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Monthly Archives: March 2015

RED BANK: BOLTON AHEAD TO SPRING
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Ain’t No (Snow) Mountain High Enough: Michael Bolton — pictured playing to an appreciative audience in China last year — returns to Red Bank on Sunday night for a concertContinue reading "RED BANK: BOLTON AHEAD TO SPRING"
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March 7th, 2015 @ 6am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: THE NAVESINK AS SKETCHPAD
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To whomever is responsible for the snow drawing on the Navesink River at Maple Cove in Red Bank: thank you. (Click to enlarge)
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March 6th, 2015 @ 2pm
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? ‘BIG EASY’ EGGS BENEDICT
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The Big Easy Benedict at the Turning Point. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON Appetite and easy parking were all the motivation PieHole needed to stop inContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? ‘BIG EASY’ EGGS BENEDICT"
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March 6th, 2015 @ 9am
LITTLE SILVER: GIRLS IN THE GREENHOUSE
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Press release from Sickles Market Need a new quick hair up do? A fresh fitness workout? A new look for your deck? Or just a fun night out with yourContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: GIRLS IN THE GREENHOUSE"
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March 6th, 2015 @ 6am
RUMSON: ‘TIS A MARCHING ON THE GREEN
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The third annual Rumson St. Patrick’s Day Parade commences this Sunday afternoon, March 8, capping a season of celebrations that extend into the week to come. Those minty Shamrock ShakesContinue reading "RUMSON: ‘TIS A MARCHING ON THE GREEN"
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March 6th, 2015 @ 5am
ON THE GREEN: SNOW TAPERS OFF
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Sledders took to the hill at Tower Hill Church in Red Bank while the snow was still falling Thursday afternoon, and a passenger cleared a windshield on Broad Street, right.Continue reading "ON THE GREEN: SNOW TAPERS OFF"
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March 5th, 2015 @ 6pm
RED BANK: AN ‘ENCHANTED’ ANNIVERSARY
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Jazz chanteuse Champian Fulton and Tony Corrao (left)  join host Bob Tuzzo and Joe Muccioli’s Red Bank Jazz Orchestra for An Enchanted Evening of Song, celebrating ten years of JazzContinue reading "RED BANK: AN ‘ENCHANTED’ ANNIVERSARY"
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March 5th, 2015 @ 12pm
AT THE DUB: IRISH COFFEE THE IRISH WAY
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A traditional Irish Coffee at the Dublin House. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON There was a time, not so long ago, when most restaurants would handContinue reading "AT THE DUB: IRISH COFFEE THE IRISH WAY"
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March 5th, 2015 @ 10am
RFH, CBA TEENS ROW TO VICTORY IN BOSTON
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Three students from high schools on the greater Red Bank Green placed among the top eleven junior rowers in the nation (from a field of nearly 250 competitors) during theContinue reading "RFH, CBA TEENS ROW TO VICTORY IN BOSTON"
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March 5th, 2015 @ 6am
Press release from Count Basie Theatre The Count Basie Theatre has announced the awarding of three arts impact scholarships, to be presented during the 10th annual Basie Awards ceremony. TheContinue reading "RED BANK: BASIE INTROS ARTS SCHOLARSHIPS"
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March 5th, 2015 @ 6am
The following schools have announced closings and delayed openings as of 5:50 a.m. Thursday because of the expected snowstorm.  • Brookdale Community College: Delayed opening. • Fair Haven schools: closed.Continue reading "ON THE GREEN: SCHOOL CLOSINGS"
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March 5th, 2015 @ 5am
RED BANK READY FOR STORM, SAYS DPU HEAD
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Plows will roll out of the borough DPU yard on Chestnut Street starting at about 3 a.m. Thursday, says a borough official. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)Continue reading "RED BANK READY FOR STORM, SAYS DPU HEAD"
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March 4th, 2015 @ 3pm
LITTLE SILVER: CATERERS FIND NEW KITCHEN
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Linda Walton in the new Whistling Onion kitchen with some of the foraged artisanal products that she has been creating, below. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSONContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: CATERERS FIND NEW KITCHEN"
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March 4th, 2015 @ 2pm
CHURN: RED GOES DARK, SOUTH MOON RISES
