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GARDENERS ADVISED TO MAKE NICE
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Concerns expressed by the proposed garden site’s neighbors must be addressed before any planting can occur, town officials said. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank officials toldContinue reading "GARDENERS ADVISED TO MAKE NICE"
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April 26th, 2012 @ 10am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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BRINGING A LITTLE EARTH DAY RAIN INDOORS
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Dozens of Red Bank residents ignored Sunday’s rain to turn out at an Earth Day fair at the Red Bank Middle School, where a rapt audience of children simulated rainfallContinue reading "BRINGING A LITTLE EARTH DAY RAIN INDOORS"
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April 23rd, 2012 @ 10am
GROCERY SCION DONATES $1M TO RIVERVIEW
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The gift puts Riverview’s campaign to pay for a new day-stay surgery center past its $15 million goal. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A Navesink couple is theContinue reading "GROCERY SCION DONATES $1M TO RIVERVIEW"
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April 18th, 2012 @ 10am
TRAINING FOR RAPID RESONSE TO WRECKS
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Seventeen-year-old fire cadet (and R-FH senior) Tom Brenner of Fair Haven played the victim trapped in a damaged car, above, as members of the Fair Haven volunteer fire and firstContinue reading "TRAINING FOR RAPID RESONSE TO WRECKS"
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April 17th, 2012 @ 6am
RIVERVIEW DAY-STAY GETS FACELIFT
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With the number of surgeries performed up 20 percent in the past three years, Riverview Medical Center opens the doors to phase one of a $15 million upgrade to itsContinue reading "RIVERVIEW DAY-STAY GETS FACELIFT"
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March 23rd, 2012 @ 5am
FROM A RED BANK ALLEYWAY, A PERFECT TAN
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Dianne Drewing in the Monmouth Street mews where she plans to open a spray-tan salon next week. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD For most of her life, DianneContinue reading "FROM A RED BANK ALLEYWAY, A PERFECT TAN"
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March 15th, 2012 @ 8am
RFH ROWING: RIG, RIG, RIG YOUR BOAT
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Wednesday was the first day of the outdoor season for members of RFH Rowing, the sculling crews of Rumson and Fair Haven teens.  The kids spent the session on dryContinue reading "RFH ROWING: RIG, RIG, RIG YOUR BOAT"
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March 8th, 2012 @ 7am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Last week’s photo showed some luscious greens in a raised vegetable bed. Did you recognize the location?
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March 8th, 2012 @ 6am
It’s not just Mother Nature’s recent toying with the thermostat that’s giving us a taste of spring in February. Every year at this time, Red Bank’s temperature rises for aContinue reading "AN OCEAN OF RED IN RED BANK"
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February 24th, 2012 @ 9am
CALM HEADS SOUGHT FOR EMERGENCY TEAM
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Tommy Welsh and Ernie Van Pelt with an all-weather truck Red Bank’s emergency services operation acquired for free last year from Long Branch. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "CALM HEADS SOUGHT FOR EMERGENCY TEAM"
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February 13th, 2012 @ 3pm
SOUL KITCHEN FINDS ITS FOOTING
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Newly recruited general manager Ryan Timmons outside Soul Kitchen earlier this week. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Three months after opening, Soul Kitchen, the pay-what-you-can-or-work-it-off restaurant on RedContinue reading "SOUL KITCHEN FINDS ITS FOOTING"
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February 3rd, 2012 @ 1pm
CURLEY TAKES ON FOOD STAMP DELAYS
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Freeholder John Curley (right) of Middletown has declared a “food stamp emergency” after learning that Monmouth County’s government has fallen three months behind on processing food stamp applications from theContinue reading "CURLEY TAKES ON FOOD STAMP DELAYS"
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February 1st, 2012 @ 9am
Thanks to a redbankgreen reader’s post on Facebook, we learned recently of this feel-good video shot in downtown Red Bank. It’s a message for Lifevestinside, an effort aimed at “increasingContinue reading "A SHINY, HAPPY, SHARING RED BANK"
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December 19th, 2011 @ 8am
PROWN’S 2012 CALENDAR: A MINOR DISASTER
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A bicyclist passes Prown’s Home Improvements on Monmouth Street in Red Bank, where enlargements from the 2012 calendar are on display. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Who amongContinue reading "PROWN’S 2012 CALENDAR: A MINOR DISASTER"
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December 14th, 2011 @ 12pm
NAVESINK RUN: “IT’S A HILL. GET OVER IT.”
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The 15k out-and-back course. The 5k turns around just east of Club Way. (Click to enlarge) A pair of events to benefit the Middletown Youth Athletic Association sends runners andContinue reading "NAVESINK RUN: “IT’S A HILL. GET OVER IT.”"
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November 25th, 2011 @ 9am
The cause was cancer prevention, and the nearly naked male and female models were there for educational purposes – swear! Go Naked and Check Yourself, a soiree thrown together byContinue reading "NEARLY NAKED FOR A GOOD CAUSE"
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November 21st, 2011 @ 8am
MANICURIST BACK WHERE SHE BEGAN
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Innovative Nails brings a waterless approach to manicures and pedicures to the space last occupied by Honey Child Music. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Sixteen years ago, JosephineContinue reading "MANICURIST BACK WHERE SHE BEGAN"
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November 15th, 2011 @ 7am
RED BANK: MUSCLES IN THE MEANTIME
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A client at Crossfit Triple Threat prepares for a predawn challenge. The building was last home to a skate shop. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD They’re out atContinue reading "RED BANK: MUSCLES IN THE MEANTIME"
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November 2nd, 2011 @ 11am
PARTY ON TWO
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A restaurant sampling / art raffle for the Mental Health Association of Monmouth County had guests mingling among the the Manolo Blahnicks and Roberto Cavallis at the upscale Garmany clothierContinue reading "PARTY ON TWO"
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October 28th, 2011 @ 6am
A PORTION-CONTROLLED SIDE OF ZEET
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Zeet Peabody, executive chef at the new JBJ Soul Kitchen, which features crisp design inside and a vegetable and herb garden out front. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "A PORTION-CONTROLLED SIDE OF ZEET"
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October 20th, 2011 @ 10am
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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 ...
THRONGS FLOCK TO RED BANK STREET FAIR
redbankgreen Partyline: Thousands fill the streets of Red Bank for street fair.