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RIVERCENTER BUDGET: SAME OLD
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RiverCenter got preliminary approval for its 2011 budget Wednesday. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Red Bank RiverCenter presented its 2011 budget to the borough councilContinue reading "RIVERCENTER BUDGET: SAME OLD"
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April 1st, 2011 @ 7am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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TRENTON TROUT HEADED THIS WAY
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A recent trout stocking notice at Shadow Lake in Middletown. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI If you haven’t gotten the reel ready for spring, now’s the time. The stateContinue reading "TRENTON TROUT HEADED THIS WAY"
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March 29th, 2011 @ 2pm
NO MORE WHITE %$&^, PLEASE
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Ed Matthews removes the tiny lights that lend winter sparkle to the trees along Broad Street Tuesday. (Click to enlarge) Ignore that layer of white you awoke to Wednesday morning.Continue reading "NO MORE WHITE %$&^, PLEASE"
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March 23rd, 2011 @ 6am
SPRING SO CLOSE SHE CAN SMELL IT
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Claudette, a nine-year-old bulldog, gets an early scent of spring Thursday while lazing in the window of Fair Haven Cleaners on River Road in Fair Haven, where she’s kept storeContinue reading "SPRING SO CLOSE SHE CAN SMELL IT"
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March 18th, 2011 @ 11am
MANY SHADES O’ GREEN ON THE ‘GREEN
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The teen music group Ceól Milis, left and the Trinity Celtic Band, seen outside the Dublin House, are among the Irish-themed attractions in and around the greater Green this weekend.Continue reading "MANY SHADES O’ GREEN ON THE ‘GREEN"
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March 10th, 2011 @ 11am
LOOKING AHEAD TO SUNNY DAYS
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A customer of Eye Design in Red Bank stepped out onto Broad Street earlier this week to check out a pair of sunglasses. The specs could come in handy today,Continue reading "LOOKING AHEAD TO SUNNY DAYS"
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February 18th, 2011 @ 7am
FORECAST: A TASTE OF T-SHIRT WEATHER
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A mannequin outside the Firehouse Specialty Shop in Red Bank seemed positively aglow in anticipation of warmer weather on Wednesday. (Click to enlarge) We’re in for “the mildest weather that’sContinue reading "FORECAST: A TASTE OF T-SHIRT WEATHER"
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February 17th, 2011 @ 7am
M’TOWN: GET READY TO DIG NEAR SCHOOLS
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Middletown is considering heavier enforcement to get sidewalks near schools cleared after a snowfall. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI This winter’s unprecedented snowfalls brought frustrationContinue reading "M’TOWN: GET READY TO DIG NEAR SCHOOLS"
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February 8th, 2011 @ 1pm
JERSEYS FOR JESUS
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Sunday was ‘Jerseys for Jesus’ day at Pilgrim Baptist Church in Red Bank, where congregants were encouraged to sport their team colors. (Photos by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge)
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February 7th, 2011 @ 9am
Sweetest Sin Boutique hosted a Valentine’s lingerie show at Taste in Red Bank Thursday night, and photographer Peter Lindner got the hot pix for redbankgreen. To enlarge the photo display,Continue reading "REVEALING TASTES, AND MORE"
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February 4th, 2011 @ 9am
Tom Fishkin of Readie’s Fine Foods and activist Cindy Burham took it on themselves to clear off some ice-encrusted benches in downtown Red Bank Tuesday. “Nobody will sit on them,Continue reading "NOW WAS THAT SO HARD?"
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February 2nd, 2011 @ 7am
Punxsutawney Phil’s yearly debut, as reimagined at a spot along the Middletown side of the Navesink River at McClee’s Creek. It’s a pretty good bet that Punxsutawney Phil won’t seeContinue reading "SICK OF WINTER? TAKE A PHIL PILL"
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February 2nd, 2011 @ 6am
GRIN AND BEAR IT: SLICK ROADS EXPECTED
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A group of Rumson teens decided we’ve seen enough white lately, and built a snowman on River Road, using spray paint to add detail. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi. Click toContinue reading "GRIN AND BEAR IT: SLICK ROADS EXPECTED"
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January 31st, 2011 @ 6am
redbankgreen did a tour through Rumson, Fair Haven, Little Silver and Sea Bright Thursday morning to get photos of all the whiteness dumped by the latest winter snowstorm . (PhotosContinue reading "MORE SNOW = MORE SNOW PIX"
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January 27th, 2011 @ 10am
Red Bank before and just after dawn Thursday, beneath a sliver of moon and about ten inches of prettifying snow. To enlarge the photo display, start it, then click theContinue reading "NATURE LAYS DOWN ANOTHER WHITE BLANKET"
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January 27th, 2011 @ 8am
RED BANK: ‘ALL ROADS ARE OPEN’
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Snow lies atop wires and tree limbs above Branch Avenue early Wednesday morning. Below, a borough plow working Shrewsbury Avenue. (Click to enlarge) All of Red Bank’s streets had beenContinue reading "RED BANK: ‘ALL ROADS ARE OPEN’"
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January 27th, 2011 @ 7am
ANOTHER STORM DAMPENS BUSINESS
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Few pedestrians were out on Broad Street in downtown Red Bank late Wednesday morning. (Click to enlarge) Not to belabor the obvious, but the snowy winter of 2010-’11 is puttingContinue reading "ANOTHER STORM DAMPENS BUSINESS"
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January 26th, 2011 @ 12pm
A ROOF LEAKS, AND BITTERNESS FLOWS
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Youssef Bahket with pails of water collected beneath a hole in the ceiling at Brownstone Cleaners. (Click to enlarge) A roof leak at a Red Bank laundry shop early TuesdayContinue reading "A ROOF LEAKS, AND BITTERNESS FLOWS"
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January 18th, 2011 @ 12pm
Some shots from the central Red Bank taken before dawn Wednesday. To enlarge the photo display, start it, then click the embiggen symbol in the lower right corner. To getContinue reading "SCENES FROM AN ‘AVERAGE’ SNOWFALL"
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January 12th, 2011 @ 7am
PIG SURVIVES BUTCHERING WINDS
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A scrap was all that remained Tuesday of a banner promoting the recently concluded run of ‘Charlotte’s Web’ at the Two River Theater Company in Red Bank. The banner, strungContinue reading "PIG SURVIVES BUTCHERING WINDS"
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January 5th, 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.