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RED BANK: SCHOOL PATH MAY BE PAVED
Locust Place, as seen in 2012, above, links Locust Avenue with the Red Bank Primary School, as seen in the aerial below. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)Continue reading "RED BANK: SCHOOL PATH MAY BE PAVED"
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BROADWAY ON THE NAVESINK, AT MOLLY GALA
The Broadway Dolls, featuring Hollie Howard (center), bring the excitement for Waves of Support, a September fundraising gala to benefit a group of ten Shore communities and locally based nonprofits.Continue reading "BROADWAY ON THE NAVESINK, AT MOLLY GALA"
RED BANK: SOME BLACK ‘N WHITE NIGHTS
The Fab Four run free-range in A HARD DAY’S NIGHT, with a free screening Wednesday night at the Count Basie as a special 50th anniversary event. After blowing out theContinue reading "RED BANK: SOME BLACK ‘N WHITE NIGHTS"
RED BANK: PERSONS OF JAZZY INTEREST
Houston, we have a promenade: soul-bop sax legend Houston Person inaugurates a new session of Summer Jazz Cafe events, Friday and Saturday at Two River Theater. If it’s the dog-dayContinue reading "RED BANK: PERSONS OF JAZZY INTEREST"
RED BANK: COUNTRY FEST IN THE RED
They danced, but they didn’t eat much, at the country music festival last month. (Photos by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The music was a hit,Continue reading "RED BANK: COUNTRY FEST IN THE RED"
Pix from the 2013 edition of Artiepalooza, which attracted some 85 vessels at its peak, organizers say. (Photos by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Among theContinue reading "NAVESINK RIVER: ARTIEPALOOZA RETURNS"
RED BANK: BOONDOCKS IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Eyewitness News anchor Lauren Glassberg interviews Boondocks diners  – including Sugarush owner Chris Paseka, at right.  (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON Back from the devastation ofContinue reading "RED BANK: BOONDOCKS IN THE SPOTLIGHT"
RED BANK: SIGN CRACKDOWN SPARKS IRE
Neon signs in store windows at the City Centre strip mall on White Street. Cluck U Chicken, above left, got a warning, but Psychic Advisor Gina on Monmouth Street, below,Continue reading "RED BANK: SIGN CRACKDOWN SPARKS IRE"
RED BANK: GREASE IS THE VERB
Maggie Bera and Phil Mazzara co-star in the Phoenix Productions staging of GREASE, going up this weekend at the Count Basie Theatre. Born in the nostalgia craze of the post-hippieContinue reading "RED BANK: GREASE IS THE VERB"
RED BANK: SALES SOARING FOR DRONES
Alan Placer of Hobbymasters gives a quick demo of drone flying. Below, a matchbox-sized drone without a camera. (Photo and video by John T. Ward. Click photo to enlarge) ByContinue reading "RED BANK: SALES SOARING FOR DRONES"
RED BANK: INCINERATOR SITE TO GET… WHAT?
The former landfill on West Sunset Avenue. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD After years of environmental remediation, Red Bank’s former landfill is expectedContinue reading "RED BANK: INCINERATOR SITE TO GET… WHAT?"
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? INBETWEEN BREAKFAST
The Inbetween aces the hollandaise sauce on the Smoked Salmon Eggs Benedict. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON Sharing a table at Red Bank’s Inbetween Café isContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? INBETWEEN BREAKFAST"
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of June 26 to July 3, 2014. This information is unedited. CRIMES: CriminalContinue reading "RED BANK CRIME & ARREST REPORTS"
RED BANK: HOT TATERS AND COOL BERRIES
First Presbyterian Church on Tower Hill is the setting for the annual Liberty Extravaganza on Sunday, capping an evening of strawberries and dixieland on the patio.  Up at Tower HillContinue reading "RED BANK: HOT TATERS AND COOL BERRIES"
RED BANK: CAR FLIPS DOWNTOWN
Firefighters examine the wreckage after they rescued a motorist trapped in an overturned Jeep Cherokee on Broad Street in Red Bank around 7 p.m. Thursday. According to police Chief DarrenContinue reading "RED BANK: CAR FLIPS DOWNTOWN"
Red Bank police arrested a mother and son on drug charges Wednesday, according to Chief Darren McConnell. Following a monthlong investigation by Lieutenant Robert Clayton, police executed a narcotics searchContinue reading "RED BANK COPS BUST MOTHER & SON"
RED BANK: AN O’REE-LY BIG SHOW FOR THE 4TH
Matt O’Ree furnishes all the fireworks you’ll need this Fourth, when the Shore’s bluesical legend lights the fuse on another Friday Jamian’s jam. Not so very long ago the undisputedContinue reading "RED BANK: AN O’REE-LY BIG SHOW FOR THE 4TH"
RBR STUDENT REPRESENTS US IN SO. AFRICA
Red Bank Regional student Sam MacPherson (left) reached the pinnacle in his teenage soccer career, when he was selected to represent his Region I US Soccer Youth Olympic Development ProgramContinue reading "RBR STUDENT REPRESENTS US IN SO. AFRICA"
RED BANK: A TALE OF TWO SMOOTHIES
Rob Bianchini gives PieHole the rundown on Healthy Habits’ smoothie and juice menu. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS With Healthy Habits Natural Foods setting up shopContinue reading "RED BANK: A TALE OF TWO SMOOTHIES"
RED BANK: SOCCER THRILLER AT BASIE
Red Bank-area soccer fans half-filled the Count Basie Theatre Tuesday afternoon for a free live screening of the World Cup match between the United States and Belgium, won in extraContinue reading "RED BANK: SOCCER THRILLER AT BASIE"
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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.