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GETTING IT RIGHT, FOR DIFFERENT LEARNERS
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Accommodations and services are provided in a very different manner in colleges than they are in high schools. For most students, the changes may not be significant — unfortunately, othersContinue reading "GETTING IT RIGHT, FOR DIFFERENT LEARNERS"
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October 14th, 2013 @ 6am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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WEEKEND: OF TEA, TIME AND TAG ART
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Time’s running out: Oakes Fegley and Robert Hogan co-star in director Joel Grey’s staging of ‘On Borrowed Time,’ now in its final weekend at Two River Theater. Below, spraypaint specialist DemerContinue reading "WEEKEND: OF TEA, TIME AND TAG ART"
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October 11th, 2013 @ 10am
SPECIAL GUESTS AND FESTS, AT LOCAL SCHOOLS
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Children’s book author-illlustrator and award winning educator Timothy Bellavia comes to Tower Hill School in Red Bank, as part of a special presentation for students on Friday, October 18. AContinue reading "SPECIAL GUESTS AND FESTS, AT LOCAL SCHOOLS"
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October 11th, 2013 @ 6am
BORO SCHOOL ENCOURAGES KIDS TO WALK IT
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Students who attend Shrewsbury Boro School are encouraged to walk or bike to school with their families on October 16, as part of the nationwide Safe Route to School initiative.Continue reading "BORO SCHOOL ENCOURAGES KIDS TO WALK IT"
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October 10th, 2013 @ 6am
TOP TAGGERS AIM AEROSOLS AGAINST HUNGER
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Trenton-based Will Kasso is one of the special guest artist-judges taking part in the annual Jersey Shore Aerosol Art Battle Against Hunger, October 13 at Colorest in Red Bank. (clickContinue reading "TOP TAGGERS AIM AEROSOLS AGAINST HUNGER"
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October 9th, 2013 @ 6am
RBR LATINA GIRLS VISIT THE UN, BY VIDEO
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The RBR Latina Girls Group will have a video showcased in the second annual International Day of the Girl Celebration, which takes place on October 11 at the United Nations. Continue reading "RBR LATINA GIRLS VISIT THE UN, BY VIDEO"
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October 8th, 2013 @ 6am
RBR OCTOBER: RESPECT, TOLERANCE, HERITAGE
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Former NFL player turned motivational speaker Levar Fisher is the guest speaker on October 23, during Violence and Vandalism Awareness Week activities at Red Bank Regional High School. (click toContinue reading "RBR OCTOBER: RESPECT, TOLERANCE, HERITAGE"
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October 7th, 2013 @ 6am
WEEKEND: A WALK, A BUMP, A PADDLE, A KRALL
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Little Silver artist Mike Ciccotello at work creating a mural at Red Bank’s Salon Concrete, where his paintings will be on display with a show opening Saturday night. Diana Krall,Continue reading "WEEKEND: A WALK, A BUMP, A PADDLE, A KRALL"
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October 4th, 2013 @ 6am
A ‘FIRST’ FOR WEISS, AT LUNCH BREAK GALA
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Famed Red Bank area rock photographer Mark Weiss has announced the donation of a series of classic rock and roll portraits from the 1970s and 1980s, to benefit the borough-based nonprofit Lunch Break andContinue reading "A ‘FIRST’ FOR WEISS, AT LUNCH BREAK GALA"
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October 4th, 2013 @ 6am
R-FH FUNDRAISER: “GOOD FUN, GOOD CAUSE”
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RFH Foundation Vice President Lisa Atallah and President Judi Tavill invite the community to support education programs at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School by attending the Fall Fundraiser. “Good funContinue reading "R-FH FUNDRAISER: “GOOD FUN, GOOD CAUSE”"
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October 3rd, 2013 @ 8am
CURTAIN UP ON PHOENIX FUNDRAISER FRIDAYS
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Clockwise from top left: scenes from the recent Phoenix Productions stagings of ANYTHING GOES, DAMN YANKEES, and THE MUSIC MAN. The 2013 season continues in November with Irving Berlin’s WHITEContinue reading "CURTAIN UP ON PHOENIX FUNDRAISER FRIDAYS"
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October 3rd, 2013 @ 6am
CARNIVAL SETS THE STAGE FOR R-FH VS. RBR
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Participants enjoy last year’s inaugural RFH Homecoming Carnival, which was held in the school’s gym due to rain. This year’s event is scheduled for October 4 from 5-8 pm onContinue reading "CARNIVAL SETS THE STAGE FOR R-FH VS. RBR"
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October 2nd, 2013 @ 6am
ROOM TO GROW FOR LITTLE BUCS AT RBR
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Press release from Red Bank Regional High School A few openings are still available for the Red Bank Regional (RBR) Little Bucs Preschool Program, which operates in the preschool labContinue reading "ROOM TO GROW FOR LITTLE BUCS AT RBR"
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October 1st, 2013 @ 6am
RCDS: SMALL BEGINNINGS, BIG ACHIEVEMENTS
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Nick Dawes of ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is the celebrity guest auctioneer at a gala for the Rumson Country Day School’s Horizons Rumson program, scheduled for November 2 at Rumson Country Club.Continue reading "RCDS: SMALL BEGINNINGS, BIG ACHIEVEMENTS"
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September 30th, 2013 @ 9am
CYMCA HOLDS A PLAYGROUND-RAISING
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A new playground will appear at The Community YMCA’s Family Health and Wellness Center on November 2, courtesy of local sponsors and a crew of community volunteers. Press release fromContinue reading "CYMCA HOLDS A PLAYGROUND-RAISING"
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September 30th, 2013 @ 6am
RBR STUDENTS NASHVILLE BOUND FOR GALA
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RBR students Patrick Martini (Union Beach) and Matthew Rosen (Little Silver) were recently named to the country’s All-National Honors Ensembles, sponsored by the National Association for Music Education. Both willContinue reading "RBR STUDENTS NASHVILLE BOUND FOR GALA"
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September 27th, 2013 @ 9am
FIVE + FIVE ADD UP, AT FIRST BAPTIST EVENT
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Dr. Scott Hoffman of Billy Graham Evangelistic Association is among the guest speakers at the annual Jersey Shore Men’s Conference, hosted on October 5 at First Baptist Church in RedContinue reading "FIVE + FIVE ADD UP, AT FIRST BAPTIST EVENT"
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September 27th, 2013 @ 6am
A LITTLE SHAKESPEARE, FOR YOUNG PLAYERS
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Two River Theater Company invites young actors ages 9 to 12 to audition on October 14 and 15, for a special teen version of Shakespeare’s AS YOU LIKE IT toContinue reading "A LITTLE SHAKESPEARE, FOR YOUNG PLAYERS"
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September 26th, 2013 @ 9am
BASIE OK’s CHORALE PROGRAM FOR AREA KIDS
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The Count Basie Theatre and the Red Bank Borough School District are thrilled to announce a new, free children’s choral program, The Central Jersey Youth Chorale, beginning in the Fall ofContinue reading "BASIE OK’s CHORALE PROGRAM FOR AREA KIDS"
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September 26th, 2013 @ 8am
R-FH GRADS EMBARK ON AFRICAN ADVENTURE
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Leah Small and Olivia Brown, two members of the 2009 RFH Graduating Class, are heading to Burkina Faso in West Africa to provide Health Care services as Peace Corps volunteers.Continue reading "R-FH GRADS EMBARK ON AFRICAN ADVENTURE"
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September 25th, 2013 @ 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
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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 ...