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BANDIERA & BAND TAKE ON ‘SOLO’ BEATLES
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Bandiera on the Run: Guitarist Bob Bandiera (at right) assembles the Jersey Shore Rock ‘N Soul Revue at the Basie Friday for a tribute to the post-Beatle careers of theContinue reading "BANDIERA & BAND TAKE ON ‘SOLO’ BEATLES"
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August 15th, 2012 @ 8am
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OLD FRIENDS ROCK THE BLOCK
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Generations of  former and present Red Bank residents gathered on Drs. James Parker Boulevard over Saturday for a block-party style “family reunion,” complete with street fair food, jewelry for sale andContinue reading "OLD FRIENDS ROCK THE BLOCK"
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August 13th, 2012 @ 5am
Antonio ‘Mingo’ Suarez-Perez, left, will not be eligible for parole. Co-defendants Samson Theodore ‘Freedom’ Hearn, center, and Eric Joel ‘Pun’ Figueras testified against him. The triggerman in 2009’s vicious double homicideContinue reading "KILLER OF TWO G ...
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August 10th, 2012 @ 12pm
A SOLSTICE SUNSET
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8:24 p.m.: Closing out the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, the sun descended over the Navesink River, as seen from Red Bank Marina. (Photo by Stacie Fanelli. ClickContinue reading "A SOLSTICE SUNSET"
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June 20th, 2012 @ 10pm
A TREE GROWS IN… OH, NEVER MIND
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7:24 p.m.: A dozen readers gathered at a long table in the Red Bank Public Library‘s Eisner Room for a discussion of Betty Smith’s “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,” aContinue reading "A TREE GROWS IN… OH, NEVER MIND"
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June 20th, 2012 @ 9pm
NO SAND, NO PROBLEM
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3:49 p.m. Dave Dries doesn’t like air conditioning, and a day of record heat doesn’t faze him. With temperatures in the mid-90s, Dries, of Lincroft had Red Bank’s Marine Park nearlyContinue reading "NO SAND, NO PROBLEM"
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June 20th, 2012 @ 5pm
NOT SO HOT: DOWNTOWN SHOPPING
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12:41 p.m. With temperatures in the mid-90s, shops in downtown Red Bank were losing the battle with Mother Nature Wednesday, with some reporting far fewer customers than on an averageContinue reading "NOT SO HOT: DOWNTOWN SHOPPING"
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June 20th, 2012 @ 3pm
SMASHING INTO TREES BUT KEEPING COOL
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12:24 p.m. Molly Fallon of Middletown might have be doing little more than crashing into virtual trees in a racing game at Yestercades, but she’s just happy to be keepingContinue reading "SMASHING INTO TREES BUT KEEPING COOL"
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June 20th, 2012 @ 2pm
DIGGING FOR ICE CREAM?
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11:04 a.m. A crew hired by the borough digs out the worn curb on Peters Place in Red Bank. (Photos by Stacie Fanelli. Click to enlarge) The borough has beenContinue reading "DIGGING FOR ICE CREAM?"
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June 20th, 2012 @ 1pm
Antonio ‘Mingo’ Suarez-Perez, left, faces two life terms after co-defendants Samson Theodore ‘Freedom’ Hearn, center, and Eric Joel ‘Pun’ Figueras, right, testified against him. By JOHN T. WARD A RedContinue reading "SHOOTER FACING LIFE FOR DOUBLE HOMICIDE"
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June 4th, 2012 @ 3pm
The 64th in an annual series, Sunday’s Red Bank Halloween parade featured a barn-and-silo float from Red Bank Charter School plus a mix of reliably scary and fun costumes. redbankgreenContinue reading "SCARY FUN IN RED BANK"
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October 24th, 2011 @ 7am
A Red Bank man who worked as an organist for a Shrewsbury church faces up to five years in jail for his admission that he sexually assaulted a minor, accordingContinue reading "ORGANIST ADMITS TO CHILD-SEX CHARGE"
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June 27th, 2011 @ 5pm
FEEDING THE BRIDE & GROOM
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Kaitlin & Joe Baiata of Point Pleasant Beach took the streets of downtown Red Bank Friday night for some photos before their wedding that night at the Molly Pitcher Inn,Continue reading "FEEDING THE BRIDE & GROOM"
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June 6th, 2011 @ 9am
TOP CHEF TAPS RED BANK FOR TOUR STOP
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Scenes from an episode of Top Chef, in which chef Hung Huynh prepares a giant clam. By DUSTIN RACIOPPI This one is sure to beat a dirty-water dog on theContinue reading "TOP CHEF TAPS RED BANK FOR TOUR STOP"
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May 20th, 2011 @ 7am
SPRING 2011: LAYING DOWN THE LINE
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A worker from Red Bank-based Alert Traffic Lines, contracted by the borough, does striping to curbs and asphalt downtown Tuesday. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge)
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April 26th, 2011 @ 3pm
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the week of March 25 to April 1, 2011. The information appears here unedited. Lost or StolenContinue reading "RED BANK MINOR ARRESTED FOR SEX ASSAULT"
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April 4th, 2011 @ 8am
PARK IT: SIDEWALK PARKER GETS A BREAK
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A motorist parked a car atop the sidewalk on Leighton Avenue near Catherine Street in Red Bank late Tuesday morning and then vanished for hours, a reader tells redbankgreen. TheContinue reading "PARK IT: SIDEWALK PARKER GETS A BREAK"
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March 24th, 2011 @ 1pm
NO MORE WHITE %$&^, PLEASE
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Ed Matthews removes the tiny lights that lend winter sparkle to the trees along Broad Street Tuesday. (Click to enlarge) Ignore that layer of white you awoke to Wednesday morning.Continue reading "NO MORE WHITE %$&^, PLEASE"
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March 23rd, 2011 @ 6am
SOMETHING’S ALWAYS UP IN TRTC’s HOUSE
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Two River Theater artistic director John Dias presents IN THIS HOUSE, the first in a new series of staged musical readings, beginning Monday night at the Bridge Avenue artspace. ByContinue reading "SOMETHING’S ALWAYS UP IN TRTC’s HOUSE"
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March 18th, 2011 @ 6am
FORECAST: A TASTE OF T-SHIRT WEATHER
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A mannequin outside the Firehouse Specialty Shop in Red Bank seemed positively aglow in anticipation of warmer weather on Wednesday. (Click to enlarge) We’re in for “the mildest weather that’sContinue reading "FORECAST: A TASTE OF T-SHIRT WEATHER"
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February 17th, 2011 @ 7am
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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.