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RED BANK: MELISSA, MAVERICKS, AND MO’
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Clockwise from top left: Melissa Etheridge returns to the Count Basie stage on her ME tour, with fellow Grammy winners Keb’ Mo’ and Norah Jones cued up for nights toContinue reading "RED BANK: MELISSA, MAVERICKS, AND MO’"
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June 17th, 2015 @ 6am
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SANDY HOOK: TRUCK IT HERE FOR LUNCH
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David and Rose Rivera of Elizabeth have the right idea: stopping for a bit of barbecue after a bike ride at Sandy Hook. Below, a map showing food truck locations in theContinue reading "SANDY HOOK: TRUCK IT HERE FOR LUNCH"
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June 16th, 2015 @ 12pm
RED BANK: EVERY DOG HAS ITS NIGHT
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Canine visitors and their human handlers are invited to paws and relax when Red Bank Dog Days return for a new season Tuesday evening. [UPDATE: This event has been postponedContinue reading "RED BANK: EVERY DOG HAS ITS NIGHT"
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June 16th, 2015 @ 5am
RED BANK: PARISH CELEBRATES PATRON SAINT
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More than 200 parishioners and friends of Saint Anthony’s Church celebrated the Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua with a procession across Red Bank and an outdoor festival Saturday. AfterContinue reading "RED BANK: PARISH CELEBRATES PATRON SAINT"
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June 15th, 2015 @ 11am
RED BANK 8TH GRADERS ARE ACADEMY BOUND
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Twenty-one eighth graders from Red Bank Middle School have been accepted into the prestigious Red Bank Regional High School academies for next year. They are Desiree Marshall, Creative Writing andContinue reading "RED BANK 8TH GRADERS ARE ACADEMY BOUND"
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June 15th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: SHEEHAN CLASSIC IN 100 PHOTOS
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More than 1,300 runners and walkers finished the 21st annual George Sheehan Classic five-kilometer (3.1-mile) race in Red Bank and Little Silver under partly sunny skies and warm conditions SaturdayContinue reading "RED BANK: SHEEHAN CLASSIC IN 100 PHOTOS"
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June 13th, 2015 @ 1pm
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? SOME SERIOUS HEAT
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Platillo Altamirano, a spicy lunch special. Below, festive chairs liven up a dining room. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON Even with the air conditioning blastingContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? SOME SERIOUS HEAT"
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June 12th, 2015 @ 11am
RED BANK: THIS HEAT TAKES THE CAKE, BOSS
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With temperatures pushing 90, Carlo’s Bake Shop owner Buddy Valastro kept cool at the Red Bank Marina Thursday prior to taping an episode of his TV show, ‘Cake Boss.’ He’sContinue reading "RED BANK: THIS HEAT TAKES THE CAKE, BOSS"
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June 11th, 2015 @ 9pm
RED BANK: ROLL UP ON A MYSTERY TOUR
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The super-sessionman project known as the Fab Faux makes its 14th annual appearance on the Count Basie stage this Saturday night, with a recreation of two landmark Beatles albums. (Photo byContinue reading "RED BANK: ROLL UP ON A MYSTERY TOUR"
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June 11th, 2015 @ 1pm
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of May 28 to June 2015. This information is unedited. CRIMES Theft occurringContinue reading "RED BANK: CRIME & ARREST REPORTS"
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June 11th, 2015 @ 12pm
RED BANK: COUNCIL WRAP-UP
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Seventh-graders from the Red Bank Charter School presented a report on “serving a healthy town,” and Mayor Pasquale Menna, below, returned to the dais after heart surgery. (Photo by JohnContinue reading "RED BANK: COUNCIL WRAP-UP"
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June 11th, 2015 @ 10am
RED BANK: LONGTIME BARBER DIES
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A longtime fixture of downtown Red Bank died Monday. Domenick Sama, who owned and operated Domenick’s Barber Shop, on East Front Street, died at his home in Red Bank, accordingContinue reading "RED BANK: LONGTIME BARBER DIES"
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June 10th, 2015 @ 10am
RED BANK: HOSPITAL EYES MORE REAL ESTATE
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Riverciew has deals to buy 91 East Front Street, at left above, and 95 East Front, center. It already owns 103 East Front, seen at far right. (Photo by JohnContinue reading "RED BANK: HOSPITAL EYES MORE REAL ESTATE"
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June 10th, 2015 @ 7am
RED BANK: HOW TO RAISE A FORTUNE
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The onetime home of journalist T. Thomas Fortune is a National Historic Landmark.  (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) The T. Thomas Fortune Project Committee is reminding allContinue reading "RED BANK: HOW TO RAISE A FORTUNE"
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June 10th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK ART STUDENTS WIN LOCAL CONTEST
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Red Bank Regional art teacher Barbara Beckett (back row, left) is pictured with some of the sixteen RBR students who were among the winners of the 2015 Monmouth Day CareContinue reading "RED BANK ART STUDENTS WIN LOCAL CONTEST"
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June 10th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: MENNA RETURNING TO WORK
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Mayor Pasquale Menna, below, plans to return to his mayoral duties this week. They include participation at a library event on Saturday. (Photo above by Trish Russoniello. Click to enlarge.)Continue reading "RED BANK: MENNA RETURNING TO WORK"
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June 9th, 2015 @ 3pm
RED BANK: A BIT OF TOMS RIVER AT TWO RIVER
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Playwright and Middletown High School South faculty member Alexis Kozak premieres his original script, “Toms River Anthology,” at the Count Basie Theatre’s new Performing Arts Academy on June 12. AsContinue reading "RED BANK: A BIT OF TOMS RIVER AT TWO RIVER"
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June 9th, 2015 @ 11am
Hovnanian Enterprise’s headquarters in Red Bank. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Hovnanian Enterprises posted a net loss of $19.6 million in its second fiscal quarter, more thanContinue reading "RED BANK: HOVNANIAN POSTS $19.6M LOSS"
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June 9th, 2015 @ 9am
Press release from Red Bank Borough Education Foundation All in the interest of science, the Red Bank Borough Education Foundation presented the Red Bank Board of Education with its secondContinue reading "RED BANK: KOPKA GRANT FUNDS SCIENCE DAY"
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June 9th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: RUNNING INTO SUMMER WEATHER
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Runners – from Crossfit Red Bank, judging by the t-shirts three of them wore – took to Broad Street in Red Bank in sunshine and 80-plus-degree heat Monday afternoon. Tuesday,Continue reading "RED BANK: RUNNING INTO SUMMER WEATHER"
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June 9th, 2015 @ 6am
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YACHT FESTIVA 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.
PORTA POTTY X-ING
redbankgreen Partyline captures porta johns moving down the railroad tracks.