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Monthly Archives: May 2016

RED BANK AREA SCHOOLS BIG BASIE WINNERS
Students and faculty from five Red Bank area schools dominated the balloting in the 11th annual Basie Awards, presented on Wednesday night to honor excellence in Monmouth County high school theatrical productions.
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May 19th, 2016 @ 7am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: A TASTY TAKE FOR HABITAT FUNDER
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An inaugural "Taste for Homes" food and wine fundraiser raises more than $50K on behalf of Habitat for Humanity in Monmouth County.
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May 19th, 2016 @ 5am
BESTSELLING AUTHOR VISITS RUMSON SCHOOL
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Best-selling young adult author Gordon Korman discusses his inspirations and creative process, during a visit with Forrestdale School students.
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May 19th, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: PRIMA BAND COMES TO THE BASIE
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"The Wildest Show in Vegas" lives again in a new generation, as Louis Prima Jr. and the Witnesses swing the Basie stage on Thursday.
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May 18th, 2016 @ 2pm
RUMSON: Former Port Authority chairman Lewis Eisenberg will lead a fundraising effort for Trump.
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May 18th, 2016 @ 12pm
RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN WELCOMES THERAPY DOG
RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN'S newest face has a wet black nose. She a "golden-doodle" therapy dog named Violet.
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May 18th, 2016 @ 8am
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of May 6 to May 13, 2016. Crime Reports Report of Theft in the areaContinue reading "SHREWSBURY POLICE BLOTTER"
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May 18th, 2016 @ 6am
RED BANK CHARTER SCHOOL IS ALL ART
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An annual Evening with the Arts showcases the creative talents of Red Bank Charter School students, and reinforces the importance of arts education in the school's curriculum.
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May 18th, 2016 @ 5am
RBR PHOTO MAJORS TOPS IN CAMERA CONTEST
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Red Bank Regional photo majors take a First Place finish and more, in a local contest that's keyed to a national competition.
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May 18th, 2016 @ 5am
MIDDLETOWN: EX-FINANCIER EYES TRENTON
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Sen. Barack Obama Prepare for a traffic jam in the vicinity of Navesink River Road next week. Democratic presidential nominee-apparent Barack Obama will visit Middletown on Friday, September 5 for a two-stop lovefest that wraps up at the riverfront chateau...
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May 17th, 2016 @ 8am
The Red Lantern restaurant won clearance to open at 132 Broad Street. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The dizzying transformation of downtown Red Bank intoContinue reading "RED BANK: ANOTHER RESTAURANT APPROVED"
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May 17th, 2016 @ 6am
Morgan Steinhacker scored back-to-back goals to start the second half to give Rumson-Fair Have a five-goal lead over Shore Regional in the Shore Conference Tournament final at Monmouth University Monday,Continue reading "RFH GIRLS TAKE FOURTH STRAIGHT SCT TITLE"
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May 17th, 2016 @ 6am
Rumson-Fair Haven’s Robbie Garavente posted a “natural” hat trick of three straight goals to lead the Bulldogs to their fifth Shore Conference boys’ lacrosse title in the last six yearsContinue reading "RFH REGAINS SCT LACROSSE TITLE"
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May 17th, 2016 @ 5am
The Curchin Group accounting firm is looking for local non-profits to help out, as beneficiaries for their annual Curchin Open indoor mini-golf fundraiser.
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May 17th, 2016 @ 5am
RUMSON: BIKE RODEO THIS SATURDAY
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Rumson Borough kids in grades K through 8 are invited to enjoy a day of fun safety activities (and enter to win a new bike), when the third annual Rumson Bicycle Rodeo goes up this Saturday, May 21.
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May 17th, 2016 @ 5am
The deadline to register to vote in the June 7 New Jersey Primary Elections is Tuesday, May 17. Residents of the Greater Red Bank Green may register at their respective town halls during regularContinue reading "LAST DAY TO REGISTER FOR PRIMARY VOTING"
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May 16th, 2016 @ 8pm
Recent crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. Brian Vanlenten, age 35, from West Front Street in Keyport, NJ, arrested on April 11, 2016Continue reading "MIDDLETOWN POLICE BLOTTER"
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May 16th, 2016 @ 2pm
RUMSON: A BEACON ON THE SHORE
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The deadline for reserving tickets has been extended to Thursday, as the local mental health resource Shore House hosts a beacon of Hope fundraiser this Sunday, May 22 at Rumson Country Club.
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May 16th, 2016 @ 2pm
RED BANK: WHO’S UP FOR BASIE AWARDS?
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Student stage productions at six local high schools dominate the nominations in the 11th annual Basie Awards, with the winners to be announced in a Wednesday night ceremony.
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May 16th, 2016 @ 12pm
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, for the month of April, 2016, as provided by the Little Silver Police Department. April 2- John Sullivan, 18, of Little Silver, NJ, and aContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: RECENT CRIMES AND ARRESTS"
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May 16th, 2016 @ 11am
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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 ...