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By JOHN T. WARD A former Red Bank lawyer was arrested Wednesday on a theft charge for fraudulently putting the ownership of a Middletown property in his own name, theContinue reading "EX-LAWYER ARRESTED FOR LOCUST FRAUD"
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October 24th, 2012 @ 5pm
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Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • James McBurney, age 23, from Navesink Avenue in Middletown, NJ, arrested on October 17, 2012 by PatrolmanContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN BUSTS TWO FOR BURGLARY"
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October 24th, 2012 @ 10am
RED BANK: SMITTEN BY SNAKES
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Christian Rebscher with a pair of slithery pets in downtown Red Bank. (Photos by Dan Natale. Click to enlarge) By DAN NATALE Twenty-nine-year-old Christian Rebscher started keeping snakes seven yearsContinue reading "RED BANK: SMITTEN BY SNAKES"
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October 24th, 2012 @ 7am
By JOHN T. WARD A Middletown man is facing 14 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to a one-day spree of violence last March that included attacks on hisContinue reading "GUILTY PLEA IN RAMPAGE ASSAULT ON COPS"
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October 23rd, 2012 @ 6am
RED BANK HEAD LIBRARIAN OUSTED
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By JOHN T. WARD After less than a year in the job, Red Bank Public Library director Mary Faith Chmiel has been forced out. Chmiel, right, tells redbankgreen she wasContinue reading "RED BANK HEAD LIBRARIAN OUSTED"
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October 22nd, 2012 @ 1pm
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of October 12 to October 19, 2012. This information is unedited. Theft occurring on 10-13-12Continue reading "RED BANK: TOOLS STOLEN FROM VAN"
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October 22nd, 2012 @ 11am
A plethora of princesses mingled with cowpokes, cartoon characters and creepy creatures of the night at the sixty-fifth annual Red Bank Halloween Parade Sunday. redbankgreen‘s Rebecca Desfosse was there toContinue reading "RED BANK: A HALLOWEEN PREVIEW ON PARADE"
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October 22nd, 2012 @ 8am
MAYOR’S WELLNESS EFFORT MAKES STRIDES
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Walkers closing the loop on their one-mile stroll through two borough parks. Below, Mayor Menna with Trish Whitaker and borough Attorney Dan O’Hern. (Photo by Rebecca Desfosse. Click to enlarge)Continue reading "MAYOR’S WELLNESS EFFORT MAKES STRIDES"
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October 22nd, 2012 @ 7am
This just in from the Middetown PD: On October 18, 2012 at approximately 4:30pm police responded to the Spirit Halloween Store located on Highway 35 in Middletown in reference toContinue reading "GROPING OF GIRLS ALLEGED IN COSTUME SHOP"
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October 19th, 2012 @ 4pm
A FULL SLATE OF WEEKEND DIVERSIONS
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Bill Normyle leads a Red Bank Ghost Tour in 2010. See below for details of the current edition. A quick rundown of things to do this weekend… FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19Continue reading "A FULL SLATE OF WEEKEND DIVERSIONS"
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October 19th, 2012 @ 11am
BIGGER HOME TO FEED AND CLOTHE THE NEEDY
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Lunch Break executive director Gwen Love, with back to camera, gets a hug after the zoning board vote. Below, plans show the expansion to the left of the existing building,Continue reading "BIGGER HOME TO FEED AND CLOTHE THE NEEDY"
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October 19th, 2012 @ 9am
BATTLES BREWING FOR TONIGHT’S BASIE CUP
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Action during the 2011 edition of the Basie Cup girls’ game, which ended in a tie after overtime. (Click to enlarge) By LOLA TODMAN Red Bank Charter School Intern BrightContinue reading "BATTLES BREWING FOR TONIGHT’S BASIE CUP"
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October 19th, 2012 @ 6am
RED BANK: CANDIDATES DIFFER ON FINANCES
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GOP challenger Suzanne Viscomi speaks at Wednesday night’s candidates’ forum as incumbents Mike DuPont, left, and Art Murphy listen. (Photo by Rebecca Desfosse. Click to enlarge) By REBECCA DESFOSSE TheContinue reading "RED BANK: CANDIDATES DIFFER ON FINANCES"
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October 18th, 2012 @ 8am
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. See UPDATE below • Melissa Grimes, age 39, from Lock Street in Newark, NJ, arrested on October 9,Continue reading "FROM THE MIDDLETOWN POLICE BLOTTER…"
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October 18th, 2012 @ 7am
Red Bank’s gig as an outdoor gallery for Dumitru Gorzo’s series of paintings titled ‘Heads’ will continue two weeks longer than initially planned. The show, mounted by the New JerseyContinue reading "‘HEADS’ WILL ROLL OCTOBER 27"
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October 17th, 2012 @ 12pm
RED BANK: BROKERS TO THE ‘BRIDGE’
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The ‘bridge‘ is in. Following a six-month construction sprint, securities broker Morgan Stanley Smith Barney completed the consolidation of its Red Bank offices into a single location at Broad StreetContinue reading "RED BANK: BROKERS TO THE ‘BRIDGE’"
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October 17th, 2012 @ 10am
SPOOKTACULAR TRADITION CONTINUES
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A couple of pop stars and a walking pumpkin made cameos at the 2011 edition of the Red Bank Halloween Parade. (Click to enlarge) By: REBECCA DESFOSSE Get your costumesContinue reading "SPOOKTACULAR TRADITION CONTINUES"
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October 17th, 2012 @ 9am
Mayor Pasquale Menna, seen kayaking at left in 2010, leads a health walk on Saturday. (Click to enlarge) Lace up those sneakers and get walking for a good cause. OnContinue reading "WELLNESS OUTREACH GETS A WALKING START"
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October 17th, 2012 @ 6am
A SIX-WHEEL SOLUTION
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Spotted heading north on Broad Street (Route 35) in Shrewsbury during Tuesday’s morning commute: a burly New Jersey Transit bus carrying a somewhat simpler machine for getting around. (Click toContinue reading "A SIX-WHEEL SOLUTION"
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October 16th, 2012 @ 8am
AUTHOR OPENS SERIES WITH HARD TRUTHS
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By DAN NATALE What does it take to become a published author of fiction? Will power, says Aryn Kyle, author of the national best-selling young-adult novel The God of Animals.Continue reading "AUTHOR OPENS SERIES WITH HARD TRUTHS"
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October 16th, 2012 @ 7am
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I’LL EAT IT HERE, THANKS
A squirrel goes all-in for a popular autumn flavor on Madison Avenue in Red Bank Sunday morning.
POP UP TACOS DRAW CROWD
How’s this for a train station redevelopment idea? The pop-up taco vendors Tacos Los Mandones, known on social media as El Mandoon, dr ...
LONG LIVE LOCAL NEWS!
"Long Live Local News" flags from redbankgreen's 20th anniversary celebration in Marine Park Tuesday prove to be the perfect compliment to s ...
MUMS AND WITCHES
17 Prospect Ave (Photo by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
KAYAKERS CLEAR RIVER JUNK
Partyline photo: "The Navesink Nymphs" clear floating tires from the river.
PAINT IT PURPLE?
Caption: ‘Should it be done purple?’ Perfect day. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
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MANTIS (PRAYING) AT CHURCH
Partyliner photographs praying mantis at church.
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.