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RUMSON: ONCE AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD
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With routes passing through Rumson, Middletown and Fair Haven, the 2014 Twin Lights Ride takes in some of the greater Red Bank Green’s most scenic sites. One guy’s “good sleepingContinue reading "RUMSON: ONCE AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD"
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September 27th, 2014 @ 12pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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The lights go out in Rumson, but Charlie Volker his fellow Dawgs light up the home field for Rumson-Fair Haven against Monmouth Regional. Meanwhile, Red Bank Catholic’s special teams prowessContinue reading "IT’S LIGHTS-OUT AS RFH, RBC ROLL TO WINS"
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September 27th, 2014 @ 9am
Gretchen Rell with a bird she called “Monty” in a selfie posted on her Facebook page in January. (Click to enlarge) A volunteer animal rescuer who stockpiled hundreds of deadContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: DEAD-BIRD HIDER SENTENCED"
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September 26th, 2014 @ 5pm
RED BANK: OTHER SHOE DROPS SUNDAY
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The big Red Bank shoe giveaway of 2014, which began last Sunday with the Doc Shoppe handing out 250 pairs of free shoes to borough kids, resumes this Sunday at 8Continue reading "RED BANK: OTHER SHOE DROPS SUNDAY"
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September 26th, 2014 @ 10am
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of September 20 to September 25, 2014. Report of Burglary in the area of PattersonContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: POLICE BLOTTER"
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September 26th, 2014 @ 9am
Old-style bluesman Juke Joint Jonny brings his 12-string, steel and dreadnought guitars to the Woman’s Club of Red Bank for the next in the monthly series of Reckless Steamy Nights FridayContinue reading "RED BANK: JONNY’S RECKLESS, STEAMY BLUES"
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September 26th, 2014 @ 7am
Recent crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. Kevin Allen, age 30, from Powell Avenue in Atlantic Highlands, NJ, arrested on September 11, 2014Continue reading "MIDDLETOWN: FOUR CHARGED WITH DWI"
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September 26th, 2014 @ 4am
RED BANK: THIS TOWN IS YOUR OYSTER…FEST
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The Guinness Oysterfest returnS to downtown Red Bank Sunday for an afternoon of sunshine, food, music and eary-fall good spirits. Although there are those who choose to shun it ratherContinue reading "RED BANK: THIS TOWN IS YOUR OYSTER…FEST"
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September 25th, 2014 @ 6pm
RED BANK: BASIE TIPS ITS HAT TO JETER
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Red Bank’s Count Basie Theatre found a simple, elegant way to pay tribute to Yankee’s great Derek Jeter on Thursday, the day of his final home game in pinstripes. (ClickContinue reading "RED BANK: BASIE TIPS ITS HAT TO JETER"
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September 25th, 2014 @ 3pm
RED BANK: OWNER SEEKS MISSING PARROT
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Named Cletus, the bird is a year-old green-and-blue Amazon parrot. (Click to enlarge) [SEE UPDATE BELOW] By JOHN T. WARD A Shrewsbury woman is seeking help in finding her year-oldContinue reading "RED BANK: OWNER SEEKS MISSING PARROT"
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September 25th, 2014 @ 12pm
RED BANK: RUMSON COP CHARGED WITH DWI
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The crash occurred at the eastern end of White Street, where the road narrows at the rear of 46 Broad Street.. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The motoristContinue reading "RED BANK: RUMSON COP CHARGED WITH DWI"
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September 25th, 2014 @ 12pm
RED BANK: MATTRESS MAVEN PICKS UP K9 TAB
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Michael Fux, above on Broad Street  in 2011. His donation cleared the way for the addition of Rugger, an 11-month-old German shepherd, to the RBPD. (Rugger photo courtesy of RBPD.Continue reading "RED BANK: MATTRESS MAVEN PICKS UP K9 TAB"
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September 25th, 2014 @ 10am
RED BANK: DWI CHARGE FOLLOWS CRASH
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It’s been a rough week for Red Bank landlord Helwar Realty. Last Thursday, roofers accidentally started a fire between its buildings at 48 and 50 Broad Street. Then, shortly afterContinue reading "RED BANK: DWI CHARGE FOLLOWS CRASH"
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September 25th, 2014 @ 10am
RED BANK: ROOK TAKES DOWNTOWN NOOK
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Rook signed a lease for space long occupied by Laurel Tracey Gallery, at 10 White Street. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Rook Coffee Roasters, a rapidly expanding by-the-cupContinue reading "RED BANK: ROOK TAKES DOWNTOWN NOOK"
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September 24th, 2014 @ 12pm
MIDDLETOWN 350: WITH A BANG AND A BEATLE
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That’s one giant step for Middletown, as the Moon-bounces are inflated for a Middletown Day celebration that caps the township’s 350th birthday year. (File photo by Dustin Racioppi) When theContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN 350: WITH A BANG AND A BEATLE"
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September 24th, 2014 @ 12pm
RED BANK: HOME, HOME ON THE GREEN
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Judy Marlow’s 46-foot-long sidewalk garden on Madison Avenue is among the stops on Saturday’s Red Bank Green Home Tour. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Just to clarifyContinue reading "RED BANK: HOME, HOME ON THE GREEN"
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September 24th, 2014 @ 10am
BEACH ALERT: RIP CURRENT THREAT HIGH
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Beachgoers taking advantage of the mild early autumn weather are being warned of a high risk of rip currents Wednesday. The National Weather Service says life-threatening rips are expected toContinue reading "BEACH ALERT: RIP CURRENT THREAT HIGH"
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September 24th, 2014 @ 6am
An online auction of images by rock photographer Mark Weiss of Rumson begins Wednesday to benefit Lunch Break, the Red Bank soup kitchen. The auction, which includes images of TedContinue reading "CLIPPINGS: POSTER BOY FOR LUNCH BREAK"
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September 23rd, 2014 @ 2pm
RED BANK: ‘DRIVING JERSEY’ REELS ‘EM IN
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‘Driving Jersey,’ a television series that mines the Garden State for its culture, kicks off a new season Wednesday night with footage shot in Red Bank, where producer (and boroughContinue reading "RED BANK: ‘DRIVING JERSEY’ REELS ‘EM IN"
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September 23rd, 2014 @ 1pm
LITTLE SILVER: REALLY LICHEN THIS BENCH…
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It looks like it might have spent the last few years tucked away deep in a sunless corner of the woods. But this lichen-covered bench is right on Prospect AvenueContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: REALLY LICHEN THIS BENCH…"
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September 23rd, 2014 @ 12pm
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PAINT IT PURPLE?
Caption: ‘Should it be done purple?’ Perfect day. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
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.
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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 ...