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Monthly Archives: December 2015

RED BANK: LAST CALL FOR ‘ARTS FOR ALL’
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A seventh grade drum-circle jam, and a hip hop how-to for fifth graders, are just two of the many arts instruction classes brought to Red Bank Middle School by theContinue reading "RED BANK: LAST CALL FOR ‘ARTS FOR ALL’"
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December 14th, 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: WHAT’S NEXT FOR RAYRAP SITE?
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The zoning board shot down a plan to build 22 townhouses and condos on a parcel bound by Clay Street, Harding Road and Hudson Avenue, throwing the future of the siteContinue reading "RED BANK: WHAT’S NEXT FOR RAYRAP SITE?"
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December 11th, 2015 @ 2pm
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? OLD-SCHOOL SPOT-HITTER
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The grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup combo at The Spot, seen below with a window looking out on Broad Street. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON ThoseContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? OLD-SCHOOL SPOT-HITTER"
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December 11th, 2015 @ 10am
RED BANK/MIDDLETOWN: BRIDGE TO NOWHERE
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After serving as the “temporary” Hubbard’s Bridge on West Front Street between Red Bank and Middletown for 11 years, the modular structure had been completely dismantled Thursday. The span, seenContinue reading "RED BANK/MIDDLETOWN: BRIDGE TO NOWHERE"
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December 11th, 2015 @ 8am
SHREWSBURY: GUILDED GIFTS OF THE SEASON
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Anzhelika Doliba’s pencil portrait “Angelica” (above) and Bob O’Keefe’s stained glass piece “Poe” (below) are among the works on display during the Guild of Creative Art’s Holiday Show 2015.  LongContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: GUILDED GIFTS OF THE SEAS ...
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December 11th, 2015 @ 6am
Red Bank Regional’s Sadiq Palmer was among the three finalists for Zoneman of the Year as Shore Sports Zone marked the close of the 2015 high school football season withContinue reading "SHORE SPORTS ZONE CAPS FOOTBALL ’15"
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December 11th, 2015 @ 5am
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of December 3 to December 10, 2015. This information is unedited. CRIMES CriminalContinue reading "RED BANK CRIME & ARREST REPORTS"
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December 10th, 2015 @ 2pm
RED BANK: ‘NUTCRACKER’ TURNS 30
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The Company of Dance Arts brings its production of Tchaikovsky’s ballet THE NUTCRACKER back to the Basie boards for four performances this weekend, in a 30th anniversary milestone staging.  Continue reading "RED BANK: ‘NUTCRACKER’ TURNS 30"
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December 10th, 2015 @ 12pm
FAIR HAVEN: OLD BUILDINGS TO BE JOINED
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Architect Matt Cronin’s design would link the two River Road buildings shown below with a new glass-filled central section. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: OLD BUILDINGS TO BE JOINED"
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December 10th, 2015 @ 10am
RUMSON: MORNING MIST ON THE GREENS
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Fog blanketed the greens and fairways of Rumson Country Club in Rumson Thursday morning. In the weather outlook for Thursday: partly cloudy skies and temperatures peaking at about 59 degrees,Continue reading "RUMSON: MORNING MIST ON THE GREENS"
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December 10th, 2015 @ 8am
BIG NEA AWARDS TO TWO RED BANK VENUES
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Next-generation swing-music wildman Louis Prima Jr. and his Witnesses will perform at the Count Basie Theatre in spring 2016, as part of an enhanced Jazz at the Basie slate fundedContinue reading "BIG NEA AWARDS TO TWO RED BANK VENUES"
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December 10th, 2015 @ 5am
RED BANK: SUBWAY DEPARTS WITHOUT A STOP
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The sandwich shop has sat ready for months, said the landlord. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD More than four years after it wasContinue reading "RED BANK: SUBWAY DEPARTS WITHOUT A STOP"
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December 9th, 2015 @ 5pm
RED BANK: SMALL KITCHEN YIELDS BIG FLAVOR
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Mixed green salad on the specials menu at Jamian’s Food and Drink is available for lunch or dinner. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON PieHole dipped aContinue reading "RED BANK: SMALL KITCHEN YIELDS BIG FLAVOR"
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December 9th, 2015 @ 9am
ON THE GREEN: LIGHTS STILL ON
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Tuesday’s sunset framed the top two floors of 12 Broad Street in Red Bank in a wash of color, as seen from the Globe Street parking garage. The weather outlook forContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: LIGHTS STILL ON"
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December 9th, 2015 @ 7am
RED BANK: FUNNY THINGS KEEP HAPPENING
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David Josefsburg, Michael Urie, Christopher Fitzgerald and Kevin Isola keep the toga party going for one more weekend, as “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum’ wrapsContinue reading "RED BANK: FUNNY THINGS KEEP HAPPENING"
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December 9th, 2015 @ 6am
LITTLE SILVER: FIVE BUCS FOR THE WIN
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During a recent signing session at Red Bank Regional High School, six RBR Bucs student athletes signed up to play college sports at the schools they will be attending nextContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: FIVE BUCS FOR THE WIN"
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December 9th, 2015 @ 5am
RUMSON DADS, DAUGHTERS ARE THERE TO HELP
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Last month, Red Bank Regional freshman Mara Campolattaro and her father helped organize a humanitarian mission, during which a group of seven Rumson daughters and dads brought fresh water toContinue reading "RUMSON DADS, DAUGHTERS ARE THERE TO HELP"
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December 9th, 2015 @ 5am
SHREWSBURY: BOROUGH’S ‘STORY’ UPDATED
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Mayor Don Burden and co-author Rick Geffken at the Shrewsbury Municipal Complex. The Bonanno Farm on Sycamore Avenue, preserved under an easement, is visible in the background. (Photo by John T.Continue reading "SHREWSBURY: BOROUGH’S ‘STORY’ UPDATED"
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December 8th, 2015 @ 11am
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of November 23 to December 3, 2015. Crime Reports Theft reported by a female inContinue reading "SHREWSBURY POLICE BLOTTER"
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December 8th, 2015 @ 8am
FAIR HAVEN: JOYS IN THE ‘HOOD
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The vocals/ keyboard and guitar duo of Emma Singleton and Rogan McGarvey joins other young musicians in performance as Fair Haven hosts a first-ever Shop the Neighborhood event this Thursday.Continue reading "FAIR HAVEN: JOYS IN THE ‘HOOD"
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December 8th, 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.