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Monthly Archives: April 2016

FAIR HAVEN: WHAT RESIDENTS LIKE, OR DON’T
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A survey found general satisfaction with the older, eastern business district, above. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD There are too many street lights onContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: WHAT RESIDENTS LIKE, OR DON’T"
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April 21st, 2016 @ 9am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: IN THE MOOD FOR BIG SOUND
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A big band and an energetic troupe of singers and dancers bring that 1940s vibe back to the Count Basie Theatre Sunday. (Click to enlarge) There’s the Andrews Sisters’ rollicking reveille “Boogie Woogie BugleContinue reading "RED BANK: IN THE MOOD FOR BIG SOUND"
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April 21st, 2016 @ 5am
LITTLE SILVER: CHANNEL 11 COMES TO RBR
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Distracted Driving is the topic of a student-made PSA, as the Interactive Media class at Red Bank Regional is interviewed by a morning news crew from WPIX Channel 11.
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April 21st, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK CHARTER SCHOOL FRIENDS RBR
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Students from Red Bank Regional join 6th, 7th and 8th graders from Red Bank Charter School, for a Social Media Smarts Workshop at RBCS.
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April 21st, 2016 @ 5am
COUNTY CREATES SPECIAL-NEEDS DATABASE
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Sea Bright is among the towns that have already established voluntary registries for residents with special needs. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Press release Wednesday by the MonmouthContinue reading "COUNTY CREATES SPECIAL-NEEDS DATABASE"
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April 20th, 2016 @ 5pm
RED BANK: COUPLE CHARGED IN SANDY FRAUD
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A Red Bank couple was charged with criminal fraud in connection with federal relief funds for victims of Hurricane Sandy in 2012, the New Jersey Attorney General’s office announced Wednesday. JamesContinue reading "RED BANK: COUPLE CHARGED IN SANDY FRAUD"
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April 20th, 2016 @ 4pm
RED BANK: BANDIERA & CO. HONOR BOWIE
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Bobby Bandiera, below, honors the late David Bowie with a special tribute concert in Red Bank Saturday night. (Click to enlarge.) It was originally supposed to go down as aContinue reading "RED BANK: BANDIERA & CO. HONOR BOWIE"
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April 20th, 2016 @ 11am
RED BANK: GRIFFIN AND BEAR IT
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Flamethrower comedy from Kathy Griffin; a Jersey Shore Rock 'N Soul tribute to David Bowie, and a gift to audiences IN THE MOOD for the songs, steps and styles of the 1940s — a weekend's worth of Count Basie entertainment.
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April 20th, 2016 @ 9am
By JOHN T. WARD A former Red Bank physician who once ran an illegal prescription painkiller ring was sentenced to six years in New Jersey state prison last week. Middletown residentContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: PAIN DOC SENTENCED"
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April 20th, 2016 @ 7am
ON THE GREEN: THE RUST OR THE RASPBERRY?
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A crew from Wells Painting of Monmouth Beach was out in downtown Red Bank Tuesday giving 40 Broad Street a new look. The final color will be the rust hue seen atContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: THE RUST OR THE RASPBERRY?"
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April 20th, 2016 @ 6am
RUMSON: CALLING ALL SPILL SPOTTERS
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The Oceanic Library is the scene, as the American Littoral Society invites concerned citizens to help protect regional wildlife and habitat as a member of the Spill Spotter Network.
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April 20th, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: A BIG CINCO FOR BIG SIBS
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Food, wine, tacos, tequila, and a chance to help local kids through Big Brothers/ Big Sisters, as Buona Sera hosts a special Cinco de Mayo fundraiser.
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April 20th, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: PARK THIS WAY
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Council President Cindy Burnham, left, and downtown business owners Wendy Jones and George Lyristis gathered to watch the installation of a new parking sign at Broad Street and Wallace Street inContinue reading "RED BANK: PARK THIS WAY"
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April 19th, 2016 @ 1pm
Former Brookdale Community College president Peter Burnham, who went to prison for defrauding the Lincroft institution, is out and talking about what led him there, NJ.com Tuesday. “There’s a fine line between confidenceContinue reading "LINCROFT: BURNHAM COPS TO ‘ARROGANCE̵ ...
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April 19th, 2016 @ 10am
RED BANK: MORE PARKING AT BOROUGH HALL
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Workers are putting the finishing touches on a parking lot expansion at Red Bank’s borough hall, which now has a dozen new parking spaces, above. The additional spots are on theContinue reading "RED BANK: MORE PARKING AT BOROUGH HALL"
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April 19th, 2016 @ 6am
RED BANK CATHOLIC HOSTS ANNUAL CARNIVAL
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The annual Red Bank Catholic Carnival returns on May 7, with all proceeds dedicated this year to the wish-granting volunteers of borough-based Jason's Dreams for Kids.
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April 19th, 2016 @ 5am
Free fillings, cleanings and extractions to Red Bank area residents, during Navesink Dental Care's eighth annual Dentistry from the Heart day on April 30.
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April 19th, 2016 @ 5am
ON THE GREEN: A GREAT DAY FOR STROLLING
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Blue skies poured sunshine down on the Greater Red Bank Green Monday, offering ideal conditions for some low-exertion outdoor activity. With temperatures heading into the mid-70s, a walker took it allContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: A GREAT DAY FOR STROLLING"
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April 18th, 2016 @ 11am
RED BANK: JUST BROWN AND SERVE
Put on those protective ponchos, as Food Network star Alton Brown visits the Count Basie for a Wednesday night EAT YOUR SCIENCE extravaganza that just might get a bit messy.
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April 18th, 2016 @ 8am
MIDDLETOWN POLICE BLOTTER
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Recent crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. Vanessa Flores, age 21, from Kimberly Court in Red Bank, NJ, arrested on March 21, 2016Continue reading "MIDDLETOWN POLICE BLOTTER"
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April 18th, 2016 @ 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.
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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
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