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RUMSON: A CHURCH’S EARTHLY REALM
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Stripped of its white shingles and reduced to little more than its steeple, Holy Cross Church in Rumson appeared to blend into its temporary burnt-ochre surroundings Tuesday evening. Built inContinue reading "RUMSON: A CHURCH’S EARTHLY REALM"
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September 4th, 2013 @ 9am
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SEA BRIGHT: ENDLESS SUMMER?
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The unofficial end of summer may have passed, but Bain’s Hardware on Ocean Avenue in Sea Bright seems to have ignored the memo. Anyway, locals know that there’s still plentyContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: ENDLESS SUMMER?"
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September 4th, 2013 @ 8am
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of August 24 to August 30, 2013. •Arrests Timothy Telymonde, male age 47 of CliffwoodContinue reading "SHREWSBURY POLICE ARREST THREE"
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September 4th, 2013 @ 5am
RED BANK: RABID BAT GETS INTO HOUSE
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A brown bat captured by Red Bank’s animal control officer last month. That one turned out to be rabies-free. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A pregnant Red BankContinue reading "RED BANK: RABID BAT GETS INTO HOUSE"
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September 3rd, 2013 @ 3pm
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of August 22 to August 29, 2013 This information is unedited. Theft occurring between 8-21-13Continue reading "RED BANK: ROCKS THROWN OFF PARKING DECK"
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September 3rd, 2013 @ 1pm
RED BANK: CHARTER SCHOOL BEGINS NEW YEAR
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Sira Williams waved to her daughters  Julia, left, and Maya, who entered the fifth and eighth grades, respectively. At right: Look out, RBCS! Here comes kindergartener Matthew Gaupp, his arrivalContinue reading "RED BANK: CHARTER SCHOOL BEGINS NEW YEAR"
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September 3rd, 2013 @ 11am
SEA BRIGHT: A LOW-KEY SAYONARA TO SUMMER
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Francois Bertrand Lemay, Ary Meziane, Martin Hetu and Maxime Boon get ready to roll out on the next leg of their ride from Montreal to Miami. Below, some beachgoers turnedContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: A LOW-KEY SAYONARA TO SUMMER"
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September 3rd, 2013 @ 10am
RUMSON: NEW WALLS FOR CANVAS ART
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Canvas is relocating to 126 East River Road, former home of Reve Hair Salon, which relocated to Monmouth Street in Red Bank. (Click to enlarge) Press release from Canvas StudioContinue reading "RUMSON: NEW WALLS FOR CANVAS ART"
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September 3rd, 2013 @ 8am
LITTLE SILVER: SUMMER’S PLUMPEST TOMATO
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And the winner is… right here. (Photo by Sarah Klepner. Click to enlarge)
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September 3rd, 2013 @ 7am
LITTLE SILVER: WHATTA TOMATO
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Betsy Bryan, above, of Rumson, registers her entry in the annual Sickles Market biggest tomato contest in Little Silver on Saturday. For the second year in a row, the biggest-tomato contestContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: WHATTA TOMATO"
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September 3rd, 2013 @ 7am
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. Samantha Chew, age 18, from Fox Avenue in Belford, NJ, arrested on August 13, 2013 by Patrolman NicholasContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: EIGHT CHARGED WITH DWI"
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September 3rd, 2013 @ 6am
NEW LOOK, NEW FEATURES, RIGHT HERE…
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Welcome to redbankgreen 3.0. The newest version of this seven-year-old authentically local news and information site comes with changes both cosmetic – as you’ve probably already noticed – and substantive. The cosmeticContinue reading "NEW LOOK, NEW FEATURES, RIGHT HERE…"
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September 1st, 2013 @ 9pm
STREET STYLE: WALKING TALL ON BROAD
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With this article, redbankgreen debuts a new regular feature: Model Citizen, in which we track down individuals on the streets of the Green for impromptu interviews about what they’re wearingContinue reading "STREET STYLE: WALKING TALL ON BROAD"
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September 1st, 2013 @ 9pm
RED BANKER FINDS GROOVE IN A SUNNY GANG
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Joe Sapienza, center, and Sunny Gang in a brotherly moment. (Click to enlarge) redbankgreen got this email last week from a proud Red Bank dad, Bill Sapienza, and it’s justContinue reading "RED BANKER FINDS GROOVE IN A SUNNY GANG"
