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Monthly Archives: April 2015

RED BANK: HEAPS OF AUTHENTICITY
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The Mediterranean Platter, a dependable classic on the Front Street Trattoria menu. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON What key elements are crucial to keeping a restaurantContinue reading "RED BANK: HEAPS OF AUTHENTICITY"
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April 30th, 2015 @ 12pm
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RED BANK: ‘BLUES’ ONE MORE TIME, AT TRTC
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Charles Weldon (left) counsels Brandon J. Dirden in YOUR BLUES AIN’T SWEET LIKE MINE, entering the final weekend of its world premiere run at Two River Theater. (Photos by MichalContinue reading "RED BANK: ‘BLUES’ ONE MORE TIME, AT TRTC"
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April 30th, 2015 @ 10am
RED BANK: LUNCH BREAK ROCKS FOODSTOCK
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Press release from Lunch Break Inc. On Saturday, May 16, the Red Bank-based nonprofit Lunch Break will hold the 2015 edition of Foodstock, a community food drive. The event will takeContinue reading "RED BANK: LUNCH BREAK ROCKS FOODSTOCK"
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April 30th, 2015 @ 10am
RED BANK: COPS PUSH PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
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Red Bank police were out on Broad Street Wednesday afternoon for a brief pedestrian safety enforcement push. The effort resulted in five summonses issued to motorists and 13 warnings, someContinue reading "RED BANK: COPS PUSH PEDESTRIAN SAFETY"
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April 30th, 2015 @ 8am
Jillian Swikart scored five goals to pace the Rumson-Fair Haven Lady Bulldogs to a dominating effort at home over Red Bank Catholic in lacrosse Wednesday.  Brittany Bruno added three goalsContinue reading "RFH GIRLS CRUISE PAST RBC, 14-2"
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April 30th, 2015 @ 6am
SHREWSBURY: CYMCA PRESIDENT HONORED
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Press release from The Community YMCA Rhonda Anderson, President and CEO of The Community YMCA, has been honored with the Professional Achievement Award by the Central Jersey Club of theContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: CYMCA PRESIDENT HONORED"
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April 30th, 2015 @ 6am
NAVESINK: PLAYERS WRAP UP A ‘PRESENT’
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Eric McDonough (center) and his fellow Monmouth Players serve up Noel Coward’s PRESENT LAUGHTER at the Navesink Arts Center. Way back in 1953, a fledgling theatrical troupe by the nameContinue reading "NAVESINK: PLAYERS WRAP UP A ‘PRESENT’"
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April 29th, 2015 @ 3pm
OCEANIC BRIDGE: FULL CLOSURE FOR REPAIRS
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The 75-year-old span will be closed to all but marine traffic for three weeks starting May 26. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD PreviouslyContinue reading "OCEANIC BRIDGE: FULL CLOSURE FOR REPAIRS"
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April 29th, 2015 @ 12pm
RED BANK: AFTER 26 YEARS, BARR ZONES OUT
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Zoning officer Donna Smith Barr leaves the job this week after 26 years. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The cliches compete: it’s temptingContinue reading "RED BANK: AFTER 26 YEARS, BARR ZONES OUT"
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April 29th, 2015 @ 11am
RED BANK: SCHOOL TAX UP NEARLY 7 PERCENT
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Suzanne Viscomi, of the board’s finance committee, speaking at Tuesday night’s meeting. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The typical Red Bank homeowner willContinue reading "RED BANK: SCHOOL TAX UP NEARLY 7 PERCENT"
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April 29th, 2015 @ 6am
RBR SENIOR SHARES PRINCETON AWARD
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Red Bank Regional senior Morgan Brunson (holding certificate) was among the New Jersey high school students honored by Princeton University, at the 2015 Princeton Prize in Race Relations ceremony onContinue reading "RBR SENIOR SHARES PRINCETON AWARD"
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April 29th, 2015 @ 6am
LINCROFT: BCC TO HONOR PROWN
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Red Bank’s David Prown will receive an honorary degree from Brookdale Community College for his contributions to the local community during BCC’s commencement ceremony. (Photo by John T. Ward. ClickContinue reading "LINCROFT: BCC TO HONOR PROWN"
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April 28th, 2015 @ 9am
RUMSON: BLITHEWALD GARDEN IN PHOTOS
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The April 20 fire at the Rumson mansion known as Blithewald, which was undergoing extensive redecoration for use as a designer showcase in the monthlong VNA Stately Homes by theContinue reading "RUMSON: BLITHEWALD GARDEN IN PHOTOS"
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April 28th, 2015 @ 7am
RFH ACHIEVERS HONORED BY BOARD OF ED
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Rumson-Fair Haven junior Hannah Stamer (center) was among the RFH students recognized for academic and athletic achievements at an April 14 meeting of the RFH Board of Education. Press releaseContinue reading "RFH ACHIEVERS HONORED BY BOARD OF ED"
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April 28th, 2015 @ 6am
RUMSON: KRF HITS $1 MILLION MILESTONE
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Press release from Salt Creek Grille Rumson; photo by Amy Pinard The recent Wine and Martini Tasting fundraiser at Rumson’s Salt Creek Grille raised nearly $115,000 for pediatric brain cancerContinue reading "RUMSON: KRF HITS $1 MILLION MILESTONE"
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April 28th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: JIRKS AND SERAPHS UNITE
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Jirks bandleader Brian Kirk plays springtime Santa with a benefit concert for Middletown’s Mater Dei Prep high school, Thursday night at the Count Basie. In an interview that appeared previouslyContinue reading "RED BANK: JIRKS AND SERAPHS UNITE"
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April 28th, 2015 @ 5am
MIDDLETOWN: RESCUING THE ‘LOST DOGS’
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Project Animal Worldwide partners with Middletown Township Library for a free Wednesday evening screening of the documentary SPIRIT OF THE SATO: The Journey of Puerto Rico’s Lost Dogs.  From theContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: RESCUING THE ‘LOST DOGS’"
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April 27th, 2015 @ 2pm
RED BANK: TWO SAVED AFTER BOAT FLIPS
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The sailboat, seen above, righted itself after its two occupants were rescued, a witness said. Below, one of the two people rescued gets some medical attention. (Photo by John T.Continue reading "RED BANK: TWO SAVED AFTER BOAT FLIPS"
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April 27th, 2015 @ 12pm
RED BANK: JAYWALKING PEDESTRIAN STRUCK
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A Florida man was struck by a vehicle when he stepped out into traffic from between two parked cars in downtown Red Bank Saturday, police Chief Darren McConnell tells redbankgreen.Continue reading "RED BANK: JAYWALKING PEDESTRIAN STRUCK"
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April 27th, 2015 @ 9am
SEA BRIGHT: AIRING OUT KITES ON THE BEACH
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Crisp blue skies, ocean breezes and beach sand made an ideal setting for the Sea Bright Festival on Saturday. The event, the first of its kind, was one of severalContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: AIRING OUT KITES ON THE BEACH"
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April 27th, 2015 @ 8am
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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.