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Monthly Archives: December 2009

David Goldman with his son, Sean, who was taken to Brazil by his late wife four years ago and never returned. A Brazilian federal appeals court has ruled that DavidContinue reading "BRAZILIAN COURT SIDES WITH GOLDMAN"
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December 16th, 2009 @ 2pm
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Check out this video of the Red Bank Regional concert choir’s performance last Friday of “Tres Cantos Nativos dos Indians Krao”, or “Three Songs from the Krao Tribe.” The pieceContinue reading "BIRDSONG OF THE AMAZON, VIA RBR CHOIR"
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December 16th, 2009 @ 11am
A TASTE OF INNOVATION AT THE GALLERIA
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Janine Hillyer, left, and Ken Kruse, owners of The Melting Pot, are ready to titillate your taste buds with their new restaurant just next door, Taste. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi)Continue reading "A TASTE OF INNOVATION AT THE GALLERIA"
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December 16th, 2009 @ 9am
In an exclusive, today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit reports that three Bruce Springsteen fans, including one from Lincroft, have purchased the Long Branch house where the rocker wrote ‘BornContinue reading "IN oRBit: FANS BUY ‘BORN TO RUN’ COTTAGE"
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December 16th, 2009 @ 8am
Both the Philadelphia Inquirer and that city’s Daily News are reporting today that the Dad Vail Regatta‘s move to Rumson next year may not happen. From the Daily News: OfficialsContinue reading "PHILLY PAPERS: DAD VAIL MAY NIX RUMSON"
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December 16th, 2009 @ 7am
IN oRBit: A VISIT FROM ST. (BURT)NIK
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With the calendar ticking off the days til the 25th, today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit brings you an exclusive interview with a character who, once each year, journeys hereContinue reading "IN oRBit: A VISIT FROM ST. (BURT)NIK"
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December 16th, 2009 @ 6am
HOOKAHS ON WEST FRONT
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Yo, check it out: hookahs! And are those slippers? (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI No, you did not misread that headline, or imagine what you saw as you passedContinue reading "HOOKAHS ON WEST FRONT"
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December 15th, 2009 @ 10am
The tune is called ‘Red Bank Blue,’ and the composer/guitarist is Dave Crowton, 47-year-old lifelong borough resident. redbankgreen asked Crowton, via Facebook, what makes this a Red Bank tune. Here’sContinue reading "A BIT OF BLUES ON THE GREEN"
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December 15th, 2009 @ 7am
IN oRBit: WHAT BROWN CAN DO FOR YOU
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Today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit does it up in shades of Blue and Brown — courtesy of a boisterous benefit bash that’s toplined by some of the Shore’s finestContinue reading "IN oRBit: WHAT BROWN CAN DO FOR YOU"
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December 15th, 2009 @ 6am
Red Bank police took four minors into custody Sunday following a fire in the garage of a vacant Bank Street house on Sunday. In a press release issued this afternoon,Continue reading "POLICE NAB FOUR JUVENILES FOR GARAGE FIRE"
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December 14th, 2009 @ 4pm
Crime reports provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the week of December 4 to December 11, 2009. This information appears here unedited. Criminal Mischief occurring on 12-3-09 atContinue reading "REPORTS INCLUDE STOLEN ELECTRICITY METER"
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December 14th, 2009 @ 10am
TOMMY’S GETS READY TO FIRE UP THE COAL
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Owners of Tommy’s Coal Fired Pizza say it’s likely the restaurant will be open in a week or two. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It looks like weContinue reading "TOMMY’S GETS READY TO FIRE UP THE COAL"
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December 14th, 2009 @ 7am
A small crowd packed into the new Red Bank home of A.H. Fisher Diamonds last Thursday night, drawn by the chance to win a $10,000 diamond bracelet.
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December 14th, 2009 @ 7am
IN oRBit: CHRISTMAS @ THE COUNT’S CRIB
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Today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit runs down a particularly action-packed week of Christmas-themed music at the Count Basie Theatre — with Santa Basie workshopping a six-day schedule that beginsContinue reading "IN oRBit: CHRISTMAS @ THE COUNT’S CRIB"
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December 14th, 2009 @ 7am
LIGHTS UP FOR HOME DECORATING CONTEST
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A house on Drs. James Parker Boulevard done up for the holidays. Below, a Hudson Avenue residence. For Red Bank homeowners with a taste for holiday season displays, it’s time.Continue reading "LIGHTS UP FOR HOME DECORATING CONTEST"
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December 11th, 2009 @ 9am
PLEASE DO NOT EAT THE EXHIBITS
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A gingerbread house made by employees of Foodtown of Red Bank on display at Monmouth Street Emporium. (Click to enlarge) Here’s a nice little addition to the holiday atmosphere inContinue reading "PLEASE DO NOT EAT THE EXHIBITS"
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December 11th, 2009 @ 8am
A BIT OF FROSTY ON THE WINDOW
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Dressed-for-the-weather sign painter Harry Scanlon of Fair Haven dresses up the windows at the New Corner Restaurant in Red Bank on Thursday. (Click to enlarge) Whoa! Temperatures in the twenties!Continue reading "A BIT OF FROSTY ON THE WINDOW"
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December 11th, 2009 @ 7am
NJTransit’s plan includes removal of gingerbread trimming, which historians say is inauthentic. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It looks as though the Red Bank train station will finally getContinue reading "NJT PLANS REPAIRS, NEW LOOK FOR STATION"
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December 11th, 2009 @ 6am
BOROUGH SALARIES MAY RISE BY 3 PERCENT
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Borough administrator Stanley Sickels at a council meeting last month, with deputy clerk Pam Borghi and Mayor Pasquale Menna. Salaries for non-unionized managers at Red Bank’s borough hall would getContinue reading "BOROUGH SALARIES MAY RISE BY 3 PERCENT"
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December 10th, 2009 @ 12pm
A stretch of Red Bank’s Monmouth Street, which was closed Wednesday evening for a sewer repair job, is open again today. But borough officials plan to shut it again FridayContinue reading "MANHOLE WORK MAY SHUT BUSY STREET"
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December 10th, 2009 @ 9am
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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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