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RED BANK GOP HEARTENED BY CLOSE FINISH
Candidates Rob Lombardi, left, and Kim Senkeleski were joined by former Councilman Jim Giannell as the returns came in at Senkeleski’s home. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Tuesday’sContinue reading "RED BANK GOP HEARTENED BY CLOSE FINISH"
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November 4th, 2009 @ 12am
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On his second try, former Red Bank councilman John Curley won a seat on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders, tipping the board back to Republican control. His winContinue reading "CURLEY, ASSEMBLY REPS RIDE GOP WAVE"
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November 4th, 2009 @ 12am
IT’S ALL-GOP IN FAIR HAVEN
A voter who asked not to be identified signs in with her daughter at her side at the Fair Haven Fire House yesterday. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By a wideContinue reading "IT’S ALL-GOP IN FAIR HAVEN"
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November 4th, 2009 @ 12am
In the closest council race in recent memory, incumbent Red Bank Democrats Mike DuPont and Art Murphy have won re-election to the borough council. Republican political newcomers Kim Senekeleski andContinue reading "RED BANK DEMS WIN COUNCIL SQUEAKER"
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November 3rd, 2009 @ 10pm
MONMOUTH STREET STORE IS FOR THE BIRDS
Live inventory at the new Exotic Birds of Red Bank store. (Photos by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Getting a simple “hello” when you walk in the door and aContinue reading "MONMOUTH STREET STORE IS FOR THE BIRDS"
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November 3rd, 2009 @ 9am
redbankgreen was there Saturday for the annual haul-in day at the Monmouth Boat Club in Red Bank. That’s the day club members pull in the floating docks for the seasonContinue reading "DOCKS UNDOCKED: BRING ON THE ICE!"
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November 3rd, 2009 @ 7am
IN oRBit: YOU READ IT HERE FIRST
Today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit takes off on a literary bent, with an update on some exciting projects in the works from Kim Widener (left), a former partner in BookIt! AuthorContinue reading "IN oRBit: YOU READ IT HERE FIRST"
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November 3rd, 2009 @ 7am
LOCAL FOODIES TUNE INTO TUNISIA
In their endless quest for new flavor and cultures, American foodies have apparently decided that the north African country of Tunisia is the hot new thing, palettewise. Last Thursday night,Continue reading "LOCAL FOODIES TUNE INTO TUNISIA"
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November 2nd, 2009 @ 7am
MASKED MAN AT MONMOUTH & MAPLE
For the Red Bank Charter School’s annual Halloween jaunt through town last Friday, phys ed and health teacher John Chestman wore a mask depicting the face of fourth-grade teacher MattContinue reading "MASKED MAN AT MONMOUTH & MAPLE"
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November 2nd, 2009 @ 7am
BRIDGES HEAD IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS
Vehicles arriving onto the Sea Bright peninsula via the partially completed Route 36 bridge from Highlands over the weekend. (Photos by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Call it a taleContinue reading "BRIDGES HEAD IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS"
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November 2nd, 2009 @ 7am
IN oRBit: LADY BIRD, LYLE, & LADIES AT TEA
Today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit welcomes a pair of cultural ambassadors from the republic of Texas to the crimson banks of the Navesink — one in spirit, the other inContinue reading "IN oRBit: LADY BIRD, LYLE, & LADIES AT TEA"
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November 2nd, 2009 @ 6am
FRAMING UP A FUTURE ON MONMOUTH STREET
Red Bank Frameworks, at Monmouth and West streets, plans to open next month. Is a revived western Monmouth Street finally starting to come into focus? Steve McMillion thinks so, andContinue reading "FRAMING UP A FUTURE ON MONMOUTH STREET"
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October 30th, 2009 @ 10am
FAIR HAVEN GOP: FOCUSED ON FINANCE
Bob Marchese and Ben Lucarelli in Lucarelli’s Red Bank office. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI This year’s Republican candidates for Fair Haven borough council haven’t gotten caught upContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN GOP: FOCUSED ON FINANCE"
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October 29th, 2009 @ 10am
FAIR HAVEN DEMS: BETTER SCRUTINY NEEDED
Margo Tikijian and Matthew Cohen on River Road. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI One might think that the historical odds are stacked against any Democrat running for FairContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN DEMS: BETTER SCRUTINY NEEDED"
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October 29th, 2009 @ 10am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
This week’s ‘Where‘ serves a dual purpose: thrilling entertainment, as usual, and a reminder to reset your clocks this weekend.
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October 29th, 2009 @ 8am
GOAL: URBAN EMPLOYMENT
Work continues on the planned Urban Outfitters store at 2 Broad Street in Red Bank. By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Just a couple hours into Urban Outfitters‘ marathon job fair on Wednesday,Continue reading "GOAL: URBAN EMPLOYMENT"
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October 29th, 2009 @ 6am
POLICE: TEEN CURFEW WORKS
This year, for the first time since 1998, the Mischief Night/Halloween combo falls on a Friday and Saturday. Does that portend trouble in the form of tissued utility lines, eggedContinue reading "POLICE: TEEN CURFEW WORKS"
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October 28th, 2009 @ 8am
Peter Paras, a Red Bank family law attorney who was run over in a by a Jeep in the parking lot of the Galleria shopping and office complex in 2002,Continue reading "GALLERIA AMBUSH TARGET TESTIFIES"
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October 28th, 2009 @ 6am
IN oRBit: DEATHLY GOOD HALLOWS
DON’T go in the house. DON’T look in the basement. And whatever you do, DON’T part with a single discretionary dollar before you visit Red Bank oRBit. This Halloweekend, the stakesContinue reading "IN oRBit: DEATHLY GOOD HALLOWS"
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October 28th, 2009 @ 6am
Scenes from the opening night reception at the Two River Theater last Saturday night. To enlarge the display, start it, then click the embiggen symbol in the lower right corner.Continue reading "‘MIDSUMMER NIGHT’ GETS EXTENDED FALL RUN"
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October 27th, 2009 @ 7am
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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 ...
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 ...