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By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Nancy Kern, the only female mayor in Fair Haven’s nearly two centuries of history, passed away Monday, according to Mayor Mike Halfacre. Kern also served for aContinue reading "FORMER FAIR HAVEN MAYOR KERN HAS DIED"
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September 8th, 2010 @ 5pm
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FRUSTRATION SURROUNDS M’TOWN BUDGET
Three of the five Middletown committee members Tuesday night at town hall. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI After months of delays and near misses, MiddletownContinue reading "FRUSTRATION SURROUNDS M’TOWN BUDGET"
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September 8th, 2010 @ 8am
FARMERS MARKET THE SUNDAY SPOT
Stacey Gentile, of Cherry Grove Farm in Lawrenceville, hands out cheese samples to visitors of Red Bank’s farmers market. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI CherryContinue reading "FARMERS MARKET THE SUNDAY SPOT"
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September 7th, 2010 @ 12pm
COURT REVERSES RIVERVIEW JUDGMENT
A state appeals court judge overturned a multi-million dollar malpractice verdict from 2008 last week. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A state appeals court lastContinue reading "COURT REVERSES RIVERVIEW JUDGMENT"
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September 7th, 2010 @ 9am
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the weeks of August 20 to 27, and August 27 to September 3, 2010. The information appearsContinue reading "COPS: TWO FOR TUESDAY"
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September 7th, 2010 @ 5am
A LOOMING END TO HOT DOG DAYS
A photo of Frances Rooney, left, earlier this summer dishing out dogs at her Sea Bright mainstay to a family from Michigan. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "A LOOMING END TO HOT DOG DAYS"
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September 3rd, 2010 @ 7am
HOW D’YA SPELL THAT?
A redbankgreen reader, who goes by the name redbankcharlie, found a spelling error on one of the traffic signs at the entrance to town. (Photo contributed by redbankcharlie; Click toContinue reading "HOW D’YA SPELL THAT?"
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September 3rd, 2010 @ 6am
BACK IN BLACK…AND RED AND WHITE
Starting in October, Red Bank’s public school students must wear uniforms. For now, it’s optional, but many have chosen to start the school year in according threads. (Photo by DustinContinue reading "BACK IN BLACK…AND RED AND WHITE"
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September 2nd, 2010 @ 12pm
STRIKING A POLITICAL POSE
Even though he’s running unopposed this year, Mayor Pasquale Menna is still doing a little campaign work. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) Mayor Pasquale Menna, along with councilwomenContinue reading "STRIKING A POLITICAL POSE"
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September 2nd, 2010 @ 8am
LOCALS ARRESTED IN SEASTREAK TIX SCHEME
[SEE UPDATE BELOW] By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Four men were arrested Wednesday for selling fake boarding tickets for the SeaStreak commuter ferry, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office said. Three of theContinue reading "LOCALS ARRESTED IN SEASTREAK TIX SCHEME"
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September 2nd, 2010 @ 6am
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It was a steamy Tuesday night in Fair Haven. Thankfully there were rollercoasters and ice cream cones to cool things off a bit, and the locals indulged.Continue reading "BEATING THE HEAT AT THE FIREHOUSE"
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September 1st, 2010 @ 9am
CHESS CLUB BRINGS YOUNG, OLD TO RED BANK
Two players compete for a grand prize Saturday in Monmouth Chess Club’s annual open championship. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Anyone out there who knewContinue reading "CHESS CLUB BRINGS YOUNG, OLD TO RED BANK"
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August 31st, 2010 @ 6am
OUTAGE CAUSES TRAFFIC, CLOSURES, BEER
A Fair Haven police officer directed traffic Monday afternoon at a light at the Fair Haven-Little Silver border. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A malfunctionContinue reading "OUTAGE CAUSES TRAFFIC, CLOSURES, BEER"
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August 31st, 2010 @ 6am
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A veteran educator with local roots will fill Bret Schundler’s spot as head of the state education department, a post he commanded less than a year beforeContinue reading "FORMER R-FH TEACH FILLS SCHUNDLER’S SPOT"
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August 30th, 2010 @ 5am
DAWKINS DROPS PRICE BY 10 MILLION
Pete Dawkins reduced the selling price for his Rumson estate, seen here in 2008, from $29.9 million to $19.5. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Seems there is something PeteContinue reading "DAWKINS DROPS PRICE BY 10 MILLION"
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August 27th, 2010 @ 11am
STARTING TONIGHT: FAIR FAIR HAVEN
Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair gets started tonight and runs through September 4. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI For many, it’s the last shot at summerContinue reading "STARTING TONIGHT: FAIR FAIR HAVEN"
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August 27th, 2010 @ 7am
WINE TIME
Basil T’s sommelier Bryant Rallo talks wine at Basil T’s Wednesday night. (Photo courtesy of Preston Porter; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Dan Levine came for the red, butContinue reading "WINE TIME"
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August 27th, 2010 @ 6am
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A woman from the Navesink section of Middletown was charged with animal abuse today, after allegedly dragging her dog down a street with her car, according toContinue reading "M’TOWN WOMAN GETS ANIMAL ABUSE CHARGES"
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August 26th, 2010 @ 12pm
DWI CHECKS IN RED BANK TONIGHT
The Globe Hotel, Front Street, Red Bank. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Be careful with your brewskies, broskies. Red Bank police are doing DWI checksContinue reading "DWI CHECKS IN RED BANK TONIGHT"
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August 26th, 2010 @ 9am
COPS WANT HELP FINDING BANK JOB SUSPECT
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Police are still looking for the man who robbed a Fair Haven bank last week, and now they’re asking for help from the public to get him.Continue reading "COPS WANT HELP FINDING BANK JOB SUSPECT"
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August 26th, 2010 @ 8am
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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.
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 ...