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Monthly Archives: March 2015

RUMSON’S VELCAMP IS ‘UNSUNG HERO’
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Press release from Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School During the January 20 meeting of the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional Board of Education, RFH freshman Jack Velcamp was presented with the 2014Continue reading "RUMSON’S VELCAMP IS ‘UNSUNG HERO’"
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March 26th, 2015 @ 6am
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The plan enables the town to charge for parking on parts of Bridge Avenue and Monmouth Street that have long been subject to two-hour parking limits, which merchants say wereContinue reading "RED BANK: MORE PAID PARKING OK’D"
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March 25th, 2015 @ 10pm
RED BANK: GALLERY STYLE IN GOTHAM
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Relief sculptor Bill Mack and painter Gary Welton will appear at Red Bank’s Gotham Restaurant during a Friday/Saturday stand. In between displays of Batman-related memorabilia and other popcultural artifacts, visitorsContinue reading "RED BANK: GALLERY STYLE IN GOTHAM"
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March 25th, 2015 @ 9am
RED BANK FINANCIAL ADVISOR INDICTED
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Evan Kochav seen in a frame from a promotional video for Marcus Evans.  (Click to enlarge) A financial consultant said to be have been based in Red Bank was indictedContinue reading "RED BANK FINANCIAL ADVISOR INDICTED"
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March 25th, 2015 @ 7am
FAIR HAVEN SCHOOLS CELEBRATE SEUSS
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Students at Viola L. Sickles School in Fair Haven listen intently as they try to guess the identity of a “mystery reader” during the school’s birthday celebration for Dr. Seuss. Press releaseContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN SCHOOLS CELEBRATE SEUSS"
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March 25th, 2015 @ 6am
FAIR HAVEN BIDS GOODBYE TO YOUNG OFFICER
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A flag flew at half-staff outside borough hall Monday night in honor of Robert Henne, below, a 23-year-old special police officer who died earlier in the day. (Photos by JohnContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN BIDS GOODBYE TO YOUNG OFFICER"
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March 24th, 2015 @ 5pm
RED BANK: ROBINSON HITS ALL MARKS
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The Chi-Town burger and fries at Robinson Ale House. Below, chef Michael Dolan.  (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON In a town known for a sluggish turnaroundContinue reading "RED BANK: ROBINSON HITS ALL MARKS"
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March 24th, 2015 @ 10am
Overnight closures of the Oceanic Bridge between Middletown and Rumson are scheduled to begin Tuesday night as ongoing repair work to the 75-year-old span continues, according to Monmouth County officials.Continue reading "OCEANIC BRIDGE: NIGHT CLOSINGS TO START"
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March 24th, 2015 @ 6am
OUT-LOUD WIN FOR RED BANK REGIONAL JR.
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Press release from Red Bank Regional High School In late February, Patrick Monaghan of Little Silver, a VPA drama major at Red Bank Regional High School, won the New JerseyContinue reading "OUT-LOUD WIN FOR RED BANK REGIONAL JR."
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March 24th, 2015 @ 6am
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of March 12 to March 19, 2015. This information is unedited. CRIMES TheftContinue reading "RED BANK: CRIME & ARREST REPORTS"
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March 23rd, 2015 @ 12pm
RUMSON: SHOTS LEAD TO CONTEMPT CHARGE
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By JOHN T. WARD A Philadelphia man was in custody Monday after firing a pistol inside a Rumson residence Sunday night, police said. But Robert Toros, 36, was charged withContinue reading "RUMSON: SHOTS LEAD TO CONTEMPT CHARGE"
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March 23rd, 2015 @ 9am
RED BANK: BRINGING IN THE BIG GUN
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A 120-ton, 16-inch cannon from the battleship USS New Jersey sat in the rail yard in Red Bank Saturday awaiting transport to Battery Lewis in Middletown’s Hartshorne Woods Park. TheContinue reading "RED BANK: BRINGING IN THE BIG GUN"
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March 23rd, 2015 @ 7am
RUMSON: GUNFIRE IN HOME INVESTIGATED
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By JOHN T. WARD Rumson police were questioning two people Sunday night following an incident in which a gun was fired multiple times inside the basement of a home here.Continue reading "RUMSON: GUNFIRE IN HOME INVESTIGATED"
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March 22nd, 2015 @ 9pm
LINCROFT: FREE FILM, LIVING HISTORY AT BCC
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The story of WWII hero Sousa Mendes gets a public airing with a free screening of DISOBEDIENCE, Monday night at Brookdale Community College. The name of Raoul Wallenberg has beenContinue reading "LINCROFT: FREE FILM, LIVING HISTORY AT BCC"
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March 21st, 2015 @ 12pm
ON THE GREEN: A BLANKET OF WHITE
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The first full day of spring 2015 began Saturday with roads clear and trees, houses and cars adorned with the prettiest snow that winter has to offer, as seen inContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: A BLANKET OF WHITE"
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March 21st, 2015 @ 7am
RED BANK: TENNIS COURTS? YOUR SERVE.
