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PORTER, M’TOWN TEEN HONORED AT MLK EVENT
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At left, Pilgrim Baptist Pastor Terrence K. Porter (center) accepts a proclamation from Red Bank Council members Kathleen Horgan and Edward Zipprich. At right, Middletown HS South senior Aisha BooriContinue reading "PORTER, M’TOWN TEEN HONORED AT MLK EVENT"
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January 28th, 2014 @ 6am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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FAIR HAVEN SCIENCE STARS SHINE AT MU
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Left to right: Knollwood School teacher Kristen Levy is pictured with sixth-grade students Leila Maldonado, Kira Fleischer and Jake Downie, during the Stars Science Competition held recently at Monmouth University.Continue reading "FAIR HAVEN SCIENCE STARS SHINE AT MU"
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January 27th, 2014 @ 6am
Red Bank Regional High School (RBR) has invited some special guests to help celebrate the Chinese New Year in dance, prose, music, and a special Dragon parade. Beginning at 9Continue reading "RBR STUDENTS CELEBRATE CHINESE NEW YEAR"
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January 27th, 2014 @ 6am
WEEKEND: DRESSED TO THE 9’S, AND BEYOND
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Above: Britt Savage and the Nines recall those 1980s nights of 75-cent ‘kazis and roses for the ladies, when they reunite for a throwback Friday at the Downtown… while below,Continue reading "WEEKEND: DRESSED TO THE 9’S, AND BEYOND"
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January 24th, 2014 @ 12pm
RFH ROWING RAFFLE SCORES A COUPE
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Press release from Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School Rumson-Fair Haven (RFH) Rowing has launched a raffle in support of the new High School program — with the grand prize aContinue reading "RFH ROWING RAFFLE SCORES A COUPE"
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January 24th, 2014 @ 6am
ALL RED BANK’S A STAGE, FOR ACTOR OWENS
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Former COSBY SHOW cast member Geoffrey Owens is BACK, as Jaques — and Two River Theater Company’s got him, as previews begin this weekend for TRTC’s production of Shakespeare’s ASContinue reading "ALL RED BANK’S A STAGE, FOR ACTOR OWENS"
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January 23rd, 2014 @ 7am
STORYTELLER CASTS A SPELL, AT RCDS
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Award winning storyteller David Gonzalez brought his storytelling skills to the Lower School students of RCDS in a visit last week. Press release from Rumson Country Day School On JanuaryContinue reading "STORYTELLER CASTS A SPELL, AT RCDS"
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January 23rd, 2014 @ 6am
RBR’S DOHERTY LAUDED FOR 30 YEARS SERVICE
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Red Bank Regional School Board VP Emily Doherty (second from left) was recently recognized by the New Jersey School Boards Association for 30 years of service to the school district.Continue reading "RBR’S DOHERTY LAUDED FOR 30 YEARS SERVICE"
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January 22nd, 2014 @ 6am
The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders,in conjunction with Pilgrim Baptist Church and JBJ Soul Kitchen, will host its Annual Project Homeless Connect event on Wednesday, January 29, 2014. The event will provide free medical screenings,Continue reading "HELP FOR THE HOMELESS, IN RED BA ...
