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Trash hauled up from the banks of the Swimming River awaits pickup at the western end of Drs. James Parker Boulevard Saturday. "No dead bodies" were found, says Boris Kofman, of the Red Bank Environmental Commission, but a handful of...
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April 21st, 2008 @ 6am
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The works of John Powell, and the painter himself, arrive in Red Bank this weekend just as our part of the world is garlanded with some of the most startling colors of nature. So, too, are many of Powell's landscapes...
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April 18th, 2008 @ 7am
Fireworks illuminated the Monmouth Boat Club and the Navesink River in Red Bank last night. (Click on images to enlarge) The occasion: a fundraiser for the annual KaBoom Fireworks, which needs to raise at least $175,000 to cover the cost...
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April 17th, 2008 @ 8am
The 2007 closing blasts, that is. Brace yourselves for a bit of window-rattling pyrotechnics over the Navesink tonight. Better yet, leave the sofa and television behind for a couple of hours and see for yourself as the night sky blooms...
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April 16th, 2008 @ 10am
By TOM CHESEK The gavel's come down; the auction is closed; and when all's said and done, the Boss is gonna buy Basie a new pair of shoes, and then some. Meantime, 400 seats have become available for the May...
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April 10th, 2008 @ 8am
Stacey Liss, right, clinical supervisor at RBR's the Source, discusses plans for "Surviving the Teen Years" with Source coordinator Gilda Rogers, left, and parent Karen Lloyd, center. They'll go on the Internet, where they may unwittingly subject themselves to the...
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April 7th, 2008 @ 9am
The celebration of Red Bank's centennial is little more than six weeks away, and today's Asbury Park Press checks in with one of the planning committee's two Bunting Boys for a report on how plans to bedeck the business district...
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April 3rd, 2008 @ 7am
RiverCenter's office is at 20 Broad Street. Last week, Red Bank RiverCenter executive director Nancy Adams presented the business-promotion organization's budget to the borough council. The spending plan, totalling $624,052, is 3.3 percent larger than the 2007 version. (Alas, RiverCenter...
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March 31st, 2008 @ 10am
Hold onto your lederhosen, Little Kraut: Lewis Black darkens the stage for two nights this week in the latest of a string of sold-out shows at the Count Basie Theatre. By TOM CHESEK You would think this was a sweet...
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March 24th, 2008 @ 11am
Maybe Bear Stearns should have turned to Bruce Springsteen for a bailout. Tickets to Springsteen's May 7 solo fundraiser concert at the Count Basie Theatre to help the facility defray costs of rehab work will be auctioned off with a...
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March 19th, 2008 @ 7am
We call them the 'bunting boys' because 'The History Boys' is taken, and one of them is among the most vigorous 80-year-olds you'll ever encounter (not to mention one of the most colorful wielders of the English language). Ed Zipprich...
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March 14th, 2008 @ 8am
Inspired by the challenges faced by a grandmother she never knew and her own mother, both of whom had Multiple Sclerosis, Barbara Sager has been walking. That is, once a year, she participates in a 10-kilometer walk for the Multiple...
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March 13th, 2008 @ 11am
Ed Zipprich's civic-minded dessert, complete with iceboat logo. Turns out Red Bank's centennial did not go completely overlooked this weekend. River Road resident Ed Zipprich and his partner, JP Nicolaides, threw a little party for neighbors and friends that featured...
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March 10th, 2008 @ 12pm
Today, redbankgreen introduces 'DONE GOOD,' an occasional feature spotlighting individuals and organizations making a positive impact on their communities through volunteer efforts. For info on submitting items for consideration, see below. TONIGHT: RBR Hosts art auction The third annual charity...
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February 29th, 2008 @ 10am
Four-year old Maya Williams, center, examines a display at the one-night Black History Month exhibit last night. Maya was joined by her sister Kayla, 10, at left and Amani Cureton, also 10. About 150 people gathered Wednesday evening at the...
