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Monthly Archives: November 2015

RBR HOSTS FORUM ON ATHLETIC RECRUITMENT
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Nationally noted speaker Jack Renkens of Recruiting Realities returns to Red Bank Regional on November 10, for a free public-welcome talk on “What Every Family Needs to Know about theContinue reading "RBR HOSTS FORUM ON ATHLETIC RECRUITMENT"
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November 5th, 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: FALL FEST FOR BUC BACKERS
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Press release from Red Bank Buc Backer Foundation On Saturday, November 14, the Red Bank Regional Buc Backer Foundation will hold a Fall Fest fundraising event at the Elks Club,Continue reading "RED BANK: FALL FEST FOR BUC BACKERS"
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November 5th, 2015 @ 5am
ON THE GREEN: WHEELS ‘N REELS OUTDOORS
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Jeff DeMent of the American Littoral Society invites anglers of all ages and skillsets to a Surf Fishing Clinic, Saturday morning at the northern end of Sandy Hook. The clocks mayContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: WHEELS ‘N REELS OUTDOORS"
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November 4th, 2015 @ 12pm
Red Bank’s public schools aren’t getting the same share of financial help from Trenton as the Red Bank Charter School, according to a new study from Rutgers. The 47-page report, by JuliaContinue reading "RED BANK: DISTRICT SHORTED, REPORT SAYS"
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November 4th, 2015 @ 11am
RUMSON HOSTS “ACADEMY” FOR PARENTS
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Rumson Superintendent of Schools Dr. John E. Bormann (at right) discusses a group activity during the October 26th session of the Rumson School District’s “Parent Academy.” Press release from RumsonContinue reading "RUMSON HOSTS “ACADEMY” FOR PARENTS"
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November 4th, 2015 @ 5am
Top-seeded Rumson-Fair Haven beat Raritan 4-0 to advance to the second round in the boys state Central Jersey Group 2 tournament in Rumson Tuesday evening. The scoring included a must-seeContinue reading "BOYS’ SOCCER: R-FH ADVANCES"
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November 3rd, 2015 @ 11pm
RED BANK: INCUMBENTS KEEP SCHOOL SEATS
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Incumbents Ann Roseman, Fred Stone and Carrie Ludwikowski won clear victories over three challengers.  (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD An unusually newsy Red BankContinue reading "RED BANK: INCUMBENTS KEEP SCHOOL SEATS"
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November 3rd, 2015 @ 10pm
LITTLE SILVER: VOTERS SAY ‘BOTTOMS UP’
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Referendum proponent Matt Kelly had suggested booze be allowed in the vicinity of the train station.  (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Little SilverContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: VOTERS SAY ‘BOTTOMS UP’"
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November 3rd, 2015 @ 10pm
RED BANK: GOP CLAIMS HISTORIC WIN
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Republican Mark Taylor speaks to followers at the Chowda House as running mate Mike Whelan looks on Tuesday night. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD RedContinue reading "RED BANK: GOP CLAIMS HISTORIC WIN"
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November 3rd, 2015 @ 10pm
Courtesy of NJ Spotlight and the NJ News Commons, here’s a live display of Assembly race results across the New Jersey. Click on the plus arrow to enlarge and dragContinue reading "LIVE: ASSEMBLY RACE RESULTS"
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November 3rd, 2015 @ 4pm
The clay tennis courts at Marine Park as seen in August. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD All three private-sector proposals for the future ofContinue reading "RED BANK: MARINE PARK PROJECTS NIXED"
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November 3rd, 2015 @ 10am
RED BANK: BRANNIGAN’S MAKEOVER APPROVED
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Branningan’s plans to add a two-tiered deck, complete with an open-air tower at the north end, and an outdoor bar, seen at above left. Below, the property as it appeared inContinue reading "RED BANK: BRANNIGAN’S MAKEOVER APPROVED"
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November 3rd, 2015 @ 8am
RED BANK: ZIPPRICH ZAPPED ON ‘PLAGIARISM’
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Councilman and Democratic party chair Ed Zipprich, right, with Democratic council candidate Michael Ballard at the borough Halloween parade last month. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "RED BANK: ZIPPRICH ZAPPED ON ‘PLAGIARISM’"
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November 3rd, 2015 @ 7am
RUMSON: FISHMAN TALKS TURKEY, AT CBI
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The nation of Turkey has featured prominently in recent news (as recently as yesterday, when US media editorialized that this past weekend’s election solidified the authoritarian ambitions of President RecepContinue reading "RUMSON: FISHMAN TALKS TURKEY, AT CBI"
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November 3rd, 2015 @ 5am
Here’s redbankgreen’s town-by-town rundown of what offices are at stake and who’s running in Tuesday’s elections. We’ve also got some information down near the bottom on what you need to bring toContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: TOWN-BY-TOWN VOTING GUIDE"
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November 2nd, 2015 @ 6pm
LITTLE SILVER: BOOZE Q ON THE BALLOT
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The town hasn’t allowed alcoholic drinks to be sold by the glass at least since Prohibition. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Is Little Silver readyContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: BOOZE Q ON THE BALLOT"
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November 2nd, 2015 @ 12pm
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Fair Haven Police Department for the period of October, 2105. 10/1- Cpl. John Waltz took a vandalism report from Borough employeesContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: CRIME & ARREST REPORTS"
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November 2nd, 2015 @ 10am
LINCROFT: VISITORS TO PLANET BROOKDALE
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Sci-fi author and former Brookdale Community College faculty member William Jon Watkins (below) makes a BCC homecoming on Tuesday night, as part of the Visiting Writers Series. Sculptor Stephen TalasnikContinue reading "LINCROFT: VISITORS TO PLANET BROOKDALE"
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November 2nd, 2015 @ 8am
Recent crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. ​​​Stephanie Cotto, age 26, from Garfield Avenue in Belford, NJ, arrested on October 15, 2015 byContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN POLICE BLOTTER"
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November 2nd, 2015 @ 5am
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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.