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Running the Basie more like a commercial promoter than an 'arts' organization has boosted the venue's fortunes, CEO Numa Saisselin says. With a whale of concert scheduled for tonight — at mega-whale prices — the Count Basie Theatre today is...
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May 7th, 2008 @ 9am
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Residents of the proposed Washington Street historic district watched a laptop slide show featuring the 106 homes that would be included. Proponents of a new historic district that would embrace Red Bank's Washington Street neighborhood appeared to overcome the mild...
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May 7th, 2008 @ 7am
Students and parents gathered yesterday evening at the Markham Place School in Little Silver to leave tributes to Don Merce, the school's 58-year-old principal, who was killed in a car accident earlier in the day on Oceanport Avenue in Oceanport....
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May 7th, 2008 @ 5am
Red Bank police are sorting through the details of an assault case that sent two people to the hospital early this morning. Under arrest and now being treated at Riverview Medical Center is 29-year-old Johnny Campos of Spring Street, says...
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May 6th, 2008 @ 9am
Today's Star-Ledger has a feature on Little Silver resident Barbara Sager, a yoga instructor who specializes in clients with Multiple Sclerosis and other conditions that limit their mobility. redbankgreen readers may recognize the name or the face: in March, we...
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May 6th, 2008 @ 8am
Nice old house on Washington Street. Residents of a proposed Washington Street historic district are being encouraged to attend a presentation tonight on what the designation would mean. The district includes Washington, upper Spring Street, Mount Street and parts of...
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May 6th, 2008 @ 6am
Two men identified as Red Bank residents were arraigned in Freehold yesterday on charges arising from an alleged bid-rigging scheme centered on the state prison system, where one of them was employed, today's Star-Ledger reports. Gerald Kennedy and Mark Sterner...
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May 6th, 2008 @ 6am
A car gets powerwashed by an unseen employee at Nissan World of Red Bank on Newman Springs Road late yesterday afternoon. Some of us may be longing for a little spritz ourselves today. The weatherman says temps will peak near...
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May 6th, 2008 @ 6am
Terence Wilkins The Red Bank school board last night announced, and accepted, the resignation of the Terence Wilkins as middle school principal, today's Asbury Park Press reports. The action came a week after Wilkins was indicted on arson and insurance...
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May 6th, 2008 @ 5am
Flowers, asparagus, cheesecake, pickles and more: the Farmers Market passes the sniff test with flying colors. A longtime Red Bank institution kicks off another run through summer and into fall with Sunday's return of the Farmers Market at the Galleria....
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May 5th, 2008 @ 11am
Unedited entries from the Red Bank police logs, April 25 through May 2. Criminal Mischief occurring at N. Bridge Ave. on 4-28-08. Employee of business reported that two unknown males entered restroom and broke the glass in vanity mirror. Ptl....
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May 5th, 2008 @ 11am
Hovnanian Enterprises says it is tripling its forecast for positive cash flow this year to $300 million from earlier "guidance" given to investors. The announcement came with this morning's report by the publicly traded homebuilder, based here in Red Bank,...
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May 5th, 2008 @ 6am
Some pix from Saturday's Cinco de Mayo celebration at the Red Bank Charter School. (Click to enlarge.) Email this story
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May 5th, 2008 @ 5am
Terence Wilkins, the Red Bank Middle School principal indicted earlier this week in an alleged arson and insurance fraud scheme, pleaded not guilty during his arraignment in an Essex County courtroom today, the Asbury Park Press reports. Wilkins was indicted...
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May 2nd, 2008 @ 4pm
Gettin' the band back together... Gone are the days when Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band would do two shows a night at what was then known as the Carlton Theatre and the Monmouth Arts Center. But word that...
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May 2nd, 2008 @ 10am
Mannequins in the window of retrowear emporium Backward Glances are ready for their closeups as the annual "Paint the Town Pink" breast cancer awareness effort nears its Sunday kickoff in downtown Red Bank. Meanwhile, Courtney Hall, below left, of Fair...
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May 2nd, 2008 @ 6am
John E. Johnson tackles a spring project in front of his home on Branch Avenue yesterday. Email this story
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May 2nd, 2008 @ 6am
A proposal to convert the Colony House apartments on Bodman Place into upmarket condos was shot down by the Red Bank zoning board last night, today's Asbury Park Press reports. From the Press: It may have been a lack of...
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May 2nd, 2008 @ 6am
Perhaps the three weathervanes featured in last week's 'Where' were too generic, but the responses didn't come in as expected. We got just one, and it was wrong. Oh well, that's the way the wind blows. And when it blows,...
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May 1st, 2008 @ 7am
Mitchell Johnson's sun-drenched seashore village views are spotlighted at Laurel Tracey Gallery as nine Red Bank galleries team up to present Artwalk event this Saturday. By TOM CHESEK An "Art Walk" can be a tricky thing; a study in dueling...
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May 1st, 2008 @ 7am
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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 ...
LONG LIVE LOCAL NEWS!
"Long Live Local News" flags from redbankgreen's 20th anniversary celebration in Marine Park Tuesday prove to be the perfect compliment to s ...
MUMS AND WITCHES
17 Prospect Ave (Photo by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
KAYAKERS CLEAR RIVER JUNK
Partyline photo: "The Navesink Nymphs" clear floating tires from the river.
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