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RUMSON HONORS ‘TEACHERS OF THE YEAR’
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Press release from Rumson School District  Prior to the start of its January 27 meeting, the Rumson Board of Education on January 27 honored  Bridget Albrizio and Brittaney Flynn (picturedContinue reading "RUMSON HONORS ‘TEACHERS OF THE YEAR’"
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February 4th, 2016 @ 5am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: A LAST CALL FOR ‘REASON’
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Ilona (Mairin Lee) is the center of attention, as the Two River Theater original LIVES OF REASON (above) enters its final round of performances…while Monmouth U’s Frank P. Fury (below)Continue reading "RED BANK: A LAST CALL FOR ‘REASON’"
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February 3rd, 2016 @ 12pm
1ST PLACE SPELL FOR FAIR HAVEN 5TH GRADER
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Knollwood School fifth-grader Jacob Brown, claimed first place in the school’s Annual Spelling Bee on January 26,  with his correct spelling of the word “nonplus.” The ten year old sonContinue reading "1ST PLACE SPELL FOR FAIR HAVEN 5TH GRADER"
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February 3rd, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: Y CAMPAIGN’S OZ-PICIOUS DEBUT
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Press release from The Community YMCA Last Thursday, January 28, The Community YMCA Family Health and Wellness Center in Red Bank was the scene as the CYMCA kicked off itsContinue reading "RED BANK: Y CAMPAIGN’S OZ-PICIOUS DEBUT"
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February 3rd, 2016 @ 5am
RUMSON: A PAGE-TURNER OUT OF HISTORY
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Press release from Congregation B’nai Israel Novelist Pam Jenoff served as Vice Consul for the US State Department in Krakow, Poland and is an expert on Poland and the Holocaust. Continue reading "RUMSON: A PAGE-TURNER OUT OF HISTORY"
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February 2nd, 2016 @ 5am
RBR TEENS SERENADE SHREWSBURY SENIORS
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In January, the Shrewsbury Homesteaders invited students from Red Bank Regional’s VPA to serenade them at their monthly meeting. Pictured are (back row, left to right) Jalen Willis, Ricci Bigelow,Continue reading "RBR TEENS SERENADE SHREWSBURY SENIORS"
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February 2nd, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: BEAM US UP, BASIE
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“KHAAANNNN!” The coming of the mighty Shatner is heralded at the Count Basie Theatre with a three night Kirk-out of films in the classic STAR TREK franchise. Below,Middletown’s own BillyContinue reading "RED BANK: BEAM US UP, BASIE"
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February 1st, 2016 @ 12pm
RBR ‘BOYS 2 MEN’ DRESS FOR SUCCESS
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A Red Bank Regional High School “Boys 2 Men” facilitator teaches his students the art of tying a tie, while RBR football star Sadiq Palmer (below) poses in his selectedContinue reading "RBR ‘BOYS 2 MEN’ DRESS FOR SUCCESS"
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February 1st, 2016 @ 10am
LITTLE SILVER: ARTISTS AND ORCHIDS REPORT
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Among the works on display  at Sickles Market Saturday are mixed-media, coastal-themed wall hangings by Yolanda Fleming, above. Orchids fill the greenhouse,on Sunday. (Above photo by Nancy Ellen Photography)  LocalsContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: ARTISTS AND ORCHIDS REPORT"
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January 29th, 2016 @ 12pm
LINCROFT: BCC HOSTS MINORITY CONFERENCE
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Brookdale Community College faculty member Fidel Wilson speaks at the 2015 Minority Male Initiative workshop. Registration is now open for this year’s conference, which returns to campus for its secondContinue reading "LINCROFT: BCC HOSTS MINORITY CONFERENCE"
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January 29th, 2016 @ 5am
LINCROFT: ARE YOU READY FOR SOME WINTER?
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When life gives you winter, make Winterfest — the second annual edition of which returns to Lincroft’s Thompson Park this Saturday afternoon (pictured is a scene from the inaugural, snow-freeContinue reading "LINCROFT: ARE YOU READY FOR SOME WINTER?"
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January 28th, 2016 @ 12pm
A WELLNESS FAIR FOR R-FH STAFFERS
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Press release from Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School A “Wellness Fair” for staff members was held at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School on the afternoon of January 21. The firstContinue reading "A WELLNESS FAIR FOR R-FH STAFFERS"
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January 28th, 2016 @ 5am
TINTON FALLS: ARC HAS NEW EXEC DIRECTOR
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Press release from The Arc of Monmouth In an announcement earlier this week, The Arc of Monmouth named Linda Mayo, MSW, MS as its new executive director, following the recentContinue reading "TINTON FALLS: ARC HAS NEW EXEC DIRECTOR"
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January 28th, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: BARRIS TO JAZZ UP A STEAMY NIGHT
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Noted music scholar, journalist and guitar ace Mike Barris is scheduled to play as Reckless Steamy Nights return this Friday to the Woman’s Club of Red Bank. It’s a time ofContinue reading "RED BANK: BARRIS TO JAZZ UP A STEAMY NIGHT"
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January 27th, 2016 @ 8am
RBR STUDENTS EARN SCOUTING’S TOP HONOR
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Red Bank Regional students and Red Bank Troop 67 scouts Zackary Forest and Michael Maier Jr., were recently conferred with the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest achievement in BoysContinue reading "RBR STUDENTS EARN SCOUTING’S TOP HONOR"
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January 27th, 2016 @ 5am
SHREWSBURY: CYMCA ANNOUNCES NEW VEEP
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Press release from The Community YMCA The Shrewsbury-based Community YMCA, one of the area’s leading nonprofit organizations, is pleased to announce the appointment of Barry Martin as the new ViceContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: CYMCA ANNOUNCES NEW VEEP"
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January 27th, 2016 @ 5am
RBR OFFERS BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM
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Press release from Red Bank Regional High School The stress of the college application season is just about winding down, as students now anticipate learning where they are accepted —Continue reading "RBR OFFERS BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM"
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January 26th, 2016 @ 5am
Press release from Count Basie Theatre When the red carpet is rolled out for the 11th annual Basie Awards on May 18, the Count Basie Theatre will do more thanContinue reading "RED BANK: BASIE ISSUES ARTS SCHOLARSHIPS"
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January 26th, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: T&M SERVES UP SERVICE
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As part of a “50 Ways of Giving” community service campaign in observance of its 50th anniversary, executives from Middletown-based engineering firm T&M Associates (including President/CEO Gary Dahms ) joinedContinue reading "RED BANK: T&M SERVES UP SERVICE"
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January 25th, 2016 @ 5am
R-FH TEENS HEAR PROS OF LANGUAGE SKILLS
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Panelists Dekker Buckley, Amy Sestito, Claudia De Bonte, and Gianna Maita made a presentation on “World Language in Our Community” at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional on January 12th. Press release fromContinue reading "R-FH TEENS HEAR PROS OF LANGUAGE SKILLS"
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January 25th, 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.
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.