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Monthly Archives: April 2015

LITTLE SILVER: A CLASS BATTLE, FOR A CAUSE
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Press release from Red Bank Regional High School For the fourth year in a row, Red Bank Regional High School has utilized a “Battle of the Class” competition to motivateContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: A CLASS BATTLE, FOR A CAUSE"
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April 8th, 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: NEW OWNER AT BRANNIGAN’S
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Paul Marcotte hopes to retain Brannigan’s charming dive character while making small improvements. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Paul Marcotte is thinking about hitting the ladies’ room. Well, bothContinue reading "RED BANK: NEW OWNER AT BRANNIGAN’S"
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April 7th, 2015 @ 2pm
LINCROFT: THIS SPACE FOR ‘RENT’
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RENT is going up again, as Brookdale’s Performing Arts Center presents a homegrown production of Jonathan Larson’s game-changing musical beginning this Friday. It won a Best Musical Tony and aContinue reading "LINCROFT: THIS SPACE FOR ‘RENT’"
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April 7th, 2015 @ 12pm
RUMSON: CRASH ON BRIDGE INJURES TWO
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Both drivers were taken to Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank following a rear-end accident on the Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge at 10:12 a.m. Tuesday, according to Rumson police. The extentContinue reading "RUMSON: CRASH ON BRIDGE INJURES TWO"
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April 7th, 2015 @ 11am
RED BANK: SCOUT LEADS BENCH PROJECT
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Zack Forest of Red Bank, at right above, got help from 11-year-old Alex Pane, and other members of Boy Scout Troop 67 (Tower Hill) over the past two weekends asContinue reading "RED BANK: SCOUT LEADS BENCH PROJECT"
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April 7th, 2015 @ 10am
RED BANK: RIVERVIEW ADDITION WINS OK
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The proposed 3,700-square-foot addition, at right above, will serve as a new entrance to the hospital’s oncology services area. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "RED BANK: RIVERVIEW ADDITION WINS OK"
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April 7th, 2015 @ 9am
SPRING 2015: BLINK, AND IT CHANGES
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While enjoying the warmth and sunshine in downtown Red Bank, a bench-sitting dog named Sasha became suddenly camera-shy when approached by redbankgreen Monday afternoon. Tuesday’s weather will be less conduciveContinue reading "SPRING 2015: BLINK, AND IT CHANGES"
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April 7th, 2015 @ 7am
RED BANK: WEST SIDE TO GET PHARMACY
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The facade of the approved proposed three-story structure, shown above in an architect’s sketch, replaced an earlier version, below. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "RED BANK: WEST SIDE TO GET PHARMACY"
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April 7th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: RMC BOARD WELCOMES NEW CHAIR
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Press release from Riverview Medical Center In a recent announcement, Riverview Medical Center Foundation named Nancy B. Mulheren of Rumson (pictured) as the new chair of the Board of Trustees.Continue reading "RED BANK: RMC BOARD WELCOMES NEW CHAIR"
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April 7th, 2015 @ 6am
LINCROFT: OF TICS AND TITTERS
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A guy who stutters and a guy with Tourette Syndrome walk into a room — but for once, they’re not the set-up for some sleazy old-school joke. In fact, thisContinue reading "LINCROFT: OF TICS AND TITTERS"
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April 6th, 2015 @ 12pm
RED BANK: CRIMES AND ARRESTS
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The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of March 26 to April 2, 2015. This information is unedited. CRIMES TheftContinue reading "RED BANK: CRIMES AND ARRESTS"
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April 6th, 2015 @ 10am
RUMSON ROAD REPAVING SCHEDULED
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Users of Rumson Road in Rumson and Little Silver should prepare for disruption to their routines starting Wednesday. Monmouth County plans to repave the road between Branch Avenue and BinghamContinue reading "RUMSON ROAD REPAVING SCHEDULED"
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April 6th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK MARATHONER RUNS FOR THE ROSE
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Press release from Salt Creek Grille Since his days at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School, Brendan Kirchner has nurtured an ongoing passion for running. From cross-country, to local 5k racesContinue reading "RED BANK MARATHONER RUNS FOR THE ROSE"
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April 6th, 2015 @ 6am
Press release from Congregation B’Nai Israel On Saturday, April 25, Congregation B’nai Israel in Rumson will be hosting a gala dinner dance to honor congregants and raise essential funds forContinue reading "RUMSON: A BENE FETE AT CBI"
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April 6th, 2015 @ 6am
SPRING 2015: AIRING IT OUT ON EASTER
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A warm, blustery Easter Sunday turned out to be a fine day for airing out a kite in Red Bank’s Riverside Gardens Park, above, or a classic jalopy in SeaContinue reading "SPRING 2015: AIRING IT OUT ON EASTER"
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April 6th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: BIKER TAKES BROAD STREET SPILL
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Passersby and police tended to a motorcyclist who took a spill on Broad Street in downtown Red Bank around 1:45 p.m. Saturday. The biker, identified as Michael Rivers, 62, ofContinue reading "RED BANK: BIKER TAKES BROAD STREET SPILL"
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April 4th, 2015 @ 3pm
MIDDLETOWN: MAKING A MEAL OF A MOVIE
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Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan star in THE TRIP TO ITALY, one of a smorgasbord of “food themed films” that screen for free during Mondays in April at Middletown Library. Continue reading "MIDDLETOWN: MAKING A MEAL OF A MOVIE"
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April 4th, 2015 @ 12pm
RED BANK: FIRST TROUT OF THE SEASON
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James Tulley of Asbury Park shows off his catch from the first day of trout fishing at Red Bank’s Mohawk Pond Saturday morning. “All the guys come out and laughContinue reading "RED BANK: FIRST TROUT OF THE SEASON"
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April 4th, 2015 @ 11am
RED BANK: BUDDY OF EVIDENCE
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The timeless songs and stage persona of Buddy Holly — as well as his tourmates The Big Bopper and Richie Valens — are conjured into colorful life in BUDDY, theContinue reading "RED BANK: BUDDY OF EVIDENCE"
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April 3rd, 2015 @ 12pm
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? A MONSTER BURGER
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The Monster Burger, ordered from the specials menu at Jamian’s Food and Drink. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON A regular stop for many Count Basie TheatreContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? A MONSTER BURGER"
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April 3rd, 2015 @ 11am
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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 ...