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Our Comment of the Week was posted earlier today by ‘Mike.’ He weighed on on the recent relocation of the Red Bank Farmer’s Market from the parking lot of theContinue reading "FARMERS’ MAKET MOVE ‘A GREAT OUTCOME’"
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November 29th, 2010 @ 3pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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Our Comment of the Week this week is nice and simple: it’s just one resident communicating to another — and the rest of us, of course — while recalling aContinue reading "A COMMENT ON LOOKING BACK IN TIME"
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November 22nd, 2010 @ 12pm
Some weeks, the pickings are better than others, and this past week saw a good number of posts that might merit the Comment of the Week spotlight. A couple ofContinue reading "BRICKS-AND-MORTAR SUPPORT FOR A TRUCK"
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November 15th, 2010 @ 11am
Kevin Donohue gets the Comment of the Week spotlight this week for posting a comment with his (apparently) real name and using the forum as a means of reaching outContinue reading "‘JOIN ME AS SOLDIER NO. 2’"
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November 8th, 2010 @ 2pm
This week’s Comment of the Week was posted last Tuesday by “Pat.” Pat’s comment was part of an exchange about a photo redbangkreeen ran from the wedding of a coupleContinue reading "‘AGREE TO DISAGREE’ ON FIRE PHOTO"
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November 1st, 2010 @ 1pm
What a pleasure it is to have so many choices for this week’s Comment of the Week. Among other places, we found posts to admire beneath our articles on theContinue reading "NOT ENOUGH ‘WHITE HERITAGE’ IN SCHOOL?"
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October 25th, 2010 @ 2pm
This week’s Comment of the Week gets the nod for giving voice to a point of view that is probably more commonly held than one might assume from reading otherContinue reading "PLEASE FEED THE METER…"
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October 18th, 2010 @ 3pm
Is sarcasm funny only if you agree with its point of view?
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October 11th, 2010 @ 3pm
Our Comment of the Week comes from beneath the story “LEHNERT LAID TO REST,” about the funeral of the late Fair Haven Councilman John Lehnert. The very publication of theContinue reading "RECALLING “A GOOD DOSE OF HUMOR”"
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October 4th, 2010 @ 6am
This week’s spotlight comment comes from a reader who identified him- or herself as “an outsider” and chimed in on the story that announced the return of collegiate rowing toContinue reading "COMMENT: IT’S ABOUT THE KIDS"
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September 27th, 2010 @ 2pm
This week’s spotlight comment comes from Jen Gallagher, posted under an article about the proposed Fair Haven ordinance that would have required property owners who are denied tree-removal permits byContinue reading "ABOUT THAT TREE ORDINANCE…"
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September 20th, 2010 @ 8am
Hopeless idealists that we are, redbankgreen today brings out of mothballs an effort to encourage civil discourse in its reader comments. Comment of the Week, which we stopped running afterContinue reading "REVIVING COMMENT OF THE WEEK"
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September 13th, 2010 @ 2pm
A day later than usual, we return to our weekly Comment of the Week and again spotlight two points of view from the Big Debate on national health insurance.
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September 1st, 2009 @ 11am
The national debate on healthcare insurance flooded redbankgreen‘s comments section last week, providing an abundance of strong candidates for this week’s spotlight. The back-and-forth was spirited and civil, and perhapsContinue reading "TWO VIEWS ON ‘OBAMACARE’"
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August 24th, 2009 @ 12pm
Once again, we’re glad to see so many good candidates for Comment of the Week in our files from last week. Thanks to everyone who posted something. The comments weContinue reading "‘NOT THE WORST THING IN THE WORLD…’"
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August 17th, 2009 @ 1pm
We had at least three spirited debates running simultaneously on redbankgreen last week. It was good to see this site being utilized in that way. The issues included the question,Continue reading "‘SHE SHARED THE GIFT OF NATURE’"
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August 10th, 2009 @ 10am
Last week’s article about a plan by Red Bank to install more 4-way stops took a detour. The discussion in the redbankgreen comments area turned to speed bumps and speedContinue reading "ON BUMPS AND HUMPS"
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August 3rd, 2009 @ 9am
Nothing. Nada. Dullsville.
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July 20th, 2009 @ 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.