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IN oRBit: TRAGIC MAGIC AT TWO RIVER
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It’s got a leading man who keeps his Redford-esque looks even when marinated in blood, dust and grime. A chorus of maidens whose siren songs are worth the price ofContinue reading "IN oRBit: TRAGIC MAGIC AT TWO RIVER"
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March 29th, 2010 @ 6am
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Red Bank isn’t done showing its support for Haiti just yet. More than two months after the earthquake that devastated the Caribbean nation, locals are again rallying to provide relief.Continue reading "RED BANK STILL HELPING HAITI"
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March 26th, 2010 @ 12pm
IN oRBit: MOVERS & SHAKERS & MORE
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He’s a mover, a shaker; a go-to guru and a “Maharishi of Make It So.” He’s seldom seen in the spotlight, but he’s seen the biz from both sides now,Continue reading "IN oRBit: MOVERS & SHAKERS & MORE"
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March 26th, 2010 @ 5am
GROUP SEEKS FAIR TRADE CERT IN RED BANK
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Bags like this one, and Fair Trade products, may become more prevalent in Red Bank. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Red Bank has held several appellations in itsContinue reading "GROUP SEEKS FAIR TRADE CERT IN RED BANK"
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March 25th, 2010 @ 11am
KABOOMERS MULL TWO-DAY FEST
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Live entertainment at Riverside Gardens and Marine parks is already a staple of the annual fireworks show. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The KaBoom brand may be expanding inContinue reading "KABOOMERS MULL TWO-DAY FEST"
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March 24th, 2010 @ 1pm
SCHOOL BOARD SAYS ‘NO’ TO PAY INCREASES
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Red Bank Middle School music teacher Holcombe Hurd addressed the school board Tuesday in response to its decision not to approve union pay raises for 132 teachers. (Photo by DustinContinue reading "SCHOOL BOARD SAYS ‘NO’ TO PAY INCREASES"
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March 24th, 2010 @ 6am
MORE YMCA DISCUSSION? Y NOT?
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William Poku of Bank Street addresses the council. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI What would a municipal meeting in Red Bank be these days without at least aContinue reading "MORE YMCA DISCUSSION? Y NOT?"
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March 23rd, 2010 @ 8am
STATE AID CUT FORCES ‘SEVERE CHOICES’
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Councilman Michael DuPont delivers the bad news Monday night. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Layoffs, furloughs and a reduction in services, once considered elements of a worst-case scenario,Continue reading "STATE AID CUT FORCES ‘SEVERE CHOICES’"
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March 23rd, 2010 @ 6am
IN oRBit: THE WAR AT HOME
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Dad was the famous novelist who wrote From Here to Eternity; Mom was a glamorous being who was friends with people like Jackie O — and home was Paris inContinue reading "IN oRBit: THE WAR AT HOME"
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March 23rd, 2010 @ 5am
COMING SOON: CEDAR CROSSING
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Rev. Terrence Porter shows off a drawing of the Cedar Crossing affordable housing project, which is likely to get started in the next several weeks. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) ByContinue reading "COMING SOON: CEDAR CROSSING"
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March 22nd, 2010 @ 1pm
FROM RED BANK TO WED BANK
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Ashley Steimle, right, of Toms River, registers with one of the many vendors at Red Bank’s first Wedding Walk Saturday. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI If there’s oneContinue reading "FROM RED BANK TO WED BANK"
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March 22nd, 2010 @ 6am
Crime reports provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the week of March 12 to March 19, 2010. This information appears here unedited. Criminal Mischief occurring on 3-12-10 atContinue reading "BLOTTER: CARS VANDALIZED"
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March 22nd, 2010 @ 5am
IN oRBit: THIS AIN’T NO TOGA PARTY
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For most of us who had to make his acquaintance in school, Euripides is a stonefaced statue, and his 2,400 year old play Orestes a dusty and decaying scroll ofContinue reading "IN oRBit: THIS AIN’T NO TOGA PARTY"
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March 22nd, 2010 @ 5am
While dedicated funding will pay for an expansion of the pre-K program, nearly all of the remaining state aid would be passed through to the Red Bank Charter School, MoranaContinue reading "MORANA: “WE’RE NOT GETTING ANYTHING”"
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March 19th, 2010 @ 7am
FROZEN SUBSTANCE DOESN’T NEED SHOVELING
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Co-owner Daniel Natale outside his Frozsürt store, which opened on Monmouth Street yesterday. (Click to enlarge) Just in time for the sudden onset of springlike weather and the end, weContinue reading "FROZEN SUBSTANCE DOESN’T NEED SHOVELING"
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March 19th, 2010 @ 6am
A NEW WRINKLE
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Lauren Goldfarb of Newport Capital in Red Bank and the firm’s “office dog,” Romeo, a seven-month old English bulldog, take in yesterday’s warm weather on Broad Street. (Click to enlarge)Continue reading "A NEW WRINKLE"
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March 19th, 2010 @ 5am
INVASION OF THE BRIDES-TO-BE
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Discover NJ’s Frank Dicopoulos, left, interviews Margaret Mass and Kevin Barry for a video promoting this weekend’s Wedding Walk. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI For the soon-to-be-married guysContinue reading "INVASION OF THE BRIDES-TO-BE"
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March 18th, 2010 @ 9am
redbankgreen hit the streets and taverns from Red Bank to Sea Bright Wednesday in search of St. Patrick’s Day celebrants, and found no shortage. To enlarge the photo display, startContinue reading "GREEN DAY ON THE GREEN"
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March 18th, 2010 @ 5am
COUNCIL PLANS WATER/SEWER RATE BOOST
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It’ll cost more per flush if the proposed increase passes. Seven months after Red Bank officials siphoned off $270,000 from the borough-owned water utility to keep a lid on municipalContinue reading "COUNCIL PLANS WATER/SEWER RATE BOOST"
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March 17th, 2010 @ 9am
PAIN, AND AN INCREASE, IN SCHOOLS BUDGET
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The Red Bank Board of Education begrudgingly approved a preliminary budget Tuesday night that increases the tax levy. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The Red Bank Board ofContinue reading "PAIN, AND AN INCREASE, IN SCHOOLS BUDGET"
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March 17th, 2010 @ 6am
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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.