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Monthly Archives: April 2008

Red Bank Court Clerk Fran Pastoriza at last night's budget Q&A at borough hall. A dog-and-pony show last night on the proposed 2008-'09 Red Bank budget included a plea for higher municipal court penalties for violations such as drinking in...
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April 25th, 2008 @ 7am
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Flames shoot out the window of house at 37 Elm Place this afternoon. (Thanks to Robert Wainwright for this photo.) A fast-moving fire did extensive damage to a Red Bank house this afternoon. Firefighters quickly brought the blaze under control....
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April 24th, 2008 @ 4pm
Eric McMahon's over-40 mug. By TOM CHESEK One's a newlywed who's apparently still in that somewhat sick-making "public displays of affection" mode. One's a salt-'n-pepper suburban dad to three growing daughters. One's a lifelong lothario whose "single" schtick is starting...
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April 24th, 2008 @ 7am
Yes, folks, the 'Where Have I Seen This' archive of entries is now three digits deep. And so this week, we're offering up images from three locations. Think you can guess where they're from? Please shoot us an email. We'll...
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April 24th, 2008 @ 7am
As suddenly as he was back in, he's out again. Former state Senator John Bennett III, who stunned GOP party locals two weeks ago when he threw his name in as a candidate for local committeeman from Red Bank, has...
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April 24th, 2008 @ 6am
Rev. Terrence K. Porter of Pilgrim Baptist Church. In one of the more multifaceted volunteer efforts seen in these parts recently, Pilgrim Baptist Church is organizing a Community Work Day this Saturday that will tackle everything from street cleaning to...
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April 23rd, 2008 @ 11am
The Red Bank Board of Education last night ratified a five-year employment contract with Superintendent Laura Morana that will pay her $155,000 this year, the Asbury Park Press reports today. The pact includes annual four-percent raises. It replaces a three-year...
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April 23rd, 2008 @ 8am
Bob Sickles Sr. riding high on his 1948 John Deere MT tractor. Eighty years old, and with a still-thick crop of hair, Bob Sickles Sr. sits at his son Bob's desk and picks through a boxful of documents in his...
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April 23rd, 2008 @ 6am
redbankgreen chanced up this scrap of paper lying in the grass at Meadow Ridge Park in Rumson over the weekend. Maybe the planet was trying to tell us something? Well, many people are listening, of course. Tonight, at the Red...
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April 22nd, 2008 @ 7am
By TOM CHESEK Maybe you first made the acquaintance of funnyman Pat Cooper on a network variety show, back in the days when Jackie Gleason and Ed Sullivan ruled the waves. Back then, Cooper — a horn-rimmed nightclub headliner —...
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April 22nd, 2008 @ 7am
All that's left of the McDonald's on Shrewsbury Avenue in Tinton Falls is a pile that includes the eatery's play area. A sign lying on the sidewalk out front says the restaurant will be rebuilt and reopen by "end of...
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April 22nd, 2008 @ 6am
Muralist Jim Fitzmaurice of Rumson paints a Memorial Day greeting on the side of Fair Haven Hardware last week. Email this story
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April 21st, 2008 @ 1pm
Cody Kasselman, as Belle, warms up her pipes for this week's opening. By TOM CHESEK It's a "tale as old as time" in the words of the Oscar-nominated song; an eternal bedtime-story blockbuster that's been adapted many times over —...
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April 21st, 2008 @ 8am
From the borough police logs. Entries are unedited. Criminal Mischief occurring on 4-12-08 in the rear of Broad St Parking Lot. Victim reported that unknown person(s) damaged his parked vehicle by denting and scratching the driver’s side and passenger side,...
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April 21st, 2008 @ 7am
Trash hauled up from the banks of the Swimming River awaits pickup at the western end of Drs. James Parker Boulevard Saturday. "No dead bodies" were found, says Boris Kofman, of the Red Bank Environmental Commission, but a handful of...
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April 21st, 2008 @ 6am
Here's an event that comes this close to a naked cry for help: "Record Store Day," a nationwide effort to call attention to independent retailers of vinyl and CDs. Rejected slogan: 'Please Feed the Dinosaur.' Today's New York Times cites...
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April 18th, 2008 @ 9am
The works of John Powell, and the painter himself, arrive in Red Bank this weekend just as our part of the world is garlanded with some of the most startling colors of nature. So, too, are many of Powell's landscapes...
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April 18th, 2008 @ 7am
Fireworks illuminated the Monmouth Boat Club and the Navesink River in Red Bank last night. (Click on images to enlarge) The occasion: a fundraiser for the annual KaBoom Fireworks, which needs to raise at least $175,000 to cover the cost...
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April 17th, 2008 @ 8am
The Highlands Bridge and overpass to Sandy Hook as they appeared in mid-February, shortly after the arrival of construction equipment. By SUE MORGAN The stroke of a state official's pen has Sea Bright officials on edge about who or what...
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April 17th, 2008 @ 8am
There's a charm in those old architectural details, isn't there? Even where the work in question is in an accelerated state of decay — maybe more so. It's like watching your own time slip into history before your eyes. Do...
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April 17th, 2008 @ 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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