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Monthly Archives: April 2016

A new learning tool for tech-savvy kids undergoes a big launch at Monmouth County Library facilities, including the Eastern Branch in Shrewsbury.
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April 13th, 2016 @ 5am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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ON THE GREEN: A CLEAR PATH TO SUNSHINE
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Working in a light rain, a man cutting a sidewalk on Madison Avenue in Red Bank raised an enveloping cloud of dust Tuesday morning. The rain was expected to taper offContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: A CLEAR PATH TO SUNSHINE"
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April 12th, 2016 @ 10am
RED BANK: LAUNDROMAT TO REOPEN
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Four months after the Brownstone Dry Cleaner and Laundromat on Monmouth Street in Red Bank was evicted over tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid rent, the self-serve laundromat portionContinue reading "RED BANK: LAUNDROMAT TO REOPEN"
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April 12th, 2016 @ 7am
RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN TALENTS BENEFIT ACS
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The annual Talent Show at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional showcased star quality and raised funds for the American Cancer Society.
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April 12th, 2016 @ 5am
Press release from Monmouth Conservation Foundation It is a melancholy thought to imagine a world without butterflies, hummingbirds, or the flowers and plants that we depend on them to pollinate.Continue reading "M’TOWN: CALLING KID CONSERVATIONISTS"
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April 12th, 2016 @ 5am
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of March 24 to March 31, 2016. Crime Reports A report of Theft was reportedContinue reading "SHREWSBURY POLICE BLOTTER"
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April 11th, 2016 @ 11am
RED BANK: GOP DRAFT BUDGET HAS TAXES UP
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Councilwoman Linda Schwabenbauer, who heads the finance committee, says there’s been a “severe” drop in revenue from last year along with an increase in expenses. (Photo by John T. Ward.Continue reading "RED BANK: GOP DRAFT BUDGET HAS TAXES UP"
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April 11th, 2016 @ 7am
RED BANK: JAZZ TALKIN’ ON MONMOUTH
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It's "All About the Bass"...and the Satchmo, and The Kid from Red Bank...as the Talkin' Jazz series returns to the Count Basie Performing Arts Academy for another jazzy April schedule that begins tonight.
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April 11th, 2016 @ 6am
SHREWSBURY: PURR’N POOCH AWARDS GRANTS
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Roosevelt the boxer is among the many animals and nonprofit rescue efforts aided by the Purr'nPooch Foundation, with a recently announced round of grants from the Shrewsbury-based, all-volunteer organization.
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April 11th, 2016 @ 5am
FAIR HAVEN TEEN SKIS TO SILVER MEDAL
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Rumson-Fair Haven senior Alex Perkins captures a second-place finish, in his first trip to the NASTAR National Championships in Colorado.
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April 11th, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: SYMPHONY OF THE SENSATIONAL
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Making two stops at the Count Basie in one week, the NJ Symphony Orchestra welcomes new conductor Xian Zhang, plus guest performers Jennifer Frautschi and Broadway's Norm Lewis.
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April 8th, 2016 @ 3pm
RED BANK: BAGEL SHOP OPENS
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Mike Gambale removes fresh product from the oven at Hot Bagels Brooklyn’s Finest, a deli that opened Friday morning in a former used-car lot at Maple Avenue and Broad Street inContinue reading "RED BANK: BAGEL SHOP OPENS"
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April 8th, 2016 @ 11am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? ITALIAN BRILLIANCE
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Pumpkin-filled ravioli is one of the lunchtime specials at La Pastaria, seen below.  (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON Go to Red Bank’s La Pastaria on Linden PlaceContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? ITALIAN BRILLIANCE"
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April 8th, 2016 @ 10am
SHREWSBURY: METROVATION BUSY HERE, TOO
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Country Curtains opened last month after relocating to a new space across Broad Street from its former home in the Grove shopping center. (Photo by Trish Russoniello. Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: METROVATION BUSY HERE, TOO"
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April 8th, 2016 @ 8am
RABBI REGEV TO SPEAK IN TINTON FALLS
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Single mothers who are raising boys can get information and support from Red Bank Regional's THE SOURCE and author Matt Stevens, during an April 14 presentation.
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April 8th, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: HEALTHY KIDS, FREE OPEN HOUSE
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Kids and families welcome, as the CYMCA hosts a free healthy Kids Day open house on April 30.
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April 8th, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: BURNHAM PLANS NO-TIES PARTY
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Council President Cindy Burnham, seen here at her 2014 swearing-in with state Senator Jen Beck at left, plans an independent run for a second term. (Photo by John T. Ward. ClickContinue reading "RED BANK: BURNHAM PLANS NO-TIES PARTY"
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April 8th, 2016 @ 12am
RUMSON STAR’S CONCERT TO STREAM VIA APP
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Local fans of 24-year-old Rumson-bred pop star Charlie Puth who can’t make it to his sold-out show tonight in New York or Friday night’s sold concert at Red Bank’s Count BasieContinue reading "RUMSON STAR’S CONCERT TO STREAM VIA APP"
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April 7th, 2016 @ 3pm
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of March 24 to April 6, 2016. This information is unedited. CRIMES Theft:Continue reading "RED BANK CRIME & ARREST REPORTS"
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April 7th, 2016 @ 10am
BCC HOSTS COLLEGE FAIR, OPEN HOUSE
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The Collins Arena at Brookdale Community College is the scene for the Monmouth County College Fair on April 21, and BCC's Spring Open House informational expo on April 24.
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April 7th, 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.
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.