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Monthly Archives: July 2015

IRON COWBOY NAILS 50-50-50 RECORD
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“Iron Cowboy” James Lawrence, seen above in Sea Bright on July 4, successfully completed his 50-50-50 campaign to do a record 50 triathlon-length workouts in 50 states in 50 daysContinue reading "IRON COWBOY NAILS 50-50-50 RECORD"
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July 27th, 2015 @ 5am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: ACTION EXPECTED ON COURT PLANS
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Wondering about the fate of Red Bank’s clay tennis courts in Marine Park, and whether they’ll be saved or replaced by either of two competing proposals to develop the waterfrontContinue reading "RED BANK: ACTION EXPECTED ON COURT PLANS"
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July 24th, 2015 @ 2pm
Recent crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. Brian Kavanagh, age 49, from Swimming River Road in Colts Neck, NJ, arrested on July 14,Continue reading "MIDDLETOWN: CRIMES & ARRESTS"
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July 24th, 2015 @ 11am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? MEETUP AT DELFINI
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A Buffalo shrimp salad from Delfini, above. The Big Lou sandwich shown, below. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON Keeping lunch hour social, PieHole joined Red Bank Lunch Meet at DelfiniContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? MEETUP AT DELFINI"
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July 24th, 2015 @ 10am
RED BANK: AUDIT FINDS FISCAL IMPROVEMENT
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Red Bank auditor David Kaplan, seen here in 2014, said the borough’s financial strength improved last year. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Debt isContinue reading "RED BANK: AUDIT FINDS FISCAL IMPROVEMENT"
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July 24th, 2015 @ 9am
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Fair Haven Police Department for the period of June, 2105. 06/04- A Ridge Road resident reported that several hundred dollars wasContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: CRIME & ARREST REPORTS"
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July 24th, 2015 @ 6am
ROOM FOR MORE LITTLE BUCS, AT RBR
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Spaces are still open for the Little Bucs Preschool Program at Red Bank Regional, offered from October to June as a community service for residents of Little Silver, Red Bank,Continue reading "ROOM FOR MORE LITTLE BUCS, AT RBR"
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July 24th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: SIDEWALK SURFIN’ FOR SAVINGS
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Boxed bargains, folding-table finds and street-rack “steals” abound as the Sidewalk Sales returns to Red Bank this weekend for the 61st year. It was a “diamond anniversary” event for whichContinue reading "RED BANK: SIDEWALK SURFIN’ FOR SAVINGS"
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July 24th, 2015 @ 5am
RED BANK: WALGREENS NEIGHBORS SEEK HELP
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Area residents say they’re concerned about the impact of a new Walgreens on local road safety. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Motorists using a shortcut alongContinue reading "RED BANK: WALGREENS NEIGHBORS SEEK HELP"
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July 23rd, 2015 @ 4pm
RED BANK: LANE MARKINGS NOW LEGIT
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Though they’ve been there for years, the turning lanes on Broad Street in downtown Red Bank turn out not to have ever been codified by ordinance, an oversight, according toContinue reading "RED BANK: LANE MARKINGS NOW LEGIT"
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July 23rd, 2015 @ 10am
Red Bank property owners will have until August 25 to pay their third-quarter tax bills without incurring a penalty, under a resolution past by the borough council Wednesday night. The graceContinue reading "RED BANK: DEADLINE ON TAXES EXTENDED"
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July 23rd, 2015 @ 10am
RED BANK: DOGGED DOG DAYS RETURN
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Thrice delayed by weather, the dogs of Red Bank finally had their first Dog Days of Summer meet-‘n-sniff of 2015 Wednesday evening. But the break in the recent heat wave did nothing toContinue reading "RED BANK: DOGGED DOG DAYS RETURN"
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July 23rd, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: SEITZ TO BEHOLD, AT VIA45
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The stark seascapes of photographer Colin Seitz set the mood at Via45, beginning with both an online and a real-time opening on Friday. As an exec with Red Bank-based ApexContinue reading "RED BANK: SEITZ TO BEHOLD, AT VIA45"
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July 23rd, 2015 @ 5am
LITTLE SILVER: BARN RESTORATION STALLS
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No work has been done on the barns at Little Silver’s Parker Homestead in months. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) By JOHN T. WARD One year afterContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: BARN RESTORATION STALLS"
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July 22nd, 2015 @ 11am
RED BANK: OM ON THE RIVER
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Red Bank’s Maple Cove on the Navesink River has become a gently bobbing yoga studio, weather and tides permitting. “The [stand-up paddle] boards are more stable than you might think,”Continue reading "RED BANK: OM ON THE RIVER"
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July 22nd, 2015 @ 8am
RED BANK: BASIE NAMES 2015 HONOREES
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Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno and Shore music legend Bobby Bandiera are among the luminaries to be honored by the Count Basie Theatre on August 29, with the second annual VanguardContinue reading "RED BANK: BASIE NAMES 2015 HONOREES"
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July 22nd, 2015 @ 5am
Press release from Red Bank Regional High School For the third year in a row, Red Bank Regional High School has been cited by the Washington Post as one ofContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: WaPo HONORS RBR A 3RD TIME"
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July 22nd, 2015 @ 5am
RED BANK: SLICES OF PIE AND PIZZARELLI
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Miss Sherri Ehrlich displays her grown-up pop side in the park as Sherri Pie plays a Thursday night freebie at Riverside Gardens. Guitar legend Bucky Pizzarelli joins Ed Laub atContinue reading "RED BANK: SLICES OF PIE AND PIZZARELLI"
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July 22nd, 2015 @ 5am
HUBBARD’S BRIDGE: NIGHT CLOSING SLATED
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The newly not-quite-completed Hubbards Bridge, on West Front Street between Red Bank and Middletown, will be closed to all traffic beginning at 7:30 p.m. to accommodate utility work, Red Bank policeContinue reading "HUBBARD’S BRIDGE: NIGHT CLOSING SLATED"
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July 21st, 2015 @ 3pm
FAIR HAVEN: NOW CRAVIN’ SPROUTS
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Vegan pastries, grab ‘n go salads, kale wraps and smoothies are a few of the items customers line up for. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON In aContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: NOW CRAVIN’ SPROUTS"
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July 21st, 2015 @ 12pm
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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.