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Student performers from over a dozen area schools are the stars of the show at Wednesday’s tenth annual Basie Awards. Broadway has its well-established Tonys; Off Broadway its Obies —Continue reading "RED BANK AREA SCHOOLS DOMINATE BASIES"
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May 18th, 2015 @ 8am
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RBR BUC BACKERS AWARD $75K+ IN GRANTS
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RBR Buc Backer President Paul Noglows presents Red Bank Regional Supervisor Peter Grandinetti with a very large check (symbolically and figuratively) for a special console to better operate the lightsContinue reading "RBR BUC BACKERS AWARD $75K+ IN GRANTS"
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May 18th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: THIS IS OUR FOODSTOCK
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Homegrown watermelons aren’t promised, but the grounds of Red Bank Middle School will once again the setting for Foodstock, the annual community party and food drive presented on Saturday byContinue reading "RED BANK: THIS IS OUR FOODSTOCK"
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May 15th, 2015 @ 6am
FAIR HAVEN YOUNG ARTISTS A HIT
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Visitors to the Fair Haven School District Art Show admire self-portraits created by eighth graders at Knollwood School. Press release from Fair Haven School District “Make Your Mark” was theContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN YOUNG ARTISTS A HIT"
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May 15th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: A BANQUET FOR THE EYES
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STILL LIFE WITH BIRDS AND DESSERTS and other paintings by Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern are on display throughout the Oyster Point Hotel, beginning with a reception on Friday evening, May 15.  ForContinue reading "RED BANK: A BANQUET FOR THE EYES"
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May 14th, 2015 @ 12pm
RED BANK: PHOENIX LAUNCHES NEW HQ
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Phoenix Productions exec director Tom Martini (fifth from left) brandishes the scissors as the ribbon is cut for the theater company’s new home on Chestnut Street. Assisting during the MayContinue reading "RED BANK: PHOENIX LAUNCHES NEW HQ"
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May 14th, 2015 @ 8am
SEA BRIGHT: ALL FIRED UP FOR THE FAIR
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The Sea Bright Firemen’s Fair returns Thursday for a four-night stand of rides, music, games and great views. On paper, the four-evening Sea Bright Firemen’s Fair would seem to have prettyContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: ALL FIRED UP FOR THE FAIR"
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May 13th, 2015 @ 7am
SUMMER OF STEM AT RED BANK CHARTER
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Press release from Red Bank Charter School Red Bank Charter School has announced the availability of a new comprehensive STEM-based curriculum for their Summer Institute over five weeks, from JulyContinue reading "SUMMER OF STEM AT RED BANK CHARTER"
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May 13th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: TWO RIVER INTROS NEW SEASON
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Returning Broadway veterans Brandon J. Dirden and Jessica Stone — plus rookie playwright Robert Rechnitz, pictured with wife and fellow Two River Theater Company founder Joan — are among theContinue reading "RED BANK: TWO RIVER INTROS NEW SEASON"
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May 12th, 2015 @ 1pm
RBR’S PRINCIPAL CLAY HONORED WITH AWARD
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Left to right: Red Bank Regional Principal Risa Clay is pictured celebrating her being honored as a Partner in Education by the Community Affairs and Resource Center with her colleagues,Continue reading "RBR’S PRINCIPAL CLAY HONORED WITH AWARD"
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May 12th, 2015 @ 6am
‘VOICES OF CHANGE’ TO RING OUT AT RBR
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Press release from Red Bank Regional High School On Thursday, May 21 at 7 pm, the voices of several generations will join together in song, as the Visual and PerformingContinue reading "‘VOICES OF CHANGE’ TO RING OUT AT RBR"
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May 12th, 2015 @ 6am
LINCROFT: EMERGING, INTO A NEW DIMENSION
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The spectacular 3-D lenticular images of Hannah Ueno are on display at the Monmouth Museum, with the artist and educator on hand to discuss her work this Wednesday evening. The effectContinue reading "LINCROFT: EMERGING, INTO A NEW DIMENSION"
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May 11th, 2015 @ 12pm
RED BANK: FINDING FORTUNE IN HISTORY
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On the evening of Friday, June 12, Two River Theater is the scene as The T. Thomas Fortune Project Committee presents another in a series of fundraiser events. Scheduled forContinue reading "RED BANK: FINDING FORTUNE IN HISTORY"
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May 11th, 2015 @ 6am
MIDDLETOWN: ‘GYPSY TRAIL’ LEADS TO MTPL
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Gorilla Bob and the Champ join The Capo Brothers for a free Monday evening concert at Middletown Township Public Library.   They describe themselves as Open Mic Gypsies — aContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: ‘GYPSY TRAIL’ LEADS TO MTPL"
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May 9th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: SATURDAYS WITH SINATRA
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Crooner Michael Martocci offers up Memories of Frank as the Sinatra-centennial year continues at the Count Basie on Saturday. It’s not so much that Ol’ Blue Eyes is back: it’sContinue reading "RED BANK: SATURDAYS WITH SINATRA"
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May 8th, 2015 @ 7am
RUMSON GALLERY HOSTS RBR PHOTO SHOW
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“Façade Feeling” by Olivia Murray (Little Silver) and “A Single Occupation” by Emily Plageman (Shrewsbury) are among the original works on exhibit at Canvas Art Studio, as the Rumson galleryContinue reading "RUMSON GALLERY HOSTS RBR PHOTO SHOW"
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May 8th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: ARE THE STARS OUT TONIGHT…
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Original lead vocalist Jimmy Beaumont brings the 2015 edition of the Skyliners back to the Basie stage for a Friday night “Stars of Rock and Roll” doo-wop extravaganza. They’re mostContinue reading "RED BANK: ARE THE STARS OUT TONIGHT…"
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May 7th, 2015 @ 2pm
Want to learn to sail? Motor on over to the Monmouth Boat Club on May 23. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Red Bank’s Monmouth Boat Club isContinue reading "RED BANK: OPEN HOUSE AT THE BOATHOUSE"
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May 7th, 2015 @ 6am
RUMSON KIDS SHINE IN ‘FOLLIES’
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The duo of Max Squared — Max Tidalgo (vocals) and Max Connery (piano) — performed “Careless Whisper” by George Michael at the recent Forrestdale Follies. Press release from Rumson PTO FromContinue reading "RUMSON KIDS SHINE IN ‘FOLLIES’"
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May 7th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: BEST-SELLER LUNCHES FOR AAUW
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Best-selling author Beatriz Williams is the special guest as the local branch of the American Association of University Women presents its annual scholarship fundraiser luncheon at the Molly Pitcher. HerContinue reading "RED BANK: BEST-SELLER LUNCHES FOR AAUW"
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May 6th, 2015 @ 3pm
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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.