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The first-floor restaurant at red, now closed for remodeling, will reopen under a new name in coming months. The upstairs nightclub remains open on Friday and Saturday nights. (Photos byContinue reading "CHURN: RED GOES DARK, SOUTH MOON RISES"
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March 4th, 2015 @ 11am
RUMSON: IT’S ANOTHER TEQUILA TWILIGHT
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Under the musical direction of Jeff MacPherson — seen here with a dove friend at his Red Bank home in 2013 — a flock of local musicians, including Pat Guadagno,Continue reading "RUMSON: IT’S ANOTHER TEQUILA TWILIGHT"
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March 4th, 2015 @ 8am
LITTLE SILVER: FLOATING BIG IDEAS, IN 3-D
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Left: Fourth graders at Little Silver Point Road School attend a “Google hang-out” session with RBR engineering teacher Dan Pearce as part of a 3-D boat printing project. Right: aContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: FLOATING BIG IDEAS, IN 3-D"
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March 4th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: CAR CRASHES INTO CHICKEN JOINT
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Two employees reported non-serious injuries after a car jumped the curb and plowed through the storefront of the Cluck U chicken restaurant on Water Street in Red Bank shortly beforeContinue reading "RED BANK: CAR CRASHES INTO CHICKEN JOINT"
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March 3rd, 2015 @ 1pm
RED BANK: RESCUED DEER SAVED – AGAIN
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The doe allowed caretakers to swaddle it in blankets for several hours Saturday evening, above. Below, the doe struggling to escape the frigid Navesink that afternoon; the deer at leftContinue reading "RED BANK: RESCUED DEER SAVED – AGAIN"
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March 3rd, 2015 @ 10am
RED BANK: THE LOOKS OF LOVE, AT THE BASIE
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Classic pop composer Burt Bacharach brings 50-plus years of make-out music to the Basie stage on Friday… after SPANK! delivers some Fifty Shades of parody on Wednesday.  Call it Jet-SetContinue reading "RED BANK: THE LOOKS OF LOVE, AT THE BASIE"
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March 3rd, 2015 @ 8am
BIG YEAR FOR RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN CHESS
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Press release from Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School In a record-breaking performance, the Chess Club at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School achieved its best finish in the school’s history, duringContinue reading "BIG YEAR FOR RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN CHESS"
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March 3rd, 2015 @ 6am
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EGRET-FUL END TO SUMMER
A great egret patrols the shallows of the Swimming River in front of the Red Bank Primary School last week. Submitted by Brian Donohue
COMMUNITY MESSAGE BOARD NOW OPEN ON HUDSON AVENUE
Community message board open! The RBPD has placed a mobile display board on Hudson Avenue. Send captions and messages you’d like to se ...
A CHIEF’S FAREWELL
Funeral services at St. James church and a large American flag suspended over Broad Street from an RBFD hook and ladder for former Red Bank ...
COIFFING GUARD
redbankgreen Partyline captures super cool crossing guard just chilllin'.
SURF TACO RE-OPENS NEW LOOK DINING ROOM
Partyliner captures Surf Taco's new look dining room.
STEEPLETOP RAVEN
redbankgreen Partyline: a raven calls out from atop the steeple of St. James Church.
CARPENTER OR COMPETITOR? HOT DOG TRUCK RIVALS EMERGE IN RED BANK
On the redbankgreen Partyline: with two new hot dog vendors opening this summer, even a carpenter's box truck makes one wonder.
BOONDOCKS SWAN
redbankgreen Partyline: Swan on the Navesink River as seen from Boondocks restaurant.
9/11 TRIBUTE
Bailey Bryce Holiday and her father Bobby Holiday Jr. paint the lawn at Riverside Gardens Park Tuesday in preparation for the upcoming comme ...
PILGRIM BAPTIST TO JAMAICA
Recently, Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank traveled to Trelawny Parish of Jamaica on a Relief & Recovery Mission Trip.  The Mission T ...
SNAIL WEATHER
Overnight rains and warm humid temperatures brought out a parade of snails along the access path to the Red Bank Primary School near Locust ...
ECHOES OF THE PAST IN TILE
Next to Playa Bowls. Always fascinated how this has stood here this long. (Submitted by Joseph Jakub)
VIVA LA ELSIE’S
redbankgreen Partyline captures French visitor enjoying a pickle sub from Elsie's.
Truck strike downs pole
A truck struck a utility pole at the intersection of Catherine Street and Shrewsbury Avenue at about 8 am Monday morning. The pole wss compl ...
THRONGS FLOCK TO RED BANK STREET FAIR
redbankgreen Partyline: Thousands fill the streets of Red Bank for street fair.
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 ...