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LINCROFT: ST. LEO’S SUMMER PREVIEW
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St. Leo the Great Parish in Lincroft kicks off six nights of pre-summer funraising, with a Carnival that commences on Monday, June 16.  Longtime locals on the greater Green knowContinue reading "LINCROFT: ST. LEO’S SUMMER PREVIEW"
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June 15th, 2014 @ 12pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RUMSON: THE THRILL OF VICTORY
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Forget about sleeping in on Sunday, dads: Victory Park is the setting for a great recreational event this Father’s Day, with a Kids’ Triathlon that commences at 7:45 am.  Continue reading "RUMSON: THE THRILL OF VICTORY"
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June 14th, 2014 @ 12pm
RED BANK: STREETLIFE HITS THE BRICKS AGAIN
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Strumberry Pie is among the musical acts returning to the sidewalks and storefronts of downtown Red Bank, for the latest edition of Street Life on Saturday.  Sure, other towns haveContinue reading "RED BANK: STREETLIFE HITS THE BRICKS AGAIN"
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June 13th, 2014 @ 6am
FH KIDS ON A ROLL FOR TRANSITION DAY
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The Fair Haven tradition known as Transition Day celebrates the progress of Sickles School third graders toward fourth grade at Knollwood School — and highlights the fact that a majorityContinue reading "FH KIDS ON A ROLL FOR TRANSITION DAY"
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June 13th, 2014 @ 6am
FH GARDEN CLUB IS TOPS IN NJ FOR 2014
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Press release from the Garden Club of Fair Haven The Garden Club of Fair Haven (GCFH) was recently named Garden Club of the Year by the Garden Club of NewContinue reading "FH GARDEN CLUB IS TOPS IN NJ FOR 2014"
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June 13th, 2014 @ 6am
FAIR HAVEN, RUMSON: ALL’S FAIR
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St. George’s by the River in Rumson is the scene for Saturday’s Canterbury Fair, the annual celebration of friendship, family and summer that begins at 9 am.  While summer doesn’tContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN, RUMSON: ALL’S FAIR"
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June 12th, 2014 @ 12pm
SALON’S THE LOCATION FOR ART EXHIBIT
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CLEARWATER MOTEL and other paintings by Shrewsbury-based artist Jimmy Leslie will be on display this Saturday night during a special opening reception for the exhibit LOCATION! LOCATION! LOCATION!, hosted atContinue reading "SALON’S THE LOCATION FOR ART EXHIBIT"
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June 12th, 2014 @ 6am
MIDDLETOWN: BAD BOY MAKES GOOD
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NJ’s Bad Boy of Comedy Mike Marino is strictly family-friendly and ready to serve, as High School North hosts a fundraiser night of comedy for a township teen.  They callContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: BAD BOY MAKES GOOD"
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June 11th, 2014 @ 12pm
RBR PROJECT PROM PROMOTES SMART CHOICES
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Red Bank Regional students watch a simulated Medevac event as part of Project Prom, an annual program that encourages seniors to make smart choices during a time when many drunkenContinue reading "RBR PROJECT PROM PROMOTES SMART CHOICES"
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June 11th, 2014 @ 6am
RBR WRITERS WIN BIG IN NAT’L COMPETITION
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RBR Visual & Performing Art Academy Creative Writing Majors won 97 awards at the prestigious National Scholastic competition, with silver medals awarded to Jack McLoone (far left), Liv Winnicki (secondContinue reading "RBR WRITERS WIN BIG IN NAT’L COMPETITION"
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June 11th, 2014 @ 6am
FAIR HAVEN: A DATE WITH MARY KAY
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Author Mary Kay Andrews visits Nauvoo Grill Club in Fair Haven Thursday evening for a reading and signing event sponsored by River Road Books. Save the Date. No, really, thisContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: A DATE WITH MARY KAY"
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June 10th, 2014 @ 1pm
RFH STUDENTS VISIT THEIR ‘SISTER’ IN CHINA
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Students from Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School students immersed themselves in the culture and language of China, during a recent visit to Hanzhou Entel Foreign Language School. Press release fromContinue reading "RFH STUDENTS VISIT THEIR ‘SISTER’ IN CHINA"
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June 10th, 2014 @ 6am
RFH ART STUDENTS VISIT SCHROTH SCHOOL
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Press release from Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School Recently, several students from Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School visited the Schroth School in Ocean Township to participate in art therapy activitiesContinue reading "RFH ART STUDENTS VISIT SCHROTH SCHOOL"
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June 10th, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: PRIDE AND PRICE(LESS)
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Tom Hanks’ Oscar winning star turn in PHILADELPHIA screens for free on Tuesday night, capping an evening of Two River Pride at the Count Basie.  Cynics insisted that filmmaker JonathanContinue reading "RED BANK: PRIDE AND PRICE(LESS)"
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June 9th, 2014 @ 12pm
RBR HISTORY CLUB MAKES THE TOP TEN
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Members of the RBR History Club are pictured (bottom row, left to right): Emma Gorry, Bradley Beach; Claire Toomey, Red Bank; Angelina Garavente, Fair Haven; Katie Robinson, Little Silver; MorganContinue reading "RBR HISTORY CLUB MAKES THE TOP TEN"
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June 9th, 2014 @ 6am
It’s Grad Season at colleges and universities across the country, and young people from all over the greater Red Bank Green are among the many thousands of Class of 2014Continue reading "AREA STUDENTS EARN DEGREES, HONORS"
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June 9th, 2014 @ 6am
MIDDLETOWN: A PACK OF ONE
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Singer Dave DeLuca channels Dino, Sammy and Frank in a RAT PACK FLASHBACK that comes to Middletown Township Public Library on Monday,  June 9. You’ve seen those tributes to theContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: A PACK OF ONE"
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June 8th, 2014 @ 12pm
NAVESINK: SIGNS OF SUMMER LIFE
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Samantha Ambler, Grace Modla and Ronnie Marvald are among the cast of VITAL SIGNS, the “suite of theatrical miniatures” that extends the Monmouth Players’ 2014 schedule into A/C season, beginningContinue reading "NAVESINK: SIGNS OF SUMMER LIFE"
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June 7th, 2014 @ 12pm
SANDY HOOK LIGHTHOUSE HITS 250
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The Sandy Hook Lighthouse is the oldest continuously operated lighthouse in what is now the United States. For 250 years, the Sandy Hook Lighthouse has stood as a beacon ofContinue reading "SANDY HOOK LIGHTHOUSE HITS 250"
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June 6th, 2014 @ 10am
FAIR HAVEN, RED BANK: ONRUST NEVER SLEEPS
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Seen here scouting the Hudson River, a working replica of the 17th century Dutch ship ONRUST puts into port this Saturday and Sunday for two public-invited events on the Navesink.Continue reading "FAIR HAVEN, RED BANK: ONRUST NEVER SLEEPS"
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June 6th, 2014 @ 8am
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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.