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Monthly Archives: January 2014

En route to an NFL press conference where officials touted their readiness for “the first-ever, cold weather, mass transit Super Bowl,” Ledger Live reporter Brian Donohue’s train broke down inContinue reading "RED BANK: TRAINING IT TO THE BIG GAME?"
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January 23rd, 2014 @ 6am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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STORYTELLER CASTS A SPELL, AT RCDS
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Award winning storyteller David Gonzalez brought his storytelling skills to the Lower School students of RCDS in a visit last week. Press release from Rumson Country Day School On JanuaryContinue reading "STORYTELLER CASTS A SPELL, AT RCDS"
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January 23rd, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: ASPHALT IS ‘VICTORY’ TO PLOWMAN
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The view looking south on Leighton Avenue through the windshield of a borough salt truck early Wednesday morning, above. Below, a plow working Monmouth Street. (Photos by John T. Ward.Continue reading "RED BANK: ASPHALT IS ‘VICTORY’ TO PLOWMAN"
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January 22nd, 2014 @ 6am
RBR’S DOHERTY LAUDED FOR 30 YEARS SERVICE
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Red Bank Regional School Board VP Emily Doherty (second from left) was recently recognized by the New Jersey School Boards Association for 30 years of service to the school district.Continue reading "RBR’S DOHERTY LAUDED FOR 30 YEARS SERVICE"
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January 22nd, 2014 @ 6am
The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders,in conjunction with Pilgrim Baptist Church and JBJ Soul Kitchen, will host its Annual Project Homeless Connect event on Wednesday, January 29, 2014. The event will provide free medical screenings,Continue reading "HELP FOR THE HOMELESS, IN RED BA ...
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January 22nd, 2014 @ 5am
RUMSON: WAITING FOR TEE TIME
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Dozens Canada geese appeared to take the driving snowstorm in stride – or rather, at ease –  on the links at the Rumson Country Club early Tuesday afternoon. (Photos byContinue reading "RUMSON: WAITING FOR TEE TIME"
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January 21st, 2014 @ 3pm
RED BANK: STORM SNARLS TRAFFIC
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Motorists who failed to get a jump on Tuesday’s fast-moving snowstorm paid the price in slow-moving traffic in the early afternoon, as on East Front Street in Red Bank, above,Continue reading "RED BANK: STORM SNARLS TRAFFIC"
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January 21st, 2014 @ 3pm
DRIVING SNOW BRINGS GREEN TO A CRAWL
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A pedestrian – or was she a bridge tender? – makes her way across the Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge shortly after noon, above. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)Continue reading "DRIVING SNOW BRINGS GREEN TO A CRAWL"
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January 21st, 2014 @ 12pm
RED BANK: PARKING, PLOWING, RECYCLING
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With a heavy snow and deep freeze in the forecast for the next 24 hours, Red Bank officials are asking borough residents to get their cars off the streets betweenContinue reading "RED BANK: PARKING, PLOWING, RECYCLING"
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January 21st, 2014 @ 10am
PIEHOLE: SNOW DAY MEANS HOT CHOCOLATE
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PieHole tracks down a few hot chocolate recipes from chefs, bartenders and home cooks to help you weather the storm. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS WithContinue reading "PIEHOLE: SNOW DAY MEANS HOT CHOCOLATE"
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January 21st, 2014 @ 10am
RED BANK: GETTING READY FOR THE STORM
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Bike while you can, Red Bank. Borough DPW trucks laid down anti-icing salt brine on streets – that’s Chestnut Street above, looking west toward the train station –  in anticipationContinue reading "RED BANK: GETTING READY FOR THE STORM"
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January 21st, 2014 @ 9am
FORECAST: LOTSA SNOW, BITTER COLD
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“Significant snowfall expected today and tonight, followed immediately by bitterly cold air,” the National Weather Service said Tuesday morning, warning of a storm that could drop up to 12 inchesContinue reading "FORECAST: LOTSA SNOW, BITTER COLD"
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January 21st, 2014 @ 6am
BATTER UP FOR TWO RIVER LITTLE LEAGUE
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Two River Little League president Chris Kelly (second from left, with t-shirt) is pictured in a file photo with TRLL board member John Caruso, Red Bank Regional athletic director DelContinue reading "BATTER UP FOR TWO RIVER LITTLE LEAGUE"
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January 21st, 2014 @ 6am
