "SEEKING A SOLUTION FOR SHADOW LAKE"
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October 21st, 2010 @ 8am
A HEAPING HARVEST OF GOOD DEEDS
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Clockwise from top left: Village People chief Felipe Rose, Blondie bombshell Debbie Harry, funk bassmaster TM Stevens and  actress Siobhan Fallon Hogan are the honorees at the Monmouth County ArtsContinue reading "A HEAPING HARVEST OF GOOD DEEDS"
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October 20th, 2010 @ 1pm
SHREWSBURY MULLS BOW HUNT FOR DEER
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Deer on the lawn of an Elm Lane residence earlier this month. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Most mornings, Brian Hall wakes up to find the motion sensor outsideContinue reading "SHREWSBURY MULLS BOW HUNT FOR DEER"
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October 19th, 2010 @ 11am
A DO-GOODER’S GUIDE TO THE WEEKEND
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Images by Shrewsbury resident and official Monmouth Park photographer Bill Denver remain on display this weekend, as the Meridian Health Steeplechase returns the great steeplechase meet tradition to the greaterContinue reading "A DO-GOODER’S GUIDE TO THE WEEKEND"
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September 24th, 2010 @ 7am
Scenes from Paddle the Navesink Day, captured by Peter Lindner. (To enlarge the photo display, start it, then click the embiggen symbol in the lower right corner. To get backContinue reading "A PLETHORA OF PADDLING"
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September 20th, 2010 @ 1pm
POND DREDGING SLATED TO BEGIN TODAY
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Heavy machinery on-scene at Pomphrey’s Pond yesterday. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Something to be filed in the skinny folder labeled “On-Time Promises From Government?”Continue reading "POND DREDGING SLATED TO BEGIN TODAY"
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September 15th, 2010 @ 8am
Zoe Gallagher, 13, had rallied support for the measure after trees on a Poplar Avenue property were cut down to make room for two houses. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; clickContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN TREE ORDINANCE DIES"
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September 14th, 2010 @ 6am
ANOTHER POWER TO BE RECKONED WITH
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A sign in Sea Bright warns visitors that a hurricane may threaten beachgoers later this week. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI This week’s forecast: hot and sunny with aContinue reading "ANOTHER POWER TO BE RECKONED WITH"
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August 31st, 2010 @ 10am
CAT HOLOCAUST IN SEA BRIGHT?
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One resident says there’s a cat holocaust in Sea Bright. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Kathleen Kalaf says there’s a cat holocaust happening in SeaContinue reading "CAT HOLOCAUST IN SEA BRIGHT?"
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August 25th, 2010 @ 10am
FORECAST: LOTS OF FLOWER POWER
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‘Heliotropis,’ Anthony Castronovo’s sun-powered sculpture kinetic sculpture, should get a workout today and tomorrow. (Photo by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) Arts patrons Beth Deutch and her husband, Larry Rubin,Continue reading "FORECAST: LOTS OF FLOWER POWER"
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August 20th, 2010 @ 6am
FRAGILE MONARCHS HEAD SOUTH
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The release gave children, including the young girl below, a chance to see the butterflies up close. (Photos by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) Sickles Market in Little Silver heldContinue reading "FRAGILE MONARCHS HEAD SOUTH"
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August 16th, 2010 @ 8am
RECOVERY FOR A ROOFTOP GARDEN
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Patients are allowed to get their hands dirty at the rejuvenated rooftop garden at Riverview Medical Center. (Photos by Peter Lindner; click to enlarge) It sat idle for years, aContinue reading "RECOVERY FOR A ROOFTOP GARDEN"
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August 11th, 2010 @ 8am
RIVER PARK PLAN TAKES SHAPE IN FAIR HAVEN
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An informal committee met at the former Charles Williams estate Monday to discuss its future. (Photos by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It’s a simple plan, withContinue reading "RIVER PARK PLAN TAKES SHAPE IN FAIR HAVEN"
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August 3rd, 2010 @ 7am
POND DREDGING DELAYS RILE RUMSONITES
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State officials say Pomphrey’s Pond, across East River Road from borough hall, will get its long-awaited dredging later this year. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPIContinue reading "POND DREDGING DELAYS RILE RUMSONITES"
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July 14th, 2010 @ 6am
FAIR HAVEN TREE LAW GETS ANOTHER LOOK
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12-year-old Zoe Gallagher made her case to the borough council Monday night to amend Fair Haven’s tree ordinance. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Fair HavenContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN TREE LAW GETS ANOTHER LOOK"
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July 13th, 2010 @ 5am
New Jersey American Water has lifted its request that customers in Monmouth and Ocean counties restrict their H2O usage. Citing compliance with the “mandatory” restriction imposed without warning on MonmouthContinue reading "WATER SUPPLIER LIFTS RESTRICTIONS"
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July 12th, 2010 @ 12pm
KABOOM: AUTHORITIES REVIEW SECURITY
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Hundreds of visitors packed a waiting area at the Red Bank station for a northbound train after the fireworks, and transit personnel directed them into double-decker railcars, below. (Click toContinue reading "KABOOM: AUTHORITIES REVIEW SECURITY"
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July 7th, 2010 @ 7am
WATER EMERGENCY CONFOUNDS LOCALS
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Rumson is among local towns being asked to conserve water. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI High temperatures and a lack of rain prompted the area’sContinue reading "WATER EMERGENCY CONFOUNDS LOCALS"
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July 6th, 2010 @ 7am
FH COUNCIL TAKES FLAK ON TWO ISSUES
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More than 50 residents filled the borough council chambers Monday night for a chance to be heard on two separate hot-button issues in town. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click toContinue reading "FH COUNCIL TAKES FLAK ON TWO ISSUES"
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June 29th, 2010 @ 5am
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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.