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ON THE GREEN: Paddle a kayak or canoe, spot some wildlife and more at Monmouth County Park System sites around the Red Bank fringe. Schedule of events.
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August 21st, 2017 @ 6am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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ON THE GREEN: SEINE, CLIMB OR KAYAK
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ON THE GREEN: The Monmouth County Park System has ways to get you out onto the waterways (and portable mountains) of our local parks.
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June 16th, 2017 @ 9am
MIDDLETOWN: BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE
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MIDDLETOWN: Experience beautiful Deep Cut Gardens during a free guided Butterfly Walk on Friday morning.
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June 14th, 2017 @ 6am
LINCROFT: RENT A CANOE AND EXPLORE MARLU
The Ballad of Little Jo TRTC 6-17 139 The Ballad of Little Jo Two River Theatre Company 6/3/17 Music by Mike Reid Lyrics by Sarah Schlesinger Book by Sarah Schlesinger, Mike Reid and John Dias Based on the film The Ballad of Little Jo by Maggie Greenwald Music Direction/Dance and Incidental Arrangements by John O'Neill Choreography by Marc Kimelman Directed by John Dias Lighting Design: Jennifer Tipton Costume Design: Jess Goldstein Set Design: Michael Carnahan Wig Design: Leah J. Loukas Photo Credit: T Charles Erickson © T Charles Erickson Photography [email protected]
LINCROFT: Canoe rentals return to Thompson Park's Marlu Lake beginning this Saturday and Sunday
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June 9th, 2017 @ 7am
LINCROFT: A SPECIAL RIDE ON THE SUNNYSIDE
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LINCROFT: Learn about Sunnyside Equestrian Center and the therapeutic benefits of the SPUR program during a special showcase event on Saturday.
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May 31st, 2017 @ 5am
LINCROFT: ART AND MUSIC FEST IS A BIG TENT
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LINCROFT: Artist demos, artisanal crafts and savvy sounds abound as the Creative Arts and Music Fest returns to Thompson Park Saturday.
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May 2nd, 2017 @ 2pm
MIDDLETOWN: FOR EARTH DAY, VISIT A PARK
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MIDDLETOWN: Several Monmouth County parks host Earth Day activities (and other special events) around the township this Saturday.
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April 20th, 2017 @ 6am
LINCROFT: MOCO PARKS SEEKS GREEN THUMBS
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LINCROFT: The Park System invites volunteer gardeners to a workshop on Wednesday, April 5.
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March 16th, 2017 @ 5am
LINCROFT: The county seeks volunteer guides for several of the Park System's local jewels.
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February 28th, 2017 @ 6am
LINCROFT: A WINTERFEST OF SEASON’S BEST
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LINCROFT: Winterfest returns to Thompson Park Saturday, snow or no.
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January 25th, 2017 @ 2pm
ON THE GREEN: ART SHOWS THIS WEEKEND
RED BANK & LINCROFT: Art openings coming up this weekend.
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November 29th, 2016 @ 8am
LINCROFT: A FINE DAY IN THOMPSON PARK
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LINCROFT: The annual Thompson Park Day offers up a family-friendly Fall festival of activities, contests, rides and entertainment this Sunday.
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October 14th, 2016 @ 9am
ON THE GREEN: PADDLE, SKIM, RUNBIKESWIM
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ON THE GREEN: Local Summer continues with the annual returns of Paddle the Navesink Day, Skimbash Sea Bright and the Iron Girl Triathlon.
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September 8th, 2016 @ 12pm
ON THE GREEN: FUN UNDER THE SUN & STARS
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LINCROFT: Canoeing, disc golf and rock-wall climbing are just some of the outdoor diversions in the coming days, at Thompsn Park and other locales on the greater Green.
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August 9th, 2016 @ 8am
ON THE GREEN: SUMMER PARK ACTIVITIES
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RED BANK: A full roster of movies, music, theater, yoga, kayaking, and more in parks on the Greater Green this summer.
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July 12th, 2016 @ 7am
LINCROFT: PARK IT HERE, FOR MUSIC ‘N ART
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Live tunes on two stages, a strolling expo of artists and crafters, and a Plein Air Painting Competition for attendees...all free of charge during the two-day Creative Arts and Music Festival, this Saturday and Sunday at Thompson Park.
