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redbankgreen came upon the odd sight Friday evening of 17-year-old Mario Oldani making a rubber-band ball in front of the Broadway Diner on Monmouth Street. Inspired by a friend who created one earlier in the week, Mario started an orb...
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October 16th, 2006 @ 10am
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What a terrific idea for a fundraiser. First, gather a couple of hundred well-heeled folks in blue jeans in the greenhouse at Sickles Market in Little Silver. Hold a series of silent auctions for bottles of fine wine and gourmet...
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October 14th, 2006 @ 1am
A New York Stock Exchange floor trader from Little Silver was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison yesterday for his guilty plea to charges of "trading ahead" of clients, or buying stocks for his or his firm's account at...
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October 14th, 2006 @ 12am
An architect and member of the Fair Haven Zoning Board was indicted earlier this week on federal charges of shaking down a contractor for $100,000 in connection with his work in Bayonne. Today's Jersey Journal has the details on the...
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October 13th, 2006 @ 8am
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October 12th, 2006 @ 10am
They were on their very best behavior. No candidate cast aspersions at another's character or profession. No citizen got sucked into a verbal brawl with an elected official or council wannabe. In fact, no one said much of anything at...
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October 12th, 2006 @ 1am
We had two readers venture that last week's image of a brick wall with a spectral silhouette of a house inlaid in it was from the Red Bank Middle School. Sorry, no. And otherwise, the guess box was devoid of...
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October 12th, 2006 @ 1am
Former Middletown Committeeman Raymond O'Grady, who purportedly told undercover FBI investigators that he could "smell a cop...a mile away," was sentenced to 43 years in federal prison today for his role in the wide-ranging corruption probe called Operation Bid Rig....
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October 11th, 2006 @ 4pm
It is, quite simply, a movie lover's dream: hour after hour of new indie films offered up on three screens in a thriving cultural hub. And it unspools this weekend, the cornucopia of cinematic riches known as the Red Bank...
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October 11th, 2006 @ 11am
The Asbury Park Press has an article today on the Red Bank Borough Council's formation this week of a committee on education and technology, and how Councilman John Curley's vote on the matter may have backfired against him. Curley's was...
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October 11th, 2006 @ 10am
Another Red Bank Council meeting, another ugly blow-up. And last night's was a Richter-scale doozie. As usual, the main event was Mayor Ed McKenna v. Councilman John Curley, but two other council members and a borough resident got into the...
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October 10th, 2006 @ 12pm
A Democratic state legislator is calling for a criminal investigation into whether Assemblywoman Jennifer Beck improperly lobbied the state Lottery Commission on behalf of a contractor at a time that she was employed by a firm doing public relations work...
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October 10th, 2006 @ 11am
Joe Torrence's hobby involves moving at something less than turtle speed with his head down and a large pair of headphones covering his ears. It's relaxing and therapeutic, especially given his occupation, says Torrence, a Middletown resident who drives a...
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October 9th, 2006 @ 11am
The Star-Ledger's Steve Chambers takes a look today at a 26-year-old state law that limits local budget increases in Massachusetts to 2.5 percent, an idea that's getting some consideration here in New Jersey. No surprise, it turns out not to...
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October 9th, 2006 @ 11am
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October 6th, 2006 @ 11am
[UPDATE, 12:57 am, Oct. 6, 2006: After the following story was posted, Kara Homes filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, claiming assets of $350.2 million and liabilities of $296.8 million.] Kara Homes, builder of big-ticket houses on the former site...
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October 5th, 2006 @ 4pm
The West Side property that's the site of Best Liquors has been home to retail businesses for 90 years. For a good part of that history, it was a grocery, but since 1965, it's been a liquor retailer, says store...
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October 5th, 2006 @ 1am
High fives to Peg Riley of Shrewsbury, who was the first to identify last week's 'Where.' It's a sculpture at the Guild of Creative Art on Broad Street (Route 35) in Shrewsbury, opposite The Grove, and a full view is...
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October 5th, 2006 @ 1am
Sealfons, the largest store in the Grove, is moving out by the end of the year because of rising rents, the Asbury Park Press is reporting. The 25,000-square-foot space will be divided between Brooks Bros., which already has a store...
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October 4th, 2006 @ 5pm
First Montauk Securities, based on Newman Springs Road in Lincroft, has been hit with a $475,000 fine, and the firm's top two officials have resigned, as part of a settlement of fraud charges brought by the New Jersey Bureau of...
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October 4th, 2006 @ 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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