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LITTLE SILVER: RBR WORKER DIES
After-school activities were canceled on the first day of school following the death of a worker. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The deathContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: RBR WORKER DIES"
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RUMSON: JAKE TAVILL, SOULFUL SENIOR
Jake Tavill at home in Rumson last month. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD This may be the era of inescapable rap, but listenersContinue reading "RUMSON: JAKE TAVILL, SOULFUL SENIOR"
A BUC BACKER BASH ON THE BANKS
Kim Brockway, Judy Bonanno (both Shrewsbury) and Lu White (Union Beach) are only in it for the Bucs, as the RBR Buc Backer Foundation members get busy planning the annualContinue reading "A BUC BACKER BASH ON THE BANKS"
RED BANK: INJURED MAN RESCUED FROM ATTIC
Four unidentified teenage girls were safe in Red Bank Saturday night after losing an oar to a dinghy they'd launched and drifting for about an hour in the darkness of the Swimming River.
RED BANK: THE JUICIEST PART OF SUMMER
Ah, to be a kid again: off for the whole summer, enjoying the warm sunshine, not giving a thought to… YIKES! Like some sort of devious enticement, this watermelon wasContinue reading "RED BANK: THE JUICIEST PART OF SUMMER"
RED BANK: WHICH SHADE DO YOU PREFER?
A corner of a building on Monmouth Street in Red Bank displayed sample colors as painter Joe Buonacquista worked last Thursday. We’ll have shades of blue overhead Monday, with partlyContinue reading "RED BANK: WHICH SHADE DO YOU PREFER?"
RBR DE-STRESSES COLLEGE APPLICATION TIME
Red Bank Regional Guidance Counselor Jill Maline (kneeling) instructs rising senior Cassidy Charette during a college application workshop program at RBR. Press release from Red Bank Regional High School CearaContinue reading "RBR DE-STRESSES COLLEGE APPLICATION TIME"
RED BANK: MAYOR WELCOMES SPECIAL GUESTS
Eight disabled students from the Schroth School in Ocean Township arrived in Red Bank Friday morning for a picnic in Riverside Gardens Park and possibly some shopping downtown. But first,Continue reading "RED BANK: MAYOR WELCOMES SPECIAL GUESTS"
[CORRECTION: A spokeswoman for the Diocese of Trenton says the accused was an outside contractor to St. James, not an employee as reported, and thus his alleged crime can’t beContinue reading "RED BANK: FRAUD ON CHURCH ALLEGED"
COMMUNITY Y TEENS HELP KIDS NEAR AND FAR
Community YMCA members Aisha Bhoori of Middletown and Sahar Akbarzai of Old Bridge are coordinating a school supply drive through the YMCA to help give kids in Red Bank andContinue reading "COMMUNITY Y TEENS HELP KIDS NEAR AND FAR"
RBR SUMMER SLAMMERS PREP FOR SEPT.
Students at Summer Slam, the month-long high school transition program for rising freshmen at RBR, participate in a hula-hoop dance courtesy of the Community YMCA. Press release from Red BankContinue reading "RBR SUMMER SLAMMERS PREP FOR SEPT."
LITTLE SILVER: LETTERS FROM SUMMER CAMP
Area high school athletes play in front of top college coaches, as Red Bank Regional Girls Basketball coach James Young conducts the sixth annual Maroon and White Basketball Camp, beginningContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: LETTERS FROM SUMMER CAMP"
RED BANK: BUSKING FOR THE PROGRAM
Red Bank primary and middle school strings players performing at the borough Sidewalk Sale on Saturday included, from left, Hannah Ludwikowski, Claudia Garcia, Parker Ludwikowski, Mae Woolley, Sarah Perry andContinue reading "RED BANK: BUSKING FOR THE PROGRAM"
RED BANK’S 2014 TEACHERS OF THE YEAR
And the winners, chosen by their respective schools, are… Julius Clark, above left, a math teacher, basketball coach and – he hopes – a future principal of the Red Bank MiddleContinue reading "RED BANK’S 2014 TEACHERS OF THE YEAR"
RED BANK: COUNCIL OKS HYBRID BULKHEAD
Red Bank Regional sophomore Elijah Nishiura, center, chats with Environmental Commission chairwoman Laura Bagwell, left, and Carl Alderson, a marine resources specialist at NOAA, after the council voted to restoreContinue reading "RED BANK: COUNCIL OKS HYBRID BULKHEAD"
‘LITTLE BUCS’ WANTED FOR RBR PRESCHOOL
Preschoolers learn and play inside the fully equipped Child Development classroom at Red Bank Regional High School. The school is currently accepting preschool-age children for the Little Bucs program, whichContinue reading "‘LITTLE BUCS’ WANTED FOR RBR PRESCHOOL"
RED BANK: HELP KEEP THE STRINGS SINGING
As reported by redbankgreen last month, the strings program in the Red Bank school district is facing extinction because of budget cuts. The school board and parents are looking forContinue reading "RED BANK: HELP KEEP THE STRINGS SINGING"
RED BANK: BULKHEAD REBUILD ON AGENDA
Borough residents are on the hook for replacing the library bulkhead, at right, where environmentalists argue a natural shoreline should be restored.  (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)Continue reading "RED BANK: BULKHEAD REBUILD ON AGENDA"
FAIR HAVEN: COOK, TASTE, LEARN
Marilyn Schlossbach teaching a class at Taste and Technique Cooking Studio. Below, the Cast Iron Steak Scampi she prepared. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON AContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: COOK, TASTE, LEARN"
RBR HOSTS SIXTH ANNUAL GIRLS’ B-BALL CAMP
Beginning Tuesday, July 29 and continuing through Thursday, July 31, Red Bank Regional High School will host its sixth annual Maroon and White Team Girls’ Basketball Camp. As many asContinue reading "RBR HOSTS SIXTH ANNUAL GIRLS’ B-BALL CAMP"
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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.