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WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Gee, Where could that be? If you know, or have an idea, please tell us via email to [email protected]. Last week’s Where Have I Seen This? showed a handsome standpipe.
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January 9th, 2014 @ 6am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: FESTIVE LIGHTS WINNERS NAMED
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A dozen Red Bank kids led by children’s advocate David Prown chose the winners of this season’s festive lighting contest, sponsored by the borough Parks & Rec department and announcedContinue reading "RED BANK: FESTIVE LIGHTS WINNERS NAMED"
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January 9th, 2014 @ 6am
Recent crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. [See UPDATE below] On December 14, 2013 Patrolman John Mele arrested a 17 year old maleContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: WHO’S BEEN BUSTED"
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January 8th, 2014 @ 7am
Recent crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Little Silver Police Department. December 1– Kachina Whittaker, 40, of Red Bank, NJ, was arrested following a motor vehicle stopContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER POLICE BLOTTER FOR DECEMBER"
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January 7th, 2014 @ 2pm
SEA BRIGHT: STEAM AND ICE
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Steam rises from the relatively warm Atlantic Ocean as a dog walker braves the wind-chilled sub-zero temperatures of North Beach in Sea Bright Tuesday morning. Just across Ocean Avenue, theContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: STEAM AND ICE"
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January 7th, 2014 @ 10am
LITTLE SILVER: HOMEY TOUCHES FOR 2014
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Mayor Bob Neff delivers his state-of-the-borough remarks in verse, above. Below, Pete Giblin is sworn as fire chief as his wife, Liz, who heads the EMS, holds the Bible. (PhotoContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: HOMEY TOUCHES FOR 2014"
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January 7th, 2014 @ 8am
IT’S COLD OUT
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Actually, colder than the screen grab at right indicated. According to the Weather Channel, the wind-chill factor took it down to 16 degrees below zero shortly before 7 a.m. Tuesday,Continue reading "IT’S COLD OUT"
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January 7th, 2014 @ 7am
Two Red Bank brothers were arrested following a scrap in which one of them is alleged to have assaulted a borough police officer at a taxi stand Sunday afternoon. ReneContinue reading "RED BANK: BROTHER CHARGED IN COP ASSAULT"
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January 6th, 2014 @ 5pm
RED BANK: BACKUP ON WEST FRONT
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Traffic on West Front Street in Red Bank was backed up as far east as Riverview Medical Center at around 1 p.m. Monday. Police said the state Department of TransportationContinue reading "RED BANK: BACKUP ON WEST FRONT"
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January 6th, 2014 @ 1pm
LINCROFT: POLES DOWN AT WATER PLANT
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Somebody took down two utility poles alongside the New Jersey American Water plant on Swimming River Road in Lincroft shortly after noon Monday. But who? redbankgreen photographer Peter Lindner wasContinue reading "LINCROFT: POLES DOWN AT WATER PLANT"
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January 6th, 2014 @ 12pm
Though violent crime declined, a jump in reported thefts boosted Red Bank’s crime rate through the first 11 months of 2013, according to data released last Friday by the NewContinue reading "RED BANK: VIOLENT CRIME DOWN, THEFT UP"
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January 6th, 2014 @ 7am
WEEKEND: LAUGHING ALL THE WAY
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Above: Standup guy Kyle Grooms is among the headliners taking part in Saturday’s annual Laugh Out Loud Comedy Show fundraiser for 180 Turning Lives Around. Below, it’s a triple-header ofContinue reading "WEEKEND: LAUGHING ALL THE WAY"
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January 3rd, 2014 @ 12pm
RED BANK: PRE-DAWN IN THE WIND AND SNOW
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[slideshow_deploy id=’86739′]As is its custom during a heavy snowfall, redbankgreen went for a brisk stroll into downtown Red Bank during Friday’s storm and found a few hardy souls to shareContinue reading "RED BANK: PRE-DAWN IN THE WIND AND SNOW"
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January 3rd, 2014 @ 11am
RED BANK: COLD AND WET AT THE BOAT CLUB
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Our beautiful Navesink River floods the Monmouth Boat Club in Red Bank Friday morning – a not uncommon occurrence. (Reader photo. Click to enlarge)
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January 3rd, 2014 @ 10am
PIEHOLE: CHAMPAGNE, CAVIAR & FRESH BREAD
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Sisters Zeynep Ozdemir (left) and Ayca User (center) with executive pastry chef Gina Roselle-Broschart in the Antoinette Boulangerie kitchen. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) redbankgreen’s PieHole is all about local food andContinue reading "PIEHOLE: CHAMPAGNE, CAVIAR & FRESH ...
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January 3rd, 2014 @ 10am
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of December 27, 2013 to January 2, 2014. Report of Theft in the area ofContinue reading "SHREWSBURY POLICE ACTIVITY"
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January 3rd, 2014 @ 9am
Snowblower operators were among a team digging out at an apartment complex on Broad Street in Red Bank Friday morning. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)
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January 3rd, 2014 @ 8am
RED BANK: OUR FEELINGS EXACTLY
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A young shoveler in a jacket capturing the mood of many others tackles the snow on Elm Place in Red Bank Friday morning. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click toContinue reading "RED BANK: OUR FEELINGS EXACTLY"
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January 3rd, 2014 @ 8am
Clearing the lot at the Red Bank Foodtown at about 6 a.m. Friday. About 10 inches of snow fell overnight as temperatures dropped into the low teens. Councilman Art Murphy,Continue reading "RED BANK: SNOW BLANKETS REGION"
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January 3rd, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: BURNHAM, NEW CFO TAKE OFFICE
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Cindy Burnham recites the oath of office as Red Bank council member as her daughters Emily, Samantha and Kate look on. Below, Tommy Welsh was greeted by Councilman Mike DuPontContinue reading "RED BANK: BURNHAM, NEW CFO TAKE OFFICE"
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January 2nd, 2014 @ 12pm
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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 ...