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The Unitarian Meeting House in Lincroft is the setting  — and the Pope’s encyclical on caring for the Earth is the inspiration — when the annual Shanti Peace Lecture takesContinue reading "LINCROFT: A CALL TO ACTION, A COMMON HOME"
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September 14th, 2015 @ 6am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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Clearwater Festival founder Bob Killian, seen here with folk legend Pete Seeger, makes two anniversary appearances this weekend. (Photo by Mike Berry) Updated from previous post on redbankgreen‘s All Good page.Continue reading "LINCROFT: A NEW DOCK FOR CLEARWATER"
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September 11th, 2015 @ 9am
SANDY HOOK: A BLITZ IN TIME
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Amateur naturalists, students and other volunteers are invited to assist a team of scientists in a “BioBlitz” census of species on Sandy Hook, beginning September 18. Press release from NationalContinue reading "SANDY HOOK: A BLITZ IN TIME"
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September 11th, 2015 @ 6am
SEA BRIGHT: SKIM, SWIM INTO LOCAL SUMMER
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The annual September edition of Skimbash brings top Skim USA Pro/Am Tour action to Sea Bright this Saturday — and the Athleta Iron Girl Triathlon hits the Hook on SundayContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: SKIM, SWIM INTO LOCAL SUMMER"
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September 10th, 2015 @ 12pm
A familiar face on the Two River Theater stage, Brandon J. Dirden returns as a first-time director, with a production of August Wilson’s SEVEN GUITARS that opens the new TwoContinue reading "RED BANK: DIRDEN ROLLS A LUCKY ‘SEVEN’"
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September 9th, 2015 @ 12pm
LITTLE SILVER: HOME COOKIN’, HOME KICK-OFF
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The Bucs of Red Bank Regional celebrate their opening home football game under the lights on Friday, September 18, with a kick-off picnic that will benefit The SOURCE, RBR’s School-based YouthContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: HOME COOKIN’, HOME KICK-OFF"
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September 9th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: TRAGIC DIVAS, COMIC THRILLERS
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Rehearsals proceed at Phoenix Productions’ new Chestnut Street headquarters for EVITA, going up this weekend on the Count Basie stage with Kelliann De Carlo in the title role. (Click toContinue reading "RED BANK: TRAGIC DIVAS, COMIC THRILLERS"
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September 8th, 2015 @ 5am
RED BANK: TAKE IT TO THE RIVER
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Rowers, kayakers, canoers, standup paddlers and the just-plain-interested are invited to Maple Cove this Saturday, when Paddle the Navesink Day offers area residents a new perspective on Red Bank’s mostContinue reading "RED BANK: TAKE IT TO THE RIVER"
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September 7th, 2015 @ 12pm
LATE SUMMER FUNRAISING, ‘ROUND THE GREEN
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Bayside tables await guests at last year’s End of Summer Party on Sandy Hook. The annual fundraiser hosted by the Sandy Hook Foundation returns to the North Beach area ofContinue reading "LATE SUMMER FUNRAISING, ‘ROUND THE GREEN"
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September 7th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: DON’T LET THIS ONE SLIDE BY
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The annual Trombone Night concert and BBQ dinner returns to the Salvation Army center on Newman Springs Road on Labor Day. (File photo by Peter Lindner) It’s one of those uniqueContinue reading "RED BANK: DON’T LET THIS ONE SLIDE BY"
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September 3rd, 2015 @ 5am
RUMSON: ALL ROADS LEAD TO CANTERBURY
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The annual Canterbury Art Show returns to St. George’s Church this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Works by painter Lee Jamieson, including one below, are included. (Above photo by Susan Ericson. Click toContinue reading "RUMSON: ALL ROADS LEAD TO CANTERBURY"
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September 2nd, 2015 @ 6am
LITTLE SILVER: RBR WELCOMES CLASS OF ’19
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Among the students and parents who mingled at the RBR Freshmen Orientation barbeque were (L-R) Eric, Sherry and Emily Jaramillo (Millstone); Bettina and Freshman Raymond Forbes (Red Bank); Whitney, Jack, Emily and JimContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: RBR WELCOMES CLASS OF ’19"
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September 1st, 2015 @ 6am
Press release from Shrewsbury Chorale Do you like to sing? Shrewsbury Chorale invites all interested local singers to participate in our Open Rehearsals on September  22 and 29, 2015, fromContinue reading "SHREWSBURY CHORALE HEARS YOUR VOICE"
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September 1st, 2015 @ 6am
LINCROFT: HOME FROM THE MOUNTAINS
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A ceramic teapot by North Carolina artist Nick Joerling is among the items featured in the new “Clay Directions” exhibit beginning Tuesday at Brookdale Community College.  With the coming ofContinue reading "LINCROFT: HOME FROM THE MOUNTAINS"
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August 31st, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: A RED-CARPET, NAME-DROP NIGHT
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Legendary rock drummer Carmine Appice, above at right works with members of the Rockit! band in preparation for Saturday’s show, which also honors local music legend Bobby Bandiera, below. A lieutenantContinue reading "RED BANK: A RED-CARPET, NAME-DROP NIGHT"
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August 28th, 2015 @ 2pm
RBR VOLLEYBALLER PAYS IT FORWARD
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Red Bank Regional sophomore Gabby Lopez spent her summer vacation as a coach for programs that included Little Silver summer softball, and Red Bank Future Bucs volunteer volleyball.  Press releaseContinue reading "RBR VOLLEYBALLER PAYS IT FORWARD"
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August 28th, 2015 @ 6am
LITTLE SILVER: VYING FOR TOP TOMATO
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The stakes are high once again, as three-peat champion (and top-seeded competitor) Michael Mansfield prepares to defend his crown in the 2015 Biggest Tomato Contest, scheduled for Saturday at Sickles Market.Continue reading "LITTLE SILVER: VYING FOR TOP TOMATO"
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August 27th, 2015 @ 12pm
FAIR HAVEN: ALL’S FAIR AT AUGUST CLASSIC
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It’s that time of year again as the week-long Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair returns for an extended encampment starting Friday. The rides and midway that transform River Road into aContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: ALL’S FAIR AT AUGUST CLASSIC"
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August 26th, 2015 @ 12pm
LINCROFT: BCC PLANS NEW CAMPUS PATH
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Planned upgrades for Brookdale’s Lincroft campus include new seating alcoves, landscaping and art installations, as pictured in this design rendering of the college’s Bankier Library. (Photos courtesy of Partner EngineeringContinue reading "LINCROFT: BCC PLANS NEW CAMPUS PATH"
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August 26th, 2015 @ 6am
TINTON FALLS: A CARDBOARD-BOX CAUSE
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From press materials by Family Promise of Monmouth County While Monmouth County is considered one of the more affluent counties of the Garden State, the issue of family homelessness remainsContinue reading "TINTON FALLS: A CARDBOARD-BOX CAUSE"
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August 26th, 2015 @ 6am
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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.