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RED BANK: HEALTHY KIDS, FREE OPEN HOUSE
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Kids and families welcome, as the CYMCA hosts a free healthy Kids Day open house on April 30.
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April 8th, 2016 @ 5am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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BCC HOSTS COLLEGE FAIR, OPEN HOUSE
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The Collins Arena at Brookdale Community College is the scene for the Monmouth County College Fair on April 21, and BCC's Spring Open House informational expo on April 24.
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April 7th, 2016 @ 5am
Young people ages 9 to 16 are invited to sign up for the summertime instructional program River Rats Sailing, during an Open House event on April 17.
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April 7th, 2016 @ 5am
MIDDLETOWN: THE PLAY’S THE ‘STING’
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The Monmouth Players cap a Season of Suspense at Navesink Arts Center, with the satirical British murder plot A STING IN THE TALE.
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April 6th, 2016 @ 7am
RED BANK: YOGA WELLNESS WEDNESDAYS
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The Phoenix rehearsal studio is the setting for a series of free Wednesday Trauma-sensitive Yoga classes, designed to promote serenity and combat stress.
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April 6th, 2016 @ 5am
Encouraging girls to explore science and tech-related careers is the subject of an April 23 program, sponsored by Brookdale Community College, the AAUW, and the Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore.
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April 6th, 2016 @ 5am
LINCROFT: CBA CHESS WINS NATIONALS
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A first place victory for the Christian Brothers Academy chessmen, at the National High School Championships.
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April 5th, 2016 @ 5am
LITTLE SILVER: SAFE AT HOMESTEAD
A display of antique baseball cards, an "1864 rules" ball game, a "Touch A Truck" session, and Open House tours of the historic Parker Homestead are on deck for spring 2016 at the 17th century Little Silver landmark.
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April 5th, 2016 @ 5am
ON THE GREEN: AUTHOR! AUTHOR! AUTHORS!
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The people, places, artists, restaurants and poetry of the Shore community are spotlighted in a series of book-related events, going on in the days and nights ahead at locations all around the greater Red Bank Green.
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April 4th, 2016 @ 12pm
RED BANK: TWO RIVER TOASTS ARTS ANGELS
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Two River Theater Company co-founders Joan and Robert Rechnitz were joined on the evening of March 28 by Red Bank Councilman Ed Zipprich and philanthropist Ivan Polonsky, for the 2016-17Continue reading "RED BANK: TWO RIVER TOASTS ARTS ANGELS"
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April 4th, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: HELP FOR WOMEN RAISING BOYS
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Single mothers who are raising boys can get information and support from Red Bank Regional's THE SOURCE and author Matt Stevens, during an April 14 presentation.
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April 4th, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: VOCALLY SOURCED ‘N ORGANIC
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Two midweek nights, one famous stage, 20 harmonious human voices, as the Count Basie welcomes STRAIGHT NO CHASER (Tuesday) and MANHATTAN TRANSFER with TAKE 6 (Wednesday).
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April 1st, 2016 @ 8am
RED BANK: DOLLS GO TO HEAD OF THE CLASS
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The Broadway Dolls are back in town, this time raising funds for Red Bank's St. James School with "A Little Taste" (and a smorgasbord of help) from some of the town's favorite restaurants.
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April 1st, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: WORKING ‘BLUE’ AT GARMANY
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Garmany hosts an evening shopping event dedicated to the NJ chapter of the nonprofit Autism Speaks, on April 28.
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April 1st, 2016 @ 5am
The borough-based nonprofits Lunch Break and HABcore are the beneficiaries, as Red Bank's current and previous mayors welcome the community to the second annual Mayor's Charity Ball.
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March 31st, 2016 @ 5am
LINCROFT: THE DOGS ARE BACK IN TOWN, @ BCC
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The dogs will stroll, the good times will roll, and The Wag will play on, as the SPCA's annual Spring Dog Walk and Pet Fair returns to the Brookdale campus on April 30.
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March 31st, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: SINBAD & GARFUNKEL & MORE
From Sinbad to Satriani, Mozart to Garfunkel, the Basie's busier than ever this weekend, and the jam-packed April days and nights ahead.
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March 30th, 2016 @ 7am
LINCROFT: ART ‘FACING RACISM’ AT BCC
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Students from 19 area schools are the contributing artists, as Brookdale Community College hosts a reception for an art exhibit on the issue of Facing Racism.
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March 30th, 2016 @ 5am
Information on how students from other towns can attend Rumson public schools in the coming school year is now available from the borough.
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March 30th, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: FAMILIAR FACES RETURN TO TRTC
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New roles for familiar faces, new stagings of beloved classics...and the world premiere of a play set in Red Bank, NJ...all on the just-announced 2016-2017 schedule from Two River Theater Company.
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March 29th, 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
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SUNFLOWER GAUNTLET
On the Partyline: a sunflower guantlet on River Street.