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RED BANK: LORD TAKE ME DOWNTOWN
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One of the longest-running lineups in popular music, ZZ Top brings fifty shades of electrified boogie blues (and a touch or two of grey) to the Basie stage on Wednesday. Continue reading "RED BANK: LORD TAKE ME DOWNTOWN"
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March 10th, 2015 @ 6am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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FAIR HAVEN: TEETH, CLAWS, PRICKLES & PEW
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Naturalist Travis Gale, pictured with friendly skunk in a recent NJ school appearance, visits Fair Haven’s Church of the Nativity on Wednesday for a program that demonstrates how Earth’s incredibleContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: TEETH, CLAWS, PRICKLES & PEW"
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March 9th, 2015 @ 12pm
RUMSON: TOWN DONS ITS FINEST GREENERY
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For their third annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Rumsonians put on a display of kelly green and Hibernian spirit Sunday. A plethora of men in kilts, and a few kiltedContinue reading "RUMSON: TOWN DONS ITS FINEST GREENERY"
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March 9th, 2015 @ 8am
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of February 26 to March 5, 2015. This information is unedited. CRIMES NoneContinue reading "RED BANK: CRIME & ARREST REPORTS"
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March 9th, 2015 @ 7am
ON THE GREEN: WARMING UP
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Seventy-two hours after Thursday’s snowstorm, the same view – west along Harding Road in Little Silver, toward Tower Hill – was quite different Sunday, when temperatures reached into the mid-40sContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: WARMING UP"
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March 9th, 2015 @ 5am
RED BANK, MIDDLETOWN: JOYFUL NOISES
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Dr. Ryan Brandau leads the Monmouth Civic Chorus in song, Sunday at Tower Hill Church — while pianist Julia Muench salutes her immigrant heritage in a free Monday evening concertContinue reading "RED BANK, MIDDLETOWN: JOYFUL NOISES"
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March 7th, 2015 @ 4pm
RED BANK: BOLTON AHEAD TO SPRING
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Ain’t No (Snow) Mountain High Enough: Michael Bolton — pictured playing to an appreciative audience in China last year — returns to Red Bank on Sunday night for a concertContinue reading "RED BANK: BOLTON AHEAD TO SPRING"
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March 7th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: THE NAVESINK AS SKETCHPAD
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To whomever is responsible for the snow drawing on the Navesink River at Maple Cove in Red Bank: thank you. (Click to enlarge)
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March 6th, 2015 @ 2pm
RUMSON: ‘TIS A MARCHING ON THE GREEN
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The third annual Rumson St. Patrick’s Day Parade commences this Sunday afternoon, March 8, capping a season of celebrations that extend into the week to come. Those minty Shamrock ShakesContinue reading "RUMSON: ‘TIS A MARCHING ON THE GREEN"
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March 6th, 2015 @ 5am
ON THE GREEN: SNOW TAPERS OFF
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Sledders took to the hill at Tower Hill Church in Red Bank while the snow was still falling Thursday afternoon, and a passenger cleared a windshield on Broad Street, right.Continue reading "ON THE GREEN: SNOW TAPERS OFF"
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March 5th, 2015 @ 6pm
RED BANK: AN ‘ENCHANTED’ ANNIVERSARY
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Jazz chanteuse Champian Fulton and Tony Corrao (left)  join host Bob Tuzzo and Joe Muccioli’s Red Bank Jazz Orchestra for An Enchanted Evening of Song, celebrating ten years of JazzContinue reading "RED BANK: AN ‘ENCHANTED’ ANNIVERSARY"
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March 5th, 2015 @ 12pm
The following schools have announced closings and delayed openings as of 5:50 a.m. Thursday because of the expected snowstorm.  • Brookdale Community College: Delayed opening. • Fair Haven schools: closed.Continue reading "ON THE GREEN: SCHOOL CLOSINGS"
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March 5th, 2015 @ 5am
RED BANK READY FOR STORM, SAYS DPU HEAD
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Plows will roll out of the borough DPU yard on Chestnut Street starting at about 3 a.m. Thursday, says a borough official. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)Continue reading "RED BANK READY FOR STORM, SAYS DPU HEAD"
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March 4th, 2015 @ 3pm
CHURN: RED GOES DARK, SOUTH MOON RISES
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The first-floor restaurant at red, now closed for remodeling, will reopen under a new name in coming months. The upstairs nightclub remains open on Friday and Saturday nights. (Photos byContinue reading "CHURN: RED GOES DARK, SOUTH MOON RISES"
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March 4th, 2015 @ 11am
RUMSON: IT’S ANOTHER TEQUILA TWILIGHT
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Under the musical direction of Jeff MacPherson — seen here with a dove friend at his Red Bank home in 2013 — a flock of local musicians, including Pat Guadagno,Continue reading "RUMSON: IT’S ANOTHER TEQUILA TWILIGHT"
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March 4th, 2015 @ 8am
RED BANK: CAR CRASHES INTO CHICKEN JOINT
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Two employees reported non-serious injuries after a car jumped the curb and plowed through the storefront of the Cluck U chicken restaurant on Water Street in Red Bank shortly beforeContinue reading "RED BANK: CAR CRASHES INTO CHICKEN JOINT"
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March 3rd, 2015 @ 1pm
RED BANK: RESCUED DEER SAVED – AGAIN
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The doe allowed caretakers to swaddle it in blankets for several hours Saturday evening, above. Below, the doe struggling to escape the frigid Navesink that afternoon; the deer at leftContinue reading "RED BANK: RESCUED DEER SAVED – AGAIN"
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March 3rd, 2015 @ 10am
RED BANK: THE LOOKS OF LOVE, AT THE BASIE
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Classic pop composer Burt Bacharach brings 50-plus years of make-out music to the Basie stage on Friday… after SPANK! delivers some Fifty Shades of parody on Wednesday.  Call it Jet-SetContinue reading "RED BANK: THE LOOKS OF LOVE, AT THE BASIE"
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March 3rd, 2015 @ 8am
RED BANK: SCONCE IN A BLUE MOON
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Or something like that. Hey, we’re just having a little bit of fun with the moonrise over Wallace Street in Red Bank and a lighting fixture on the vacant formerContinue reading "RED BANK: SCONCE IN A BLUE MOON"
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March 2nd, 2015 @ 5pm
STUDENT SUSPENDED FOR SCHILLING TWEETS
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The profile photo of the Twitter user identified as “the Sports Guru,” who Curt Schilling said posted offensive comments about his daughter, is the same one used on Facebook byContinue reading "STUDENT SUSPENDED FOR SCHILLING TWEETS"
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March 2nd, 2015 @ 11am
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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)