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Category Archives: Places of Worship

JOYOUS, MAJESTIC INDOOR VOICES, PLEASE
A 2010 performance of the Monmouth Civic Chorus, conducted by Mark Shapiro, at the First Presbyterian Church, Red Bank. It’s a local holiday tradition of which it’s been said, “ItContinue reading "JOYOUS, MAJESTIC INDOOR VOICES, PLEASE"
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December 9th, 2011 @ 7am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
LIT AND LIVELY AT OYSTER POINT
An example of Gerda Liebmann’s “light paintings,” on view against the riverfront scenery of the Oyster Point Hotel beginning Friday night. If there’s still such a thing as a BestContinue reading "LIT AND LIVELY AT OYSTER POINT"
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December 1st, 2011 @ 7am
COMMUNITY COMMITMENT CELEBRATED
Congregants of Red Bank’s Pilgrim Baptist Church came together in their warmly lit yellow sanctuary for the second annual Festival of Love service Thursday night. The celebration, which called outContinue reading "COMMUNITY COMMITMENT CELEBRATED"
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October 14th, 2011 @ 7am
ON THE TONGUE, AND IN THE EYE
‘Pomegranate,’ a 48 x 48-inch painting by Gerda Liebmann, is among the food-themed art to be served up Saturday. (Click to enlarge) Can’t you just taste it? Art lovers andContinue reading "ON THE TONGUE, AND IN THE EYE"
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September 20th, 2011 @ 8am
BASIE COUSIN INJURED IN RED BANK FIRE
Phyllis Rudrow, seen with Dr. Eugene Cheslock below at the 2009 dedication of a bust of her cousin, Count Basie, suffered burns in a blaze that heavily damaged her home.Continue reading "BASIE COUSIN INJURED IN RED BANK FIRE"
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September 18th, 2011 @ 5pm
Emergency officials have brokered a deal under which the Red Bank Salvation Army facility will provide temporary shelter for most of the 113 elderly patients of a nursing home orderedContinue reading "SALVATION ARMY TAKES IN NURSING HOME"
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August 27th, 2011 @ 4pm
HALL RESTORATION GETS A BIG BOOST
A cash infusion means Bicentennial Hall should be ready for a 2012 opening. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Restoration work on Fair Haven’s Bicentennial Hall,Continue reading "HALL RESTORATION GETS A BIG BOOST"
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June 28th, 2011 @ 7am
A Red Bank man who worked as an organist for a Shrewsbury church faces up to five years in jail for his admission that he sexually assaulted a minor, accordingContinue reading "ORGANIST ADMITS TO CHILD-SEX CHARGE"
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June 27th, 2011 @ 5pm
DIVERSITY PLEDGE MAKES ROOM FOR ATHEISM
Red Bank has adopted a diversity statement as a “tremendous strength and asset to the community.” (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The Red Bank HumanContinue reading "DIVERSITY PLEDGE MAKES ROOM FOR ATHEISM"
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June 1st, 2011 @ 10am
NAACP DRAWS ATTENTION TO SCHOOLS
About a dozen residents turned out at St. Paul Baptist Church in Red Bank Thursday night for the latest in a series of budget presentations given in recent weeks byContinue reading "NAACP DRAWS ATTENTION TO SCHOOLS"
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April 8th, 2011 @ 6am
A quick joke by Rabbi Bob Alper, from his YouTube channel. It’s a twist on the one that begins, “a priest, a minister and a rabbi walk into a bar…”Continue reading "YOU CALL THAT A RABBI?"