The house on the northwest corner of West Front Street and Rector Place in Red Bank was demolished Monday as part of the rebuilding of nearby Hubbards Bridge into theContinue reading "RED BANK: TEARDOWN AT BRIDGE SITE"
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January 20th, 2014 @ 2pm
RUMSON: OXFORD HOUSE FILES FEDERAL SUIT
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Oxford House says in a court filing that the group home at 61 South Ward Avenue is getting new residents. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "RUMSON: OXFORD HOUSE FILES FEDERAL SUIT"
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January 20th, 2014 @ 9am
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s ‘I Have a Dream Speech, on August 28, 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. By ISABEL HALLORAN In his I Have a Dream speech,Continue reading "RED BANK: CHARTER SCHOOL CELEBRATES KING"
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January 20th, 2014 @ 8am
Recent crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. Michele Gaulette, age 35, from Pine Street in Middletown, NJ, arrested on January 7, 2014 byContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN POLICE BLOTTER"
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January 20th, 2014 @ 7am
COUNTY FIRE ACADEMY GRADUATES 42
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Evan D. Tyler of the Shrewsbury Hose Company (third from left) was the recipient of the Class 100 Ronald Fitzpatrick Award, at the Monmouth County Fire Academy’s graduation ceremony onContinue reading "COUNTY FIRE ACADEMY GRADUATES 42"
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January 20th, 2014 @ 6am
RUMSON: GET YOUR GATSBY ON
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Heather Vena and Robb McMahon of Murphy’s Tavern in Rumson have wrapped up a marathon week of renovations and updates to the bar. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "RUMSON: GET YOUR GATSBY ON"
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January 17th, 2014 @ 8pm
PIEHOLE: TWO OPENINGS, A RETURN & A MOVE
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Long the home of the Little Kraut, the building at the corner of Bridge Avenue and Oakland Street in Red Bank now hosts a two-story version of the relocated SanContinue reading "PIEHOLE: TWO OPENINGS, A RETURN & A MOVE"
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January 17th, 2014 @ 11am
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PORTA POTTY X-ING
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(G&G) DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
A solid lunchtime line at the G&G hot dogs truck on Shrewsbury Avenue on Monday afternoon. Driving this stretch of road when  G&G i ...
RBG CUB SIGHTING
A Partyline contributor positioned on the dais at Thursday's meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment captured redbankgreen reporter intern ...
DOWNPOUR STRAINS DRAIN
Partyline captures video of a flooded intersection during Tuesday's afternoon thunderstorm.
STILL ‘OPEN’ SPACE
Next to Fins and Feathers, very surprised to see an overgrown parking lot that still sits there…overgrown and with blacktop. (Photo and te ...
DARK COMEDY BY JERSEY DIRECTOR OPENS FILM FEST
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off with "In Memoriam," a dark comedy about an actor with six months to live.
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Indie Street Film Festival kicks off.
KUDOS FOR RBCS FINANCE WHIZZES
Monmouth County Board of Commissioners and Borough Council honor Red Bank Charter School students who took second place in a national financ ...
MARINE PARK HOT DOGS
Red Bank's newly remade Marine Park also has a new lunch option, a newly licensed hot dog cart.
MATCHA CLOSE UP
Partyline captures a photographer working for Aura Coffee Roaster angles for the perfect shot of two iced matcha lattes on Broad Street Mond ...
SOUTH STREET AUTHOR TO READ AT LIBRARY SATURDAY
South Street resident Scott Robertson will read selections from his book, Contents of a Curious Mind, Saturday, Aug. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 ...
EARTH SPIRIT FOUNDER DIES
Jocelyn Ruth Midose, longtime owner of Earth Spirit New Age Center has died.
A PERFECT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
The annual National Night Out event organized by the Red Bank Police Department drew hundreds to frolic amid the green grass and cotton cand ...
Blackhawk Helicopter Arrives for National Night Out
The Blackhawk helicopter has arrived. Everyone’s favorite part of each National Night Out hosted by the Red Bank Police Department jus ...
PARKING METER MOMENT
Patty Bishop of Verona was halfway through her haircut at Fox & Jane when she realized she needed to feed the parking meter. After she p ...
JOIN US AT JJ’S – PLEASE!
A doe-eyed sect of sentient boba teas sweetly beseeches us to join their adorable cult outside of JJ Delicacies this sticky August Sunday!
NEIGHBORS GATHER AT TINO’S
Chris Havens of River Street gathered group of Red Bankers for dinner on Thursday night. The gathering was in the back patio of Tino’s Mex ...
TREE BRANCH VS CAR
A tree branch fell on a parked car on Chestnut Street near Pearl Street Sunday. Submitted by Brian Donohue
APOSTROPHE CATASTROPHE
As a curmudgeonly curator of terrible punctuation on public signs, I’ve seen and shaken my head at a lot of gratuitous quotation marks ...
DANE FOR DEMOCRACY
redbankgreen Partyline captures a great dane who, all signs indicate, has had enough.