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Monthly Archives: March 2007

For the second time in 15 years, the cupola atop the Molly Pitcher Inn is getting an overhaul. Because of exposure, "the wood has become so soft that you can actually penetrate it with your finger," said James P. Barry,...
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March 19th, 2007 @ 7am
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The staff of redbankgreen was out for a late-afternoon walk on Tuesday when we were astonished to see a bald eagle flying overhead. We were just stepping onto the Cooper Bridge from the Middletown side when we saw the giant...
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March 16th, 2007 @ 1pm
The girls basketball team of Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High school came up short last night in its pursuit of a first-ever state championship, falling 48-37 in the semifinal round to Trenton Central. The Asbury Park Press has the story. Rumson...
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March 16th, 2007 @ 8am
[CLARIFICATION: Robert A. Herold, owner of The Fence Guys in Highlands, has asked redbankgreen to clarify the identity and employment of the suspect named in the article below. Charged in the theft was Herold's 29-year-old son, Robert F. Herold, who...
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March 16th, 2007 @ 7am
“Why do they put clay over the eyes at a Jewish funeral?” someone at the big oak table asks. A reliable answer goes begging, so part-time employee (and 'Where Have I Seen This?' maven) Jenn Woods heads to the back...
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March 15th, 2007 @ 7am
Gov. Jon Corzine yesterday told a gathering a Brookdale Community College that he supported a plan to transform Fort Monmouth into a private-sector technology center after the military communications facility is shut down in 2011, the Asbury Park Press reports...
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March 15th, 2007 @ 7am
The owner of the average Red Bank home would pay $40.50 a year more in school taxes under a Board of Ed spending plan being readied for introduction tonight, today's Asbury Park Press reports. The budget is slated for a...
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March 15th, 2007 @ 6am
There were two big surprises (for the redbankgreen staff, that is) arising from last week's 'Where.' One was the strong number of responses, most of them correct. The other was the guess from someone who we like to think of...
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March 15th, 2007 @ 1am
The line of succession, it seems, does run pretty much straight to Grace Cangemi. After losing a close race for the governing body in November, Cangemi will be nominated tomorrow to complete the council term of Kaye Ernst, who quit...
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March 14th, 2007 @ 12pm
The Hub has breaking news today on the settlement by Red Bank of its role in a sexual harrasment lawsuit brought by a female employee who claimed to have been stalked and inappropriately touched by former Parking Director Neil Burnip....
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March 14th, 2007 @ 11am
The Rumson-Fair Haven girls baskeball team advanced to the semifinal round of the state championship tourney last night, putting away Red Bank Catholic, 47-41. Today's coverage in the Star-Ledger keys in on the foul shooting of Gabbie DePalo, who hit...
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March 14th, 2007 @ 7am
Eighteen-year-old Daniel Handlin of Lincroft finished eighth in the Intel Science Talent Search competition completed yesterday in Washington. For his work developing a cheap-yet-accurate way of tracking satellites, Handlin — a senior at the High Technology High School, also in...
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March 14th, 2007 @ 7am
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March 13th, 2007 @ 10am
Gov. Jon Corzine is scheduled to appear at the Lincroft campus of Brookdale Community College tomorrow morning to "outline his vision" for the redevelopment of Fort Monmouth and to answer questions from the public, the Asbury Park Press reports today....
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March 13th, 2007 @ 10am
The local property tax for the average Red Bank home would increase by $58 later this year under the proposed 2007-'08 budget formally introduced last night. That's down from the $97 average increase anticipated by a draft of the budget...
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March 13th, 2007 @ 7am
That public forum on government responsiveness we told you about immediately below this post? We've solved the mystery about the date: it's tomorrow, March 13. The start time is in fact 7p, and the location is still the firehouse in...
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March 12th, 2007 @ 4pm
Assemblyman Mike Panter thinks local government isn't as responsive as it should be. So he's holding a public forum for area residents to tee up the topic. Want more details? Well, you won't find them on Panter's blog, which hasn't...
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March 12th, 2007 @ 3pm
In today's Star-Ledger, theatre critic Peter Filichia is big on the Two River Theater Co.'s staging of 'True West,' the Sam Shepard classic that opened last week at the Bridge Avenue venue. "There's plenty of gas in the tank that...
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March 12th, 2007 @ 11am
Red Bank Catholic and Rumson-Fair Haven hoopsters will square off tomorrow night in the first round of state Group 4 girls' New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Tournament of Champions. RBC, ranked fourth by the Star-Ledger, won two of its...
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March 12th, 2007 @ 8am
Earlier this year, 39-year-old Billy K. Sims became the 50th bowler elected to the Monmouth County USBC Bowling Association Hall of Fame, a 73-year-old organization. A six-foot-five lefty who lives in the Oak Hill section of Middletown, Sims was county...
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March 9th, 2007 @ 7am
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FALL COLORS IN RED BANK
redbankgreen's Partyline captures peaking fall foliage on a Red Bank street corner.
FALL AT THE COURTS OF RED BANK
On the Partyline: stunning foliage at Red Bank's "medieval office park."
WALK FOR DEMOCRACY
The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center led a "Walk for Democracy" Sunday from Riverside Gardens Park to the cultral center on Drs. James Park ...
Go big or go home
On the redbankgreen Partyline: Gourd display at Lighthouse on its penultimate night of the season.
MARIGOLDEN SUNSHINE
Partyline photo captures October sunshine hitting marigolds for sale ahead of Dia de Los Muertos.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES CODING TO MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green and creator of Broad Street, was teaching City and Regional Magazine Association publishers how ...
LET’S SEE YOUR KINDLE DO THIS
A stack of books served as a chock while a motorist changed a flat tire on Branch Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Submitted by John T. Ward
NEW WELCOME SIGN INSTALLED
A new "Welcome to Red Bank" sign has gone up at the northern Route 35 entrance to town at the foot of Cooper's Bridge.
JUNIOR BUCS WRESTLING WELCOMES YOUNG ATHLETES FOR 22ND SEASON
Junior Bucs Wrestling is preparing for its 22nd season, offering boys and girls from Red Bank, Shrewsbury, and Little Silver an opportunity ...
TIME FOR SCHOOL, DEER
Fall has arrived and so have the middle school loving deer!
JUST IN TIME FOR THE FALL CLASSIC
Just in time for the start of the World Series later this week baseball-themed paintings by artist Max Maxon hang in the windows of the Art ...
DINNER PLANS?
Chipotle in Red Bank Sunday evening will donate a quarter of proceeds from sales Sunday to the volunteer Red Bank Fire Department auxiliary.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES VIBE CODE SESSION AT LOCAL NEWS CAMP
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green, is running a vibe code session, teaching other publishers to vibe code at Blue Engine Collectiv ...
Her Majesty visits Red Bank
Navesink Queen docked at the Molly Pitcher Marina. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Boris Kofman)  
RED BANK DINER MONEY TREE
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sunshine and a money tree at the Red Bank Diner.
NAVESINK LIGHTS
Riverview Hospital lights up the Navesink. (Text and photo by Partyline contributor Terry Franco)  
HALF BAKED BROAD STREET
Broad Street repaving begins with road subject to overnight closures.
COLOR RUN AT RED BANK PRIMARY SCHOOL
redbankgreen Partyline happens upon a cloud of color at annual color run event at Red Bank Primary School.
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 ...
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