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Monthly Archives: April 2014

CLIPPINGS: SWEEPING VIEW OF FORT HANCOCK
Fort Hancock at Gateway National Recreation Area at Sandy Hook, as seen on March 11, 2014. (Video by Gerda Liebmann. Click to pause.) Check out more Clippings from the GreenContinue reading "CLIPPINGS: SWEEPING VIEW OF FORT HANCOCK"
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April 14th, 2014 @ 12pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: LIBRARY TRUSTEES QUIT EN MASSE
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Of the six board members seen in this photo from a March 27 trustees meeting, only April Klimley, in red at left, remains on the board. Two others who alsoContinue reading "RED BANK: LIBRARY TRUSTEES QUIT EN MASSE"
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April 14th, 2014 @ 8am
LINCROFT: MONMOUTH SPANKS UNION
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Andrew Poulson of Red Bank-based Monmouth Rugby Football Club scoring against Union in Thompson Park Sunday during the Empire GU semifinals. Monmouth trounced Union, 81-24, and faces Buffalo in theContinue reading "LINCROFT: MONMOUTH SPANKS UNION"
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April 14th, 2014 @ 6am
SPRING 2014: EAR-FLAPPING WEATHER
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A dog checks out the action on sunny Monmouth Street in Red Bank last Thursday. Monday’s forecast is for partly sunny skies, temperatures reaching into the high 60s and plentyContinue reading "SPRING 2014: EAR-FLAPPING WEATHER"
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April 14th, 2014 @ 6am
RCDS CONCERT BENEFITS SANDY GROUND
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Ardvark Smile and legendary Shore guitarist Bobby Bandiera are among the acts taking part in the second annual benefit concert at Rumson Country Day School, April 27. Press release fromContinue reading "RCDS CONCERT BENEFITS SANDY GROUND"
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April 14th, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: WHAT’S ON THE BUTCHER’S GRILL?
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A good butcher can carve out tasty, affordable cuts for the grill, like this well-marbleized cut of boneless short rib from Monmouth Meats in Red Bank. (Photo by Jim Willis. ClickContinue reading "RED BANK: WHAT’S ON THE BUTCHER’S GRILL?"
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April 11th, 2014 @ 3pm
RED BANK: CROSSING TO BE CLOSED 2 WEEKS
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The busy intersection of Bridge Avenue and Monmouth Street in Red Bank will be closed to traffic for about two weeks starting the morning of Thursday, April 24 for replacementContinue reading "RED BANK: CROSSING TO BE CLOSED 2 WEEKS"
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April 11th, 2014 @ 2pm
RED BANK CUTTING FARM VENDOR FEE
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Red Bank officials introduced an ordinance amendment this week that will allow food vendors at the Farmers’ Market to obtain yearlong health department licenses for $350, instead of paying $50Continue reading "RED BANK CUTTING FARM VENDOR FEE"
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April 11th, 2014 @ 12pm
WEEKEND: ALL YOUR EGGS, MANY BASKETS
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It’s opening weekend for the Two River Theater Company production of TROUBLE IN MIND, above. Below, the kids from Rockit! polish Janis Joplin’s PEARL as part of the annual BrookdaleContinue reading "WEEKEND: ALL YOUR EGGS, MANY BASKETS"
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April 11th, 2014 @ 11am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? HOMEY, WITH FREE FRIES
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The turkey club at Alice’s Kitchen in Sea Bright.  (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS This week’s warm weather found PieHole once again putting the top downContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? HOMEY, WITH FREE FRIES"
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April 11th, 2014 @ 10am
RED BANK: JAZZ MARKET SEEKS NEW SOLOIST
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Two years after the death of jazz-crazy butcher Ralph “Johnny Jazz” Gatta, his longtime butcher shop on Shrewsbury Avenue in Red Bank has been gutted and renovated. Building owner DonnaContinue reading "RED BANK: JAZZ MARKET SEEKS NEW SOLOIST"
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April 11th, 2014 @ 7am
FLOAT/SWIM FOR CHARITY AT SALON CONCRETE
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The “surfboard gyotaku” prints of  Scott Szegeski will be on display at Salon Concrete in Red Bank on April 26, as part of an evening of art, hair and cuisineContinue reading "FLOAT/SWIM FOR CHARITY AT SALON CONCRETE"
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April 11th, 2014 @ 6am
BOWLING IN MEMORY OF RBR’S MARTIN
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Press release from Red Bank Regional High School  On Saturday, April 26, the Red Bank Regional High SchoolRed Bank Regional High School Source Foundation will hold its first annual BowlingContinue reading "BOWLING IN MEMORY OF RBR’S MARTIN"
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April 11th, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: STATION PLACE POWERS AHEAD
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A temporary utility pole will be erected on the north side of Monmouth Street at West Street in Red Bank to facilitate construction of the 57-unit Station Place apartment complex,Continue reading "RED BANK: STATION PLACE POWERS AHEAD"
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April 10th, 2014 @ 11am
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of March 27 to April 10, 2014. This information is unedited. CRIMES: TheftContinue reading "RED BANK: BURGLAR NETS 10 FISHING REELS"
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April 10th, 2014 @ 10am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Can you identify the location of this week’s Where Have I Seen This? Take a guess! Please drop your answer into the [email protected] receptacle.
