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FAIR HAVEN: MARKET REOPENING UNCERTAIN
A sign on the front door announces an “intention to re-open October 1,” but that’s not going to happen, says founder Tony Balderose.  (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: MARKET REOPENING UNCERTAIN"
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RCDS: SMALL BEGINNINGS, BIG ACHIEVEMENTS
Nick Dawes of ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is the celebrity guest auctioneer at a gala for the Rumson Country Day School’s Horizons Rumson program, scheduled for November 2 at Rumson Country Club.Continue reading "RCDS: SMALL BEGINNINGS, BIG ACHIEVEMENTS"
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of September 19 to September 26, 2013. This information is unedited. CRIMES: CriminalContinue reading "RED BANK: UPS DELIVERY SWIPED"
CYMCA HOLDS A PLAYGROUND-RAISING
A new playground will appear at The Community YMCA’s Family Health and Wellness Center on November 2, courtesy of local sponsors and a crew of community volunteers. Press release fromContinue reading "CYMCA HOLDS A PLAYGROUND-RAISING"
CONVICT IN RUMSON MURDER SEEKS RETRIAL
The Red Bank Register story reporting the arrest of Albert Erle Kershaw in February, 1988. (Click to enlarge) From Sunday’s Star-Ledger, a report on the efforts of a convicted killerContinue reading "CONVICT IN RUMSON MURDER SEEKS RETRIAL"
RED BANK: TOWN BIDS McCARTHY FAREWELL
Following a wake that drew hundreds of mourners to Red Bank Thursday night, a procession led by a squadron of motorcycle police carried the casket of the late borough policeContinue reading "RED BANK: TOWN BIDS McCARTHY FAREWELL"
RBR STUDENTS NASHVILLE BOUND FOR GALA
RBR students Patrick Martini (Union Beach) and Matthew Rosen (Little Silver) were recently named to the country’s All-National Honors Ensembles, sponsored by the National Association for Music Education. Both willContinue reading "RBR STUDENTS NASHVILLE BOUND FOR GALA"
RED BANK: VIA45 CHEFS GO TO MARKET
Chef Claudette Herring slices some of the heirloom tomatoes she and partner Lauren Phillips picked up last Sunday at the Red Bank Farmers Market. Below, Herring and Phillips at ViaContinue reading "RED BANK: VIA45 CHEFS GO TO MARKET"
RED BANK: EDGY, SEXY LIT FOR VIXENS
‘Literary Vixens’ Jacqueline Tobacco (left) and Melissa Bartolone flank author Suzanne Palmieri during her reading at Red Bank’s Lambs and Wolves salon earlier this month. (Photos by Alexis Orlacchio. ClickContinue reading "RED BANK: EDGY, SEXY LIT FOR VIXENS"
WEEKEND: REGATTA, TEA, A MAN IN A TREE…
‘On Borrowed Time’ continues its run at the Two River Theater, above. Judith Krall Russo, below, talks tea and women in history at the Eastern Branch Monmouth County Library Saturday.Continue reading "WEEKEND: REGATTA, TEA, A MAN IN A TREE…"
FIVE + FIVE ADD UP, AT FIRST BAPTIST EVENT
Dr. Scott Hoffman of Billy Graham Evangelistic Association is among the guest speakers at the annual Jersey Shore Men’s Conference, hosted on October 5 at First Baptist Church in RedContinue reading "FIVE + FIVE ADD UP, AT FIRST BAPTIST EVENT"
RED BANK: STYLE WITH A DASH OF ‘STACHE
Brian Salvatore, 24, spent his childhood hanging out “on the corner with all the punk kids” on Broad Street in Red Bank, he says. That’s where Model Citizen found the 24-year-oldContinue reading "RED BANK: STYLE WITH A DASH OF ‘STACHE"
RED BANK: CAKE BOSS TO ENTER DESSERT FRAY
Carlo’s Bakery of ‘Cake Boss’ fame plans to open in time for the Christmas holidays at 84 Broad Street, a company official said. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "RED BANK: CAKE BOSS TO ENTER DESSERT FRAY"
A LITTLE SHAKESPEARE, FOR YOUNG PLAYERS
Two River Theater Company invites young actors ages 9 to 12 to audition on October 14 and 15, for a special teen version of Shakespeare’s AS YOU LIKE IT toContinue reading "A LITTLE SHAKESPEARE, FOR YOUNG PLAYERS"
BASIE OK’s CHORALE PROGRAM FOR AREA KIDS
The Count Basie Theatre and the Red Bank Borough School District are thrilled to announce a new, free children’s choral program, The Central Jersey Youth Chorale, beginning in the Fall ofContinue reading "BASIE OK’s CHORALE PROGRAM FOR AREA KIDS"
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Last week’s photo: the yarn-bombed facade of Sea Bright’s Borough Hall.
RED BANK: PLAN FOR CHIEF’S CORTEGE
Southbound Riverside Avenue in Red Bank will be closed for about an hour Friday morning for the funeral of police Chief Steve McCarthy, which begins at the John E. DayContinue reading "RED BANK: PLAN FOR CHIEF’S CORTEGE"
Recent crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. •Alexander Giuriceo, age 18, from Greenfield Way in Middletown, NJ, arrested on September 13, 2013 byContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: WHO’S BEEN BUSTED"
RED BANK: VENISON TACOS FOR LUNCH
Volunteers served up a game-meat lunch that included venison tacos at Lunch Break on Tuesday. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS The Sportsman Channel’s Hunt.Fish.Feed outreach programContinue reading "RED BANK: VENISON TACOS FOR LUNCH"
FAIR HAVEN: A FUNGUS AMONG US?
redbankgreen came upon this intriguingly beautiful semicircular growth on a tree trunk in the Far Haven Fields Natural Area last weekend. Can someone identify it and tell us something aboutContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: A FUNGUS AMONG US?"
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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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