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Category Archives: Seasonal

ON THE GREEN: WARMING UP
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Seventy-two hours after Thursday’s snowstorm, the same view – west along Harding Road in Little Silver, toward Tower Hill – was quite different Sunday, when temperatures reached into the mid-40sContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: WARMING UP"
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March 9th, 2015 @ 5am
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RED BANK: THE NAVESINK AS SKETCHPAD
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To whomever is responsible for the snow drawing on the Navesink River at Maple Cove in Red Bank: thank you. (Click to enlarge)
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March 6th, 2015 @ 2pm
RUMSON: ‘TIS A MARCHING ON THE GREEN
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The third annual Rumson St. Patrick’s Day Parade commences this Sunday afternoon, March 8, capping a season of celebrations that extend into the week to come. Those minty Shamrock ShakesContinue reading "RUMSON: ‘TIS A MARCHING ON THE GREEN"
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March 6th, 2015 @ 5am
ON THE GREEN: SNOW TAPERS OFF
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Sledders took to the hill at Tower Hill Church in Red Bank while the snow was still falling Thursday afternoon, and a passenger cleared a windshield on Broad Street, right.Continue reading "ON THE GREEN: SNOW TAPERS OFF"
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March 5th, 2015 @ 6pm
RED BANK: ROCKET & JACK FROST AWAIT WIND
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With more than a foot of ice beneath their runners, the world’s two premier ice yachts had everything they needed to race on the Navesink early Saturday – except for wind.Continue reading "RED BANK: ROCKET & JACK FROST AWAIT WIND"
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February 28th, 2015 @ 1pm
RED BANK: WILLIAMS’ STORY NOT IMPROBABLE
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NBC News anchor Brian Williams onstage at the Count Basie Theatre in December, 2012. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Was news anchor Brian Williams robbed at gunpoint whileContinue reading "RED BANK: WILLIAMS’ STORY NOT IMPROBABLE"
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February 27th, 2015 @ 9am
ON THE GREEN: ICEBOATING WEATHER
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Wednesday’s sunset on our beautiful, frozen Navesink River at the North Shrewsbury Ice Boat & Yacht Club in Red Bank, where a cluster of iceboats sat the ready. The GreaterContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: ICEBOATING WEATHER"
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February 26th, 2015 @ 6am
ON THE GREEN: MISPLACED OPTIMISM?
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With the highly variable weather seen on the Greater Red Bank Green in recent days – bitter cold, snow, rain and a rapid snowmelt with temperatures in the mid-40s –Continue reading "ON THE GREEN: MISPLACED OPTIMISM?"
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February 23rd, 2015 @ 10am
ON THE GREEN: BRRRRR….
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At the risk of stating the obvious: it’s cold outside. This screengrab from the National Weather Service website showed a temperature of zero, with a wind-chill of minus 21 degrees,Continue reading "ON THE GREEN: BRRRRR…."
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February 20th, 2015 @ 7am
Event organizer and producer Marvin Hyer Jr. of Man Cave Events — the company that’s brought a charity-fundraising Valentines Day Crawl to the watering spots of Red Bank for theContinue reading "RED BANK: A ST. PAT’S CRAWL FOR HOME"
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February 20th, 2015 @ 6am
ON THE GREEN: WARMER WEATHER, BRIEFLY
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Rising from the single digits, temperatures should peak in the low 30s Wednesday, with mostly sunny skies melting off some the ice and snow left behind on Tuesday, including theseContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: WARMER WEATHER, BRIEFLY"
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February 18th, 2015 @ 7am
ON THE GREEN: BITTER COLD
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Yes, it was 1 degree above zero, with winds up to 21 miles per hour knocking it down to 18 below zero, on the Greater Red Bank Green at 5:30Continue reading "ON THE GREEN: BITTER COLD"
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February 16th, 2015 @ 5am
RED BANK: WHOLE LOTTA LOVE AT THE BASIE
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Eighties Brit hitmaker Billy Ocean and ’60s girl-group great Shirley Alston Reeves are among the faces of musical romance taking to the Count Basie stage in the Valentine nights toContinue reading "RED BANK: WHOLE LOTTA LOVE AT THE BASIE"
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February 11th, 2015 @ 12pm
On Monday night’s edition of the Daily Show, Red Banker Jon Stewart weighed in on the controversy over NBC News anchor Brian Williams, whose embellished account of an incident earlyContinue reading "STEWART RIPS MEDIA’S WILLIAMS REAX"
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February 10th, 2015 @ 9am
RED BANK: WILLIAMS’ MUGGING STORY A LIE?
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NBC News anchor Brian Williams, left, onstage with comedian Jon Stewart at the Count Basie Theatre in December, 2012. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Was news anchor BrianContinue reading "RED BANK: WILLIAMS’ MUGGING STORY A LIE?"
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February 9th, 2015 @ 7am
MIDDLETOWN: THESE MAGIC MOMENTS
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Bllly Brown joins the Duprees for an afternoon of classic doowop and soul at the Middletown Arts Center. (Photo by Marian Cicarele, courtesy of ClassicUrbanHarmony.net) Valentine’s Day isn’t until nextContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: THESE MAGIC MOMENTS"
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February 6th, 2015 @ 10am
FAIR HAVEN: SHELTER FROM THE STORM PLOW
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Bonnie Graziano of Fair Haven doesn’t know why her husband, Chuck, planted a line of baby Leyland Cypress trees along the edge of their Harding Road property in winter –Continue reading "FAIR HAVEN: SHELTER FROM THE STORM PLOW"
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February 3rd, 2015 @ 11am
ON THE GREEN: ‘SNOW BIG DEAL?
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Snow was rapidly accumulating on sidewalks and streets across the Greater Red Bank Green Monday afternoon, in apparent contrast to earlier forecasts by the National Weather Service. This guy ridingContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: ‘SNOW BIG DEAL?"
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February 2nd, 2015 @ 4pm
SEA BRIGHT: APARTMENTS RAZED FOR PARK
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Sea Bright’s Anchorage Apartments, left uninhabitable by the converging waters of the Atlantic Ocean and Shrewsbury River in Hurricane Sandy, were demolished Saturday.  Using Green Acres funding, the state plansContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: APARTMENTS RAZED FOR PARK"
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February 2nd, 2015 @ 6am
MORE WHITE ON GREEN?
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This delightful vignette seen outside the former Douglass Auto Electric repair shop at the corner of Maple Avenue and Drs. James Parker Boulevard in Red Bank Friday seems the perfectContinue reading "MORE WHITE ON GREEN?"
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February 1st, 2015 @ 12pm
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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.
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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.