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SkimBash, the “premiere pro/am skimboarding contest on the Jersey shore,” took to the small waves in Sea Bright Saturday and Sunday. Photographer Peter Lindner was there for redbankgreen to catchContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: FOMENTING FUN"
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September 13th, 2011 @ 7am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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Foam-mattress maven Michael Fux (pronounced ‘fyooks’) pulled off his hurricane-delayed exotic car show in downtown Red Bank Saturday afternoon, showcasing 52 cars from his collection of 114 top-end Rolls Royces,Continue reading "SWEET RIDES, AND PAULIE WALNUTS, TOO"
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September 12th, 2011 @ 1pm
In Fair Haven, Shrewsbury and Middletown on Sunday, they honored residents and all who died in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Photographer Peter Lindner visited each for redbankgreen.Continue reading "SEEKING SOLACE A DECADE LATER"
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September 12th, 2011 @ 11am
MIDDLETOWN HONORS 37
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Votive candles symbolized the lives of Middletown residents who died in the attack, including Louis Minervino. (Photos by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) By MOLLY MULSHINE A solemn ceremony SundayContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN HONORS 37"
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September 12th, 2011 @ 11am
Ten years to the day after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Red Bankers and others gathered where many were drawn that night: to the esplanade of Riverside Gardens Park,Continue reading "A DECADE LATER, A TOWN GATHERS AGAIN"
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September 12th, 2011 @ 9am
A MOTHER, A SISTER & RED BANK REMEMBER
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Carol Bossio, with her mother, Muriel Hemschoot below, displayed the tattoo she had inked as a tribute to her brother, Mark. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The solemnContinue reading "A MOTHER, A SISTER & RED BANK REMEMBER"
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September 12th, 2011 @ 8am
PADDLE DAY MAKES A RETURN TO THE RIVER
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A beginner gets acclimated with the water at last year’s inaugural Paddle the Navesink Day. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) Red Bank has its share of river-themed events.Continue reading "PADDLE DAY MAKES A RETURN TO THE RIVER"
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August 31st, 2011 @ 10am
QUAKE SHAKES AREA; NO DAMAGE FOUND
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Employees of Smith Barney mill outside their Broad Street office as emergency personnel compare notes on alarm report. (Click to enlarge) A rare earthquake, reported to have been centered onContinue reading "QUAKE SHAKES AREA; NO DAMAGE FOUND"
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August 23rd, 2011 @ 2pm
A FAIR SIGHT: FAIR HAVEN FIREMEN’S FAIR
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The Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair kicks off its traditional week-plus run Friday night. Touted as the biggest firemen’s fair in New Jersey, the event boasts feel-good qualities galore: brimming bowlsContinue reading "A FAIR SIGHT: FAIR HAVEN FIREMEN’S FAIR"
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August 23rd, 2011 @ 8am
EXOTIC CAR SHOW SET FOR SATURDAY
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A taste of vrooms to come, as seen outside Blue Water Seafood Company last Friday night. (Click to enlarge) Foam-mattress maven Michael Fux, right, has been making the rounds inContinue reading "EXOTIC CAR SHOW SET FOR SATURDAY"
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August 22nd, 2011 @ 9am
A bounty of gleaming cars and nostalgia combined to make Wednesday’s Red Bank Cruise Night, organized in memory of borough mattress merchant and car racer Stu Paer, a perfect summerContinue reading "MEMORIES, BUFFED TO A HIGH GLOSS"
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August 18th, 2011 @ 7am
BUMPER-TO-DAGMAR TRAFFIC DOWNTOWN
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Classic cars began purring into downtown Red Bank late Wednesday afternoon for a charity car show that’s scheduled to overtake Broad Street and other downtown streets until 10 p.m. Above,Continue reading "BUMPER-TO-DAGMAR TRAFFIC DOWNTOWN"
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August 17th, 2011 @ 5pm
HOT RODS RUMBLE INTO TOWN FOR A CAUSE
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The late Stu Paer, below — whose Red Bank Sleep Shoppe sponsorship could be seen on many cars in competition at Wall Stadium, including his own INSOMNIA funny car —Continue reading "HOT RODS RUMBLE INTO TOWN FOR A CAUSE"
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August 17th, 2011 @ 7am
The Navesink River Rowing club held its annual Sprints on the ‘Sink regatta out of Maple Cove in Red Bank Saturday morning. redbankgreen photo intern Stacie Fanelli was there toContinue reading "‘SINK OAR STROKE"
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August 15th, 2011 @ 7am
For the second year in a row, former Red Bank residents, newcomers and old-timers gathered for a “family reunion” block party on Drs. James Parker Boulevard Saturday. Photographer Stacie FanelliContinue reading "GETTING THE OLD CROWD TOGETHER AGAIN"
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August 15th, 2011 @ 6am
AFTER NEXT ONE, YARD SALE MOVES TO SPRING
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Activity was brisk on South Street at the 2009 event. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Red Bank’s fourth annual townwide yard sale is still more than a month away,Continue reading "AFTER NEXT ONE, YARD SALE MOVES TO SPRING"
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August 11th, 2011 @ 2pm
RED BANKER HOLDS TILLER FOR CLEARWATER
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Think global, act local: Middletown-based band The Wag is among the Shore area acts taking the main stage at the 36th annual Clearwater Festival, scheduled for August 20. (Photo courtesyContinue reading "RED BANKER HOLDS TILLER FOR CLEARWATER"
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August 8th, 2011 @ 9am
NATIONAL NIGHT OUT: RED BANK
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Red Bank’s National Night Out celebration, a sun-soaked evening held in the borough hall parking lot, featured many fixings of a community coming together: a walk around town, tours ofContinue reading "NATIONAL NIGHT OUT: RED BANK"
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August 3rd, 2011 @ 4am
NATIONAL NIGHT OUT: FAIR HAVEN
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What’s better: petting a drug-sniffing dog, shaking hands with McGruff the Crime Dog or sinking Mayor Mike Halfacre in the dunk tank? It was a close call at Tuesday night’sContinue reading "NATIONAL NIGHT OUT: FAIR HAVEN"
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August 3rd, 2011 @ 4am
Accompanied by a pair of StreetLife performers, a feeble-voiced Steven Galapo proposed to his girlfriend, Nathalie Salem, on Broad Street in Red Bank Saturday night. Did she say yes? PlayContinue reading "POPPING THE QUESTION"
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August 1st, 2011 @ 4pm
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KAYAKERS CLEAR RIVER JUNK
Partyline photo: "The Navesink Nymphs" clear floating tires from the river.
PAINT IT PURPLE?
Caption: ‘Should it be done purple?’ Perfect day. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
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MANTIS (PRAYING) AT CHURCH
Partyliner photographs 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)