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April 10th, 2014 @ 9am
RED BANK: COUNCIL REHIRES LIBRARY PAIR
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Librarians Sira Williams, left, and Elizabeth McDermott embrace after being reinstated to their jobs Wednesday night. Below, trustees Denelle Johnson, left, and Brigid McCarthy with Administrator Stanley Sickels after theContinue reading "RED BANK: COUNCIL REHIRES LIBRARY PAIR"
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April 10th, 2014 @ 7am
RFH JUNIORS TAKE PRIZE IN PODCAST CONTEST
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Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School juniors Max Reynolds and Rebecca Karol demonstrated that “The World is Brighter in French,” in their award-winning podcast. Press release from Rumson-Fair Haven Regional HighContinue reading "RFH JUNIORS TAKE PRIZE IN PODCAST CONTEST"
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April 10th, 2014 @ 6am
On Saturday, April 26, Brookdale Community College will the setting for a special educational forum, dedicated to discussing ways to restore trust in government, promote transparency, and explore avenues toContinue reading "LWV FORUM TACKLES TRUST IN GOV’T ISSUES"
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April 10th, 2014 @ 6am
A former borough resident was in critical condition after being shot repeatedly as he sat in a parked car in Red Bank Wednesday evening, police said. Police are looking forContinue reading "RED BANK: MAN SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES IN CAR"
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April 9th, 2014 @ 11pm
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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.
SUNFLOWER GAUNTLET
On the Partyline: a sunflower guantlet on River Street.
VIGIL FOR 68 DEAD
About 100 people attended a Saturday vigil at Johnny Jazz Park in Red Bank as part of a nationwide series of events to mourn the lives of pe ...
LITTERBUGS HIT MARINE PARK
Partyline PSA: Please don't leave your trash in our nice new park!
PARKING SUCCESS AT RED ROCK
All these people found parking for the Cliffs at Red Rock!
SHO AND TELL
A peak inside Sho Asian Table a new restaurant still under construction and slated to open later this summer at 8 West Front Street in Red B ...
“Night of the Living Nick” Halloween Car Turns Heads
Nick Brown, a special effects artist from the Atlantic Highlands, was seen driving his creatively decorated Halloween car around Red Bank th ...
“HOLY F***!” LIGHTNING STRIKE FROM WASHINGTON STREET BACKYARD
Lightning struck during Saturday’s storms in the backyard of Washington Street resident Kimberly Johnson. The strike obviously caught ever ...
SMOKY NAVESINK SUNRISE
redbankgreen's partyline photographer Karly Swaim captured the sun rising through hazy, smoky skies above the Navesink River from NJ Transit ...
MAGGIE’S HEAT WAVE HAIRCUT
Maggie, a golden doodle who belongs to Sara Horan, shows off her new shorter-for-summer hair cut outside Fins & Feathers on Monmouth Street ...
PEACE, LOVE AND JUGGLING
Music and flow arts filled Riverside Gardens Park Friday night at the free flow arts meetup hosted by Cirque de Peace, with guest band Sweet ...