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BIKE & WALK PLAN GETS A SHEPHERD
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Jenny Rossano, seen here in 2009 with Safe Routes Red Bank co-founder Jim Willis, will help coordinate the integration of a recent bike and pedestrian study with the town’s masterContinue reading "BIKE & WALK PLAN GETS A SHEPHERD"
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March 21st, 2011 @ 11am
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‘CANDIDA’ MOMENTS WITH A SHAW APOSTLE
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The Shaw must go on: Two River Theater Company offers up four nights of previews for George Bernard Shaw’s CANDIDA beginning Tuesday. By TOM CHESEK First of all, it’s pronouncedContinue reading "‘CANDIDA’ MOMENTS WITH A SHAW APOSTLE"
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March 21st, 2011 @ 9am
A conflict over a 12-year-old resident’s request to keep six pet ducks in her Fair Haven back yard has attracted the probing lens of Ledger Live. And a critical essayContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN DUCK FLAP GETS SLEDGERED"
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March 20th, 2011 @ 9am
SPRING SO CLOSE SHE CAN SMELL IT
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Claudette, a nine-year-old bulldog, gets an early scent of spring Thursday while lazing in the window of Fair Haven Cleaners on River Road in Fair Haven, where she’s kept storeContinue reading "SPRING SO CLOSE SHE CAN SMELL IT"
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March 18th, 2011 @ 11am
RED BANK: BOATS, BONDS & BUREAUCRACY
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The newly rebuilt marina at Marine Park will no longer be reserved exclusively for Red Bank residents. (Click to enlarge) Boat slips at Marine Park, a bond to cover pensionContinue reading "RED BANK: BOATS, BONDS & BUREAUCRACY"
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March 18th, 2011 @ 10am
BIG GREEN HAT FOR A BIG GREEN DAY
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In Fair Haven, six-year-old Will Beausoleil gears up for a big St. Patrick’s Day. “We’re going to meet a friend in the woods. We’re having a little parade by ourselves,”Continue reading "BIG GREEN HAT FOR A BIG GREEN DAY"
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March 17th, 2011 @ 12pm
LOCATION AN ISSUE FOR COMMUNITY GARDEN
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Councilwoman Sharon Lee details her objections to a request to create a community garden at the Red Bank Public Library. (Click to enlarge) A push for the creation of aContinue reading "LOCATION AN ISSUE FOR COMMUNITY GARDEN"
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March 17th, 2011 @ 11am
SNOW GETS SOME BLAME FOR TAX HIKE
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A borough plow stuck in the snow on Mechanic Street on December 27. The cost of the storm is about to sock Red Bank property owners. (Click to enlarge) RedContinue reading "SNOW GETS SOME BLAME FOR TAX HIKE"
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March 17th, 2011 @ 8am
Six months after he was arrested on charges of trying to defraud a Shrewsbury bank branch out of $93,000, a Middletown man has been indicted on related charges. Sandy Masselli,Continue reading "MIDDLETOWN MAN INDICTED FOR BANK FRAUD"
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March 16th, 2011 @ 4pm
BUONA SERA LANDS ACCESS TO PRIZED LOT
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Buon Sera now has dibs on a primo parking lot in downtown Red Bank. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A parking lot once coveted by Red Bank officials isContinue reading "BUONA SERA LANDS ACCESS TO PRIZED LOT"
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March 16th, 2011 @ 8am
‘IMAGINE’ NATION, AT TEEN ARTS 2011
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A sampling of featured works from recent presentations of the Monmouth County Arts Council’s annual Teen Arts Festival — the 2011 edition of which opens with a reception tonight atContinue reading "‘IMAGINE’ NATION, AT TEEN ARTS 2011"
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March 16th, 2011 @ 6am
New Jersey’s state appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a back-injury patient who claimed doctors at Riverview Medical Center failed to inform him of x-raysContinue reading "RIVERVIEW GETS PASS ON KIDNEY-STONE SUIT"
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March 15th, 2011 @ 12pm
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Three years’ worth of student achievements at the Red Bank Charter School put the school at the top of a national list to receive a heavy infusionContinue reading "CHARTER TEACHERS TO SHARE IN $100K GRANT"
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March 15th, 2011 @ 9am
WANTED: STREETLIFE PERFORMERS
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Buskers, like this unidentified trio from Streetlife 2009, are warming up their pipes for the 2011. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Dust off yer geetar, groom your rabbit andContinue reading "WANTED: STREETLIFE PERFORMERS"
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March 15th, 2011 @ 9am
A TURKEY OF A CAPTION
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Something you don’t see every day in Red Bank: Julie Cassidy snapped this cellphone shot of five wild turkeys on McLaren Street Monday morning. There’s a wisecrack somewhere in thisContinue reading "A TURKEY OF A CAPTION"
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March 14th, 2011 @ 10am
ROUNDING UP WOMEN TO HELP GIRLS
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Go-getter Nicole Corre pauses for a moment on Broad Street in Red Bank. (Click to enlarge) Nicole Corre, an inveterate helper-outer, needs some help. Somewhere between finishing up a master’sContinue reading "ROUNDING UP WOMEN TO HELP GIRLS"
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March 14th, 2011 @ 8am
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the week of March 4 to March 11, 2011. The information appears here unedited. Criminal Mischief occurringContinue reading "DRUG BUST NEAR SCHOOL NABS TWO"
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March 14th, 2011 @ 5am
TRADER JOE’S FANS REVEL IN NEW STORE
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Customers got the aloha treatment, complete with leis, at the opening of the new Trader Joe’s store in Shrewsbury Friday morning. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTINContinue reading "TRADER JOE’S FANS REVEL IN NEW STORE"
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March 11th, 2011 @ 9am
FAR-LEFT PEACENIK AL STRASBURGER DIES
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Al Strasburger, a lifelong Red Banker widely recognized for his presence at antiwar, antinuke and pro-labor demonstrations, died early Thursday, redbankgreen has learned. An affable and unrepentant “revolutionary socialist ”Continue reading "FAR-LEFT PEACENIK AL STRASBURGER DIES"
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March 11th, 2011 @ 9am
LINCROFT HOUSING PLAN RATTLES NEIGHBORS
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A proposal to build more than 300 townhomes at a former Avaya property in Lincroft has neighbors worried. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A planContinue reading "LINCROFT HOUSING PLAN RATTLES NEIGHBORS"
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March 10th, 2011 @ 10am
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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.
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 ...