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LINCROFT: A JAZZY ‘TONIGHT’ SHOW AT CBA
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LINCROFT: Longtime 'Tonight' bandleader Kevin Eubanks stars in a Thursday night fundraiser concert at Christian Brothers Academy.
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May 25th, 2017 @ 9am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: High schools on the Greater Green score numerous nominations, as the 12th annual Basie Awards roll out the red carpet tonight.
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May 24th, 2017 @ 9am
LITTLE SILVER: BIG SILVER FOR RBR WRITERS
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LITTLE SILVER: Writing majors at Red Bank Regional earn 62 awards (including one national) at a major nationwide competition.
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May 24th, 2017 @ 5am
RUMSON: RCDS KIDS SPREAD THEIR WINGS
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RUMSON: Students spread their creative wings through visual art, words and music, during the annual Arts Festival at RCDS.
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May 24th, 2017 @ 5am
RED BANK: ‘BOBFEST’ OF DYLAN, WAR & PEACE
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RED BANK: Pat Guadagno's annual 'Bobfest' returns to the Count Basie Theatre with an edition that packs the heft of "War and Peace."
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May 23rd, 2017 @ 6am
LINCROFT: CBA SENIORS SHOW RESEARCH
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LINCROFT: The CBA Scholars Program capped the academic year with an annual student research presentation.
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May 23rd, 2017 @ 5am
MIDDLETOWN: Teens are challenged to read books, help out in the community and win some great prizes, through the Library's Summer Reading Program.
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May 22nd, 2017 @ 5am
LINCROFT: CBA GRADUATES CLASS OF ’17
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LINCROFT: More than 200 members of Christian Brothers Academy's Class of 2017 will be going on to leading colleges and universities.
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May 22nd, 2017 @ 5am
RUMSON: BIG HONOR FOR RFH’S DELLETT
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RUMSON: Special Ed teacher Jen Dellett is named Educator of the Year at RFH Regional.
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May 19th, 2017 @ 5am
FIELD DAY FOR RED BANK PRIMARY, RCDS
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RUMSON: The Country Day School welcomes Red Bank Primary students for a field day dedicated to the Horizons program for Red Bank kids.
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May 19th, 2017 @ 5am
SANDY HOOK: A FREE FUNDAY ON THE HOOK
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SANDY HOOK: American Littoral Society offers an array of activities, all free, centered on exploring the Hook's natural and historic wonders this Sunday.
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May 18th, 2017 @ 7am
LITTLE SILVER: NOSHES, BARGAINS AND MORE
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LITTLE SILVER: The first ever Taste of Little Silver event serves up an appetizing array this Sunday.
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May 17th, 2017 @ 10am
LITTLE SILVER: RBR NAMES 6 TO HALL OF FAME
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LITTLE SILVER: An elite group of doctors, educators and public servants are honored as the 2017 inductees to Red Bank Regional's Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame.
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May 17th, 2017 @ 5am
RED BANK: MCC AWARDS VOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS
RED BANK: Teens from RBR and Middletown North are awarded vocal scholarships by Monmouth Civic Chorus.
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May 15th, 2017 @ 4am
RED BANK: SUNSET SONATA AT ST. THOMAS
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RED BANK: Pianist and composer Nicolas Namoradze makes a rare New Jersey appearance Saturday night at St. Thomas Episcopal.
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May 12th, 2017 @ 12pm
RUMSON GALLERY HOSTS RBR PHOTO MAJORS
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RUMSON: The photography of six Red Bank Regional seniors is on view at Canvas Studio, beginning May 18.
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May 12th, 2017 @ 5am
RUMSON: EX-FHPD CHIEF VISITS RCDS
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RUMSON: Eight graders at Rumson Country Day School learn about respect and overcoming obstacles, from Police Academy's director Breckinridge.
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May 12th, 2017 @ 5am
RED BANK: A FRONTIER FUNDER AT TWO RIVER
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RED BANK: Tony-level talent helps Two River Theater host an advance listen to the original musical, THE BALLAD OF LITTLE JO.
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May 11th, 2017 @ 6pm
FAIR HAVEN TEEN AIMS FOR OLYMPIC GLORY
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FAIR HAVEN: A "Dream Team" of young archers has selected a RFH junior for its Olympic training program.
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May 11th, 2017 @ 5am
ON THE GREEN: AUTHORS SERVE UP MEMORIES
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ON THE GREEN: Memories of amusements past, and comfort food from a surprising source, on the local book front this Thursday.
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May 10th, 2017 @ 12pm
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PEACE, LOVE AND JUGGLING
Music and flow arts filled Riverside Gardens Park Friday night at the free flow arts meetup hosted by Cirque de Peace, with guest band Sweet ...
IMMIGRATION PROTESTS CONTINUE
Protests against a wave of immigration arrests in Red Bank and nationwide continued for a third and fourth straight day on Shrewsbury Avenue ...
CARS, BARS AND VANS
Middletown resident Rob King was cruising through the Red Bank municipal parking lot behind the Dublin House Saturday night in his 1969 Plym ...
TWO SHORTS IN FILMONEFEST
Leonardo Morales Pitalua, a 20-year-old animator who lived in Red Bank until February, will have two short films shown at FilmOneFest in Hig ...
LONG DOGGONE WAIT
Partyline photo: The driver of an e-bike and his human passenger wait at the Monmouth Street train crossing while a northbound NJ Transit tr ...
WE’RE LICHEN THIS FUNGHI!
A mushroom sprouts from the mouth-like hole in this lichen-covered tree on the grounds of Red Bank Primary School Tuesday morning.
HELL STRIP FIREWORKS
Revelers launched fireworks from the hell strip in front of a home on Drs. James Parker Boulevard on July 4, one of many impromptu and quest ...
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SWIMMING, ER, SCULLING RIVER?
Partyline photo captures a single rower working their way up the Swimming River.
SUMMER SUNRISE
A stunning Sunrise on the Navesink River in Red Bank Tuesday June 30.
BRAZEN LAWLESSNESS?
Who does this? One of those famously (and, yes apocryphally) illegal-to-remove mattress tags lies on the plaza outside the Count Basie Cente ...
SUNNY SKIES, JAZZY VIBES AT RED BANK ARTS FEST
A jazz combo comprised of current and former students of the Red Bank-based Jazz Arts Project performed at the first Red Bank Arts Festival ...
COOL JUNE BRIDE RIDE
It’s a wedding thing. (Photo and text by Rosann Dal Pra)  
RED BANK CLASSIC 5k
Runners at the starting line of the Red Bank Classic 5k Saturday morning.
WORLD CUP WATCH PARTY AT COUNT BASIE FIELD
Solid turnout, festive vibes and a huge Mexico win: Count Basie Park World Cup Watch Party photos. (Click to read)
DOUBLE RAINBOW OVER RED BANK
Partyline contributor captures stunning double rainbow over Red Bank.
RED BANK: SINKHOLE ON SHREWSBURY AVE
Emergency sinkhole repairs closed Shrewsbury Avenue northbound traffic for most of the day Wednesday.
NAVESINK SUNRISE
Partyliner captures stunning sunrise over the Navesink River in Red Bank.
DRONES SCRUB BANK BUILDING
Partyline photo: A power washing drone was used to clean the exterior of the Ocean First Bank Building at 110 West Front Street recently.
MESSAGE TO READERS
Please stand by: A quick message to readers about a pause in news coverage.
IN THE DISTANCE, NEW STATUE UNVEILED
A new monument commemorating the 250th anniversary of US Independence is unveiled in a park that only has a Red Bank mailing address.