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Monthly Archives: October 2015

LITTLE SILVER TEEN GOES GLOBAL IN GHANA
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Red Bank Regional junior Julia Nijnens of Little Silver is pictured above amid the many friends she made in a community service trip to Ghana over the summer. Below, theContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER TEEN GOES GLOBAL IN GHANA"
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October 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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LITTLE SILVER: SOCCER ON THE BUBBLE
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What looked like a shoving match among giant, drunken jellyfish at Sickles Field in Little Silver Sunday afternoon turned out to be a birthday party for a 10-year-old from Rumson whoseContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: SOCCER ON THE BUBBLE"
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October 26th, 2015 @ 3pm
RED BANK: BASIE PLANS MASSIVE EXPANSION
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An architect’s rendering of the expanded Count Basie Theatre includes additions on the east and west sides of the existing structure. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank’s Vaudeville-era Count BasieContinue reading "RED BANK: BASIE PLANS MASSIVE EXPANSION"
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October 26th, 2015 @ 10am
RED BANK: LANDSLIDE COMING?
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From left at top: Democrats Mike Ballard and Mike DuPont face Republicans Mark Taylor and Mike Whelan in the November 3 election. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Below are the results of redbankgreen’sContinue reading "RED BANK: LANDSLIDE COMING?"
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October 26th, 2015 @ 9am
RED BANK: SPLATTER-ZONE SEATING OPTIONAL
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EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL (above) anoints the boards of the Count Basie stage Tuesday.  Arriving just in advance of Halloweekend — and representing the most gloriously gory musical-theater casserole sinceContinue reading "RED BANK: SPLATTER-ZONE SEATING OPTIONAL"
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October 26th, 2015 @ 6am
Coming off their week-prior loss to Red Bank Regional, the Red Bank Catholic Caseys rebounded impressively on the road against Manalapan Friday night, coming away with a 33-14 win. CoverageContinue reading "CASEYS BACK TO FORM WITH 33-14 WIN"
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October 24th, 2015 @ 11am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? BIG MENU AT TOMMY’S
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A Hickory-Bacon Burger and an order of oven-roasted wings at Tommy’s Tavern + Tap in Sea Bright. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON Trying to enter Tommy’s TavernContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? BIG MENU AT TOMMY’S"
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October 23rd, 2015 @ 11am
RED BANK: WITH BOWS OF HOLLY
It’s like a Breakfast Burrito at Tiffany’s as British garage-rock sensation Holly Golightly makes her area debut this Saturday at the panoramic window-view stage of 10th Ave Burrito. It’s aContinue reading "RED BANK: WITH BOWS OF HOLLY"
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October 23rd, 2015 @ 9am
RED BANK: TECHIN’ IT TO THE STREETS
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File this under “who knew?” Since February, visitors to Red Bank’s business district have been able to use an app to pay for parking from their vehicles via cellphones or tablets, thusContinue reading "RED BANK: TECHIN’ IT TO THE STREETS"
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October 23rd, 2015 @ 8am
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of October 15 to October 22, 2015. This information is unedited. CRIMES TheftContinue reading "RED BANK CRIME & ARREST REPORTS"
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October 23rd, 2015 @ 7am
RED BANK: A CLASSICALLY COOL WEEKEND
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Jacques Lacombe (above) leads the New Jersey Symphony in a Saturday night salute to George Gershwin and Leonard Bernstein. Renaissance man David Dubal (below) delivers a special Sunday afternoon concertContinue reading "RED BANK: A CLASSICALLY COOL WEEKEND"
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October 22nd, 2015 @ 3pm
RED BANK: A WANDERING CHEF SETTLES DOWN
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Lauren Van Liew in the kitchen of her new catering business. Dishes include a classic fresh spinach salad, below.  (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON In theContinue reading "RED BANK: A WANDERING CHEF SETTLES DOWN"
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October 22nd, 2015 @ 10am
RED BANK: WARNING ON FAKE JCP&L CALLS
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Red Bank officials are warning residents of a phone scam making the rounds. In an alert issued Wednesday, the police said the scammers use methods to trick residents into believingContinue reading "RED BANK: WARNING ON FAKE JCP&L CALLS"
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October 22nd, 2015 @ 8am
RED BANK: WEST ELM PUTS DOWN ROOTS
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The new West Elm furniture store at West Front Street and Bridge Avenue in Red Bank opens for business at 10 a.m. Thursday. redbankgreen got inside for a sneak peak on Wednesday.Continue reading "RED BANK: WEST ELM PUTS DOWN ROOTS"
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October 22nd, 2015 @ 7am
ON THE GREEN: A TOUCH OF BROWN
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Camouflaged for the season, a praying mantis took in the warm sunshine on Oakland Street in Red Bank Wednesday.    Thursday’s weather outlook was for more of the same, with temperatures againContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: A TOUCH OF BROWN"
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October 22nd, 2015 @ 6am
RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN TEENS BAG $ FOR NEEDY
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Displaying the announcement created for their successful “Bag a Lunch” fundraising initiative at Rumson-Fair Haven High School are Team Captains Griffin Feinberg, JC Liang, AJ Kelly, Caitlin Luby, and Willie Freeman. PressContinue reading "RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN TEENS BAG $ FOR NEEDY"
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October 22nd, 2015 @ 5am
The Monmouth County clerk has posted ballots for the November 3 elections. For the benefit of Red Bank-area voters who swear every year to study the ballot before entering the votingContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: BALLOTS! GET YOUR BALLOTS!"
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October 21st, 2015 @ 2pm
CHURN: THE SPOT, SORELLA BELLA & SCAFFOLD
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Cassie Fishkin has purchased both Mac Attack restaurants, including the one on Broad Street, and rebranded them as the Spot. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "CHURN: THE SPOT, SORELLA BELLA & SCAFFOLD"
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October 21st, 2015 @ 9am
MIDDLETOWN: SINATRA TIMES THREE
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Nathan DeDeo is among the singers making like Ol’ Blue Eyes all weekend long when SINATRA “OUR WAY” commandeers the MAC stage for three benefit shows, produced by Middletown’s ownContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: SINATRA TIMES THREE"
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October 21st, 2015 @ 7am
TEEN DEPRESSION IS THE TOPIC AT RBR
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Author, performer, TED Talk sensation and mental health activist Kevin Breel recently brought his important message of teenage depression and awareness to Red Bank Regional High School. Press release fromContinue reading "TEEN DEPRESSION IS THE TOPIC AT RBR"
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October 21st, 2015 @ 5am
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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 ...