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Do you have an idea and viable plan for the use of Red Bank’s 74-year-old red-clay tennis courts? The riverfront facility in Marine Park, out of action since it wasContinue reading "RED BANK: TENNIS COURTS? YOUR SERVE."
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March 20th, 2015 @ 12pm
RED BANK: I HEAR A SYMPHONY
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Monmouth Conservatory of Music exec director Vladislav Kovalsky (right) is the special guest, as conductor Roy Gussman and the Monmouth Symphony Orchestra celebrate MCM’s golden anniversary with a Sunday afternoon concertContinue reading "RED BANK: I HEAR A SYMPHONY"
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March 20th, 2015 @ 12pm
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? BILLION-DOLLAR GRUB
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Not many cafeterias  offer a view as pleasing as Riverview Medical Center’s. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD After popping by the maternity wardContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? BILLION-DOLLAR GRUB"
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March 20th, 2015 @ 10am
RED BANK: BURNED HOME TO BE REPLACED
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Five months after she was awakened by a smoke alarm and escaped to see her house go up in a ball of flame, a Red Bank woman won approval toContinue reading "RED BANK: BURNED HOME TO BE REPLACED"
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March 20th, 2015 @ 7am
RUMSON: PULITZER WINNER SPEAKS AT CBI
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Press release from Congregation B’Nai Israel On the morning of Sunday, May 3, Congregation B’nai Israel in Rumson welcomes the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Bret Stephens, for a discussion aboutContinue reading "RUMSON: PULITZER WINNER SPEAKS AT CBI"
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March 20th, 2015 @ 6am
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FALL COLORS IN RED BANK
redbankgreen's Partyline captures peaking fall foliage on a Red Bank street corner.
FALL AT THE COURTS OF RED BANK
On the Partyline: stunning foliage at Red Bank's "medieval office park."
WALK FOR DEMOCRACY
The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center led a "Walk for Democracy" Sunday from Riverside Gardens Park to the cultral center on Drs. James Park ...
Go big or go home
On the redbankgreen Partyline: Gourd display at Lighthouse on its penultimate night of the season.
MARIGOLDEN SUNSHINE
Partyline photo captures October sunshine hitting marigolds for sale ahead of Dia de Los Muertos.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES CODING TO MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green and creator of Broad Street, was teaching City and Regional Magazine Association publishers how ...
LET’S SEE YOUR KINDLE DO THIS
A stack of books served as a chock while a motorist changed a flat tire on Branch Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Submitted by John T. Ward
NEW WELCOME SIGN INSTALLED
A new "Welcome to Red Bank" sign has gone up at the northern Route 35 entrance to town at the foot of Cooper's Bridge.
JUNIOR BUCS WRESTLING WELCOMES YOUNG ATHLETES FOR 22ND SEASON
Junior Bucs Wrestling is preparing for its 22nd season, offering boys and girls from Red Bank, Shrewsbury, and Little Silver an opportunity ...
TIME FOR SCHOOL, DEER
Fall has arrived and so have the middle school loving deer!
JUST IN TIME FOR THE FALL CLASSIC
Just in time for the start of the World Series later this week baseball-themed paintings by artist Max Maxon hang in the windows of the Art ...
DINNER PLANS?
Chipotle in Red Bank Sunday evening will donate a quarter of proceeds from sales Sunday to the volunteer Red Bank Fire Department auxiliary.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES VIBE CODE SESSION AT LOCAL NEWS CAMP
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green, is running a vibe code session, teaching other publishers to vibe code at Blue Engine Collectiv ...
Her Majesty visits Red Bank
Navesink Queen docked at the Molly Pitcher Marina. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Boris Kofman)  
RED BANK DINER MONEY TREE
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sunshine and a money tree at the Red Bank Diner.
NAVESINK LIGHTS
Riverview Hospital lights up the Navesink. (Text and photo by Partyline contributor Terry Franco)  
HALF BAKED BROAD STREET
Broad Street repaving begins with road subject to overnight closures.
COLOR RUN AT RED BANK PRIMARY SCHOOL
redbankgreen Partyline happens upon a cloud of color at annual color run event at Red Bank Primary School.
I’LL EAT IT HERE, THANKS
A squirrel goes all-in for a popular autumn flavor on Madison Avenue in Red Bank Sunday morning.
POP UP TACOS DRAW CROWD
How’s this for a train station redevelopment idea? The pop-up taco vendors Tacos Los Mandones, known on social media as El Mandoon, dr ...
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