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It was silly Saturday in Red Bank, as roving bands of Santas and Cousin Eddies did some major barhopping for charity, hitting just about every watering hole in town andContinue reading "A FESTIVE DAY OF SANTAS, EDDIES & A HORSE"
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December 19th, 2011 @ 11am
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PROWN’S 2012 CALENDAR: A MINOR DISASTER
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A bicyclist passes Prown’s Home Improvements on Monmouth Street in Red Bank, where enlargements from the 2012 calendar are on display. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Who amongContinue reading "PROWN’S 2012 CALENDAR: A MINOR DISASTER"
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December 14th, 2011 @ 12pm
AT THE BASIE: A MULTITUDE OF VOICES
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Middletown’s Nancy Scharff — and a heavenly host of helpers — present their annual celebration of Christmas in words and music Friday at the Count Basie Theatre. As the founderContinue reading "AT THE BASIE: A MULTITUDE OF VOICES"
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December 14th, 2011 @ 8am
SANTAS, EDDIES TO OCCUPY BROAD STREET
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It’s full! The number of aspiring Cousin Eddies taking part in the second annual EddieCon pub crawl has been capped at twenty — but there’s still room for not-so-secret SantasContinue reading "SANTAS, EDDIES TO OCCUPY BROAD STREET"
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December 14th, 2011 @ 6am
A SOLD-OUT STOP FOR HOLIDAY EXPRESS
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Onstage guest The Grinch makes like The Boss as Tim McLoone and Holiday Express perform at a recent Town Lighting ceremony in Red Bank. The all-volunteer musical force returns toContinue reading "A SOLD-OUT STOP FOR HOLIDAY EXPRESS"
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December 13th, 2011 @ 7am
MAKING LIKE ROCKETTES ON SCHOOL STAGES
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Santa and team prep for a grand entrance at Red Bank Catholic’s Holiday Dance Spectacular, going up tonight and tomorrow at the school’s Broad Street Auditorium. While throngs of shoppersContinue reading "MAKING LIKE ROCKETTES ON SCHOOL STAGES"
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December 9th, 2011 @ 10am
JOYOUS, MAJESTIC INDOOR VOICES, PLEASE
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A 2010 performance of the Monmouth Civic Chorus, conducted by Mark Shapiro, at the First Presbyterian Church, Red Bank. It’s a local holiday tradition of which it’s been said, “ItContinue reading "JOYOUS, MAJESTIC INDOOR VOICES, PLEASE"
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December 9th, 2011 @ 7am
FOG GIVES WAY TO RAIN
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Headlights cut the fog on Sycamore Avenue in Shrewsbury Monday night. (Click to enlarge) A daylong Monday fog – the literal kind, not the ‘I forgot how to do routineContinue reading "FOG GIVES WAY TO RAIN"
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December 6th, 2011 @ 6am
TODAY: WONDERFUL AS EVER, IN M’TOWN
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Ward Bond and Jimmy Stewart in the American classic “It’s a Wonderful Life,” screening midday Monday in Middletown. They say that whenever someone encounters the story of George Bailey andContinue reading "TODAY: WONDERFUL AS EVER, IN M’TOWN"
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December 5th, 2011 @ 8am
SNOW PAINTER’S MIND IS ELSEWHERE
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redbankgreen came upon muralist Mike McCrink of Atlantic Highlands painting a snowscape on the side of the Investor Savings Bank on White Street in Red Bank last Friday, and, naturally,Continue reading "SNOW PAINTER’S MIND IS ELSEWHERE"
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December 5th, 2011 @ 6am
LIGHT IT UP, LET IT SNOW IN M’TOWN
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Those of us old enough to remember the days when the official Middletown holiday “tree” was little more than a light-stringed pole (a precursor to Festivus?) across from the R&SContinue reading "LIGHT IT UP, LET IT SNOW IN M’TOWN"
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December 2nd, 2011 @ 11am
It’s a full-on sight-and-sound spectacular: the annual night-after-Thanksgiving Santa Claus train ride into Red Bank followed by the parade to Broad Street, the downtown light-up and the Holiday Express concert.Continue reading "SEASON OPENER"
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November 28th, 2011 @ 7am
HOLIDAY EXPRESS TO USHER IN THE SEASON
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Scenes from the 2010 Holiday Express concert. (Click to enlarge) The newborn 2011 holiday season moves outdoors with a bang of a snare drum and a blast of white lightContinue reading "HOLIDAY EXPRESS TO USHER IN THE SEASON"
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November 25th, 2011 @ 10am
AUTUMN SHOWERS EXPECTED
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Yummy fall colors were on display on Buena Vista Avenue in Rumson Sunday.(Click to enlarge) You might want to get those leaves out to the curb while they’re still dryContinue reading "AUTUMN SHOWERS EXPECTED"
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November 14th, 2011 @ 8am
DEER-HUNT LAWS SPUR SHREWSBURY PROTEST
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A deer crosses a Shrewsbury street in 2010. (Photo by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) Local and state laws that allow deer hunting closer to housing than in the pastContinue reading "DEER-HUNT LAWS SPUR SHREWSBURY PROTEST"
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November 14th, 2011 @ 7am
SUNNY VETERANS DAY WEEKEND IN STORE
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Nature dumped a fresh load of autumn leaves on a car and yard on Mechanic Street in Red Bank Thursday. (Click to enlarge) Friday’s Veterans Day salutes – including one atContinue reading "SUNNY VETERANS DAY WEEKEND IN STORE"
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November 11th, 2011 @ 7am
TEE-PEED BUT GOOD
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Not that we condone it, of course, but the venerable tradition of Mischief Night appears to have been honored on Rumson Place in Little Silver Sunday night. (Click to enlarge)
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October 31st, 2011 @ 9am
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • On October 26, 2011 Detective Kelly Godley and Detective Daniel Sullivan arrested John Lachawiec, age 23, fromContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN POLICE BLOTTER"
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October 31st, 2011 @ 9am
WEEKEND ROARS, THEN PURRS
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Autumn colors on display at Fair Haven Fields on Ridge Road Sunday, with no hint of the fury of the day before. (Click to enlarge) What a weekend, huh? Near-freezingContinue reading "WEEKEND ROARS, THEN PURRS"
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October 31st, 2011 @ 6am
CHRISTMAS TREE STAYING PUT
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A hasty push to move Red Bank’s traditional Christmas tree to Riverside Gardens Park for the coming holiday season failed Thursday night as town officials balked over questions about properContinue reading "CHRISTMAS TREE STAYING PUT"
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October 27th, 2011 @ 7am
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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.