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January 22nd, 2014 @ 5am
BATTER UP FOR TWO RIVER LITTLE LEAGUE
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Two River Little League president Chris Kelly (second from left, with t-shirt) is pictured in a file photo with TRLL board member John Caruso, Red Bank Regional athletic director DelContinue reading "BATTER UP FOR TWO RIVER LITTLE LEAGUE"
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January 21st, 2014 @ 6am
COUNTY FIRE ACADEMY GRADUATES 42
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Evan D. Tyler of the Shrewsbury Hose Company (third from left) was the recipient of the Class 100 Ronald Fitzpatrick Award, at the Monmouth County Fire Academy’s graduation ceremony onContinue reading "COUNTY FIRE ACADEMY GRADUATES 42"
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January 20th, 2014 @ 6am
WEEKEND: ARTY CHAIRS, ST. PAT, FLYING ELVI
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Above: Public radio powerhouse Ira Glass brings his broadcast mojo to the stage of the Count Basie while, below, Elvis is back in the building, in the person (or persons)Continue reading "WEEKEND: ARTY CHAIRS, ST. PAT, FLYING ELVI"
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January 17th, 2014 @ 8am
FAIR HAVEN SNOW ANGELS COME OUT IN FORCE
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What happened to the snow? Must be the work of Snow Angels — such as Knollwood seventh-grader Emma DeSantis, who recently assisted Nancy Drake with snow removal as part ofContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN SNOW ANGELS COME OUT IN FORCE"
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January 17th, 2014 @ 6am
FAIR HAVEN FOUR SWORN IN BY BOARD OF ED
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Fair Haven Board of Education Attorney Anthony P. Sciarrillo administers the oath of office to newly re-elected members  Jeffrey Spector, Katy Frissora, Michael Bernstein and Claudia Brasch. By MARY ANN KAMPFE, FairContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN FOUR SWORN IN BY BOARD OF ED"
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January 16th, 2014 @ 6am
RBR CYBERPATRIOTS MAKE SEMI-FINAL CUT
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The RBR Cyber Patriot team includes (front row, left to right): Alex Dannecker (Union Beach), Mark Eulner (Shrewsbury), Tucker Machard (Little Silver), Tyler Birn (Red Bank), Ryan Terpak (Union Beach).Continue reading "RBR CYBERPATRIOTS MAKE SEMI-FINAL CUT"
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January 15th, 2014 @ 6am
PTO LUNCHEON IS BEST SERVED CHILLEN’
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Members of the RBR PTO fundraiser planning committee for Still Chillen’ include (left to right, first row) Jennie Kralyevich (Little Silver), RBR PTO President Ilene Reynolds (Little Silver), Tricia DouganContinue reading "PTO LUNCHEON IS BEST SERVED CHILLEN’"
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January 14th, 2014 @ 6am
MUCH ADO ABOUT TRTC’S ‘AS YOU LIKE IT’
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Tonight’s free screening of director Joss Whedon’s 2012 film of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING kicks off a series of special events, keyed to Two River Theater Company’s upcoming production ofContinue reading "MUCH ADO ABOUT TRTC’S ‘AS YOU LIKE IT’"
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January 13th, 2014 @ 6am
BOARD OF ED HONORS RFH STUDENTS
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Rumson-Fair Haven High School junior Frank Delaney, manager of the school’s football team and recipient of this year’s “Unsung Hero” award from the Shore Chapter of the New Jersey Football OfficialsContinue reading "BOARD OF ED HONORS RFH STUDENTS"
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January 13th, 2014 @ 6am
WEEKEND: HOME TURF ADVANTAGE
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Above: Conductor Jacques Lacombe carries the baton to the Basie for the year’s first visit by the NJ Symphony Orchestra, with the internationally acclaimed cellist Daniel Müller-Schott along for theContinue reading "WEEKEND: HOME TURF ADVANTAGE"
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January 10th, 2014 @ 12pm
SALON CONCRETE HOSTS ‘HELP FOR HAIYAN’
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Christine Zilinski of Salon Concrete styles the hair of Maritza Soler of Port Monmouth, in a file photo from 2012. From press materials furnished by J Jems Communications When theContinue reading "SALON CONCRETE HOSTS ‘HELP FOR HAIYAN’"
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January 10th, 2014 @ 6am
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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 ...
DANE FOR DEMOCRACY
redbankgreen Partyline captures a great dane who, all signs indicate, has had enough.
SUNFLOWER GAUNTLET
On the Partyline: a sunflower guantlet on River Street.
VIGIL FOR 68 DEAD
About 100 people attended a Saturday vigil at Johnny Jazz Park in Red Bank as part of a nationwide series of events to mourn the lives of pe ...