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Monthly Archives: August 2014

RUMSON: A DAY TRIMMED IN BLUE
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Residents of the Green awoke to cool temperatures in the low 60s Thursday morning, which reminded redbankgreen of these photos from a week ago, taken on West River Road andContinue reading "RUMSON: A DAY TRIMMED IN BLUE"
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August 14th, 2014 @ 6am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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TOUCH A TRUCK, AT 5TH ANNUAL ‘FUNRAISER’
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Kids of all ages are invited to Touch-A-Truck, during the fifth annual benefit event for Monmouth Day Care Center. Press release from Monmouth Day Care Center The parking lot ofContinue reading "TOUCH A TRUCK, AT 5TH ANNUAL ‘FUNRAISER’"
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August 14th, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: BOAT RESCUERS WIN PLAUDITS
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Four unidentified teenage girls were safe in Red Bank Saturday night after losing an oar to a dinghy they'd launched and drifting for about an hour in the darkness of the Swimming River.
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August 14th, 2014 @ 12am
RED BANK: CROSSINGS ON BRIDGE AVE
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Flamenco dancers, live music and samplings from area restaurants are on hand outside Two River Theater during Thursday’s pre-party for Crossing Borders, the annual festival of new Latino plays curatedContinue reading "RED BANK: CROSSINGS ON BRIDGE AVE"
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August 13th, 2014 @ 12pm
RED BANK: BELLHAVEN PLAN TO GET AIRING
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Bellhaven is located on the Swimming River, at the western terminus of Locust Avenue.  (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD After several months of quiet, a controversial project originallyContinue reading "RED BANK: BELLHAVEN PLAN TO GET AIRING"
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August 13th, 2014 @ 10am
Recent crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. On August 1, 2014 Patrolman Nicholas Haines was on patrol in the area of Highway 35Continue reading "MIDDLETOWN: FIVE BUSTED FOR HEROIN"
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August 13th, 2014 @ 9am
SEA BRIGHT: ROONEY BUILDING APPROVED
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The Ocean Avenue lot where Frances Rooney, seen above in April, has sold hot dogs from a cart since 1977 will become Rooney Plaza, below.  (Photo by John T. Ward.Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT: ROONEY BUILDING APPROVED"
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August 13th, 2014 @ 7am
A ‘TOAST FOR DENNIS’ IN RUMSON
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Press release from Christine Burke Associates For the sixth year, the Lt. Dennis W. Zilinski II Memorial Fund will present its annual Toast to Dennis on Saturday, September 6. ScheduledContinue reading "A ‘TOAST FOR DENNIS’ IN RUMSON"
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August 13th, 2014 @ 6am
4 A.M. CAMPAIGN CALL PROMPTS INDICTMENT
A Facebook image of Dwayne Horner, a Texas man indicted for alleged dirty politics in Monmouth County.  (Click to enlarge) A predawn political robocall campaign intended to stir up voterContinue reading "4 A.M. CAMPAIGN CALL PROMPTS INDICTMENT"
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August 12th, 2014 @ 6pm
RED BANK: EFFU BASKS IN GIANT SPOTLIGHT
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Red Bank’s Eastside Flag Football Union (EFFU) made a return trip to the Meadowlands on Saturday to reap its reward as the top fundraising team – out of 135 – inContinue reading "RED BANK: EFFU BASKS IN GIANT SPOTLIGHT"
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August 12th, 2014 @ 11am
RED BANK: NOW YOU’RE COOKIN’ WITH SHERRI
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Kindie-rock favorite Sherri Ehrlich sings for grownups in an encore appearance at Thursday’s Jazz in the Park series at Riverside Gardens. (Photo by Bobbie Kingsley) A generation of kids knowsContinue reading "RED BANK: NOW YOU’RE COOKIN’ WITH SHERRI"
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August 12th, 2014 @ 10am
SEA BRIGHT: FRESH-PLATED BY YOUNG CHEF
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Chef Chuck Lesbirel in the dining room of Ama. Below: a seasonal salad of Jersey peaches, Jersey tomatoes and lobster.  (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON HowContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: FRESH-PLATED BY YOUNG CHEF"
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August 12th, 2014 @ 8am
What’s the next level of achievement for a football team that went 10-1 last year but failed to get to the big game? An undefeated season and a state championship,Continue reading "RED BANK CATHOLIC AIMS HIGHER THIS YEAR"
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August 12th, 2014 @ 7am
RED SKY AT RED BANK
Sunrise on our beautiful Navesink River Tuesday morning, as seen from Maple Cove in Red Bank. The Green is in for rain Tuesday and possibly early Wednesday, followed by clearingContinue reading "RED SKY AT RED BANK"
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August 12th, 2014 @ 6am
RBR DE-STRESSES COLLEGE APPLICATION TIME
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Red Bank Regional Guidance Counselor Jill Maline (kneeling) instructs rising senior Cassidy Charette during a college application workshop program at RBR. Press release from Red Bank Regional High School CearaContinue reading "RBR DE-STRESSES COLLEGE APPLICATION TIME"
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August 12th, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: DOG BAN IRKS FARM MARKETERS
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A ban on dogs at the Red Bank Farmers’ Market appears to have been triggered by a complaint about a dog urinating on a watermelon, the mayor says. (Photo byContinue reading "RED BANK: DOG BAN IRKS FARM MARKETERS"
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August 11th, 2014 @ 3pm
LINCROFT: MANY CALLED, SUMMER SINGING
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Dr. Ryan Brandau (right) and the Monmouth Civic Chorus invite the public to lend their voices to a performance of Mendelssohn’s ELIJAH on August 13 — one of two suchContinue reading "LINCROFT: MANY CALLED, SUMMER SINGING"
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August 11th, 2014 @ 12pm
RED BANK: KICKING-OFF A WEEK OF COCKTAILS
 Jamie Gray prepares a cocktail at red‘s upstairs lounge bar. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON There’s a party going on in Red Bank over the courseContinue reading "RED BANK: KICKING-OFF A WEEK OF COCKTAILS"
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August 11th, 2014 @ 11am
LITTLE SILVER: SHIRLEY YOU’VE HEARD THIS
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“This is the first concert that I have played in Little Silver,” Tim McLoone, appearing with the Shirleys, told a subdued audience at the Butch Ryser Memorial Patio Sunday night,Continue reading "LITTLE SILVER: SHIRLEY YOU’VE HEARD THIS"
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August 11th, 2014 @ 11am
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of July 31 to August 7, 2014. This information is unedited. CRIMES: CriminalContinue reading "RED BANK: AN OUTBREAK OF MISCHIEF"
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August 11th, 2014 @ 6am
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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 ...