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AFTER 61 YEARS, PHARMACY TO CLOSE
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The store’s pharmacy accounts will be transferred to a nearby Rite Aid, and the gift shop will be closed, the owner says. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD ProfessionalContinue reading "AFTER 61 YEARS, PHARMACY TO CLOSE"
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December 6th, 2012 @ 10am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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By: REBECCA DESFOSSE Red Bank’s governing body put the brakes on pending changes to an ordinance limiting the locations in which porn shops and nude dancing clubs can operate Wednesday.Continue reading "RED BANK: SEX SHOP LAW TO TWEAK TERMS"
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December 6th, 2012 @ 8am
Shrewsbury officials are cold to the idea of Red Bank limiting adult-oriented businesses on Newman Springs Road, their shared border. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTONContinue reading "RED BANK: SEX SHOP LAW PROMPTS CONCERNS"
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December 5th, 2012 @ 10am
RUMSON WOMAN DONS NEW ROLE: AUTHOR
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The author with her first, self-published children’s book, which she’ll sign at an event in Fair Haven on Thursday.  (Click to enlarge) By REBECCA DESFOSSE It all started with momContinue reading "RUMSON WOMAN DONS NEW ROLE: AUTHOR"
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December 5th, 2012 @ 9am
MONMOUTH STREET CLOSED FOR REPAVING
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Commuters and other motorists who use Monmouth Street between Bridge and Maple avenues in Red Bank should avoid it tonight, as it’s closed for milling and repaving. The closure willContinue reading "MONMOUTH STREET CLOSED FOR REPAVING"
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December 4th, 2012 @ 4pm
SCHOOL RECALLS BIGHEARTED ALBERT MARTIN
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Isaac Coates and Garret Sickels reflect on their classmate and teammate Albert Martin, who died suddenly Monday. (Photo by Rebecca Desfosse. Click to enlarge) By REBECCA DESFOSSE Moving through theContinue reading "SCHOOL RECALLS BIGHEARTED ALBERT MARTIN"
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December 4th, 2012 @ 2pm
CHURN: POOR CAT CURLS UP ON BROAD STREET
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A display in the window of the newly opened Poor Cat Designs. (Photo by Rebecca Desfosse. Click to enlarge) By REBECCA DESFOSSE The story of Poor Cat Designs begins withContinue reading "CHURN: POOR CAT CURLS UP ON BROAD STREET"
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December 4th, 2012 @ 12pm
BIRTHDAY BASH FOR BLUE EYES AT THE BASIE
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Frank Sinatra and Count Basie — seen suiting up for an episode of the 1960s TV variety show Hollywood Palace — return in spirit this Friday night, when the SkinnyContinue reading "BIRTHDAY BASH FOR BLUE EYES AT THE BASIE"
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December 4th, 2012 @ 11am
RED BANK: ANOTHER KETTLE CLASSIC
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Two Red Bank Charter players hugging after they lost their game, above. Below, Ashley Houck of  Charter driving on a Seashore Academy defender. (Photos by Lola Todman. Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "RED BANK: ANOTHER KETTLE CLASSIC"
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December 3rd, 2012 @ 10am
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of November 23 to November 30, 2012. This information is unedited. Criminal Mischief occurring atContinue reading "RED BANK POLICE BLOTTER"
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December 3rd, 2012 @ 8am
Are you a teen who likes to read, or do you know one? Got a hankering to understand what makes fascists tick? A new reading group for teens kicks offContinue reading "NEW TEEN READING GROUP TACKLES FASCISM"
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November 30th, 2012 @ 6am
RED BANK: FIAT DEALER EYES TIGHT CORNER
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A vacant lot that was last home to a car rental business could be revived as a Fiat dealership, according to plans filed with the borough. (Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "RED BANK: FIAT DEALER EYES TIGHT CORNER"
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November 29th, 2012 @ 12pm
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Trish DePonti, the Colmorgen Kids, Fred Blumberg, Pat Noble, Alex Montaperto and Rhiannon Morgan wrote in to identify last week’s Where, which showed the lighted, two-story vestibule of an officeContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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November 29th, 2012 @ 8am
RED BANK: CHEATING, FOR A GOOD CAUSE
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Christine Zilinski of Salon Concrete styles the hair of Maritza Soler of Port Monmouth last week. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD In the days after Hurricane Sandy hit,Continue reading "RED BANK: CHEATING, FOR A GOOD CAUSE"
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November 28th, 2012 @ 9am
APOLOGY ENDS HARASSMENT ALLEGATION
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Perry Feigenbaum, above in Red Bank’s courtroom, dropped his citizen’s complaint against Sea Bright Councilman Read Murphy. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD An apology by Sea Bright CouncilmanContinue reading "APOLOGY ENDS HARASSMENT ALLEGATION"
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November 27th, 2012 @ 2pm
ART WALK STIRS RED BANK’S CULTURAL BLOOD
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For Saturday’s Art Walk, McKay Imaging, above, offered a mix of photos and paintings. Below, rock photographer Mark Weiss was the star of a show hosted by Frame to PleaseContinue reading "ART WALK STIRS RED BANK’S CULTURAL BLOOD"
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November 26th, 2012 @ 5pm
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of November 16 through November 23, 2012. This information is unedited. Theft occurring on 11-16-12Continue reading "RED BANK: SIGN STOLEN FROM SIDEWALK"
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November 26th, 2012 @ 1pm
RED BANK: SCHOOL REOPENS, WITH GOODIES
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Greg Martin of Michigan-based Disaster Relief at Work delivered pencil cases for kindergartners, above and below, as well as all other Red Bank Primary School students Monday morning. (Click toContinue reading "RED BANK: SCHOOL REOPENS, WITH GOODIES"
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November 26th, 2012 @ 12pm
It was a festive night of high spirits, bright lights and rides on big shoulders as Red Bank welcomed in the Christmas holiday season Friday night. (Photo by Rebecca Desfosse.Continue reading "WINTER WONDERLAND ON BROAD STREET"
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November 26th, 2012 @ 8am
RED BANK: FIRE RIPS THROUGH RESIDENCE
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Below, property owner Lee Jasper Rogers talks with Fire Marshal Stanley Sickels. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Fire tore through a Red Bank home and filled a street-levelContinue reading "RED BANK: FIRE RIPS THROUGH RESIDENCE"
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November 25th, 2012 @ 6pm
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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.