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RED BANK: THINK GLOBAL, ACT RE-LOCAL
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The trailer for ‘In Transition 2.0,’ a documentary screening at Red Bank Public Library Thursday evening. If you’re the sort of person who’s been looking for a hyper-local way toContinue reading "RED BANK: THINK GLOBAL, ACT RE-LOCAL"
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July 30th, 2014 @ 6am
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Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of July 11 to July 25, 2014. CRIMES Report of Theft in the area ofContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: THREE CHARGED WITH DUI"
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July 29th, 2014 @ 3pm
MIDDLETOWN: DINOSAURS OF ROCK RETURN
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Photographer, naturalist and New Jersey history expert Walter Choroszewski goes looking for fossils — and finds more than one kind of classic rock — when he visits the Middletown LibraryContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: DINOSAURS OF ROCK RETURN"
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July 29th, 2014 @ 12pm
Red Bank photographer Danny Sanchez on the newly rebuilt grade railroad crossing at Monmouth Street just outside his Bridge Avenue studio on July 19, 2014. “This is a very interestingContinue reading "CLIPPINGS: LENSMAN BETWEEN THE LINES"
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July 29th, 2014 @ 11am
Two Red Bank residents were among five New Jerseyans – all said to be members of a gang – who pleaded guilty ad were sentenced for heroin trafficking in NorthContinue reading "RED BANKERS SENTENCED FOR HEROIN IN N.C."
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July 29th, 2014 @ 6am
Gretchen Rell in a 2011 photo on her Facebook page. She described the bird she’s holding as a survivor of a pigeon shoot. (Click to enlarge) A volunteer animal rescuerContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: BIRD HOARDER PLEADS GUILTY"
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July 29th, 2014 @ 6am
Two guests were arrested late Sunday night following a melee involving an estimated 300 people at a wedding reception in Middletown, police reported. Here’s an account of the incident preparedContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: WEDDING NIGHT BROUHAHA"
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July 28th, 2014 @ 2pm
LITTLE SILVER: LETTERS FROM SUMMER CAMP
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Area high school athletes play in front of top college coaches, as Red Bank Regional Girls Basketball coach James Young conducts the sixth annual Maroon and White Basketball Camp, beginningContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: LETTERS FROM SUMMER CAMP"
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July 28th, 2014 @ 2pm
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of July 17 and July 24, 2014. This information is unedited. CRIMES: TheftContinue reading "RED BANK CRIME & ARREST REPORTS"
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July 28th, 2014 @ 1pm
RED BANK: STORMY OR SUNNY?
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After an early-morning drenching accompanied by lightning and thunder, two views taken at 8:30 Monday morning from the same spot in Red Bank – one west toward the train station,Continue reading "RED BANK: STORMY OR SUNNY?"
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July 28th, 2014 @ 8am
RED BANK: HOOPS AT THE TERRACE
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After a recent facelift by donors and volunteers, the long-disused basketball court at Montgomery Terrace in Red Bank saw some action over the past three weekends, as the Community YMCAContinue reading "RED BANK: HOOPS AT THE TERRACE"
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July 28th, 2014 @ 7am
LITTLE SILVER: FISTFULS OF BERRIES
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The second of two community blackberry harvests drew dozens of eager pickers to Sickles Farm in Little Silver Saturday including the little one above, who couldn’t wait to get hisContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: FISTFULS OF BERRIES"
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July 28th, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: A BAND OF BEETHOVENS
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The largest rhythm-keeping force in the free world, the US Army Field Band deploys to the stage of the Count Basie Theatre on Monday, for a free public concert. InContinue reading "RED BANK: A BAND OF BEETHOVENS"
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July 27th, 2014 @ 12pm
RED BANK: INTIMATE AND UN-IRONIC ALANIS
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Serial Grammy winner Alanis Morisette returns to the greater Green this Sunday, for an unplugged concert at the Count’s place. To music fans that have helped her move more thanContinue reading "RED BANK: INTIMATE AND UN-IRONIC ALANIS"
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July 26th, 2014 @ 12pm
LITTLE SILVER: A PICK TO CLICK AT PARKER’S
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Vintage berry-picking baskets await fulfillment, as the historic Parker Family Homestead invites the community to a second session of blackberry gathering fun in Little Silver. While we’re not suggesting thatContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: A PICK TO CLICK AT PARKER’S"
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July 25th, 2014 @ 12pm
Recent crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. Christian Caldaro, age 27, from Statesir Place in Red Bank, NJ, arrested on July 13, 2014Continue reading "MIDDLETOWN: RECENT ARRESTS"
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July 25th, 2014 @ 6am
RUMSON: PIEBALD DEER SPOTTED
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A redbankgreen reader spied this unusual piebald white-tailed deer in Rumson earlier this week, declining to be more specific about its location. A genetic mutation that occurs in less thanContinue reading "RUMSON: PIEBALD DEER SPOTTED"
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July 25th, 2014 @ 6am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Can you identify the subject of this week’s Where Have I Seen This? Take a guess! Please send your answer to [email protected]. Last week’s Where was easy/hard…
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July 24th, 2014 @ 9am
RED BANK: COUNCIL OKS HYBRID BULKHEAD
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Red Bank Regional sophomore Elijah Nishiura, center, chats with Environmental Commission chairwoman Laura Bagwell, left, and Carl Alderson, a marine resources specialist at NOAA, after the council voted to restoreContinue reading "RED BANK: COUNCIL OKS HYBRID BULKHEAD"
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July 24th, 2014 @ 7am
RED BANK: SURFING FOR SIDEWALK DIAMONDS
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It’s the 60th annual edition of a local  favorite – and the organizers of the Red Bank Sidewalk Sale have a special stroll down memory lane built in to thisContinue reading "RED BANK: SURFING FOR SIDEWALK DIAMONDS"
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July 24th, 2014 @ 5am
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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.
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 ...