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A LAND OF PURE IMAGINATION, AT TWO RIVER
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Gaby (Andrea Morales) encounters an inhabitant of PINKOLANDIA in the play of the same name by Andrea Thome at Two River Theater.  (Photo by T.C. Erickson) By TOM CHESEK JustContinue reading "A LAND OF PURE IMAGINATION, AT TWO RIVER"
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February 26th, 2014 @ 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: LAMP POSTS SAFE FOR NOW
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A street lamp lies on the sidewalk in front of Fair Haven Borough Hall Tuesday, several weeks after police said it was downed by a Monmouth County snow plow, andContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: LAMP POSTS SAFE FOR NOW"
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February 25th, 2014 @ 2pm
CHURN: POOL CUES, THRIFT & CRAFTS EXIT
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•Tuns out Lucky Break could not survive its lengthy shutdown over BYOB issues, its owner says. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD This edition of Retail Churn reports onContinue reading "CHURN: POOL CUES, THRIFT & CRAFTS EXIT"
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February 25th, 2014 @ 8am
RUMSON: REWARD OFFERED FOR LOST DOG
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Sunny, an 11-year-old Westie, has been missing since she got out of her yard during Sandy reconstruction on South Ward Avenue in Rumson Friday night. She has no collar butContinue reading "RUMSON: REWARD OFFERED FOR LOST DOG"
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February 25th, 2014 @ 5am
Monmouth Street in Red Bank has spice… and soul, and so much more in this Vine made on February 24, 2014. (Video by Gerda Liebmann. Click to enlarge)
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February 24th, 2014 @ 10am
RED BANK LOADS UP ON POTHOLE FIXER
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A Red Bank DPW worker fills potholes at East Front Street and Washington Street with cold patch last week. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD It’s white-knuckle driving seasonContinue reading "RED BANK LOADS UP ON POTHOLE FIXER"
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February 24th, 2014 @ 7am
RED BANK: FULL-WALL ARTIST AT WORK
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Deb Jellenik with samples of her custom designs. Above, wallpaper created for a mammography center, and below, work incorporating seashells. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "RED BANK: FULL-WALL ARTIST AT WORK"
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February 21st, 2014 @ 6pm
PIEHOLE: CHEESE SCHOOL IS NOW IN SESSION
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Ready for cheese school? Read all about it in PieHole. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) redbankgreen’s PieHole is all about local food and drink. If you haven’t liked us on FacebookContinue reading "PIEHOLE: CHEESE SCHOOL IS NOW IN SESSION"
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February 21st, 2014 @ 5pm
redbankgreen came upon members of the Princeton Footnotes in Red Bank for two shows as part of an a capella groups tour stop at the Count Basie Theatre Friday. Here,Continue reading "RED BANK: A CAPELLA AL FRESCO"
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February 21st, 2014 @ 4pm
TORNADO WATCH ISSUED
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The Natonal Weather Service issued a tornado watch Friday afternoon, effective until 5 p.m. A pedestrian struggled with an umbrella on Broad Street at around 3:15 p.m. as winds beganContinue reading "TORNADO WATCH ISSUED"
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February 21st, 2014 @ 3pm
SEA BRIGHT: FREE BEACH TO GET COSTLY LAV
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A four-stall restroom with a ramp over the seawall is expected to be completed by Memorial Day, officials say. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT: FREE BEACH TO GET COSTLY LAV"
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February 21st, 2014 @ 1pm
WEEKEND: THE GREENHOUSE HEATS UP
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Above: The champion vocalists from the NBC show THE SING-OFF come to Red Bank for two Friday night shows…while below, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Ben E. King isContinue reading "WEEKEND: THE GREENHOUSE HEATS UP"
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February 21st, 2014 @ 12pm
A Fair Haven home was burglarized as its occupants slept in the early morning hours Tuesday, police said Friday. The burglar entered a Woodland Avenue home through an unlocked first-floorContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN RESIDENTS SLEPT THRU BURGLARY"
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February 21st, 2014 @ 10am
RBR SPOTLIGHTS HEROIN EPIDEMIC
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Recovering drug addict Dave Dolan, right, spoke of his rapid descent from model student to heroin user during a forum on teen substance abuse that attracted dozens of parents andContinue reading "RBR SPOTLIGHTS HEROIN EPIDEMIC"
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February 21st, 2014 @ 7am
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of February 13 to February 20, 2014. This information is unedited. CRIMES: CriminalContinue reading "RED BANK: CAR STOLEN FROM GAS STATION"
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February 20th, 2014 @ 11am
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of February 7 to February 13, 2014. Arrests Antonio R. Delaney, male age 25 ofContinue reading "SHREWSBURY POLICE ACTIVITY"
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February 20th, 2014 @ 9am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Though the above photo may appear to have been taken indoors, Where Have I Seen This hasn’t abandoned its principles. The tableau is visible to a passerby. Do you knowContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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February 20th, 2014 @ 7am
RED BANK: WALGREEN’S GETS GREEN LIGHT
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Walgreen’s developer Marc Steinberg greets neighborhood supporters after winning plan approval. Below, the revised site plan, at left, called for a smaller structure than the prior proposal, at right. TheContinue reading "RED BANK: WALGREEN’S GETS GREEN LIGHT"
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February 19th, 2014 @ 10pm
While most of us are relieved that rain has replaced that other, flaky kind of precipitation, the hardy members of the North Shrewsbury Ice Boat & Yacht Club have reasonContinue reading "RED BANK: THE DEEPER MEANING OF ICE"
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February 19th, 2014 @ 12pm
SEA BRIGHT: POST OFFICE LOT ON THE BLOCK
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Sixteen months after it was battered by Hurricane Sandy, the still-vacant building at 1030 Ocean Avenue is for sale. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT: POST OFFICE LOT ON THE BLOCK"
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February 19th, 2014 @ 8am
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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 ...