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FAIR HAVEN / RUMSON: BIKE LANES AWAIT
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Both a bicyclist and an approaching a jogger appeared shy recently about using a new bike lane on the Little Silver side of Harding Road, seen here from Tower Hill in RedContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN / RUMSON: BIKE LANES AWAIT"
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December 24th, 2015 @ 10am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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Sadiq Palmer scored 13 as Red Bank Regional beat Red Bank Catholic in Little Silver Wednesday night. The 2-1 Bucs next face Sayreville in the Albert E. Martin Buc ClassicContinue reading "RBR TOPS RBC, 46-40"
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December 24th, 2015 @ 6am
RUMSON: R-FH FOOTBALL COACH PUT ON LEAVE
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Rumson-Fair Haven Regional Coach Bryan Batchler celebrates with his team after they won their third straight state sectional football championship earlier this month. (Image courtesy of Shore Sports Zone) By JOHN T.Continue reading "RUMSON: R-FH FOOTBALL COACH PUT ON LEAVE"
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December 23rd, 2015 @ 10am
The Rumson-Fair Haven Bulldogs raced to a 5-2 lead at the end of one period before Red Bank Regional scored two straight in the second to get within one goal.Continue reading "HOCKEY: RFH TOPS RBR AFTER BRAWL"
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December 23rd, 2015 @ 7am
RED BANK: BACKYARD BBQ GRILL EXPLODES
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A pair of explosions audible from blocks away brought out the Red Bank Volunteer Fire Department shortly after 10 p.m. Tuesday night. Deputy fire chief Pete DeFazio, responding to a reportContinue reading "RED BANK: BACKYARD BBQ GRILL EXPLODES"
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December 22nd, 2015 @ 11pm
RED BANK: BARTENDER/AUTHOR GOES FOR TWO
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Red Bank bartender-turned-self-published novelist Brandon Zenner, seen here in 2014, is  in the running for a contract with Kindle Scout, an Amazon program in which readers vote on which worksContinue reading "RED BANK: BARTENDER/AUTHOR GOES FOR TWO"
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December 22nd, 2015 @ 3pm
ON THE GREEN: HOLIDAY WARMTH BY THE CUP
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Coffee beans in a Seinfeld-themed Festivus variety can be found at Booskerdoo. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON Still searching for the just-right Christmas gift? How aboutContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: HOLIDAY WARMTH BY THE CUP"
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December 22nd, 2015 @ 12pm
FAIR HAVEN: HALFACRE JOINS BEER DEALERS
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Former Fair Haven mayor Mike Halfacre, who left his job of three years as head of the state Alcoholic Beverage Control division to join a law firm last May, isContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: HALFACRE JOINS BEER DEALERS"
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December 22nd, 2015 @ 10am
Matt Reardon hit what would have been a game-tying three-pointer, but it dropped after the buzzer, leaving Red Bank Regional on the short end of a 40-37 game against Neptune inContinue reading "RBR LOSES HEARTBREAKER TO NEPTUNE"
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December 22nd, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: POLICE TO GET BODY CAMERAS
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Borough police will get 20 body cameras under a grant. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank police will soon begin wearing body camerasContinue reading "RED BANK: POLICE TO GET BODY CAMERAS"
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December 22nd, 2015 @ 6am
Recent crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. ​​​Cherry Chadwick, age 38, from Clarissa Drive in Middletown, NJ, arrested on November 30, 2015 byContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN POLICE BLOTTER"
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December 21st, 2015 @ 2pm
RED BANK: RIVERVIEW PENALIZED
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The entrance to Riverview Medical Center as seen earlier this month. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank’s Riverview Medical Center was ranked amongContinue reading "RED BANK: RIVERVIEW PENALIZED"
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December 21st, 2015 @ 7am
FAIR HAVEN: RIBON RESIGNS
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Fair Haven schools Superintendent Nelson Ribon, seen here in 2014, plans to leave the district next July 1, following the school board’s acceptance of his resignation last week. In a letterContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: RIBON RESIGNS"
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December 21st, 2015 @ 6am
Middletown South held Red Bank Regional scoreless as Gavin Gulash and Ryan Lambert each scored two goals on the ice at the Red Bank Armory Saturday.  Shore Sports Zone has all the videoContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN SOUTH BLANKS RBR ON ICE, 5-0"
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December 20th, 2015 @ 9am
High school basketball returned to the Greater Red Bank Green Friday night with Red Bank Regional grabbing a win in its season-opener on the road in Wall Township. Meanwhile, overContinue reading "RBR WINS, BOTH RFH TEAMS LOSE OPENERS"
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December 19th, 2015 @ 9am
RED BANK: PEDESTRIAN HIT IN CAR CURB-JUMP
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The scene on Wallace Street shortly after the accident, above. The vehicle also hit a gas regulator valve, seen below, though no leak was immediately detected. (Photo by John T. Ward.Continue reading "RED BANK: PEDESTRIAN HIT IN CAR CURB-JUMP"
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December 18th, 2015 @ 5pm
RED BANK: LUNCH WITH HOLIDAY EXPRESS
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It’s more than just music when Holiday Express pulls into Lunch Break, one of 81 stops the organization will make this holiday season. The Grinch, below, is always along forContinue reading "RED BANK: LUNCH WITH HOLIDAY EXPRESS"
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December 18th, 2015 @ 2pm
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? CHICKEN FROM PAT’S
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A  festive holiday display of stuffed breads at Pat’s Market, above, and the chicken parm, below. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON Pat’s Market, a butcher shopContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? CHICKEN FROM PAT’S"
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December 18th, 2015 @ 9am
RED BANK: CHARTER PLAN SPARKS PUSHBACK
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Superintendent Jared Rumage addressed a packed auditorium at the middle school Thursday night. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) By JOHN T. WARD A standing-room crowd of more thanContinue reading "RED BANK: CHARTER PLAN SPARKS PUSHBACK"
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December 17th, 2015 @ 9pm
ON THE GREEN: PINK CHRISTMAS TREES?
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They may be outnumbered by Christmas trees, but recent unseasonably warm weather prompted a cherry blossom tree to sprout dainty pink leaves outside the Community YMCA on Maple Avenue inContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: PINK CHRISTMAS TREES?"
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December 17th, 2015 @ 9am
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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.