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Monthly Archives: February 2017

RED BANK: RESTORING LIFE TO ‘THE VAULT’?
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RED BANK: What's happening at the long-vacant former bank building at Broad and Wallace streets? Answer here.
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February 28th, 2017 @ 12pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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LINCROFT: The county seeks volunteer guides for several of the Park System's local jewels.
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February 28th, 2017 @ 6am
RED BANK: SQUARING OFF OVER IMMIGRATION
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RED BANK: Human Relations Committee approves a 'not-a-sanctuary-city' resolution amid an outpouring of support for immigrants.
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February 28th, 2017 @ 1am
RED BANK: TWO HOMEWARE SHOPS CLOSING
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RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, two home-themed shops, both here for just a year, are rolling up their welcome mats.
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February 27th, 2017 @ 8am
RED BANK: HORNSBY, SKAGGS & HOT SARDINES
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RED BANK: The Basie's musical roots are showing with concerts this week by Bruce Hornsby-Ricky Skaggs, and the Hot Sardines.
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February 27th, 2017 @ 7am
RED BANK: KEEP A SHIRT AND COAT HANDY
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RED BANK: After climbing into the 70s Friday, temperatures were below freezing at dawn Monday, with a daytime peak in the low 50s, according to forecast.
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February 27th, 2017 @ 5am
MIDDLETOWN: Reserve for March 18, when the historic Stone Church serves up an Irish dinner to benefit a local food pantry.
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February 27th, 2017 @ 5am
LITTLE SILVER SAYS THANKS TO COACHES
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LITTLE SILVER: The men and women who volunteer on behalf of borough youth sports programs are paid tribute at an annual dinner.
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February 27th, 2017 @ 5am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? WAWA’D YA THINK?
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WHAT'S FOR LUNCH? We were skeptical when PieHole urged us to give Wawa's hoagies a try. Here's our take on the convenience store sandwich.
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February 24th, 2017 @ 11am
RED BANK: Council takes a step toward creation of a park on the longtime site of the borough dump and incinerator. Up next: what to include?
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February 24th, 2017 @ 10am
RED BANK: TWO WAYS TO MAKE ‘MERRY’
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RED BANK: Two River Theater offers two different takes on Shakespeare's 'Merry Wives of Windsor,' beginning with a Saturday night preview.
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February 24th, 2017 @ 7am
RBR HOSTS SPECIAL ‘UNIFIED SCHOOL’ GAMES
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LITTLE SILVER: Red Bank Regional hosts a series of special basketball games, as part of a Special Olympics Unified School program.
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February 24th, 2017 @ 5am
RUMSON: NOURISH THE THOUGHT
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RUMSON: The authors of the NOURISH community supported cookbook visit Oceanic Library for a Saturday morning signing.
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February 23rd, 2017 @ 2pm
RED BANK: "Love is in the Air" up on Tower Hill, when the Monmouth Civic Chorus returns to First Presbyterian Church on Sunday.
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February 23rd, 2017 @ 1pm
RED BANK: PLAN PANNED FOR LOOKS, PARKING
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RED BANK: A controversial plan for 35 downtown apartments returns with tussles over parking and aesthetics.
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February 23rd, 2017 @ 7am
TINTON FALLS: RANNEY NAMES NEW A.D.
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TINTON FALLS: RBC grad and soccer star Natalie Cocchi Gorman has been named new Athletic Director at Ranney School.
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February 23rd, 2017 @ 5am
SHREWSBURY: The latest crime and arrest reports from the borough PD.
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February 22nd, 2017 @ 11am
RED BANK: At its semimonthly meeting Wednesday night, the council is expected to take aim at properties with longterm vacancies.
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February 22nd, 2017 @ 6am
RED BANK: BASIE TOUTS ARTS IMPACT OPS
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RED BANK: The Basie announces a big fundraise for Middle School art programs, and a new series of Arts Impact scholarships.
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February 22nd, 2017 @ 5am
RED BANK: BOWLING FOR FOOD DOLLARS
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RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, news about Playa Bowls, Fresh Bowl and Café 28.
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February 21st, 2017 @ 12pm
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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 ...