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Dining al fresco on the west side of the Oceanic Bridge, under the admiring watch of nearby boaters, were these two members of the pod. (Click to enlarge) Maybe they got bored just shuttling back and forth in the Shrewsbury...
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July 9th, 2008 @ 6am
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Clean Ocean Action's Casey Shanley models the latest in environmental beachwear. By SUE MORGAN Piggybacking on the popularity of the dolphin pod that's been in the Shrewsbury River since mid-June, Clean Ocean Action last week took aim at three proposals...
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July 7th, 2008 @ 7am
When the dolphins are out, "It's just boats, boats, boats parked out there," says Ruben Nagy of McLoone's Rum Runner. Amid rising concern about their safety, a pod of dolphins will be led out of the Shrewsbury River toward open...
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June 24th, 2008 @ 12pm
Volunteers working to clear the lot of debris at low tide earlier this month. Hoping to head off bureaucratic problems later on, Red Bank officials have tabled a measure to preserve a borough owned lot fronting on the Navesink River...
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June 24th, 2008 @ 10am
Volunteers cleared a path to the river on the borough-owned parcel earlier this month. Three months ago, Red Bank officials were mulling the possible sale of a small piece of riverfront property to help offset a budget shortfall. Last night,...
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June 10th, 2008 @ 9am
Yeah, we did a double-take, too. But the Associated Press, citing the National Weather Service, is reporting that a heat wave is about to roll in for the weekend and then stick around. Forecasters say temperatures could reach near 100...
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June 5th, 2008 @ 12pm
A Red Bank-owned lot at the foot of Maple Avenue got a sprucing up by about dozen volunteers who cleared a path between a small parking lot and the water's edge Sunday. Out came chunks of broken concrete, an old...
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June 2nd, 2008 @ 10am
The Navesink and Shrewsbury Rivers are among New Jersey waterways now experiencing algae blooms that are turning them brown, today's Asbury Park Press reports. The bloom phenomenon is also affecting Raritan and Sandy Hook bays as well as ocean surf...
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May 30th, 2008 @ 5am
Are there more cigarette butts on New Jersey's beaches than in decades past? Some environmentalists say so. Citing data gleaned in part by Clean Ocean Action from its twice-yearly sweep of New Jersey beaches, today's Star-Ledger reports that this summer's...
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May 16th, 2008 @ 9am
Michael Nitka, an experienced rower from Red Bank, gets ready to enter a scull during Navesink River Rowing's open house on Saturday. Next Sunday, as part of Red Bank's two-day centennial celebration, rowers from the the non-profit club will participate...
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May 12th, 2008 @ 5am
Rowers from Navesink River Rowing encountered some light choppiness on the river yesterday afternoon. The nonprofit plans an open house May 10. Check out the NRR website for details. Email this story
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May 1st, 2008 @ 6am
Surrounded by classmates from the Red Bank Middle School and watched by a standing-room audience, fifth-grader Jorge Banavides introduces a slide show about the threats of global warming at last night's borough council meeting. Eighth-grader Samantha Riordan also made a...
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April 29th, 2008 @ 7am
Today's weather forecast, courtesy of the National Weather Service: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. High near 62. East wind 15 to 18 mph becoming south. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New...
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April 28th, 2008 @ 6am
In recognition of Arbor Day, redbankgreen today presents eight baby trees installed along borough streets as part of a tree-planting blitz by the Red Bank Shade Tree Commission last fall. Heck, we can even consider this a special edition of...
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April 25th, 2008 @ 8am
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
Bob Sickles Sr. riding high on his 1948 John Deere MT tractor. Eighty years old, and with a still-thick crop of hair, Bob Sickles Sr. sits at his son Bob's desk and picks through a boxful of documents in his...
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April 23rd, 2008 @ 6am
redbankgreen chanced up this scrap of paper lying in the grass at Meadow Ridge Park in Rumson over the weekend. Maybe the planet was trying to tell us something? Well, many people are listening, of course. Tonight, at the Red...
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April 22nd, 2008 @ 7am
Trash hauled up from the banks of the Swimming River awaits pickup at the western end of Drs. James Parker Boulevard Saturday. "No dead bodies" were found, says Boris Kofman, of the Red Bank Environmental Commission, but a handful of...
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April 21st, 2008 @ 6am
The Highlands Bridge and overpass to Sandy Hook as they appeared in mid-February, shortly after the arrival of construction equipment. By SUE MORGAN The stroke of a state official's pen has Sea Bright officials on edge about who or what...
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April 17th, 2008 @ 8am
Max Weinberg, at right, on the set of 'Late Night with Conan O'Brien.' The real estate market may be plummeting, but Max Weinberg, drummer for Bruce Springsteen and Conan O'Brien, is hoping for some magic as he plans to sell...
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April 14th, 2008 @ 7am
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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.