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April 6th, 2011 @ 9am
CHURCH, CAR WASH & DELI SWITCH ON SOLAR
The roof at Butch’s Lube ‘N Wash. (Photo courtesy of Garden State Solar; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It wasn’t long after Paul Stout snapped on the lights atContinue reading "CHURCH, CAR WASH & DELI SWITCH ON SOLAR"
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March 24th, 2011 @ 11am
HUNDREDS MARCH IN ABORTION PROTEST
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
ZIPPRICH SPOTLIGHTS ABORTION PROTEST
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
JERSEYS FOR JESUS
Sunday was ‘Jerseys for Jesus’ day at Pilgrim Baptist Church in Red Bank, where congregants were encouraged to sport their team colors. (Photos by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge)
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February 7th, 2011 @ 9am
TRIPLE DIP FOR THE EPIPHANY
Congregants of St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church held their annual celebration of the Epiphany Wednesday, when three of them jumped into the Navesink River at Oyster Point. The event wasContinue reading "TRIPLE DIP FOR THE EPIPHANY"
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January 19th, 2011 @ 2pm
MARKING CHANUKAH, OUTDOORS AND IN
More than a dozen of the faithful marked the Jewish celebration of Chanukah with a menorah lighting and songs Saturday night at the Red Bank train station. On Sunday, membersContinue reading "MARKING CHANUKAH, OUTDOORS AND IN"
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December 6th, 2010 @ 10am
YMCA GETS OK FOR SHRUNKEN PLAN
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
The organist at the Presbyterian Church at Shrewsbury is facing charges arising from an alleged sexual assault of a child, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s office. Kenneth Clayton, 65,Continue reading "ORGANIST CHARGED IN CHILD SEX ASSAULT"
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October 1st, 2010 @ 9am
LEHNERT LAID TO REST
Scenes from the funeral of Councilman John Lehnert in Fair Haven Saturday. (Photos by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) Fair Haven Councilman John Lehnert, who took his own life lastContinue reading "LEHNERT LAID TO REST"
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September 27th, 2010 @ 1pm
Partyline
RED BANK: NEW MURAL BRIGHTENS CORNER
RED BANK: Lunch Break founder Norma Todd is depicted in a mural painted this week on the front of the newly renovated social service agency.
TULIPS TOGETHER
Spring tulips taking in the sunset outside the Molly Pitcher Inn in Red Bank Monday evening.
RIVER RANGERS RETURN
River Rangers, a summer canoeing program offered by the Navesink Maritime Heritage Association, returns this summer for up to 20 participa ...
DOUBLE DYLAN IN RED BANK
Trucks for a production company filming what one worker said was a Bob Dylan biography have lined Monmouth Street the past two days with cre ...
AFTER THE RAIN
A pear tree branch brought down by a brief overnight storm left a lovely tableau on the sidewalk in front of Red Bank's Riverside Gardens Pa ...
CONE OF UNCERTAINTY
Asked by a redbankgreen reporter why these cones were on top of cars, the owner of the car in the foreground responded: “That’s ...
RAIL RIDER’S VIEW
A commuter's view of Cooper's Bridge and the Navesink River from North Jersey Coast Line train 3320 out of Red Bank Tuesday morning.
PUT ME IN COACH!
Red Bank T-Ball kicked off at East Side park on Saturday morning. The brisk weather proved to be no deterrent to the young players, ranging ...
IT’S A SIGN!
Once proudly declaring its all-but-certain arrival in Spring 2019, the project previously known as Azalea Gardens springs to life again with ...
SPRINGTIME MEMORIES OF CARL
The Easter Bunny getup and St. Patrick’s Day hat that belonged to longtime Red Bank crossing guard and neighborhood smile-creator Carl ...
RED TRUCKS AT RED ROCK
A small dishwasher fire at Red Rock Tap and Grill was put out quickly by firefighters overnight, causing minimal damage. Red Bank Fire Depar ...
CREATIVE COVER UP
The windows of Pearl Street Consignment on Monmouth Street were smashed when a driver crashed their car through them injuring an employee la ...
THEY’RE BACK!
Ospreys returned to the skies over Red Bank this week for the first time since they migrated to warmer climes in late fall. With temperature ...
SPRING IS SPRUNG
RED BANK: Spring 2024 arrives on the Greater Red Bank Green with the vernal equinox at 11:06 p.m. Tuesday.
RED BANK’S FINEST – AND NEWEST
Red Bank Police Officer Eliot Ramos was sworn in as the force’s newest patrolman Thursday, and if you’re doing a double take thinkin ...
EASTER EGG MAYHEM AT THE PARK
An errant whistle spurred an unexpectedly early start to the Spring Egg Hunt on Sunday, which had been scheduled to begin at eggsactly 11am ...
PRESEASON DOCKWORK
RED BANK: With winter winding down, marina gets ready for boating season with some dockwork on our beautiful Navesink River.
CORNED BEEF AND DISCO FRIES?
It’s Friday, and smart Lent-observing Leprechauns know the pot of gold at the end of Red Bank’s rainbow is actually the deliciou ...
SURFBOARD DITCHED
It’s a violation of etiquette in surfing to ditch your board.  (it could hit another surfer and hurt them). But someone appears to ha ...
ELSIE, TAKE ME WITH YOU!
Soaked by pouring rain with the temperature hovering in the low 40’s, this sign in the window of Elsie’s Subs on Monmouth Street ...

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