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Monthly Archives: July 2014

RED BANK: BUSKING FOR THE PROGRAM
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Red Bank primary and middle school strings players performing at the borough Sidewalk Sale on Saturday included, from left, Hannah Ludwikowski, Claudia Garcia, Parker Ludwikowski, Mae Woolley, Sarah Perry andContinue reading "RED BANK: BUSKING FOR THE PROGRAM"
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July 28th, 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: COCKTAIL WEEK? IF YOU INSIST…
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Downtown bartender Dee with some of his output, including a blackbery cosmo, below.  (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) To watch the one-named bartender Dee when the drinkContinue reading "RED BANK: COCKTAIL WEEK? IF YOU INSIST…"
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July 28th, 2014 @ 10am
RED BANK: STORMY OR SUNNY?
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After an early-morning drenching accompanied by lightning and thunder, two views taken at 8:30 Monday morning from the same spot in Red Bank – one west toward the train station,Continue reading "RED BANK: STORMY OR SUNNY?"
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July 28th, 2014 @ 8am
RED BANK: HOOPS AT THE TERRACE
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After a recent facelift by donors and volunteers, the long-disused basketball court at Montgomery Terrace in Red Bank saw some action over the past three weekends, as the Community YMCAContinue reading "RED BANK: HOOPS AT THE TERRACE"
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July 28th, 2014 @ 7am
LITTLE SILVER: FISTFULS OF BERRIES
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The second of two community blackberry harvests drew dozens of eager pickers to Sickles Farm in Little Silver Saturday including the little one above, who couldn’t wait to get hisContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: FISTFULS OF BERRIES"
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July 28th, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: A BAND OF BEETHOVENS
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The largest rhythm-keeping force in the free world, the US Army Field Band deploys to the stage of the Count Basie Theatre on Monday, for a free public concert. InContinue reading "RED BANK: A BAND OF BEETHOVENS"
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July 27th, 2014 @ 12pm
RED BANK: INTIMATE AND UN-IRONIC ALANIS
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Serial Grammy winner Alanis Morisette returns to the greater Green this Sunday, for an unplugged concert at the Count’s place. To music fans that have helped her move more thanContinue reading "RED BANK: INTIMATE AND UN-IRONIC ALANIS"
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July 26th, 2014 @ 12pm
SEA BRIGHT: A MARTINI RIPE WITH SUMMER
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Ama mixologist Beau Keegan adds a dash of grenadine to give his white peach martini the look of a peach. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: A MARTINI RIPE WITH SUMMER"
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July 25th, 2014 @ 4pm
LITTLE SILVER: A PICK TO CLICK AT PARKER’S
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Vintage berry-picking baskets await fulfillment, as the historic Parker Family Homestead invites the community to a second session of blackberry gathering fun in Little Silver. While we’re not suggesting thatContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: A PICK TO CLICK AT PARKER’S"
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July 25th, 2014 @ 12pm
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH: PIZZA WITH INTEGRITY
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Red Bank’s New Corner Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria, personal size pizza. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON Though I’ve lived in New Jersey longer than anywhere else,Continue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH: PIZZA WITH INTEGRITY"
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July 25th, 2014 @ 11am
Recent crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. Christian Caldaro, age 27, from Statesir Place in Red Bank, NJ, arrested on July 13, 2014Continue reading "MIDDLETOWN: RECENT ARRESTS"
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July 25th, 2014 @ 6am
RUMSON: PIEBALD DEER SPOTTED
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A redbankgreen reader spied this unusual piebald white-tailed deer in Rumson earlier this week, declining to be more specific about its location. A genetic mutation that occurs in less thanContinue reading "RUMSON: PIEBALD DEER SPOTTED"
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July 25th, 2014 @ 6am
A JAZZY SUMMER MUSIC CAMP IN RED BANK
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Aspiring young musicians will get a chance to learn with the pros, during a Summer Music Camp program that commences August 4 in Red Bank. (photos by Roberto Muolo) PressContinue reading "A JAZZY SUMMER MUSIC CAMP IN RED BANK"
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July 25th, 2014 @ 6am
FAIR HAVEN: MOM’S RECIPE LAUNCHES BIZ
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Fourth Creek’s red pepper relish, made by Fair Haven resident Andrew Shiavetti. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON With deep roots in Fair Haven, Andrew SchiavettiContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: MOM’S RECIPE LAUNCHES BIZ"
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July 24th, 2014 @ 1pm
RED BANK’S 2014 TEACHERS OF THE YEAR
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And the winners, chosen by their respective schools, are… Julius Clark, above left, a math teacher, basketball coach and – he hopes – a future principal of the Red Bank MiddleContinue reading "RED BANK’S 2014 TEACHERS OF THE YEAR"
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July 24th, 2014 @ 10am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Can you identify the subject of this week’s Where Have I Seen This? Take a guess! Please send your answer to [email protected]. Last week’s Where was easy/hard…
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July 24th, 2014 @ 9am
RED BANK: COUNCIL OKS HYBRID BULKHEAD
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Red Bank Regional sophomore Elijah Nishiura, center, chats with Environmental Commission chairwoman Laura Bagwell, left, and Carl Alderson, a marine resources specialist at NOAA, after the council voted to restoreContinue reading "RED BANK: COUNCIL OKS HYBRID BULKHEAD"
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July 24th, 2014 @ 7am
‘LITTLE BUCS’ WANTED FOR RBR PRESCHOOL
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Preschoolers learn and play inside the fully equipped Child Development classroom at Red Bank Regional High School. The school is currently accepting preschool-age children for the Little Bucs program, whichContinue reading "‘LITTLE BUCS’ WANTED FOR RBR PRESCHOOL"
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July 24th, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: SURFING FOR SIDEWALK DIAMONDS
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It’s the 60th annual edition of a local  favorite – and the organizers of the Red Bank Sidewalk Sale have a special stroll down memory lane built in to thisContinue reading "RED BANK: SURFING FOR SIDEWALK DIAMONDS"
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July 24th, 2014 @ 5am
A rendering from 2012 shows the new bridge, now under construction, in red, just to the north of the existing span. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) ThisContinue reading "OVERNIGHT CLOSINGS FOR BRIDGE PLANNED"
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July 23rd, 2014 @ 4pm
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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 ...