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February 28th, 2008 @ 6am
The streets of Red Bank will become a baragain-hunter's bazaar on Saturday, Sept. 20, if all goes according to plan. A townwide yard sale proposed by South Street's Audrey Oldoerp got the thumbs-up from the Borough Council Monday night after...
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February 13th, 2008 @ 7am
Yard-sale proponent Audrey Oldoerp. For a long time, South Street's Audrey Oldoerp wondered aloud why towns such as Belmar and Atlantic Highlands had annual or even semi-annual yard sales that embraced every street and home, but Red Bank didn't. Moreover,...
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January 29th, 2008 @ 7am
Each year, the Buccaneer Booster Club at Red Bank Regional High School gives out thousands of dollars in scholarships to graduating seniors and grants to teachers. The organization, which functions as the school's parent-teacher organization, also raises money for academic...
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January 24th, 2008 @ 10am
Very Reverend Archpriest Serge Lukianov of St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church in Red Bank coaxes a reluctant pigeon to take wing during a blessing of the waters ceremony on the Navesink River Saturday. More pix below; click on 'em to...
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January 21st, 2008 @ 7am
St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church on Pearl Street. By TOM CHESEK At 1p tomorrow, one of Red Bank's best-kept cultural secrets is scheduled to step into public view, bringing with it a millenium of tradition. A procession of worshippers and...
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January 18th, 2008 @ 8am
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KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES CODING TO MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green and creator of Broad Street, was teaching City and Regional Magazine Association publishers how ...
LET’S SEE YOUR KINDLE DO THIS
A stack of books served as a chock while a motorist changed a flat tire on Branch Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Submitted by John T. Ward
NEW WELCOME SIGN INSTALLED
A new "Welcome to Red Bank" sign has gone up at the northern Route 35 entrance to town at the foot of Cooper's Bridge.
JUNIOR BUCS WRESTLING WELCOMES YOUNG ATHLETES FOR 22ND SEASON
Junior Bucs Wrestling is preparing for its 22nd season, offering boys and girls from Red Bank, Shrewsbury, and Little Silver an opportunity ...
TIME FOR SCHOOL, DEER
Fall has arrived and so have the middle school loving deer!
JUST IN TIME FOR THE FALL CLASSIC
Just in time for the start of the World Series later this week baseball-themed paintings by artist Max Maxon hang in the windows of the Art ...
DINNER PLANS?
Chipotle in Red Bank Sunday evening will donate a quarter of proceeds from sales Sunday to the volunteer Red Bank Fire Department auxiliary.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES VIBE CODE SESSION AT LOCAL NEWS CAMP
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green, is running a vibe code session, teaching other publishers to vibe code at Blue Engine Collectiv ...
Her Majesty visits Red Bank
Navesink Queen docked at the Molly Pitcher Marina. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Boris Kofman)  
RED BANK DINER MONEY TREE
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sunshine and a money tree at the Red Bank Diner.
NAVESINK LIGHTS
Riverview Hospital lights up the Navesink. (Text and photo by Partyline contributor Terry Franco)  
HALF BAKED BROAD STREET
Broad Street repaving begins with road subject to overnight closures.
COLOR RUN AT RED BANK PRIMARY SCHOOL
redbankgreen Partyline happens upon a cloud of color at annual color run event at Red Bank Primary School.
I’LL EAT IT HERE, THANKS
A squirrel goes all-in for a popular autumn flavor on Madison Avenue in Red Bank Sunday morning.
POP UP TACOS DRAW CROWD
How’s this for a train station redevelopment idea? The pop-up taco vendors Tacos Los Mandones, known on social media as El Mandoon, dr ...
LONG LIVE LOCAL NEWS!
"Long Live Local News" flags from redbankgreen's 20th anniversary celebration in Marine Park Tuesday prove to be the perfect compliment to s ...
MUMS AND WITCHES
17 Prospect Ave (Photo by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
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.
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