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MARKING CHANUKAH, OUTDOORS AND IN
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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
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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YMCA GETS OK FOR SHRUNKEN PLAN
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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
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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
PROWN: LET’S GIVE ST. ANTHONY’S A HAND
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David Prown at St. Anthony of Padua’s gym earlier this week. (Click to enlarge) David Prown doesn’t want this article to be about him, and anyone who knows the RedContinue reading "PROWN: LET’S GIVE ST. ANTHONY’S A HAND"
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September 16th, 2010 @ 2pm
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Nearly two dozen readers stirred to life at the sight of the graveyard shown in last week’s Where.
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September 16th, 2010 @ 6am
RESIDENTS SWEAT BUDGET DETAILS
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Participants in last night’s Q&A on the Red Bank budget pick up info packets. (Click to enlarge) Red Bank officials held a marathon budget walk-through before a standing-room crowd atContinue reading "RESIDENTS SWEAT BUDGET DETAILS"
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April 29th, 2010 @ 10am
GREEN TEAMERS CLEAN UP
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Volunteers from the United Methodist Church participated in the annual event along East Bergen Place, above, and in the East Side parking lots, below. (Click to enlarge) Those folks youContinue reading "GREEN TEAMERS CLEAN UP"
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April 26th, 2010 @ 1pm
KNOCKING OUT KNOCKING
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If Red Bank passes a ‘No Knock’ ordinance, signs like this, on Broad Street, won’t be needed. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It’s a scenario almost any homeownerContinue reading "KNOCKING OUT KNOCKING"
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April 21st, 2010 @ 12pm
It’s often difficult  for individuals to come out as gay. But for families and friends, it can be just as hard, says Dee Reger. There’s a support group for that.Continue reading "WAVING A PFLAG OF UNDERSTANDING"
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April 9th, 2010 @ 6am
Red Bank Councilman Mike DuPont says it may be time to end tax-exemptions for most non-profits. In the latest round of verbal sparring between Red Bank officials and the town’sContinue reading "DuPONT: TAX NON-PROFITS"
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April 5th, 2010 @ 2pm
Red Bank isn’t done showing its support for Haiti just yet. More than two months after the earthquake that devastated the Caribbean nation, locals are again rallying to provide relief.Continue reading "RED BANK STILL HELPING HAITI"
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March 26th, 2010 @ 12pm
MORE YMCA DISCUSSION? Y NOT?
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William Poku of Bank Street addresses the council. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI What would a municipal meeting in Red Bank be these days without at least aContinue reading "MORE YMCA DISCUSSION? Y NOT?"
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March 23rd, 2010 @ 8am
SECOND BOARD REJECTS Y EXPANSION PLAN
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Mayor Pasquale Menna listens as Marvin Goldin of Temple Beth Shalom asks the planning board to reject the YMCA zoning request. (Click to enlarge) Six weeks after a proposal toContinue reading "SECOND BOARD REJECTS Y EXPANSION PLAN"
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March 16th, 2010 @ 6am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Need a little break from all the white stuff these days? This week’s Where Have I Seen This? asks you to identify this warm and cozy vignette. Send us anContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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February 25th, 2010 @ 9am
WAR OF WORDS: RED BANK DEMS v. BECK & CO.
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MICHAEL DuPONT (D)
State Senator Jennifer Beck’s refusal to back Red Bank’s request for special treatment in Trenton has drawn fire from local Democrats led by Councilman Mike Dupont. Red Bank’s all-Democrat councilContinue reading "WAR OF WORDS: RED BANK DEMS v. BECK & CO."
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February 23rd, 2010 @ 1pm
BON JOVI BRINGS ‘SOUL’ FOOD TO CHURCH
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St. Anthony of Padua transforms into the Soul Kitchen on Friday nights, offering a community restaurant through a partnership with the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi)Continue reading "BON JOVI BRINGS ‘SOUL’ FOOD TO CHURCH"
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January 6th, 2010 @ 7am
RED BANK RABBI INJECTS FUN INTO CUSTOMS
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Congregation Beth Shalom Rabbi Yerachmiel Shapiro is in his second year heading the congregation, where the membership has doubled. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Yerachmiel Shapiro really triedContinue reading "RED BANK RABBI INJECTS FUN INTO CUSTOMS"
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December 8th, 2009 @ 6am
A scene from a clothing giveaway held at the Red Bank train station last March. The folks at the Red Bank Community Church will be doing a clothing giveaway inContinue reading "COAT GIVEAWAY SLATED FOR SATURDAY"
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December 8th, 2009 @ 6am
GIVING THANKS AND ENJOYING A HOT MEAL
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The kitchen staff from Branches kicks into high gear at Lunch Break. (Click photos to enlarge) Dominique Watson, seated next to her husband of six weeks, Roy Watson, had muchContinue reading "GIVING THANKS AND ENJOYING A HOT MEAL"
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November 27th, 2009 @ 8am
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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 ...
THRONGS FLOCK TO RED BANK STREET FAIR
redbankgreen Partyline: Thousands fill the streets of Red Bank for street fair.