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RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN ‘NIGHT OF THE ARTS’ SPOTLIGHTS AWARD-WINNING TALENTS
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Clockwise from top left: Seen during the recent “Night of the Arts” at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional were freshman Julia Wagner with her 1st Place-winning pastel; junior Max Taffin with hisContinue reading "RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN ‘NIGHT OF THE ARTS’ SPOTLIGHTS AWARD-WINNING TALENTS"
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June 18th, 2015 @ 6am
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RBR GRADS GET BI-LITERACY CERTIFICATION
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Sixteen RBR graduating seniors are the first in their school’s history to achieve a Biliteracy certification on their diploma. Pictured above are: (left to right, back row) RBR Principal RisaContinue reading "RBR GRADS GET BI-LITERACY CERTIFICATION"
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June 17th, 2015 @ 6am
FAIR HAVEN 5TH GRADERS WIN ON ‘WALL ST.’
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Press release from Fair Haven School District Knollwood School students George Clough, Patrick Malpass, and Charles Newbury of Fair Haven achieved the First Place finish in the Southern Region ofContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN 5TH GRADERS WIN ON ‘WALL ST.’"
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June 17th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: MELISSA, MAVERICKS, AND MO’
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Clockwise from top left: Melissa Etheridge returns to the Count Basie stage on her ME tour, with fellow Grammy winners Keb’ Mo’ and Norah Jones cued up for nights toContinue reading "RED BANK: MELISSA, MAVERICKS, AND MO’"
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June 17th, 2015 @ 6am
SANDY HOOK: BEACH BLANKET FREEBIES
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Brian Kirk and the Jirks head back to the beach when the free concert series on Sandy Hook returns Wednesday evening. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) GrabContinue reading "SANDY HOOK: BEACH BLANKET FREEBIES"
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June 16th, 2015 @ 10am
RUMSON DISTRICT NAMES NEW SUPER
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Press release from Rumson School District Dr. John E. Bormann, Ed. D., has been announced as Superintendent of the Rumson School District. A special Rumson Board of Education Meeting, duringContinue reading "RUMSON DISTRICT NAMES NEW SUPER"
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June 16th, 2015 @ 6am
Press release from Monmouth Medical Center One out of seven pregnant and new moms will experience Postpartum Depression/Anxiety, yet only 15 percent of them will seek help. On Saturday, JuneContinue reading "LINCROFT: A ‘CLIMB OUT’ FOR WARRIOR MOMS"
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June 16th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: EVERY DOG HAS ITS NIGHT
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Canine visitors and their human handlers are invited to paws and relax when Red Bank Dog Days return for a new season Tuesday evening. [UPDATE: This event has been postponedContinue reading "RED BANK: EVERY DOG HAS ITS NIGHT"
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June 16th, 2015 @ 5am
FAIR HAVEN: DIVE INTO A THRILLING READ
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American Littoral Society president Tim Dillingham (left) speaks with Robert Kurson about the best-selling author’s new PIRATE HUNTERS, in a Nauvoo Grill Club event presented by River Road Books. HisContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: DIVE INTO A THRILLING READ"
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June 15th, 2015 @ 3pm
RED BANK 8TH GRADERS ARE ACADEMY BOUND
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Twenty-one eighth graders from Red Bank Middle School have been accepted into the prestigious Red Bank Regional High School academies for next year. They are Desiree Marshall, Creative Writing andContinue reading "RED BANK 8TH GRADERS ARE ACADEMY BOUND"
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June 15th, 2015 @ 6am
RBR TEAM HAS ITS ‘BRAINS’ ON THE PRIZE
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The “Don’t Be Distracted” team from Red Bank Regional was a grand prize winner in the Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey’s year-long U Got Brains Competition. Pictured are (rightContinue reading "RBR TEAM HAS ITS ‘BRAINS’ ON THE PRIZE"
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June 15th, 2015 @ 6am
RUMSON: SUMMER’S BACK, AND SO’S THE FAIR
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St. George’s-by-the-River in Rumson hosts the Canterbury Fair rain-or-shine on Saturday. (Photos courtesy of St. George’s. Click to enlarge) For 66 years, it’s served as a low-key kickoff to theContinue reading "RUMSON: SUMMER’S BACK, AND SO’S THE FAIR"
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June 12th, 2015 @ 7am
RED BANK: ROLL UP ON A MYSTERY TOUR
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The super-sessionman project known as the Fab Faux makes its 14th annual appearance on the Count Basie stage this Saturday night, with a recreation of two landmark Beatles albums. (Photo byContinue reading "RED BANK: ROLL UP ON A MYSTERY TOUR"
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June 11th, 2015 @ 1pm
MIDDLETOWN: A WALL OF FRIENDS, AT MTPL
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Pastel paintings by Eleni and Ernest Antholis are among the works on display and on sale, during an “Off the Wall” fundraiser for Friends of the Middletown Library that includes aContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: A WALL OF FRIENDS, AT MTPL"
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June 10th, 2015 @ 12pm
RED BANK: HOW TO RAISE A FORTUNE
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The onetime home of journalist T. Thomas Fortune is a National Historic Landmark.  (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) The T. Thomas Fortune Project Committee is reminding allContinue reading "RED BANK: HOW TO RAISE A FORTUNE"
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June 10th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK ART STUDENTS WIN LOCAL CONTEST
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Red Bank Regional art teacher Barbara Beckett (back row, left) is pictured with some of the sixteen RBR students who were among the winners of the 2015 Monmouth Day CareContinue reading "RED BANK ART STUDENTS WIN LOCAL CONTEST"
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June 10th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: A BIT OF TOMS RIVER AT TWO RIVER
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Playwright and Middletown High School South faculty member Alexis Kozak premieres his original script, “Toms River Anthology,” at the Count Basie Theatre’s new Performing Arts Academy on June 12. AsContinue reading "RED BANK: A BIT OF TOMS RIVER AT TWO RIVER"
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June 9th, 2015 @ 11am
RUMSON KIDS SHARE TALENTS AT ART SHOW
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Appreciating the creations at the Deane-Porter School Art Show are second-graders Clementine and Clara Lilley (left to right). Press release from Rumson School District Talented students shared their finest creationsContinue reading "RUMSON KIDS SHARE TALENTS AT ART SHOW"
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June 9th, 2015 @ 6am
Press release from Red Bank Borough Education Foundation All in the interest of science, the Red Bank Borough Education Foundation presented the Red Bank Board of Education with its secondContinue reading "RED BANK: KOPKA GRANT FUNDS SCIENCE DAY"
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June 9th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: BRINGING THE FOOT TRAFFIC
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The race is on once more as the 22nd annual Sheehan Classic returns to the streets of Red Bank Saturday morning. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) RedContinue reading "RED BANK: BRINGING THE FOOT TRAFFIC"
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June 8th, 2015 @ 12pm
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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.