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RED BANK, MIDDLETOWN: CLASSICAL DUETS
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Keith Calmes and carry on: the classical guitarist teams with flautist Marjorie Koharski for a free public recital at Middletown Library, on Monday evening. Classical music connoisseurs in and aroundContinue reading "RED BANK, MIDDLETOWN: CLASSICAL DUETS"
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September 20th, 2014 @ 12pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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LINCROFT, SANDY HOOK: OF ART AND NATURE
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Revels in the Details: works by the National Association of Women Artists (left) and by Laura Bethmann (right) are on display at the Monmouth Museum, beginning with a pair ofContinue reading "LINCROFT, SANDY HOOK: OF ART AND NATURE"
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September 19th, 2014 @ 12pm
A forum on the problem (and prevention) of teenage suicide will be hosted at the Rumson headquarters of the Junior League of Monmouth County, on Friday, September 26. Press releaseContinue reading "RUMSON: ADDRESSING TEEN SUICIDES"
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September 19th, 2014 @ 6am
PHOTOG AUCTIONS PRINTS FOR LUNCH BREAK
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Veteran photographer Mark Weiss, pictured at center with Todd Rundgren and Utopia in 1985, will conduct an auction of his famous images for the benefit of Red Bank-based Lunch BreakContinue reading "PHOTOG AUCTIONS PRINTS FOR LUNCH BREAK"
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September 19th, 2014 @ 6am
RUMSON: SHORED UP, BATTENED DOWN
The collision between coastal development and severe weather in New Jersey and elsewhere is the subject of the documentary “Shored Up,” screening for free this Saturday at Holy Cross School.Continue reading "RUMSON: SHORED UP, BATTENED DOWN"
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September 18th, 2014 @ 6am
LITTLE SILVER: AFRICAN MISSION HITS HOME
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Red Bank Regional senior Samantha Sidun of Little Silver (left) is pictured in Ghana with her Global Leadership Adventures mentor Ashley Randall and fellow volunteer Lindsay Harris, at the footContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: AFRICAN MISSION HITS HOME"
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September 18th, 2014 @ 6am
RUMSON: NOVEMBER EXCITES EDUCATORS
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Left to right, author and tech expert Alan November is pictured with Superintendent Dr. Peter Righi, Avon School District Chief School Administrator Christopher Albrizio, and Fair Haven School District SuperintendentContinue reading "RUMSON: NOVEMBER EXCITES EDUCATORS"
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September 17th, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: FUNDRAISER TAKES A KID’S TOUCH
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A chance to get up close and hands-on with an emergency or heavy-duty work vehicle is the big attraction during Touch A Truck Day, the annual fundraising promotion at RedContinue reading "RED BANK: FUNDRAISER TAKES A KID’S TOUCH"
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September 17th, 2014 @ 5am
RED BANK: ‘SCHOOL’ IS IN SESSION, AT TRTC
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British actor, director and educator Mark Wing-Davey brings a dream project to Red Bank, with a bold new realization of the 17th century comedy THE SCHOOL FOR WIVES that opensContinue reading "RED BANK: ‘SCHOOL’ IS IN SESSION, AT TRTC"
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September 16th, 2014 @ 12pm
RED BANK: SIX TEENS TAKE THE STAGE AGAIN
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Red Bank Regional VPA students now appearing in THE SOUND OF MUSIC at the Count Basie include (l-r) Dana Brown, Jillian Lamanno, Bobby Davis, Eliana Swartz, Jaclyn Gisondi, and VictoriaContinue reading "RED BANK: SIX TEENS TAKE THE STAGE AGAIN"
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September 16th, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: SHAKEN, STIRRED ‘N SWINGING
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Pink Martini — fronted by vocalist China Forbes and maestro-impresario Thomas Lauderdale — returns to the Count Basie stage for a Tuesday night toddy on September 16. Like their confectionaryContinue reading "RED BANK: SHAKEN, STIRRED ‘N SWINGING"
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September 15th, 2014 @ 11am
OARS IN FOR FIFTH RUMSON BOAT RACE
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The rowing team from Drexel University gets set to compete during a past edition of the Rumson Boat Race. The champions of the annual Dad Vail competition return to theContinue reading "OARS IN FOR FIFTH RUMSON BOAT RACE"
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September 15th, 2014 @ 8am
RED BANK: GENTLE GIANT FROM SUGAR HILL
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Country singer-songwriter Don Williams rolls his tour bus up to the Count Basie for a Monday one-nighter on September 15. Although he’s scored numerous chart-topping C&W hits, won countless CMAContinue reading "RED BANK: GENTLE GIANT FROM SUGAR HILL"
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September 14th, 2014 @ 12pm
SANDY HOOK: A LATE-SUMMER WIND
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Windsurfer Jeff Bauer shows them all how it’s done, as New Jersey Windsurfing and Watersports Fun Day returns to the bay side of the Sandy Hook peninsula on Sunday. (PhotoContinue reading "SANDY HOOK: A LATE-SUMMER WIND"
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September 13th, 2014 @ 8am
RED BANK & MIDDLETOWN: LIBRARY VOICES
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After a preview party Friday evening, the two-day Red Bank Public Library book sale gets underway Saturday morning. Below, ‘The City and the Shore’ come alive as graphic artist MikeContinue reading "RED BANK & MIDDLETOWN: LIBRARY VOICES"
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September 12th, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: CURTAIN UP THIS WEEKEND
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Lindsay Wood as Maria joins the Phoenix troupe in bringing ‘The Sound of Music’ to the Basie boards beginning this Friday — while Moliere’s ‘The School for Wives’ receives aContinue reading "RED BANK: CURTAIN UP THIS WEEKEND"
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September 11th, 2014 @ 12pm
YOUTH CHORALE IS GO, AT COUNT BASIE
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The Central Jersey Youth Chorale is auditioning young vocalists for a new season of performances in and around the Count Basie Theatre.                Continue reading "YOUTH CHORALE IS GO, AT COUNT BASIE"
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September 11th, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: UP THE RIVER, WITH PADDLE
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Participants of all ages and skill levels are invited to take it to the river on Sunday, when Paddle the Navesink Day returns to cover the Red Bank waterfront. (PhotoContinue reading "RED BANK: UP THE RIVER, WITH PADDLE"
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September 10th, 2014 @ 6am
IT’S OFF TO THE RACES FOR RBR BUC BACKERS
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Pictured in the winner’s circle at Monmouth Park are members of the RBR Buc Bucker Foundation, with the winner of last year’s 50/50 and the RBR race winners. The RBRContinue reading "IT’S OFF TO THE RACES FOR RBR BUC BACKERS"
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September 10th, 2014 @ 6am
Press release from Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School The Daily Beast has named Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School to its “Top High Schools 2014.” The highly popular news and opinionContinue reading "RFH MAKES LIST OF TOP US SCHOOLS"
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September 10th, 2014 @ 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
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SUNFLOWER GAUNTLET
On the Partyline: a sunflower guantlet on River Street.