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Monthly Archives: June 2012

WATER EMERGENCY CONTINUES
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A view of the damaged pipes from Swimming River Road in Lincroft Saturday morning, and the map showing the towns included in the boil-water advisory. (Photo by Bill Heine. ClickContinue reading "WATER EMERGENCY CONTINUES"
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June 30th, 2012 @ 12pm
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NJNG TO REPLACE ALL SIDEWALK VALVES
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The disputed gas pressure regulators are beneath steel covers like this one outside 12 Broad Street. The utility contends they should be above ground for safety, like the one outsideContinue reading "NJNG TO REPLACE ALL SIDEWALK VALVES"
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June 29th, 2012 @ 4pm
RUMSON WOMAN TO FOCUS BASIE ON FUNDING
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Justine Robertson, who revived a family-owned theater in her native Hartford, Connecticut, is the new interim CEO of the newly restructured Basie. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD ElbowingContinue reading "RUMSON WOMAN TO FOCUS BASIE ON FUNDING"
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June 29th, 2012 @ 10am
A fee moratorium has helped fill vacant spaces downtown, and should remain in effect through the rest of the year, the mayor says. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "MENNA: GIVE PARKING WAIVER MORE TIME"
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June 29th, 2012 @ 8am
BELLHEADS PICK UP A SIGNAL FROM THE PAST
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It was an evening of I-thought-I’d-see-you-heres as an overflow crowd of more than 100 attendees – a preponderance of them white-haired, and many once employed by Bell Labs – turnedContinue reading "BELLHEADS PICK UP A SIGNAL FROM THE PAST"
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June 29th, 2012 @ 8am
WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR GONDOLA
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Found lying in the grass on Winding Way in Little Silver: “Two in a Gondola,” a 1956 LP by somebody named by Dino Olivieri. Interested? Grab it before today’s rainsContinue reading "WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR GONDOLA"
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June 29th, 2012 @ 7am
SKIMBOARDERS ENJOY WAVE OF POPULARITY
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Some of the onshore action at SkimBash in Sea Bright last weekend. (Photo by Connor Soltas. Click to enlarge) By CONNOR SOLTAS When semi-pro skimboarder Colton Wallace, 19, throws downContinue reading "SKIMBOARDERS ENJOY WAVE OF POPULARITY"
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June 29th, 2012 @ 6am
CUPCAKES GO GLUTEN-FREE AT POSH POP
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A passerby checks out the desserts at Posh Pop. (Photos by Stacie Fanelli. Click to enlarge) By DANIELLE TEPPER His high school sweethearts Krizha Bayacbacao and Matthew Pytel had always dreamedContinue reading "CUPCAKES GO GLUTEN-FREE AT POSH POP"
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June 28th, 2012 @ 12pm
@ BASIE: CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & COCKTAILS
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Set-up was underway Thursday morning for the Count’s Courtyard, an outdoor bar and terrace on the east side of the Count Basie Theatre that makes its debut Friday night withContinue reading "@ BASIE: CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & COCKTAILS"
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June 28th, 2012 @ 11am
HOSPITAL UNVEILS NEW CONFERENCE CENTER
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Two River Theater Company founders Joan and Bob Rechnitz, who donated $5 million last year to a capital campaign for Riverview Medical Center, at the dedication ceremony Wednesday night ofContinue reading "HOSPITAL UNVEILS NEW CONFERENCE CENTER"
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June 28th, 2012 @ 9am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Just as its furry little ilk seems to have dominion over smaller yards and gardens, a giant rabbit ruled last week’s Where Have I Seen This? As a whopping 31Continue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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June 28th, 2012 @ 8am
RED BANK MOVES TO LIMIT BUILDING HEIGHTS
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Under the proposal, structures as tall as the Atrium, left and Riverside Towers on Riverside Avenue, seen above last September, would no longer be permitted. (Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "RED BANK MOVES TO LIMIT BUILDING HEIGHTS"
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June 28th, 2012 @ 7am
IN LITTLE SILVER, REDIALING OLD BELL LABS
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Award winning tech and business journalist Jon Gertner visits the Little Silver Public Library Thursday to discuss his book THE IDEA FACTORY: BELL LABS AND THE GREAT AGE OF AMERICANContinue reading "IN LITTLE SILVER, REDIALING OLD BELL LABS"
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June 27th, 2012 @ 9am
Juanito’s International Marqueta is the latest in a line of food-related businesses owner Juan Torres has created in town. Below, the store’s placeta-style checkout station. (Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "JUANITO’S OPENS MEGABODEGA ON WEST SIDE"
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June 27th, 2012 @ 8am
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • Brian Seward, age 49, from Shore Boulevard in Keansburg, NJ, arrested on June 20, 2012 by PatrolmanContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN COPS CITE SIX FOR DWI"
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June 27th, 2012 @ 6am
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of June 8 to June 22, 2012. This information is unedited. Theft occurring in theContinue reading "MOTORCYCLIST SAYS HELMET WAS STOLEN"
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June 26th, 2012 @ 10am
PARKING KIOSKS PROMPT GRUMBLES, TWEAKS
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Parking director Gary Watson, left, guides Lou Gaspari of Lakewood through his first encounter with Red Bank’s new parking meter system in the English Plaza lot. (Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "PARKING KIOSKS PROMPT GRUMBLES, TWEAKS"
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June 26th, 2012 @ 10am
COW PUT DOWN AFTER RIVER PLAZA ACCIDENT
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One of the two cows that got loose in lower Middletown early Tuesday. Her half-sister was destroyed by police after she was struck by a car. (Photo courtesy of MaryContinue reading "COW PUT DOWN AFTER RIVER PLAZA ACCIDENT"
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June 26th, 2012 @ 9am
SUMMER 2012: FALLING RAIN, RISING STEAM
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A day of on-and-off summer storms Monday wound down with steam rising from the asphalt of North Ward Avenue in Rumson, below, and a colorful sunset over the Navesink RiverContinue reading "SUMMER 2012: FALLING RAIN, RISING STEAM"
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June 26th, 2012 @ 6am
ELECTRICAL FAILURE SMOKES OUT FEMME
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A cleaning crew and electricians were at work at Femme By Ashley Monday afternoon after all the merchandise and drapery had been removed. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "ELECTRICAL FAILURE SMOKES OUT FEMME"
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June 25th, 2012 @ 3pm
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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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