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Monthly Archives: October 2014

Press release from Fair Haven School District “When you think you’re done, you’ve just begun,” is the motto of the Student Writer’s Workshops at Viola L. Sickles School in FairContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN SCHOOLS GROWING WRITERS"
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October 29th, 2014 @ 6am
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RED BANK: NO DEBATE AS DEMS ARE NO-SHOWS
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The River Street Commons had a full house for the event, hosted by the Westside Community Group. Alecia Wilkerson, below, asked a question from the audience. (Photo by John T.Continue reading "RED BANK: NO DEBATE AS DEMS ARE NO-SHOWS"
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October 28th, 2014 @ 11pm
RED BANK: GREEN SPACE RISES IN OLD CHURCH
The underside of the church roof, above, will remain exposed to the new second floor and mezzanine. Below, the church’s steeple also will be retained.  (Photos by John T. Ward. ClickContinue reading "RED BANK: GREEN SPACE RISES IN OLD CHURCH"
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October 28th, 2014 @ 1pm
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of October 18 to October 23, 2014. Arrests Report of Theft by Deception in theContinue reading "SHREWSBURY POLICE BLOTTER"
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October 28th, 2014 @ 12pm
RED BANK: MUSICAL THEATER IS KING
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The Victoria G. Mastrobuono Library at Two River Theater is the setting as Two River artistic director John Dias, right, delivers a talk on the American art form of MusicalContinue reading "RED BANK: MUSICAL THEATER IS KING"
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October 28th, 2014 @ 6am
LITTLE SILVER: CELEBRATING LATINO HERITAGE
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Red Bank Regional Multinational Club’s Jorge Benavides (left) with RBR Principal Risa Clay, club member Vandeka Rodgers, RBR alumnus/ keynote speaker Andres Perez and club member Fabiana Villegas. Press releaseContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: CELEBRATING LATINO HERITAGE"
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October 28th, 2014 @ 6am
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of October 16 to October 23, 2014. This information is unedited. CRIMES TheftContinue reading "RED BANK: ROBBERS ASSAULT VICTIM IN BED"
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October 27th, 2014 @ 1pm
RED BANK: GHOSTS AT THE COUNT’S CASTLE
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Come play with us: the Count Basie Theatre Cinema Society presents a Creature Double Feature on Wednesday, with showings of GHOSTBUSTERS and THE SHINING. Wanna hear something really scary? ForContinue reading "RED BANK: GHOSTS AT THE COUNT’S CASTLE"
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October 27th, 2014 @ 12pm
Katie Corr, a hair stylist at Glen Goldbaum 72 in Red Bank, was “very young” when she started to do hair, but still loves it, she says – “especially whenContinue reading "CLIPPINGS: LITERALLY!"
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October 27th, 2014 @ 11am
LARDER: FOR TRUE BACON, VISIT A BUTCHER
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 Kyle Powell at Citarella’s Market in Red Bank shows PieHole some real-deal bacon. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS No food is more debased than bacon.Continue reading "LARDER: FOR TRUE BACON, VISIT A BUTCHER"
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October 27th, 2014 @ 9am
Two plays from Red Bank Catholic’s 35-7 win over Manalapan Friday night are in the running for a Shore Sports Zone game ball this week. In one, tight end NickContinue reading "RBC, RFH: FINESSE AND MUSCLE ON DISPLAY"
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October 27th, 2014 @ 8am
FAIR HAVEN: A PARADE FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES
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Fair Havenites gathered for their traditional Halloween parade from Knollwood School to the firehouse Sunday as creative costumes drew smiles every step of the way. And the make-believe wasn’t onlyContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: A PARADE FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES"
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October 27th, 2014 @ 7am
RED BANK: WEST SIDERS MARCH IN PROTEST
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About three dozen protesters marched through Red Bank Saturday morning to object to rising property taxes, a proposed spray park at Bellhaven Nature Area, borough hiring practices and what theyContinue reading "RED BANK: WEST SIDERS MARCH IN PROTEST"
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October 27th, 2014 @ 6am
MIDDLETOWN: APPETIZER FOR ARTS SERIES
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Actor and playwright Frank Ingrasciotta performs his Off Broadway solo show BLOOD TYPE: RAGU at Middletown Arts Center on November 15, as part of  a new series of Savor theContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: APPETIZER FOR ARTS SERIES"
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October 27th, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: TRAFFIC NIGHTMARE AVERTED
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A shutdown of the North Jersey Coast Line grade crossing at Broad Street in Red Bank that was originally expected to take nearly three and a half days was completedContinue reading "RED BANK: TRAFFIC NIGHTMARE AVERTED"
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October 26th, 2014 @ 3pm
Before a packed house under the lights at Count Basie Field, undefeated Red Bank Catholic owned both sides of the ball  against Manalapan Friday night. Rich Chrampanis of Shore Sports Zone,Continue reading "RBC DOMINATES MANALAPAN, 35-7"
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October 25th, 2014 @ 9am
Rumson-Fair Haven running back Charlie Volker racked up an astonishing 324 yards and three touchdowns as the Dawgs moved to 4-2 on the season with a win at home overContinue reading "RFH TOPS LAKEWOOD AS VOLKER STEAMROLLS"
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October 25th, 2014 @ 9am
CHURN: CABANA 19, BIKE SHOP GO TANDEM
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Kristen Winters in the expansion space of her store, Cabana 19. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Two young Red Bank businesses are in an expansive mood these days,Continue reading "CHURN: CABANA 19, BIKE SHOP GO TANDEM"
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October 24th, 2014 @ 4pm
MIDDLETOWN, SANDY HOOK: A GHOSTLY TRIO
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The isolated, wind-whipped battlements of Fort Hancock are the setting for a moonlit tour of local lore and legend, (g)hosted by the American Littoral Society on October 30. Laugh ifContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN, SANDY HOOK: A GHOSTLY TRIO"
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October 24th, 2014 @ 12pm
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? SANDWICHES AT EDIE’S
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The lunch counter at Edie’s, a delicious anachronism. Below, an equally delicious hot corned beef sandwich.  (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS We’d never been to Edie’s Luncheonette onContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? SANDWICHES AT EDIE’S"
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October 24th, 2014 @ 10am
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PORTA POTTY X-ING
redbankgreen Partyline captures porta johns moving down the railroad tracks.
(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.
Indie Street Film Festival Kicks Off
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.