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Monthly Archives: November 2015

By JOHN T. WARD Citing the thin vote margin, a Superior Court granted a request for a recount in the Red Bank council election Friday. The action by Judge KatieContinue reading "RED BANK: DEMS WIN RECOUNT ORDER"
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November 13th, 2015 @ 1pm
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WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? A FRESH TAKE ON TAPAS
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An unusual adaptation of taquitos, above, and a glass of made-to-order sangria, below.  (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON Gone are the heavy velvet drapes and dark,Continue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? A FRESH TAKE ON TAPAS"
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November 13th, 2015 @ 10am
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of November 5 to November 12, 2015. This information is unedited. CRIMES TheftContinue reading "RED BANK: CRIME & ARREST REPORTS"
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November 13th, 2015 @ 7am
Director Jessica Stone joins actors Michael Urie and Christopher Fitzgerald in a promotional video for ‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,’ the musical comedy opening at theContinue reading "A ‘FUNNY THING’ ON THE WAY TO RED BANK"
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November 13th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: VNA LIGHTS THE HOSPICE TREE
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In the words of the Red Bank-based VNA Health Group, it’s an annual “evening of reflection, music and celebration to honor the memories of those we love” — an opportunityContinue reading "RED BANK: VNA LIGHTS THE HOSPICE TREE"
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November 13th, 2015 @ 5am
RED BANK: GOP CALLS DUPONT ‘SORE LOSER’
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Councilman Mike DuPont, with his wife, Doreen, beside him, addresses Democratic supporters on election night. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank Republicans blasted incumbent CouncilmanContinue reading "RED BANK: GOP CALLS DUPONT ‘SORE LOSER’"
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November 12th, 2015 @ 12pm
RED BANK: BELLHAVEN SPLASH PAD SPUTTERS
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An entrance to Bellhaven Natural Area on Locust Avenue. A proposed playground would be sited within the of loop the path shown above. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)Continue reading "RED BANK: BELLHAVEN SPLASH PAD SPUTTERS"
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November 12th, 2015 @ 10am
As part of the Social Action Film Series, the documentary feature ‘Wings of Life’ screens for free this Sunday evening at the Unitarian Meetinghouse in Lincroft. We’ve long looked toContinue reading "LINCROFT: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEE-ING"
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November 12th, 2015 @ 6am
LINCROFT: MUSICAL MILESTONE FOR BCC BAND
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Top-tier jazz bassist and Fair Haven resident Gary Mazzaroppi (below) is among the sought-after players helping the Brookdale Big Band celebrate its 30th anniversary, with an 8 pm concert thisContinue reading "LINCROFT: MUSICAL MILESTONE FOR BCC BAND"
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November 12th, 2015 @ 5am
RED BANK: “UNSTINTING SERVICE” HONORED
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Local veterans saluted as the Red Bank Charter School choir sang ‘The Star-Spangled’ at a Veterans Day commemoration in downtown Red Bank Wednesday. Mayor Red Bank Menna told a small crowdContinue reading "RED BANK: “UNSTINTING SERVICE” HONORED"
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November 11th, 2015 @ 2pm
Mountains of household waste, like this one seen on Bridge Avenue in 2011, may become less common in Red Bank soon. The borough council, having privatized regular trash pickup twoContinue reading "RED BANK: BULK PICKUPS MAY GO WEEKLY"
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November 11th, 2015 @ 10am
MIDDLETOWN: DRIVER ESCAPES CAR FIRE
The lone occupant of a car that caught fire on West Front Street in Middletown Wednesday morning escaped safely. Dr. Adel Ibrahim, a hematologist, told redbankgreen he was enroute to Riverview MedicalContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: DRIVER ESCAPES CAR FIRE"
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November 11th, 2015 @ 8am
RED BANK: ‘PETER PAN’ GOING UP
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Rumson’s Patricia McCarron is an imperiled Princess Tiger Lily at the center of a square-off between Mike Patierno (as Captain Hook) and Jennifer Townsend in the title role of PETERContinue reading "RED BANK: ‘PETER PAN’ GOING UP"
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November 11th, 2015 @ 7am
A LITTLE SILVER NIGHTMUSIK, AT RBR
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UPDATE: Due to the playoff schedule of Red Bank Regional’s undefeated football team, the school announced today a change to the published performance schedule for AMADEUS. New dates are SaturdayContinue reading "A LITTLE SILVER NIGHTMUSIK, AT RBR"
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November 11th, 2015 @ 5am
RED BANK: OPEN HOUSE ON THE HILL
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Tower Hill School in Red Bank will be holding an open house event on Wednesday, November 18 from 9:30 to11:00 am, with interested parents invited to call (732)747-1393 for moreContinue reading "RED BANK: OPEN HOUSE ON THE HILL"
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November 11th, 2015 @ 5am
RED BANK: FLAVOR’S ORGANIC FOR KITCH CHEF
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Kitch Organic chef Jennifer Freeman stirs a mixture of ground turkey and vegetables while Liam Splane cuts down a flat of wheat grass.  (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge)Continue reading "RED BANK: FLAVOR’S ORGANIC FOR KITCH CHEF"
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November 10th, 2015 @ 1pm
VETERANS DAY CEREMONIES 2015
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The monument to war veterans at Monmouth Street and Drummond Place in Red Bank, above, and Memorial Park in Fair Haven, at right, are once again host sites for  Veterans DayContinue reading "VETERANS DAY CEREMONIES 2015"
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November 10th, 2015 @ 11am
RED BANK: TENNIS FANS MUSTER FOR COURTS
The tennis courts, overgrown with weeds since being swamped by Hurricane Sandy three years ago, got a sprucing-up from the borough last week. (Photo by Trish Russoniello. Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "RED BANK: TENNIS FANS MUSTER FOR COURTS"
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November 10th, 2015 @ 8am
Rescheduled due to early October’s heavy weather, Fair Haven’s Oktoberfest returns for its fourth annual edition this Saturday evening, November 14. Revised and re-posted because this event was rescheduled from its originallyContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: OKTOBERFEST IN NOVEMBER"
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November 10th, 2015 @ 5am
RED BANK: MU STUDENTS CO-STAR WITH TRTC
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As part of a partnership program between Monmouth University and Two River Theater Company, Student Ambassadors Nick Zaccario, Sheri Anderson, Samantha Myers and Molly Huber are pictured outside the boxContinue reading "RED BANK: MU STUDENTS CO-STAR WITH TRTC"
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November 10th, 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 ...