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A MOST WONDERFUL NIGHT: RED BANK TOWN LIGHTING DELIGHTS (VIDEO)
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Thousands dance away the wind chills for Red Bank's annual Town Lighting. (Video and photos)
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November 29th, 2025 @ 7am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: HOLIDAYS KICK OFF WITH BLIZZARD OF EVENTS
Red Bank kicks off the holiday season with the annual town lighting, an open art studio event and more. (Click for all the details)
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November 25th, 2025 @ 4pm
RED BANK: THOUSANDS FILL STREETS FOR HOLIDAY CELEBRATION
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Who wore it better: the Grinch or the dog dressed as the Grinch? Answer this question and warm your soul with photos galore from the 32nd annual Red Bank holiday town lighting bonanza.
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November 30th, 2024 @ 8am
RED BANK: HOLIDAY CHEER & ‘BUCKS’ IN KICKOFF
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RED BANK: Holiday Express concert and town light-up returns, followed Saturday by 'bucks' shopping promo. Full event details here.
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November 25th, 2022 @ 6am
RED BANK: HOLIDAY EXPRESS ROLLS AGAIN
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RED BANK: Bundled against the cold, hundreds cheer return of Holiday Express for Christmas season kickoff. Check out redbankgreen's photos.
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November 29th, 2021 @ 3am
RED BANK: BUNDLE UP FOR HOLIDAY EXPRESS
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RED BANK: Holiday Express concert and town light-up returns tonight with appropriately chilly, blustery weather. Here's the forecast.
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November 26th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: CONCERT OFF, LIGHT-UP STILL ON
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RED BANK: Annual night-after-Thanksgiving Holiday Express concert cancelled, but downtown light-up still planned, says RiverCenter.
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October 29th, 2020 @ 7am
RED BANK: HOLIDAY SEASON GOES LIVE
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RED BANK: Holiday Express lights up town for 27th season as thousands sing along and cheer. Check out redbankgreen's photos.
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December 2nd, 2019 @ 7am
RED BANK: BRISK START TO HOLIDAY SEASON
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RED BANK: Santa, the Grinch and Holiday Express kick off the holiday season in appropriately brisk conditions. Check out redbankgreen's photos.
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November 26th, 2018 @ 11am
RED BANK: HOLIDAY EXPRESS ROLLS AGAIN
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RED BANK: Santa, the Grinch and Holiday Express are slated to bring a sledload of music and merriment as a kickoff to the holiday season Friday night.
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November 21st, 2018 @ 3pm
RED BANK: LIGHTS UP ON HOLIDAY SEASON
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RED BANK: Santa, the Grinch and Holiday Express bring a sledload of music and merriment to kick off the holiday season. Check out these photos.
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November 27th, 2017 @ 6am
RED BANK: HOLIDAY EXPRESS CONCERT & LIGHT-UP
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RED BANK: Kick off the season with the 31st annual Holiday Express Concert & Town Lighting. Free parking and free hot choco, too.
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November 9th, 2017 @ 7am
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CARS, BARS AND VANS
Middletown resident Rob King was cruising through the Red Bank municipal parking lot behind the Dublin House Saturday night in his 1969 Plym ...
TWO SHORTS IN FILMONEFEST
Leonardo Morales Pitalua, a 20-year-old animator who lived in Red Bank until February, will have two short films shown at FilmOneFest in Hig ...
LONG DOGGONE WAIT
Partyline photo: The driver of an e-bike and his human passenger wait at the Monmouth Street train crossing while a northbound NJ Transit tr ...
WE’RE LICHEN THIS FUNGHI!
A mushroom sprouts from the mouth-like hole in this lichen-covered tree on the grounds of Red Bank Primary School Tuesday morning.
HELL STRIP FIREWORKS
Revelers launched fireworks from the hell strip in front of a home on Drs. James Parker Boulevard on July 4, one of many impromptu and quest ...
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SWIMMING, ER, SCULLING RIVER?
Partyline photo captures a single rower working their way up the Swimming River.
SUMMER SUNRISE
A stunning Sunrise on the Navesink River in Red Bank Tuesday June 30.
BRAZEN LAWLESSNESS?
Who does this? One of those famously (and, yes apocryphally) illegal-to-remove mattress tags lies on the plaza outside the Count Basie Cente ...
SUNNY SKIES, JAZZY VIBES AT RED BANK ARTS FEST
A jazz combo comprised of current and former students of the Red Bank-based Jazz Arts Project performed at the first Red Bank Arts Festival ...
COOL JUNE BRIDE RIDE
It’s a wedding thing. (Photo and text by Rosann Dal Pra)  
RED BANK CLASSIC 5k
Runners at the starting line of the Red Bank Classic 5k Saturday morning.
WORLD CUP WATCH PARTY AT COUNT BASIE FIELD
Solid turnout, festive vibes and a huge Mexico win: Count Basie Park World Cup Watch Party photos. (Click to read)
DOUBLE RAINBOW OVER RED BANK
Partyline contributor captures stunning double rainbow over Red Bank.
RED BANK: SINKHOLE ON SHREWSBURY AVE
Emergency sinkhole repairs closed Shrewsbury Avenue northbound traffic for most of the day Wednesday.
NAVESINK SUNRISE
Partyliner captures stunning sunrise over the Navesink River in Red Bank.
DRONES SCRUB BANK BUILDING
Partyline photo: A power washing drone was used to clean the exterior of the Ocean First Bank Building at 110 West Front Street recently.
MESSAGE TO READERS
Please stand by: A quick message to readers about a pause in news coverage.
IN THE DISTANCE, NEW STATUE UNVEILED
A new monument commemorating the 250th anniversary of US Independence is unveiled in a park that only has a Red Bank mailing address.
CARPY DIEM
From the redbankgreen Partyline: A pair of large carp cruise the shallows under Hubbard's Bridge (Senator Kyrillos Bridge) on Front Street T ...
BIBS ON FOR OPENING DAY
Partyline: Two longtime neighbors re-unite for lobsters on the Boondocks Fishery opening day.