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Monthly Archives: August 2016

FAIR HAVEN: BIKE SHOP CALLING IT QUITS
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FAIR HAVEN: Like Laird's Stationery, Bike Haven is also getting squeezed out, though rising rent isn't the only reason.
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August 31st, 2016 @ 8am
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LITTLE SILVER: RBR WELCOMES CLASS OF 2020
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LITTLE SILVER: Red Bank Regional's incoming Class of 2020 gets a guided welcome tour of the school, in advance of the September 6 opening of the academic year.
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August 31st, 2016 @ 4am
FAIR HAVEN: JAEGER TO MEET FANS AT FAIR
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FAIR HAVEN: Olympic silver medalist Connor Jaeger slated to meet fans at the fair Wednesday night.
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August 30th, 2016 @ 8pm
RED BANK: TOP BID $392,587 FOR FIREHOUSE
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RED BANK: Auction of century-old Independent firehouse draws four bids.
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August 30th, 2016 @ 10am
RUMSON: A CANTERBURY TAIL ON SUMMER
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RUMSON: Nearly 100 creatives show their wares at the Canterbury Art Show, returning to St. George's Church this weekend.
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August 30th, 2016 @ 4am
RUMSON: A PARTNERSHIP TO ‘GROW NJ KIDS’
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RUMSON: The School District partners with a statewide early learning initiative to develop an enhanced preschool program.
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August 29th, 2016 @ 1pm
RED BANK: A SUMMER MOMENT BY THE RIVER
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RED BANK: This week's Summer Scenes takes a moment to relax by the river.
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August 29th, 2016 @ 12pm
MIDDLETOWN: SHARING SUMMER’S BOUNTY
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MIDDLETOWN: Kids spend their summer off growing and collecting produce for the hungry.
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August 29th, 2016 @ 11am
SHREWSBURY: Crime and arrest reports.
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August 29th, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: FIRE DAMAGES BEDROOM
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RED BANK: Bedroom fire quickly extinguished.
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August 28th, 2016 @ 12pm
COOL INSIDE: AN OLD-SCHOOL EGG CREAM
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COOL INSIDE goes old school for a rich, cooling New York egg cream.
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August 26th, 2016 @ 6pm
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? BOLI KNOTS AND PASTA
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WHAT'S FOR LUNCH? PieHole tries the brand-new Mangia Brick Oven Pizza in Shrewsbury.
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August 26th, 2016 @ 11am
RED BANK: COUNCIL OKS SIGNS, SEWER FIX
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RED BANK: Council takes action on matters involving borough parks, sidewalks, sewers and more.
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August 26th, 2016 @ 10am
RED BANK: DETOUR GALLERY ARRIVES
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RED BANK: Detour Gallery opening draw hundreds to invite-only debut.
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August 26th, 2016 @ 5am
LITTLE SILVER 5K IS A SERIOUS FUN RUN
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LITTLE SILVER: The 23rd annual 5K run welcomes runners of all ages on October 2, with awards, cash prizes, and a family-friendly Post Party.
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August 26th, 2016 @ 4am
RED BANK: Once again there's official talk of allowing food trucks to operate in town.Will it actually happen this time?
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August 25th, 2016 @ 12pm
LINCROFT: A BARNBURNER OF A MUSIC FEST
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LINCROFT: Members of Bon Jovi and other monsters of classic rock converge on the Brookdale campus, during Saturday's fundraiser Rock the Farm Music and Food Truck Festival.
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August 25th, 2016 @ 12pm
RED BANK: MENNA GRIPES HE WAS DISSED
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RED BANK: Things got snippy when Red Bank Mayor Pasquale Menna claimed he was being dissed by two council members -- fellow Democrats.
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August 25th, 2016 @ 10am
FAIR HAVEN: A FAIR-THEE-WELL TO SUMMER ’16
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FAIR HAVEN: The sights, sounds and smells of a summer tradition return when the 57th annual Firemen's Fair arrives for an eight-night stand.
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August 25th, 2016 @ 6am
SANDY HOOK: JOIN THE 100TH BIRTHDAY BLITZ
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SANDY HOOK: Nature lovers, citizen scientists and other volunteers are invited to sign up for the sixth annual BioBlitz project on September 23-24.
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August 25th, 2016 @ 4am
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EGRET-FUL END TO SUMMER
A great egret patrols the shallows of the Swimming River in front of the Red Bank Primary School last week. Submitted by Brian Donohue
COMMUNITY MESSAGE BOARD NOW OPEN ON HUDSON AVENUE
Community message board open! The RBPD has placed a mobile display board on Hudson Avenue. Send captions and messages you’d like to se ...
A CHIEF’S FAREWELL
Funeral services at St. James church and a large American flag suspended over Broad Street from an RBFD hook and ladder for former Red Bank ...
COIFFING GUARD
redbankgreen Partyline captures super cool crossing guard just chilllin'.
SURF TACO RE-OPENS NEW LOOK DINING ROOM
Partyliner captures Surf Taco's new look dining room.
STEEPLETOP RAVEN
redbankgreen Partyline: a raven calls out from atop the steeple of St. James Church.
CARPENTER OR COMPETITOR? HOT DOG TRUCK RIVALS EMERGE IN RED BANK
On the redbankgreen Partyline: with two new hot dog vendors opening this summer, even a carpenter's box truck makes one wonder.
BOONDOCKS SWAN
redbankgreen Partyline: Swan on the Navesink River as seen from Boondocks restaurant.
9/11 TRIBUTE
Bailey Bryce Holiday and her father Bobby Holiday Jr. paint the lawn at Riverside Gardens Park Tuesday in preparation for the upcoming comme ...
PILGRIM BAPTIST TO JAMAICA
Recently, Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank traveled to Trelawny Parish of Jamaica on a Relief & Recovery Mission Trip.  The Mission T ...
SNAIL WEATHER
Overnight rains and warm humid temperatures brought out a parade of snails along the access path to the Red Bank Primary School near Locust ...
ECHOES OF THE PAST IN TILE
Next to Playa Bowls. Always fascinated how this has stood here this long. (Submitted by Joseph Jakub)
VIVA LA ELSIE’S
redbankgreen Partyline captures French visitor enjoying a pickle sub from Elsie's.
Truck strike downs pole
A truck struck a utility pole at the intersection of Catherine Street and Shrewsbury Avenue at about 8 am Monday morning. The pole wss compl ...
THRONGS FLOCK TO RED BANK STREET FAIR
redbankgreen Partyline: Thousands fill the streets of Red Bank for street fair.
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 ...