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Category Archives: Places of Worship

JUST A VAPOR BARRIER, FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE
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redbankgreen‘s accidental photographer came upon this shot a couple of nights ago at the First Presbyterian Church at Tower Hill on Harding Road in Red Bank. No, the church hasn’tContinue reading "JUST A VAPOR BARRIER, FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE"
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November 25th, 2009 @ 7am
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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
FAIR HAVEN CHURCH TO END 125-YEAR RUN
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The River Road church’s doors will be locked by the end of the month and the property will be put up for sale. (Click photos to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPIContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN CHURCH TO END 125-YEAR RUN"
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October 8th, 2009 @ 7am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Oh, those Colmorgen Kids! Not for the first time, a bit of sleuthing went into the family’s effort to answer last week’s ‘Where.’
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October 8th, 2009 @ 6am
HORNING IN WITH ‘TAPS,’ JEOPARDY & QUEEN
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By DUSTIN RACIOPPI All was calm and quiet on Maple Avenue in Red Bank Saturday night until about 8:15p, when visitors wielding giant rams’ horns started filing into Congregation BethContinue reading "HORNING IN WITH ‘TAPS,’ JEOPARDY & QUEEN"
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September 28th, 2009 @ 9am
SHOFAR SO FUN: ALL INVITED TO TOOT
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The new rabbi at Congregation Beth Israel says the ponderous Jewish holidays could use some levity. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The Jewish holiday season just isn’t as muchContinue reading "SHOFAR SO FUN: ALL INVITED TO TOOT"
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September 23rd, 2009 @ 9am
FOOD PANTRY LENDS A CARING HAND
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A client signs in at the Project Loaves and Fishes food pantry at St. Anthony’s on a recent Tuesday night. When Jeannette O’Bryant’s son and daughter-in-law lost their jobs recently,Continue reading "FOOD PANTRY LENDS A CARING HAND"
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September 1st, 2009 @ 11am
Dozens of people looking for used clothing turned out at the Red Bank train station Saturday for a giveaway organized by the Red Bank Community Church. The event is held periodically, says church Pastor Lenny Liebmann. Email this story
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May 4th, 2009 @ 5am
Gov. Jon Corzine presents the folded flag from the casket of former Daniel J. O'Hern to O'Hern's widow, Barbara, as family and friends look on outside St. James Church on Saturday. (Click photos to enlarge) Red Bank bid farewell to...
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April 6th, 2009 @ 7am
A fine art exhibit of "Spraypaint SurrealiZm" and a concert featuring Israel's hottest reggae/klezmer/jam band? It's just another day of illuminating finds at Red Bank oRBit, redbankgreen's companion site for arts and entertainment. Today's edition takes you to McKay Imaging...
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March 11th, 2009 @ 6am
Rev. D. Crist Northington, pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church, speaks at shooting victim Sidney Wakefield's funeral Thursday. A funeral service for 26-year-old Sidney Wakefield, one of two men shot to death on Red Bank's West Side earlier this month,...
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February 27th, 2009 @ 6am
Employees of McGhee Contracting, hoisted into position by a lift, hammer away at RBC's stack Saturday morning. Demolition of Red Bank Catholic's smokestack got underway Saturday, a few days earlier than expected. Tim McGhee, owner of McGhee Contracting in Oceanport,...
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February 9th, 2009 @ 8am
Sorry, kids — no dynamite. A long disused smokestack behind Red Bank Catholic High School is coming down next week, weather and other conditions permitting. Jay Patock, president of Patock Construction in Eatontown, says demolition of the stack, which is...
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February 6th, 2009 @ 5am
Pilgrim Baptist aired the final McCain-Obama debate on a large screen in the worship hall in October. A live inauguration screening and luncheon will be held in the church basement. Of the many takeaways from the election of Barack Obama...
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January 16th, 2009 @ 6am
The answer to last week's Where Have I Seen This? may turn out to be something of a head-slapper for readers who couldn't identify it, given the prominence of the building it shows. One reader ventured that our photo was...
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January 15th, 2009 @ 6am
Choristers and visitors raised their voices in song during a commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the First Presbyterian Church. By LAURA KOSS In the same church where Martin Luther King Sr. preached in 1971, a group of...
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January 12th, 2009 @ 9am
Several dozen citizens turned out at the Pilgrim Baptist Church on Shrewsbury Avenue in Red Bank last night to watch the final presidential debate between senators Barack Obama and John McCain on a projection screen suspended above the altar. The...
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October 16th, 2008 @ 7am
Purposeful pastor Lenny Liebman working the crowd on Broad Street after the 2007 Red Bank fireworks. Harnessing the popularity of a longtime best-seller, four Red Bank churches are getting together next month to jointly offer sermons and discussions of 'The...
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September 26th, 2008 @ 12pm
The three sections of the tower are ready for assembly on the site leased by the borough from Christ Church United Methodist on Ridge Road. The author of the church's signs, though, has a higher level of communication in mind....
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August 21st, 2008 @ 10am
Kathy Karinja of Rumson takes a photo of the flattened gazebo at Victory Park. The bandstand at the center of the park was spared. A thunderstorm that tore through The Green Saturday afternoon pummeled the Oceanic section of Rumson while...
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August 2nd, 2008 @ 3pm
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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.
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 ...
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