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CBS EXEC JOINS THE SHOW AT BASIE
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Vinnie Favale, pictured at left with HEREAFTER writing partner Frankie Keane,  joins a volunteer entity that includes local politicians, business leaders, eminent professionals and at least one familiar face fromContinue reading "CBS EXEC JOINS THE SHOW AT BASIE"
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April 9th, 2010 @ 5am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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IN oRBit: RENEE & JOE, TOGETHER AGAIN
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Now that the agita-inducing quasi-holiday known as Valentine’s Day is bearing down upon us, it’s only fitting that we seek relationship advice from those rare couples who’ve lived and lovedContinue reading "IN oRBit: RENEE & JOE, TOGETHER AGAIN"
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February 3rd, 2010 @ 5am
IN oRBit: UGLY, BROKE, AND GOING PLACES
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We media types can never resist the opportunity to hitch our wagons to a rising star — the better to say “we made ’em what they are today.” In Tuesday’sContinue reading "IN oRBit: UGLY, BROKE, AND GOING PLACES"
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February 2nd, 2010 @ 6am
IN oRBit: COOKIN’ WITH TUCKERBERRYS
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Who sez print is dead? Certainly not the pixelated pages of Red Bank oRBit, where you’ll probably find more good and interesting stuff about books (and their bookmakers) than in anyContinue reading "IN oRBit: COOKIN’ WITH TUCKERBERRYS"
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December 3rd, 2009 @ 9am
IN oRBit: A GOSSIP GIRL EXCLUSIVE
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For the millions of fans who follow Gossip Girl on the CW network (or track the movements of its hot young stars), things are just heating up. But for theContinue reading "IN oRBit: A GOSSIP GIRL EXCLUSIVE"
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November 19th, 2009 @ 7am
IN oRBit: HOT FOR THE HOLIDAYS
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Even if he’s not your political bag of tea, you’ve probably watched with some semblance of grudging respect while Alec Baldwin up and made off like Madoff with several entireContinue reading "IN oRBit: HOT FOR THE HOLIDAYS"
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November 18th, 2009 @ 7am
IN oRBit: TOUCHING ALL THE BASIES
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That seductive siren giving you the come-hither is one Dolores O’Riordan, and she’s here (with her band the Cranberries) in Red Bank this mid-November’s Monday to see us off on a six-nights/Continue reading "IN oRBit: TOUCHING ALL THE BASIES"
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November 16th, 2009 @ 7am
IN oRBit: A RIDDLE FOR THE AGES
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Today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit takes a fresh look at a man we’ve branded a “quiet giant of postwar pop” — the late great composer, conductor and arranger Nelson Riddle, the manContinue reading "IN oRBit: A RIDDLE FOR THE AGES"
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November 10th, 2009 @ 10am
IN oRBit: A SUCCESS PILE
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In one of his greatest-hit bits, funnyman Patton Oswalt described the peculiarly American artifact known as the KFC Famous Bowl as “a failure pile in a sadness bowl.” With theContinue reading "IN oRBit: A SUCCESS PILE"
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October 9th, 2009 @ 5am
IN oRBit: WALKING WITH MR. LEE
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Today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit spotlights an exclusive interview with Will Lee, a familiar face to millions as the lanky bass player of The Late Show with David Letterman lo these many years.Continue reading "IN oRBit: WALKING WITH MR. LEE"
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July 29th, 2009 @ 8am
IN oRBit: JASON’S NEW CLAYMATE
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Today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit spotlights a guy who’s got the ear of “titans of industry, Hollywood celebrities and leaders from around the world” — America’s Fourth Leading Motivational Speaker,Continue reading "IN oRBit: JASON’S NEW CLAYMATE"
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July 27th, 2009 @ 12pm
IN oRBit: COLBERT, KIRK & YOU CAN TOO
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Today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit drops the details on the upcoming appearance of  Stephen Colbert here in the borough — not the TV pundit character “Stephen Colbert,” but the real StephenContinue reading "IN oRBit: COLBERT, KIRK & YOU CAN TOO"
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July 22nd, 2009 @ 10am
Today's Red Bank oRBit tourbus offers up an exclusive chat — yes, it's a talking bus — with a true living legend of show business: Uncle Floyd Vivino, fabled farouk of local cable and UHF broadcasts, and a man who...
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May 12th, 2009 @ 7am
Believe it or not, Ripley, the rock vixen you see pictured here is none other than Lani Ford, familiar to a few as the traffic reporter for TV's Good Day New York, here in her guise as frontwoman for the...
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April 9th, 2009 @ 8am
Tuesday's Red Bank oRBit brings you an update on the kids from Rockit! For Kids, the Red Bank-based classic rock conservatory whose students have been leaving parents, professional musicians and even Rockit commander Bruce Gallipani "blown away" with their rapidly...
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April 7th, 2009 @ 5am
redbankgreen got a kick out of this video that reader and documentary filmmaker Bill Day of Red Bank shot over the weekend. It features John 'Cha Cha' Ciarcia, who played Albie Cianflone on 'The Sopranos,' hawking his new 'Grandpa Cha...
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March 9th, 2009 @ 1pm
Phoebe Ryan's much-anticipated — at least in the hallways of Red Bank Regional High, where she's a senior — pass through the American Idol machinery may not have proved as Tivo-worthy as her admirers wished. The 17-year-old Rumson resident's Idol...
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March 6th, 2009 @ 6am
Today in Red Bank oRBit, we've got something special for your post-Valentine's hangover: our own interview with Hollywood legend Robert Wagner, known for everything from the original Titanic to TV's Hart to Hart, and even the Austin Powers franchise. Wagner...
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February 17th, 2009 @ 5am
In today's edition of Red Bank oRBit, editor Tom Chesek reports on how an Asbury Park restaurateur wound up going toe-to-toe with professional skinflint Suze Orman on a webcast edition of the Oprah Show recently. Jeff Haveson of Restaurant Plan...
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January 26th, 2009 @ 9am
Future home of borough hall? By SUE MORGAN Maybe some day Tapestry International, a creator of original programming for the likes of MTV and Animal Planet, will make a documentary about Sea Bright's long search for a new, state-of-the-art town...
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July 18th, 2008 @ 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.