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April 29th, 2016 @ 12pm
LINCROFT: 4-H HOSTS YOUNG ANIMAL EXPO
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Kids are invited to pet baby animals, play games and make crafts during a Young Animal Expo at Thompson Park on May 7.
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April 28th, 2016 @ 5am
LINCROFT: HERE COMES SUMMER 2016
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Check out the latest summer programs at our local parks, when the Program Directory of the Monmouth County Park System publishes this Friday.
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April 26th, 2016 @ 5am
MIDDLETOWN: GARDEN AMBASSADORS WANTED
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The County Park System is looking for volunteer "Garden Ambassadors" to assist visitors and serve as guides at local jewel Deep Cut Gardens.
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March 22nd, 2016 @ 5am
LINCROFT: A LATE-WINTER’S LAP
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The Brookdale campus is the start/finish point...and the streets of Lincroft, Holmdel and Colts Neck are the course...as the 40th annual E. Murray Todd Half Marathon runs this Sunday morning, March 6.
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March 4th, 2016 @ 8am
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CARS, BARS AND VANS
Middletown resident Rob King was cruising through the Red Bank municipal parking lot behind the Dublin House Saturday night in his 1969 Plym ...
TWO SHORTS IN FILMONEFEST
Leonardo Morales Pitalua, a 20-year-old animator who lived in Red Bank until February, will have two short films shown at FilmOneFest in Hig ...
LONG DOGGONE WAIT
Partyline photo: The driver of an e-bike and his human passenger wait at the Monmouth Street train crossing while a northbound NJ Transit tr ...
WE’RE LICHEN THIS FUNGHI!
A mushroom sprouts from the mouth-like hole in this lichen-covered tree on the grounds of Red Bank Primary School Tuesday morning.
HELL STRIP FIREWORKS
Revelers launched fireworks from the hell strip in front of a home on Drs. James Parker Boulevard on July 4, one of many impromptu and quest ...
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SWIMMING, ER, SCULLING RIVER?
Partyline photo captures a single rower working their way up the Swimming River.
SUMMER SUNRISE
A stunning Sunrise on the Navesink River in Red Bank Tuesday June 30.
BRAZEN LAWLESSNESS?
Who does this? One of those famously (and, yes apocryphally) illegal-to-remove mattress tags lies on the plaza outside the Count Basie Cente ...
SUNNY SKIES, JAZZY VIBES AT RED BANK ARTS FEST
A jazz combo comprised of current and former students of the Red Bank-based Jazz Arts Project performed at the first Red Bank Arts Festival ...
COOL JUNE BRIDE RIDE
It’s a wedding thing. (Photo and text by Rosann Dal Pra)  
RED BANK CLASSIC 5k
Runners at the starting line of the Red Bank Classic 5k Saturday morning.
WORLD CUP WATCH PARTY AT COUNT BASIE FIELD
Solid turnout, festive vibes and a huge Mexico win: Count Basie Park World Cup Watch Party photos. (Click to read)
DOUBLE RAINBOW OVER RED BANK
Partyline contributor captures stunning double rainbow over Red Bank.
RED BANK: SINKHOLE ON SHREWSBURY AVE
Emergency sinkhole repairs closed Shrewsbury Avenue northbound traffic for most of the day Wednesday.
NAVESINK SUNRISE
Partyliner captures stunning sunrise over the Navesink River in Red Bank.
DRONES SCRUB BANK BUILDING
Partyline photo: A power washing drone was used to clean the exterior of the Ocean First Bank Building at 110 West Front Street recently.
MESSAGE TO READERS
Please stand by: A quick message to readers about a pause in news coverage.
IN THE DISTANCE, NEW STATUE UNVEILED
A new monument commemorating the 250th anniversary of US Independence is unveiled in a park that only has a Red Bank mailing address.
CARPY DIEM
From the redbankgreen Partyline: A pair of large carp cruise the shallows under Hubbard's Bridge (Senator Kyrillos Bridge) on Front Street T ...
BIBS ON FOR OPENING DAY
Partyline: Two longtime neighbors re-unite for lobsters on the Boondocks Fishery opening day.