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September 1st, 2013 @ 4pm
Red Bank Mayor Pasquale Menna, seen above at a 2007 primary school function featuring his cooking, faces restaurateur Victor Rallo, below, in a stovetop showdown at the Basie next Saturday. Continue reading "FOODFEST TO SERVE UP A PASTA SMACKDOWN"
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September 1st, 2013 @ 4pm
RFH: NOT A BAD OUTCOME FOR AN APOCALYPSE
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Katie Coyle, whose novel, ‘Vivian Versus the Apocalypse,’   (Click to enlarge) By MARY ANN KAMPFE RFHRHS Public Relations “Someday I’ll read a book by Katie Coyle” reads the inscription inContinue reading "RFH: NOT A BAD OUTCOME FOR AN APOCALYPSE"
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September 1st, 2013 @ 4pm
RFH: TECH EXPERT TO ADDRESS TEACHERS
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Press release from Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High Ian Jukes, who has garnered international acclaim as an expert on educating the “Digital Generation,” will be the featured speaker at Rumson-Fair HavenContinue reading "RFH: TECH EXPERT TO ADDRESS TEACHERS"
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September 1st, 2013 @ 4pm
Scenes from the Fair Haven Fireman’s Fair, which continues through Saturday night. (Click to enlarge)
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August 30th, 2013 @ 11am
By JOHN T. WARD The 2013 race for Red Bank council went from lukewarm to hot and humid Wednesday night, when the two Republican challengers teed up the all-Democratic councilContinue reading "RED BANK: SPARKS FLY OVER PAYOUTS"
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August 29th, 2013 @ 10am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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This triple escutcheon seems to be trying to tell us something, but what? What does it symbolize? And of course, Where is it? (Click for a closer view.) If youContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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August 29th, 2013 @ 7am
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FALL COLORS IN RED BANK
redbankgreen's Partyline captures peaking fall foliage on a Red Bank street corner.
FALL AT THE COURTS OF RED BANK
On the Partyline: stunning foliage at Red Bank's "medieval office park."
WALK FOR DEMOCRACY
The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center led a "Walk for Democracy" Sunday from Riverside Gardens Park to the cultral center on Drs. James Park ...
Go big or go home
On the redbankgreen Partyline: Gourd display at Lighthouse on its penultimate night of the season.
MARIGOLDEN SUNSHINE
Partyline photo captures October sunshine hitting marigolds for sale ahead of Dia de Los Muertos.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES CODING TO MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green and creator of Broad Street, was teaching City and Regional Magazine Association publishers how ...
LET’S SEE YOUR KINDLE DO THIS
A stack of books served as a chock while a motorist changed a flat tire on Branch Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Submitted by John T. Ward
NEW WELCOME SIGN INSTALLED
A new "Welcome to Red Bank" sign has gone up at the northern Route 35 entrance to town at the foot of Cooper's Bridge.
JUNIOR BUCS WRESTLING WELCOMES YOUNG ATHLETES FOR 22ND SEASON
Junior Bucs Wrestling is preparing for its 22nd season, offering boys and girls from Red Bank, Shrewsbury, and Little Silver an opportunity ...
TIME FOR SCHOOL, DEER
Fall has arrived and so have the middle school loving deer!
JUST IN TIME FOR THE FALL CLASSIC
Just in time for the start of the World Series later this week baseball-themed paintings by artist Max Maxon hang in the windows of the Art ...
DINNER PLANS?
Chipotle in Red Bank Sunday evening will donate a quarter of proceeds from sales Sunday to the volunteer Red Bank Fire Department auxiliary.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES VIBE CODE SESSION AT LOCAL NEWS CAMP
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green, is running a vibe code session, teaching other publishers to vibe code at Blue Engine Collectiv ...
Her Majesty visits Red Bank
Navesink Queen docked at the Molly Pitcher Marina. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Boris Kofman)  
RED BANK DINER MONEY TREE
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sunshine and a money tree at the Red Bank Diner.
NAVESINK LIGHTS
Riverview Hospital lights up the Navesink. (Text and photo by Partyline contributor Terry Franco)  
HALF BAKED BROAD STREET
Broad Street repaving begins with road subject to overnight closures.
COLOR RUN AT RED BANK PRIMARY SCHOOL
redbankgreen Partyline happens upon a cloud of color at annual color run event at Red Bank Primary School.
I’LL EAT IT HERE, THANKS
A squirrel goes all-in for a popular autumn flavor on Madison Avenue in Red Bank Sunday morning.
POP UP TACOS DRAW CROWD
How’s this for a train station redevelopment idea? The pop-up taco vendors Tacos Los Mandones, known on social media as El Mandoon, dr ...
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