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RUMSON HONORS R-FH RUNNERS, COACHES
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Coaches Tim McLoone, in gray cap, and Henry Mercer, at center, mingle with supporters at Meadowridge Park before Friday’s dedication of a plaque, below, honoring the 2011 Rumson-Fair Haven girls’Continue reading "RUMSON HONORS R-FH RUNNERS, COACHES"
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January 7th, 2013 @ 7am
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SAILING ON THROUGH WINTER
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The calendar might say winter, but some sailors from the Monmouth Boat Club decided that sunshine, temperatures in the mid-40s and an ice-free Navesink River made for fine racing conditionsContinue reading "SAILING ON THROUGH WINTER"
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January 7th, 2013 @ 6am
SEA BRIGHT RISING, ONE GIFT CARD AT A TIME
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Ilene Winters and Chris Wood reviewing requests for help from Sea Bright Rising in Wood’s office Thursday. Below, a mudline shows the height of the water that inundated homes andContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT RISING, ONE GIFT CARD AT A TIME"
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January 4th, 2013 @ 1pm
HERE’S A JOB: ‘POLICE MATRON’
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Kim Ambrose, center, shares a laugh at the Fair Haven Firehouse Tuesday, shortly after she was re-appointed a police matron in Fair Haven and Rumson. (Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "HERE’S A JOB: ‘POLICE MATRON’"
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January 3rd, 2013 @ 10am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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In-house here at WHIST HQ, we referred to last week’s Where – seen at right with its doppelgänger – as Fudgie the Whale. But as a boatload of readers knew, ourContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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January 3rd, 2013 @ 8am
Sea Bright Mayor Dina Long with Governor Chris Christie in Sea Bright on November 9. Both have joined in on bipartisan condemnation of inaction by the GOP-controlled House. (Click toContinue reading "JERSEY OFFICIALS BLAST SANDY FUND CUTOFF"
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January 2nd, 2013 @ 3pm
The young son of new fire department Chief TD Doremus makes a beeline for his dad at Tuesday’s swearing-in. Below, Councilman Mike DuPont takes the oath of office, administered byContinue reading "RED BANK: NEW YEAR, FAMILIAR FACES"
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January 2nd, 2013 @ 11am
RUMSON HAILS NEW UNIFORMED LEADERS
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Mayor John Ekdahl, center, calls the annual reorganization meeting to order at Bingham Hall. Below, Ekdahl swears in Scott Paterson as police chief while Paterson’s wife, Stephanie, and children lookContinue reading "RUMSON HAILS NEW UNIFORMED LEADERS"
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January 2nd, 2013 @ 7am
IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR LAYLA…
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A sailboat named Layla was smashed against the Navesink River dock at Maple Cove in Red Bank during Wednesday night’s storm. Reader Len Oppenheim grabbed this photo from Riverview Towers.Continue reading "IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR LAYLA…"
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December 27th, 2012 @ 9am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Last week’s Where triggered memories of a pony named Tom.
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December 27th, 2012 @ 8am
STORM CHARITY DIGS IN FOR THE LONG HAUL
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RebuildRecover co-founder Mike Hernandez surrounded by donated materiel in the organization’s initial home: his Sounds to Go DJ office on East Front Street in Red Bank. (Click to enlarge) By WILContinue reading "STORM CHARITY DIGS IN FOR THE LONG HAUL"
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December 26th, 2012 @ 10am
Heartwarming update on Sea Bright’s effort to recover from Hurricane Sandy. The video is  by Montclair State student Noah Smith, who also produced one last month on the challenges facedContinue reading "CHRISTMAS IN SEA BRIGHT"
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December 24th, 2012 @ 10am
RED BANK: EX-NFLER VISITS, BEARING SHRIMP
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Celestine and Wallace Woods in their alter-egos as Santa and Mrs. Claus, above, and former pro footballer Jarvis Green, below. (Photos by Dan Natale. Click to enlarge) By DAN NATALEContinue reading "RED BANK: EX-NFLER VISITS, BEARING SHRIMP"
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December 21st, 2012 @ 9am
The wind-down to the start of winter, and the winter solstice – shortest day of the year, occurring today – as seen in a tree on Madison Avenue in Red Bank.
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December 21st, 2012 @ 7am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Last week’s Where, showing a terraced hillside retaining wall, triggered a spate of fond memories of a now-gone Rumson bridge.
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December 20th, 2012 @ 7am
SEA BRIGHT: HARRY’S CLAWS ITS WAY BACK
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Lou Jacoubs in the restaurant’s dining room Tuesday. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON Another Sea Bright staple gets back in action when Harry’s Lobster HouseContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: HARRY’S CLAWS ITS WAY BACK"
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December 19th, 2012 @ 2pm
SEA BRIGHT: COUNCIL WAIVES PERMIT FEES
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Members of the borough council at Tuesday night’s meeting. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON Amid complaints by residents about unresolved insurance claims and other rebuildingContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: COUNCIL WAIVES PERMIT FEES"
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December 19th, 2012 @ 1pm
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • On December 18, 2012 at approximately 11:20 am police responded to a residence on Baldwin Avenue inContinue reading "M’TOWN COPS CHASE DOWN ALLEGED BURGLAR"
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December 19th, 2012 @ 10am
RETAIL CHURN: FUR, BOOZE & YOGURT
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Steven Corn Furs plans to nestle in at 21 Broad Street, former showroom for Agostino Antiques. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD In:  a century-old fur retailer and aContinue reading "RETAIL CHURN: FUR, BOOZE & YOGURT"
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December 19th, 2012 @ 7am
RED BANK: PHARMACY CLOSING TODAY
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Tom McGrath wishes Mary Respol well on her final day of 26 years working for the Yura family. A passerby checks out the window display, below. (Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "RED BANK: PHARMACY CLOSING TODAY"
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December 18th, 2012 @ 2pm
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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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