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A Rumson man has been charged with trying to lure a person he'd been told was a 6-year-old girl for a sexual encounter in a Bergen County hotel, according to the Star-Ledger. Lee Devinsky, a 35-year-old advertising executive, was arrested...
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September 19th, 2006 @ 11pm
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Here's an event the kids won't be able to stop talking about for hours afterward: the Middletown Reformed Church is holding a cow pie bingo fundraiser this weekend. That's right, cow pies. Whichever numbered square in a 500-square-foot grid Elsie...
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September 19th, 2006 @ 11am
Here's a feud that must make for some chilly encounters on the SeaStreak Ferry gangplank. The Asbury Park Press has a story today on an escalating four-year battle between a couple of Wall Street bigs with adjoining estates on West...
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September 18th, 2006 @ 5pm
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September 18th, 2006 @ 1pm
Million-dollar homes are a growing factor in the glut of properties for sale in Monmouth County, according to today's Asbury Park Press. The Press reports that the number of Monmouth County homes for sale priced at or above the $1...
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September 15th, 2006 @ 11am
Pity the poor Certified Public Accountant. Wonkishly dull, they say. Obsessed with arcana. Underdeveloped sense of humor. And whatever you do, don't mess with a CPA's workspace, because everything is exactly where it belongs. Yeah, well, the folks at the...
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September 15th, 2006 @ 8am
Elizabeth Harper, left, leads a "gentle yoga" class for women at the historic Woman's Club of Red Bank on Broad Street every Thursday from 9 to 10:15a. The fee is $12 for those who buy a month in advance and...
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September 15th, 2006 @ 8am
Former state Senate President and Democratic powerbroker John E. Lynch Jr. will plead guilty to federal charges in Newark today, according to stories moved late yesterday by the Asbury Park Press, the Star-Ledger and the New York Times. In addition,...
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September 15th, 2006 @ 12am
If a $50 bag of groceries gives you sticker shock, wait until you hear what Bonnie Lane Webber says about the actual cost of raising and transporting the food that ends up in your refrigerator every few days. The way...
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September 13th, 2006 @ 11pm
'Sue from Fair Haven' lassoed last week's 'Where,' which turned out to be a bucking bronc that threw a number of readers. The idyllic image of cows and other livestock in a pasture is from a mural painted on the...
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September 13th, 2006 @ 11pm
Remember when non-profits used to hold spaghetti-supper fundraisers? Now, of course, they're called pasta dinners, pasta being what results when you mix flour, egg, and a touch of urbanity. Lunch Break, Monmouth County's oldest soup kitchen, is rolling with the...
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September 13th, 2006 @ 12pm
The body of Susan Wakelin of Rumson was found early Tuesday morning off Deer Isle, Maine, seven hours after she'd been reported missing from a nighttime kayak outing, according to reports. The Asbury Park Press, which ran a wire story,...
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September 13th, 2006 @ 10am
Advance word from the folks at Art Forms Gallery is that artist Stephen Hall creates personal canvases that engage the viewer through tension, mystery, and glimpses of personal demons. "Images of abstracted shapes, still-life forms, or surreal figurative motifs are...
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September 12th, 2006 @ 3pm
Two men originally from Lincroft and Tinton Falls were among three killed in a fiery crash in Arizona over the Labor Day weekend, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. Dead are Gene Charles Bailey, 26, originally of Tinton Falls; Ryan John...
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September 12th, 2006 @ 10am
A 78-year-old Navesink woman was found dead yesterday morning in her Osborne Avenue house following a fire. Dorothea F. Brooks was already dead as a result of burns when firefighters arrived at the scene of the 11a blaze, Monmouth County...
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September 12th, 2006 @ 10am
What's the right balance between security and aesthetics when designing airports, government buildings and skyscrapers in the post-Sept. 11, 2001 era? The Chicago Tribune's architecture writer, Blair Kamin—a son of Fair Haven—takes on this and related questions in a new...
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September 11th, 2006 @ 10am
Crews from Red Bank-based Navesink River Rowing are among the more than 3,000 rowers from 36 countries competing in this weekend's FISA World Masters Rowing Regatta at Mercer County Park in West Windsor. In 33 years of the Masters competition,...
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September 9th, 2006 @ 10am
Marcia Blackwell, owner of Red Bank-based Blackwell’s Organic Gelato and Sorbetto, has been named Emerging Business Woman of the Year by the Central Jersey Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO). Blackwell's Organic, which has its production...
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September 8th, 2006 @ 11am
The folks making the short film "Layla is Bad" in Sea Bright have put out a late call for extra, um, extras. Thing is, they especially need them this afternoon, starting around 3p. And they're looking particularly for families: Moms...
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September 8th, 2006 @ 11am
Thirty-eight graffiti incidents have been reported in Red Bank so far this year, compared to 43 for all of 2005, according to a story by Larry Higgs in today's Asbury Park Press. Click on the image to enlarge it. The...
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September 7th, 2006 @ 12pm
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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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