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RED BANK AREA SCHOOLS BIG BASIE WINNERS
Students and faculty from five Red Bank area schools dominated the balloting in the 11th annual Basie Awards, presented on Wednesday night to honor excellence in Monmouth County high school theatrical productions.
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May 19th, 2016 @ 7am
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RED BANK: A TASTY TAKE FOR HABITAT FUNDER
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An inaugural "Taste for Homes" food and wine fundraiser raises more than $50K on behalf of Habitat for Humanity in Monmouth County.
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May 19th, 2016 @ 5am
BESTSELLING AUTHOR VISITS RUMSON SCHOOL
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Best-selling young adult author Gordon Korman discusses his inspirations and creative process, during a visit with Forrestdale School students.
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May 19th, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: PRIMA BAND COMES TO THE BASIE
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"The Wildest Show in Vegas" lives again in a new generation, as Louis Prima Jr. and the Witnesses swing the Basie stage on Thursday.
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May 18th, 2016 @ 2pm
RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN WELCOMES THERAPY DOG
RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN'S newest face has a wet black nose. She a "golden-doodle" therapy dog named Violet.
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May 18th, 2016 @ 8am
RED BANK CHARTER SCHOOL IS ALL ART
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An annual Evening with the Arts showcases the creative talents of Red Bank Charter School students, and reinforces the importance of arts education in the school's curriculum.
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May 18th, 2016 @ 5am
RBR PHOTO MAJORS TOPS IN CAMERA CONTEST
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Red Bank Regional photo majors take a First Place finish and more, in a local contest that's keyed to a national competition.
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May 18th, 2016 @ 5am
The Curchin Group accounting firm is looking for local non-profits to help out, as beneficiaries for their annual Curchin Open indoor mini-golf fundraiser.
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May 17th, 2016 @ 5am
RUMSON: BIKE RODEO THIS SATURDAY
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Rumson Borough kids in grades K through 8 are invited to enjoy a day of fun safety activities (and enter to win a new bike), when the third annual Rumson Bicycle Rodeo goes up this Saturday, May 21.
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May 17th, 2016 @ 5am
RUMSON: A BEACON ON THE SHORE
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The deadline for reserving tickets has been extended to Thursday, as the local mental health resource Shore House hosts a beacon of Hope fundraiser this Sunday, May 22 at Rumson Country Club.
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May 16th, 2016 @ 2pm
RED BANK: WHO’S UP FOR BASIE AWARDS?
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Student stage productions at six local high schools dominate the nominations in the 11th annual Basie Awards, with the winners to be announced in a Wednesday night ceremony.
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May 16th, 2016 @ 12pm
A BIG-TENT CELEBRATION ON SANDY HOOK
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Brian Kirk sounds an early keynote to the summer season, as the Jersey Shore Partnership marks its silver anniversary, June 6 on Sandy Hook.
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May 16th, 2016 @ 5am
LITTLE SILVER: NEW RBR FITNESS CTR. A HIT
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The addition of the new state-of-the-art fitness center at Red Bank Regional is celebrated by the school's athletes and coaches.
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May 13th, 2016 @ 5am
Five outstanding student-made works of art, engineering and scholarship are spotlighted by Christian Brothers Academy, during a Scholars Colloquium on May 17.
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May 13th, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: TWO NIGHTS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC
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A Bo-dacious BOLERO, a helping of HEAVENLY HARMONY and a gathering of guest artists, as the Monmouth Symphony and Monmouth Civic Chorus make this saturday night a classical gas.
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May 12th, 2016 @ 12pm
MIDDLETOWN: FT. HANCOCK MEETING ON FRI.
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Preserving the historic structures at Sandy Hook's Fort Hancock through adaptive reuse is the topic of a public-welcome meeting, Friday morning at Middletown Arts Center.
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May 12th, 2016 @ 5am
Students at two Rumson schools join RFH high schoolers for the annual Environmental Springfest, while Deane Porter kids get hands-on during a Global Day of Design.
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May 12th, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: BETTER DEAD, OR LED?
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Even Better than the Real Thing? Audience favorites Dark Star Orchestra and Get the Led Out return to the Basie stage this week, with their spot-on evocations of the Dead and the Led.
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May 11th, 2016 @ 11am
RUMSON: BIG FUNDING FEAT AT ANNUAL EVENT
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The annual Wine and Martini Tasting Fundraiser at Salt Creek Grille puts the spotlight on the Monmouth County-based family charity Michael's Feat.
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May 11th, 2016 @ 5am
Students at two Rumson schools join the local PTO in recognizing their hardworking educators, during Teacher Appreciation Week.
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May 11th, 2016 @ 5am
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(G&G) DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
A solid lunchtime line at the G&G hot dogs truck on Shrewsbury Avenue on Monday afternoon. Driving this stretch of road when  G&G i ...
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.
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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.