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December 14th, 2007 @ 10pm
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For the eight years he's been publishing the Asbury Park-based triCity News, Dan Jacobson has been angling for a dinner invite from Red Bank Mayor Pasquale Menna. As readers of redbankgreen know, Menna is a foodie who has his own...
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December 14th, 2007 @ 11am
By TOM CHESEK New York has its late and lamented CBGB; Memphis its Sun Studio; Detroit its original Hitsville USA; and Asbury Park a converted disco by name of the Stone Pony. In New Orleans, it's the legendary J&M Music...
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December 14th, 2007 @ 8am
By TOM CHESEK On a Siberian day in early December, Art Forms Gallery owner Charlotte Scherer excuses herself from the conversation to stop in at a neighboring storefront. Things inside her Monmouth Street gallery have tended toward the frigid side...
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December 14th, 2007 @ 7am
Sorry, the talent in the trailer is strictly no-name. Perhaps you saw all those film-crew vehicles, complete with portable tents and a catering truck, parked outside the Parker Family Health Center on Shrewsbury Avenue today. Well, no, they are not...
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December 13th, 2007 @ 3pm
Bette Memmote, a resident of River Street Commons, tackles the slush on her car as she prepares for an outing to the Red Bank Public Library this afternoon. For the benefit of those who work in windowless places or are...
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December 13th, 2007 @ 2pm
The municipal judge in Sea Bright who invalidated he borough's noise ordinance on a legal technicality has now reinstated it, the Asbury Park Press reports. The latest twist hinges on a some hairsplitting: whether the borough should have sought state...
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December 13th, 2007 @ 12pm
A homeless juvenile arrested in late October for burglarizing several address on East Bergen Place turns out not to be a minor after all, Red Bank Police say they have learned. Ismael Rojas-Vela turns out to be 19 years old,...
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December 13th, 2007 @ 10am
Francis Ford Coppola directing 'Youth Without Youth,' which premieres at the Clearview Thursday night in a benefit for the Monmouth County Arts Alliance. By TOM CHESEK WINE! It's managed to play a part in the late careers of many a...
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December 13th, 2007 @ 9am
Sen. Hillary Clinton has widened her lead in New Jersey over Sen. Barrack Obama, and Rudy Giuliani — though he's slipped a bit — still leads Sen. John McCain by a wide margin, according to a newly released Quinnipiac University...
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December 13th, 2007 @ 9am
Not only did we have no winners last week; we had no submissions. Not a guess. Perhaps we stumped even the 'Where' regulars? This being a somewhat unusual circumstance, we're trying something a bit different this week. We're adding a...
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December 13th, 2007 @ 7am
A former Middletown cop with a long rap sheet involving booze and driving faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty yesterday to DWI charges in connection with a 2-year-old boy's death in Hudson County earlier this year,...
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December 13th, 2007 @ 6am
By LINDA G. RASTELLI A recent string of burglaries and shootings in Red Bank evoked mixed reactions at a West Side Community Group neighborhood watch meeting last night, with some residents praising police efforts and others saying they feel unsafe....
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December 13th, 2007 @ 6am
Data released by the state Department of Education indicates that Red Bank schools would see an 18-percent jump in state aid under the widely anticipated new funding formula unveiled today by Gov. Jon Corzine. That translates into $369,000 more than...
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December 12th, 2007 @ 3pm
Red Bank Regional High School will get a $30,000 bump in state aid under the new funding formula announced by Gov. Jon Corzine today. At about two percent, the increase is the minimum amount that the Corzine administration is doling...
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December 12th, 2007 @ 3pm
Nicole Atkins and her band, the Sea, played songs from their major-label debut LP "Neptune City" for an admiring crowd of several dozen fans last night at Jack's Music. The singer-songwriter from Neptune is scheduled to play the Bowery Ballroom...
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December 12th, 2007 @ 7am
Red Bank Police are looking for a burglar who may knock on his victims' front doors to determine if anyone is home before entering their houses. The culprit may also be targeting the homes of Hispanic families, said Capt. Steve...
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December 12th, 2007 @ 7am
Carbon fuels giant Exxon Corp. is proposing the creation of a docking station for the transfer of liquefied natural gas 20 miles off the Monmouth County coast, according to various reports today. From today's Star-Ledger: The project, involving a floating...
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December 12th, 2007 @ 6am
Today's Star-Ledger has a look at the volunteer work of Red Bank's Ronnie Micciulla, who heads up a program that aims to get Christmas gifts to the children of U.S. military personnel serving overseas, but mostly in Iraq and Afghanistan....
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December 11th, 2007 @ 7am
Two suspects in today's stabbing and robbery of a Shrewsbury Avenue merchant, as well as two alleged accomplices, are in custody, and one of them used to work in the store, Red Bank police report. All four suspects are from...
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December 10th, 2007 @ 5pm
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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.
PAINT IT PURPLE?
Caption: ‘Should it be done purple?’ Perfect day. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
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