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HUNDREDS MARCH IN ABORTION PROTEST
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An anti-abortion march sponsored by the Diocese of Trenton starting at St. Anthony of Padua in Red Bank ended in a peaceful protest outside the Planned Parenthood clinic on NewmanContinue reading "HUNDREDS MARCH IN ABORTION PROTEST"
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March 14th, 2011 @ 4am
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RUMSON SNUFFING OUT SMOKING IN PARKS
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Rumson intends to ban smoking in all of its public parks. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Smoke ’em if you got ’em. Just not inContinue reading "RUMSON SNUFFING OUT SMOKING IN PARKS"
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March 10th, 2011 @ 6am
Riverview plans to add two surgical suites to handle a growing number of surgeries, officials say. (Click to enlarge) Red Bank’s Riverview Medical Center is planning a $15 million upgradeContinue reading "RIVERVIEW PLANS $15M SURGICAL MAKEOVER"
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March 7th, 2011 @ 12pm
BIKE & PED PLAN HITS THE STREETS
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A “bike route network” map in the report details suggested locations for bike lanes, shared lanes, bike parking and more. Below, the cover page of the report. (Click to enlarge)Continue reading "BIKE & PED PLAN HITS THE STREETS"
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February 22nd, 2011 @ 7am
ZIPPRICH SPOTLIGHTS ABORTION PROTEST
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The Planned Parenthood clinic on Newman Springs Road is the purported terminus of a protest walk planned for March 12. Below, Councilman Ed Zipprich. (Click to enlarge) The Red BankContinue reading "ZIPPRICH SPOTLIGHTS ABORTION PROTEST"
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February 15th, 2011 @ 9am
FUNK AND STANDARD GOES TO THE BAR
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Patti Siciliano just hours before opening the latest addition to Funk and Standard, Yummy Yummy Good Stuff juice bar. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI PattiContinue reading "FUNK AND STANDARD GOES TO THE BAR"
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February 11th, 2011 @ 2pm
SHREWSBURY DOC MUSCLES HER WAY TO FAME
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Karyn Marshall, seen below in competition in the 1980s, will be inducted into the Weightlifting Hall of Fame next month. (Click to enlarge. Photo above by Dustin Racioppi.) By DUSTINContinue reading "SHREWSBURY DOC MUSCLES HER WAY TO FAME"
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February 9th, 2011 @ 7am
The traditional pink stripe down the center of Broad Street in honor of Paint the Town Pink might have to make an eastward turn into Fair Haven this year. (ClickContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN JOINS THE PINK ARMY"
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February 8th, 2011 @ 6am
RED BANK DENTIST GETS TOOTH PULLED AGAIN
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The hanging tooth sign outside Harry Mahoney’s dental office on River Road was stolen again this week. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Somebody’s done itContinue reading "RED BANK DENTIST GETS TOOTH PULLED AGAIN"
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January 21st, 2011 @ 10am
WHAT TO DO IN WINTER? ROW, OF COURSE
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Salvador Tecalero, in the foreground, is one of more than 60 members of Navesink Indoor Rowing. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI John Crilly made aContinue reading "WHAT TO DO IN WINTER? ROW, OF COURSE"
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January 13th, 2011 @ 10am
ON CONSIGNMENT: RE-ENTRY JOBS
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U Gallery will feature luxury goods on consignment and works by brain-injured artists. (Click to enlarge) One of the stores opening as part of a surge in new consignment shopsContinue reading "ON CONSIGNMENT: RE-ENTRY JOBS"
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December 29th, 2010 @ 9am
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI When Dery Bennett (left) started the American Littoral Society‘s New Year’s Day Beach Walk in the 1970s, his goal was to stoke public appreciation of coastal marineContinue reading "A VERY DERY WALK AT THE HOOK"
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December 20th, 2010 @ 8am
YMCA AMPING UP THE OUTREACH
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The Y’s new executive director, Lisa Christian, outside her Middletown office. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It was anything but a smooth, low-stress transition forContinue reading "YMCA AMPING UP THE OUTREACH"
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December 15th, 2010 @ 11am
BON JOVI TO ROCK OUT FOR PARKER CLINIC
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Middletown property owner Jon Bon Jovi has scheduled an “intimate,” $250-a-seat concert next month to raise money for Red Bank’s Parker Family Medical Center. News of the benefit appeared yesterdayContinue reading "BON JOVI TO ROCK OUT FOR PARKER CLINIC"
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December 9th, 2010 @ 8am
YMCA GETS OK FOR SHRUNKEN PLAN
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Congregation Beth Shalom, led by Rabbi Dovid Harrison, won concessions from the Community YMCA. An architectural plan, below, shows the south face of the proposed remodeling (top) and east facadeContinue reading "YMCA GETS OK FOR SHRUNKEN PLAN"
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December 3rd, 2010 @ 1am
YMCA SCALES BACK EXPANSION PLAN
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Talks between Community YMCA officials and Red Bank’s zoning board led the Y to shave 15,000 square feet off a proposed expansion at the Maple Avenue health facility. (Click toContinue reading "YMCA SCALES BACK EXPANSION PLAN"
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November 30th, 2010 @ 11am
FARMERS’ MARKET RELOCATES TO RIVER PLAZA
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Vendors of apples, fresh bread and other goodies packed up their movable feast at the Galleria and took it across the Navesink to Chris’ Landing in Middletown three weeks ago.Continue reading "FARMERS’ MARKET RELOCATES TO RIVER PLAZA"
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November 26th, 2010 @ 10am
RED BANK APPER: DON’T LET BEDBUGS BITE
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Adam Kotkin in his Red Bank office. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Adam Kotkin is freaked out. As a longtime resident of New York City,Continue reading "RED BANK APPER: DON’T LET BEDBUGS BITE"
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November 12th, 2010 @ 9am
AT HOME AT THE HOSPITAL
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Gregory Heins checks the heartbeat of an injured pup at his home veterinary hospital in Fair Haven. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI There isn’t anythingContinue reading "AT HOME AT THE HOSPITAL"
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October 29th, 2010 @ 7am
RESIDENTS GIVE THEIR TWO CENTS ON SAFETY
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Mary Lou Burden, right, shows transportation consultant Dave Cox a problem spot on a map. Below, comments compiled on a street map. (Click to enlarge) Mary Lou Burden knows theContinue reading "RESIDENTS GIVE THEIR TWO CENTS ON SAFETY"
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October 15th, 2010 @ 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.