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RED BANK: FRAMING INVISIBLE HISTORY
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Limited-edition poster prints of attractions on the Augmented Asbury Park tour are on display at Red Bank Frameworks, beginning with a reception on Saturday, October 18. Visit the boardwalk atContinue reading "RED BANK: FRAMING INVISIBLE HISTORY"
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October 14th, 2014 @ 12pm
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RED BANK: COOKIES THAT LAST… AND LAST
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Peter LaRose behind the display cases at his family bakery, where one is reserved just for biscotti. Below, a box of hard, fresh biscotti. (Photo above by Jim Willis; belowContinue reading "RED BANK: COOKIES THAT LAST… AND LAST"
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October 9th, 2014 @ 9am
LITTLE SILVER: HISTORY IN THE FUNDING
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Three generations of the Sickles family — Bob, Robert and Tori — were present on September 13, when Sickles Market hosted a first of its kind, farm-to-table fundraiser for theContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: HISTORY IN THE FUNDING"
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October 1st, 2014 @ 6am
Old-style bluesman Juke Joint Jonny brings his 12-string, steel and dreadnought guitars to the Woman’s Club of Red Bank for the next in the monthly series of Reckless Steamy Nights FridayContinue reading "RED BANK: JONNY’S RECKLESS, STEAMY BLUES"
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September 26th, 2014 @ 7am
RED BANK: BASIE TIPS ITS HAT TO JETER
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Red Bank’s Count Basie Theatre found a simple, elegant way to pay tribute to Yankee’s great Derek Jeter on Thursday, the day of his final home game in pinstripes. (ClickContinue reading "RED BANK: BASIE TIPS ITS HAT TO JETER"
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September 25th, 2014 @ 3pm
RED BANK: DEMOLITION HITS FIRST POTHOLE
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The house, at 94 Drs. Parker Boulevard, was once the home of African American journalist T. Thomas Fortune. Below, a detail of the soffit. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "RED BANK: DEMOLITION HITS FIRST POTHOLE"
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September 18th, 2014 @ 1pm
RED BANK: FORTUNE HOUSE MAY BE RAZED
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The house, at 94 Drs. Parker Boulevard, was once the home of African American journalist T. Thomas Fortune. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A day that Red BankContinue reading "RED BANK: FORTUNE HOUSE MAY BE RAZED"
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September 16th, 2014 @ 2pm
LITTLE SILVER: KEEPIN’ IT LOCAL FOR PARKER
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More than 250 attendees braved drippy tents for a “farm to table’ fundraising dinner at the Parker Homestead in Little Silver Saturday night. The menu, crafted by celebrity chef  DavidContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: KEEPIN’ IT LOCAL FOR PARKER"
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September 15th, 2014 @ 4pm
RUMSON: LIBRARY RAISES ROOF FUNDS
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Rumson’s Oceanic library, a former post office, needs a new roof. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON The Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club in RumsonContinue reading "RUMSON: LIBRARY RAISES ROOF FUNDS"
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September 15th, 2014 @ 4pm
RED BANK: GRID STARS OF OLD
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Photos of Red Bank High School football players, coaches and cheerleaders from the 1940s and ’50s give the lobby display case at borough hall a distinctly autumnal feel. The exhibit,Continue reading "RED BANK: GRID STARS OF OLD"
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September 12th, 2014 @ 3pm
Red Bank Elks Lodge #233, 40 West Front Street. will hold a 9/11 memorial event in Riverside Gardens Park at 11 a.m. Saturday, September 13. The public is invited, andContinue reading "IN MEMORY"
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September 11th, 2014 @ 6am
RBR SENIOR IN TOUCH WITH HISTORY
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Red Bank Regional senior and Red Bank resident Kayla Williams is currently working on an oral history project, in alliance with the Red Bank Library.   Press release from RedContinue reading "RBR SENIOR IN TOUCH WITH HISTORY"
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September 3rd, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: PARK CIRCLE MAY HONOR WHITE
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Under an ordinance proposed by Mayor Pasquale Menna, the circle at Marine Park would be named for late Mayor Katharine Elkus White, seen below in 1948. (Photo above by TrishContinue reading "RED BANK: PARK CIRCLE MAY HONOR WHITE"
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August 29th, 2014 @ 7am
LITTLE SILVER: LOCALLY GROWN & LEGENDARY
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One of the championship tomatoes grown by two time winner Mike Mansfield of Oceanport is weighed by Sickles Market garden manager Natale Siclare, in a past edition of the annualContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: LOCALLY GROWN & LEGENDARY"
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August 28th, 2014 @ 12pm
CHEF BURKE GOES FARM-TO-TABLE
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Superstar chef David Burke — pictured at right, with former Ama Ristorante owner Pat Trama during post-Sandy relief efforts in Sea Bright — has created a special menu for AsContinue reading "CHEF BURKE GOES FARM-TO-TABLE"
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August 25th, 2014 @ 6am
FAIR HAVEN: FAIR TRADITION CONTINUES
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The first night of the annual Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair, which returned Friday night is about neighbors re-connecting, kids returning from summer camp to discuss the upcoming school year behindContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: FAIR TRADITION CONTINUES"
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August 23rd, 2014 @ 8am
RED BANK: SHOE NO LONGER FITS DOWNTOWN
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With the demise of If the Shoe Fits, Red Bank is losing a business with deep history. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD This time next week, one ofContinue reading "RED BANK: SHOE NO LONGER FITS DOWNTOWN"
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August 18th, 2014 @ 2pm
RED BANK: BACK ON THE BLOCK
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The Red Bank Community Block Party returns for the annual West Side neighborhood reunion with a slate of events that include a Friday night preview and a Saturday night after-party.Continue reading "RED BANK: BACK ON THE BLOCK"
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August 1st, 2014 @ 1pm
MIDDLETOWN: DINOSAURS OF ROCK RETURN
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Photographer, naturalist and New Jersey history expert Walter Choroszewski goes looking for fossils — and finds more than one kind of classic rock — when he visits the Middletown LibraryContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: DINOSAURS OF ROCK RETURN"
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July 29th, 2014 @ 12pm
LITTLE SILVER: FISTFULS OF BERRIES
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The second of two community blackberry harvests drew dozens of eager pickers to Sickles Farm in Little Silver Saturday including the little one above, who couldn’t wait to get hisContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: FISTFULS OF BERRIES"
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July 28th, 2014 @ 6am
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PAINT IT PURPLE?
Caption: ‘Should it be done purple?’ Perfect day. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
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 ...