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HISTORIANS BLAST NJT FOR STATION NEGLECT
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Historic Preservation Commission member Mary Gilligan addresses the council Monday night, joined by members George Bowden, left, and Ed Poplawski. By DUSTIN RACIOPPI For 15 years, Mary Gilligan says, she’sContinue reading "HISTORIANS BLAST NJT FOR STATION NEGLECT"
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November 11th, 2009 @ 10am
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FIRE COMPANY MARKS END OF FIRST CENTURY
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A party at the Westside Hose on Monday night had some ex-chiefs checking out photos from the company’s history. With John “Ray” Weston, seated in front of a scrapbook, wereContinue reading "FIRE COMPANY MARKS END OF FIRST CENTURY"
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November 11th, 2009 @ 8am
IN oRBit: CELEB SUICIDES, SEA SPIRITS
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With the Eve of All Hallows breathing down our collective necks, today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit tantalizes the terror buds with a dose of ship-to-shore shivers, a walk-through spookhouse spelunkContinue reading "IN oRBit: CELEB SUICIDES, SEA SPIRITS"
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October 20th, 2009 @ 6am
ELIZABETH CLARE PROPHET, BORN HERE, DIES
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Then known as Betty Clare Wulf, the future sect leader Elizabeth Clare Prophet played clarinet in the marching band at Red Bank High School. She’s seen below in an undatedContinue reading "ELIZABETH CLARE PROPHET, BORN HERE, DIES"
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October 19th, 2009 @ 6am
IN oRBit: SHOWDOWNS AND SHIMMYTANG
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Cowboys in downtown Long Branch? Sounds pretty far-fetched, but it’s not without precedent. As New Jersey Repertory Company prepares to mount the first previews of the psychological Western drama Dead Ringer, weContinue reading "IN oRBit: SHOWDOWNS AND SHIMMYTANG"
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October 14th, 2009 @ 5am
SADNESS AND BITTERNESS MARK CLOSING
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The church property, which includes adjoining buildings, will be put up for sale, officials say. (Click pix to enlarge) Among the remains of 45 congregants lying beneath a tree inContinue reading "SADNESS AND BITTERNESS MARK CLOSING"
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October 9th, 2009 @ 11am
FIVE YEARS LATE, BASIE BUST GETS PROPS
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NAACP Red Bank chapter president Rev. Henry P. Davis leads a convocation prayer at the event. (Click to enlarge) A bust of native son William ‘Count’ Basie stood, without anyContinue reading "FIVE YEARS LATE, BASIE BUST GETS PROPS"
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October 5th, 2009 @ 8am
AT LAST: BUSTING OUT THE BASIE BUST
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A likeness of William ‘Count’ Basie has now been relocated from its temporary spot in the Red Bank train stationhouse to the plaza outside. By DUSTIN RACIOPPI James Joyce hasContinue reading "AT LAST: BUSTING OUT THE BASIE BUST"
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October 1st, 2009 @ 9am
RENAMING HONORS O’HERN’S ACHIEVEMENTS
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Family members and other admirers of the late mayor and state Supreme Court justice gathered for an evening ceremony Sunday. By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It would have been easy for DanielContinue reading "RENAMING HONORS O’HERN’S ACHIEVEMENTS"
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September 28th, 2009 @ 7am
PRESERVATION GROUP GETS SPOTLIGHT
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Historic Preservation Commission members Ed Zipprich, Michaela Ferrigine and George Bowden outside a old house on Washington Street. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It took a couple of yearsContinue reading "PRESERVATION GROUP GETS SPOTLIGHT"
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September 16th, 2009 @ 1pm
4 SALE: HOUSE WHERE ‘BORN’ WAS BORN
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The West End cottage where Bruce Springsteen — seen above outside the Count Basie Theatre in 2008 —  wrote ‘Born to Run’ is for sale. It’s tiny little shotgun-style cottageContinue reading "4 SALE: HOUSE WHERE ‘BORN’ WAS BORN"
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August 31st, 2009 @ 1pm
RED BANK RED BRICK
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The plastic sheathing that had covered a scaffold on the east side of 2 Broad Street in Red Bank for months came down this week, exposing the structure’s original redContinue reading "RED BANK RED BRICK"
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August 21st, 2009 @ 7am
MANSION-TO-OFFICE PLAN OK’D IN SQUEAKER
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New owner Charlie McCague says he spent $50,000 to restore the slate-and-copper roof of the structure and will preserve the clapboard exterior and interior layout. After a vote that sharplyContinue reading "MANSION-TO-OFFICE PLAN OK’D IN SQUEAKER"
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August 18th, 2009 @ 8am
IN oRBit: CALLING ALL ‘PARKER POSEYS’
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Today’s Red Bank oRBit takes it down to Long Branch, the better to toast the memory of West End’s greatest contribution to our popular culture (after the Windmill) — the lateContinue reading "IN oRBit: CALLING ALL ‘PARKER POSEYS’"
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August 12th, 2009 @ 10am
PRESERVATIONISTS DEMAND STATION FIXES
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Peeling paint and rotting wood at the Red Bank train station have preservationists worried about “demolition by neglect.” (Click to enlarge) Red Bank’s Historic Preservation Commission has gone on theContinue reading "PRESERVATIONISTS DEMAND STATION FIXES"
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August 12th, 2009 @ 7am
IN oRBit: RESTLESS SPIRITS
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Today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit keeps it in the borough’s business district, where Red Bank RiverCenter has a hand in a couple of events that just might have you seeing redContinue reading "IN oRBit: RESTLESS SPIRITS"
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August 6th, 2009 @ 6am
HISTORY ON THE BLOCK, PIECE BY PIECE
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The Charles Williams House, dating to the mid-19th century, will be the site of an estate sale on Saturday. Fair Haven officials expect to hold a final debate and voteContinue reading "HISTORY ON THE BLOCK, PIECE BY PIECE"
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August 5th, 2009 @ 11am
FAIR HAVEN TO SEEK GREEN ACRES FUNDS
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Residents of DeNormandie Avenue have raised traffic and parking concerns about the proposed conversion of the riverfront residence to a park. In response to concerns raised by neighbors, Fair HavenContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN TO SEEK GREEN ACRES FUNDS"
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July 14th, 2009 @ 6am
CENTURY HOUSE EYED FOR POCKET PARK
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With its million-dollar view of the Navesink, the Charles Williams house would be razed sooner or later, locals appear to agree. Below, a weathered medallion on the doorframe marks theContinue reading "CENTURY HOUSE EYED FOR POCKET PARK"
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June 25th, 2009 @ 11am
IN oRBit: PEOPLE FROM YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
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Don’t look now, but some of your neighbors are up to some pretty extraordinary things — and in today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit, we call on a couple ofContinue reading "IN oRBit: PEOPLE FROM YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD"
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June 18th, 2009 @ 10am
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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 ...