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COUNTRY MUSIC FEST COMING TO RED BANK
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The mainstage-and-second-stage setup of RiverFest and other events at Marine Park will be replaced by two equal-sized stages for the Red Bank Country Music Festival, featuring Maggie Rose, below. (PhotoContinue reading "COUNTRY MUSIC FEST COMING TO RED BANK"
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March 25th, 2014 @ 8am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: EFFU TOP FUNDRAISER AT TOURNEY
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Red Bank’s Eastside Flag Football Union (EFFU) was the top fundraising team of 135 that participated in the Snow Bowl tournament to benefit the New Jersey Special Olympics at theContinue reading "RED BANK: EFFU TOP FUNDRAISER AT TOURNEY"
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March 24th, 2014 @ 9am
FAIR HAVEN: JUST LET IT BE SPRING ALREADY
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It’s spring. What are we to make of this talk of a “coastal monster” of a storm, or “blizzard bomb,” or whatever the weather worrywarts are calling it? The latestContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: JUST LET IT BE SPRING ALREADY"
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March 24th, 2014 @ 7am
LITTLE SILVER: MINOR INJURY IN TRAIN V. CAR
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One person suffered minor injuries when a NJ Transit struck a car in the grade crossing at White Road in Little Silver around 2:30 Saturday afternoon, police said. (Photo byContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: MINOR INJURY IN TRAIN V. CAR"
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March 22nd, 2014 @ 3pm
Highly-infectious video posted on YouTube Friday by Amanda Tanai and Natalie Christ, students at Red Bank Regional. High school sure is way more fun than it used to be, huh?
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March 21st, 2014 @ 5pm
PIEHOLE: SFINGE, SPICES & GLOBE BURGER
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 This week in PieHole: we drop in at the Globe for some lunch.  (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS redbankgreen’s PieHole is all about local food and drink. IfContinue reading "PIEHOLE: SFINGE, SPICES & GLOBE BURGER"
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March 21st, 2014 @ 3pm
FAIR HAVEN: BACK FROM DEATH, WITH THANKS
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Jay Campbell, center, chats with MONOC paramedics Mike Welsh, left, and Marcelo Aguirre during his visit to the Fair Haven First Aid Squad Thursday night. Below, Campbell poses with hisContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: BACK FROM DEATH, WITH THANKS"
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March 21st, 2014 @ 11am
WEEKEND: IT MIGHT AS WELL BE SPRING
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It’s an open house icebreaker when the nation’s longest-established ice boat club welcomes the public in from the cold for a Saturday of tours and presentations. Below, Bobby Bandiera bringsContinue reading "WEEKEND: IT MIGHT AS WELL BE SPRING"
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March 21st, 2014 @ 10am
RED BANK: GATE MAIN ISSUE IN CHURCH PLAN
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Hudson Avenue resident William Hartigan discusses the church’s plan for fencing at Thursday night’s planning board meeting with neighbor Kevin Moss. Below, a rendering of the proposal. (Photo by JohnContinue reading "RED BANK: GATE MAIN ISSUE IN CHURCH PLAN"
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March 21st, 2014 @ 7am
RED BANK: SWAPPING PEWS FOR CUBICLES
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On the Red Bank Planning Board agenda Thursday night: the First Church of Christ, Scientist, at 211 Broad Street wants to turn a good portion of its worship space intoContinue reading "RED BANK: SWAPPING PEWS FOR CUBICLES"
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March 20th, 2014 @ 11am
SEA BRIGHT: CELL TOWER GENERATES STATIC
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The proposed 160-foot tower would be sited in the municipal parking lot. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Sea Bright is facing an “ultimatum” over it’s long-discussed butContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: CELL TOWER GENERATES STATIC"
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March 20th, 2014 @ 9am
SPRING ARRIVES. HALLELUJAH.
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WE MADE IT! The winter of 2014, with its seemingly endless snowfalls, ends Thursday with the vernal equinox at 12:57 p.m. Thursday, according to the Old Farmers Almanac. The NationalContinue reading "SPRING ARRIVES. HALLELUJAH."
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March 20th, 2014 @ 7am
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].
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March 20th, 2014 @ 7am
RED BANK: EFFU EYES SNOW BOWL RETURN
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For the second year in a row, Red Bank’s Eastside Flag Football Union (EFFU) is heading to the Meadowlands Sunday for the Snow Bowl tournament to benefit the New JerseyContinue reading "RED BANK: EFFU EYES SNOW BOWL RETURN"
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March 19th, 2014 @ 7am
RED BANK: BOARD DEFENDS LIBRARY LAYOFFS
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The library board of the trustees at a meeting in February. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Responding to “misinformation” and “half-truths… stretched beyondContinue reading "RED BANK: BOARD DEFENDS LIBRARY LAYOFFS"
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March 18th, 2014 @ 9am
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of March 7 to March 13, 2014. Report of Identity Theft in the area ofContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: TWO REPORTS OF ID THEFT"
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March 18th, 2014 @ 6am
ST. PADDY’S: CHECKING IN ON THE EARLY SHIFT
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[slideshow_deploy id=’88872′]redbankgreen made a lightning round of visits to four bars with Irish names on their doors – Molly Maguire’s and Murphy‘s in Rumson, Brannigan’s and the Dublin House inContinue reading "ST. PADDY’S: CHECKING IN ON THE EARLY SHIFT"
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March 17th, 2014 @ 7pm
RED BANK: CIGARETTE SPARKS FENCE FIRE
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Volunteer firefighters on the scene of a yard fire at 62 Washington Street in Red Bank Sunday night. Fire Chief Tommy Welsh tells redbankgreen the fire, reported at around 7:30Continue reading "RED BANK: CIGARETTE SPARKS FENCE FIRE"
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March 17th, 2014 @ 7am
PIEHOLE: MARCH MEANS BRISKET AND ICE
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This week in PieHole: The Lighthouse’s Italian ice machines whirr back into action after chilling out for the winter.  (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS redbankgreen’s PieHole is allContinue reading "PIEHOLE: MARCH MEANS BRISKET AND ICE"
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March 14th, 2014 @ 4pm
RED BANK: KIDS’ EVENTS, BOOK DEBUT CUT
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Library programs have been canceled in the wake of layoffs. (File photo. Click to enlarge) [See correction below] By JOHN T. WARD Following a layoff that eliminated half the staffContinue reading "RED BANK: KIDS’ EVENTS, BOOK DEBUT CUT"
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March 14th, 2014 @ 9am
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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 ...