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FAIR HAVEN: GROWING, OLD SCHOOL
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Lou Smith in the Fair Haven Community Garden. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON In the colorful, whirligig-friendly, anything-goes Fair Haven Community garden, the seeds haveContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: GROWING, OLD SCHOOL"
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June 5th, 2014 @ 6am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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TRI-DISTRICT MUSIC FEST TAKES IT OUTSIDE
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The June 12 Tri-District Music Festival will feature RFH student musicians along with their counterparts from Knollwood and Forrestdale schools. An annual tradition for over 17 years, the Tri-District MusicContinue reading "TRI-DISTRICT MUSIC FEST TAKES IT OUTSIDE"
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June 4th, 2014 @ 6am
STARTING LINE FOR GIRLS ON THE RUN 5k
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On Sunday, June 8, the Junior League of Monmouth County will present their first annual Girls on the Run 5K event in Fair Haven, as part of what’s being describedContinue reading "STARTING LINE FOR GIRLS ON THE RUN 5k"
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June 3rd, 2014 @ 6am
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Fair Haven Police Department for the period of April 1 to May 31, 2014. • 4/3/14- Robert Centeno, 47, Red Bank,Continue reading "FAIR HAVEN: AUTO CHASE ENDS IN CRASH"
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June 2nd, 2014 @ 9am
ARMY CORPS MAPPING NAVESINK RIVER FLOOR
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Have you noticed a small, two-hulled boat with flashing lights meandering up the Navesink River lately? It’s an Army Corps of Engineers vessel mapping the river bottom, traveling from bankContinue reading "ARMY CORPS MAPPING NAVESINK RIVER FLOOR"
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May 30th, 2014 @ 7am
RED BANK AREA TOWNS SALUTE HEROES
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The Veterans Monument on Monmouth Street is the scene of an annual Memorial Day observance on Monday, one of several going on around the Green. From Red Bank to Rumson;Continue reading "RED BANK AREA TOWNS SALUTE HEROES"
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May 25th, 2014 @ 10am
RED BANK: LANDING, THEN PRINTING, FISH
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Max Berry silhouetted by one of his fish prints. Below, another of Berry’s works hangs on a fence outside the shop framed by a wall designed by artist Mike Ciccotello. Continue reading "RED BANK: LANDING, THEN PRINTING, FISH"
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May 21st, 2014 @ 10am
FH KIDS WAX POETIC FOR SANDY VICTIMS
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Caption: Diane Keaveny prepares to distribute tee shirts to the Knollwood fifth graders, while Kim Slate displays a copy of the book the students created to elicit donations for Sandy-relatedContinue reading "FH KIDS WAX POETIC FOR SANDY VICTIMS"
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May 21st, 2014 @ 6am
FAIR HAVEN: NEIGHBOR WANTS SHOW SNUFFED
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They sure looked pretty, but last year’s fireworks showered Mary Ylangan’s yard and others with debris, some of which she brought to a council meeting last week. (Photos by JohnContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: NEIGHBOR WANTS SHOW SNUFFED"
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May 19th, 2014 @ 7am
The Democratic Clubs of Eatontown, Fair Haven, Freehold, Ocean Township, Red Bank and Shrewsbury have combined their resources to present a very special program entitled “The Middle Class and Unions:Continue reading "AREA DEMS CLUBS TEAM UP FOR CONFERENCE"
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May 16th, 2014 @ 6am
FAIR HAVEN: BUFFING UP FOR BOAT SEASON
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Mike Wiehl of Fair Haven Yacht Works polishes up a beauty on a beautiful spring morning on the Navesink Tuesday. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)
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May 13th, 2014 @ 12pm
SEA BRIGHT: TAVOLO WETS FEET AT SHIP AHOY
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Patti Balderas at Tavolo Pronto in Fair Haven (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS Red Bank’s Patti Balderas, who with her husband Arturo owns and runs TavaloContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: TAVOLO WETS FEET AT SHIP AHOY"
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May 7th, 2014 @ 1pm
SCENES FROM THE BARGAIN TABLES
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[slideshow_deploy id=’89855′]Fair Haven and Red Bank’s annual townwide yard sales attracted hundreds of bargain-hunters – and at least two photographers. (Photos by Susan Ericson and Trish Russoniello. Click to enlarge)
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May 5th, 2014 @ 3pm
WHO FIXED THE NAVESINK OSPREY NEST?
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The osprey nest as see Friday morning, above, and a year ago, below. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) A precariously leaning home to ospreys in the NavesinkContinue reading "WHO FIXED THE NAVESINK OSPREY NEST?"
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May 2nd, 2014 @ 2pm
RED BANK / FAIR HAVEN: YARD SALES AHOY!
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The townwide yard sale is back, and again the markdown mayhem is too great to be contained in just one town. (File photo by Peter Lindner.)   Hard to believe,Continue reading "RED BANK / FAIR HAVEN: YARD SALES AHOY!"
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May 2nd, 2014 @ 9am
FAIR HAVEN: RESIDENTS RALLY FOR TEACHERS
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Students held signs with the names of teachers whose jobs they hoped to save. Board member Katy Frissora, below, fielded a question from a parent. (Photo by John T. Ward.Continue reading "FAIR HAVEN: RESIDENTS RALLY FOR TEACHERS"
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May 1st, 2014 @ 7am
FAIR HAVEN MAN TO HEAD RED BANK SCHOOLS
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Jared Rumage, below, was named to head the two-school district, including the primary school, above. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD After a seven-monthContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN MAN TO HEAD RED BANK SCHOOLS"
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April 30th, 2014 @ 5pm
FAIR HAVEN: WOMEN AT (AND OUT OF) WORK
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Author Dr. Mary Gatta visits River Road Books on Thursday evening, for a discussion of the challenges faced by unemployed women in the current workforce system.    As a seniorContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: WOMEN AT (AND OUT OF) WORK"
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April 30th, 2014 @ 12pm
Brown water alert: Red Bank’s annual spring hydrant flushing begins Tuesday night on the West Side and continues nightly, between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., according to an announcement onContinue reading "RED BANK: HYDRANT FLUSHING BEGINS"
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April 29th, 2014 @ 3pm
FAIR HAVEN: SCHOOLS HEAD UNDER FIRE
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Superintendent Nelson Ribon, center above, fielded pointed questions from parents, including one, below, who compared him to a CEO who had lost the respect of his employees. (Photo by JohnContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: SCHOOLS HEAD UNDER FIRE"
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April 29th, 2014 @ 7am
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MANTIS (PRAYING) AT CHURCH
Partyliner films 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)
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 ...