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Rumson-Fair Haven girls basketball coach George Sourlis became the Shore Conference’s all-time winningest coach Tuesday in a game that also saw Villanova-bound senior Grace Stant score her 1,000th career point.Continue reading "RFH: SOURLIS, STANT MARK MILESTONES"
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February 11th, 2015 @ 5am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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On Monday night’s edition of the Daily Show, Red Banker Jon Stewart weighed in on the controversy over NBC News anchor Brian Williams, whose embellished account of an incident earlyContinue reading "STEWART RIPS MEDIA’S WILLIAMS REAX"
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February 10th, 2015 @ 9am
RED BANK: HIGH SCHOOL THESPIANS OF OLD
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  Now playing in the lobby display case at Red Bank borough hall: photos of Red Bank High School thespians, believed to have been taken in the 1950s. The exhibit, theContinue reading "RED BANK: HIGH SCHOOL THESPIANS OF OLD"
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February 10th, 2015 @ 6am
As quarterback, Red Bank Regional’s Jack Navitsky was a center of attention on the gridiron this past season. On the hardcourt, though, he’s more of a role player, focused onContinue reading "RBR’S NAVITSKY IN SECONDARY ROLE"
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February 10th, 2015 @ 6am
John Monteferrante scored four goals to give Rumson-Fair Haven an 8-6 win over Saint Rose at the Red Bank Armory Monday. The Bulldogs scored three goals in the final 1:32Continue reading "HOCKEY: RFH TOPS ST. ROSE, 8-6"
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February 10th, 2015 @ 5am
RED BANK: WILLIAMS’ MUGGING STORY A LIE?
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NBC News anchor Brian Williams, left, onstage with comedian Jon Stewart at the Count Basie Theatre in December, 2012. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Was news anchor BrianContinue reading "RED BANK: WILLIAMS’ MUGGING STORY A LIE?"
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February 9th, 2015 @ 7am
Colts Neck came back from a 12-point second-quarter deficit to beat Red Bank Catholic and complete a season sweep of the Caseys in Red Bank Thursday. Shore Sports Zone hasContinue reading "RBC FALLS TO COLTS NECK"
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February 6th, 2015 @ 6am
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of January 29 to February 5, 2015. This information is unedited. CRIMES ReportContinue reading "RED BANK: MINK & HANDBAG STOLEN"
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February 6th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: NEWEST COP LEARNING THE BEAT
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Looking a little sleepy at the end of his first day on the job, Hunter relaxes with his handler, Patrolman Stan Balmer. Below, the pair with the new vehicle thatContinue reading "RED BANK: NEWEST COP LEARNING THE BEAT"
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February 5th, 2015 @ 7am
Standout players from the state champion teams of Red Bank Catholic and Rumson-Fair Haven Regional made their college commitments official at signing-day events at the respectives schools Wednesday. Shore SportsContinue reading "INKY DAY FOR RBC AND RFH GRID STARS"
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February 5th, 2015 @ 6am
LOCAL WOMAN DEAD IN MURDER-SUICIDE
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[CORRECTION: Reports from New Orleans, cited in this article, said that Sara Lamont had moved into an apartment late last year with the man who police say killed her. TheContinue reading "LOCAL WOMAN DEAD IN MURDER-SUICIDE"
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February 4th, 2015 @ 8am
Sophomore JosIe Larkins had 18 points to lead the Red Bank Catholic Caseys to a victory at home against previously unbeaten Neptune Tuesday. The Scarlet Fliers had a 24-20 halftimeContinue reading "RBC GIRLS END NEPTUNE’S UNBEATEN STREAK"
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February 4th, 2015 @ 5am
FAIR HAVEN: SHELTER FROM THE STORM PLOW
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Bonnie Graziano of Fair Haven doesn’t know why her husband, Chuck, planted a line of baby Leyland Cypress trees along the edge of their Harding Road property in winter –Continue reading "FAIR HAVEN: SHELTER FROM THE STORM PLOW"
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February 3rd, 2015 @ 11am
By JOHN T. WARD An argument over Sunday’s Super Bowl resulted in serious injuries to two Red Bank men and led to charges against a third man, police said. AndContinue reading "RED BANK: ATTACKS LINKED TO SUPER BOWL"
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February 3rd, 2015 @ 10am
ON THE GREEN: ‘SNOW BIG DEAL?
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Snow was rapidly accumulating on sidewalks and streets across the Greater Red Bank Green Monday afternoon, in apparent contrast to earlier forecasts by the National Weather Service. This guy ridingContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: ‘SNOW BIG DEAL?"
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February 2nd, 2015 @ 4pm
ON THE GREEN: CANCELLATIONS AND SUCH II
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Sidewalks and roads were getting slippery as temperatures fell across the Greater Red Bank Green early Monday afternoon, soon after snow and rain turned them slushy. According to the NationalContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: CANCELLATIONS AND SUCH II"
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February 2nd, 2015 @ 2pm
RED BANK: COPS HAVE ‘PERSON OF INTEREST’
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The two victims were in a house set back from the street behind a screen of greenery on East Bergen Place. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "RED BANK: COPS HAVE ‘PERSON OF INTEREST’"
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February 2nd, 2015 @ 2pm
RED BANK: TWO MEN SEVERELY BEATEN
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The two victims were in a house set back from the street behind a screen of greenery on East Bergen Place. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "RED BANK: TWO MEN SEVERELY BEATEN"
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February 2nd, 2015 @ 12pm
SEA BRIGHT: APARTMENTS RAZED FOR PARK
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Sea Bright’s Anchorage Apartments, left uninhabitable by the converging waters of the Atlantic Ocean and Shrewsbury River in Hurricane Sandy, were demolished Saturday.  Using Green Acres funding, the state plansContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: APARTMENTS RAZED FOR PARK"
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February 2nd, 2015 @ 6am
Punxsutawney Phil is unlikely to see his shadow Monday, also known as Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, and beyond. He certainly wouldn’t see it here on the Greater Red BankContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: A WET, THEN COLD GROUNDHOG"
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February 2nd, 2015 @ 6am
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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.
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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 ...
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 ...