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4/18: KATHY GRIFFIN LIGHTS UP RED BANK
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Kathy Griffin goes double-deep dish this Friday night, when the flame-haired comic with the celeb-roasting style adds a second standup session to her scheduled gig at the Count Basie.  She’sContinue reading "4/18: KATHY GRIFFIN LIGHTS UP RED BANK"
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April 17th, 2014 @ 12pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RBR SENIOR ART SHOW COMES TO THE GUILD
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Fiona Green’s photograph Trapped (above) and Amber Czesnolowicz’s colored pencil Up, Up and Away (right) are among the works by Red Bank Regional students on display at Shrewsbury’s Guild ofContinue reading "RBR SENIOR ART SHOW COMES TO THE GUILD"
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April 17th, 2014 @ 6am
Press release from St. George’s-by-the-River Church St. George’s-by-the-River Church announced a call to artists for its annual Canterbury Art Show…A Tapestry of the Arts, a premiere local exhibition and saleContinue reading "ST. GEORGE’S PUTS OUT CALL TO ARTISTS"
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April 17th, 2014 @ 6am
A BEST SELLER OF LIFE ADVICE COMES TO RFH
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Best-selling author and humorist Harlan Cohen was the special guest of Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School, during a recent “Transition to College” presentation at the school. Press release from Rumson-FairContinue reading "A BEST SELLER OF LIFE ADVICE COMES TO RFH"
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April 16th, 2014 @ 6am
Women who are currently working, teaching or studying in the male-dominated field of engineering will interact with area Girl Scouts on Saturday, April 26, to encourage them to consider aContinue reading "MATCHING GIRLS WITH ENGINEERING CAREERS"
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April 16th, 2014 @ 6am
RBR TECH STUDENTS EXCEL AT FBLA CONTEST
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Ten RBR Academy of Information technology students qualified and competed in state Future Business Leader of America competition and are headed to the nationals. They are pictured above (left toContinue reading "RBR TECH STUDENTS EXCEL AT FBLA CONTEST"
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April 15th, 2014 @ 6am
TOP RABBI MAKES A HOMECOMING TO RCDS
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Named as one of the Top 50 Rabbis in the country by Newsweek, Rumson Country Day School graduate Rabbi Peter S. Berg returned to RCDS to meet with Mrs. Kolb’sContinue reading "TOP RABBI MAKES A HOMECOMING TO RCDS"
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April 15th, 2014 @ 6am
RCDS CONCERT BENEFITS SANDY GROUND
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Ardvark Smile and legendary Shore guitarist Bobby Bandiera are among the acts taking part in the second annual benefit concert at Rumson Country Day School, April 27. Press release fromContinue reading "RCDS CONCERT BENEFITS SANDY GROUND"
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April 14th, 2014 @ 6am
WEEKEND: ALL YOUR EGGS, MANY BASKETS
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It’s opening weekend for the Two River Theater Company production of TROUBLE IN MIND, above. Below, the kids from Rockit! polish Janis Joplin’s PEARL as part of the annual BrookdaleContinue reading "WEEKEND: ALL YOUR EGGS, MANY BASKETS"
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April 11th, 2014 @ 11am
FLOAT/SWIM FOR CHARITY AT SALON CONCRETE
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The “surfboard gyotaku” prints of  Scott Szegeski will be on display at Salon Concrete in Red Bank on April 26, as part of an evening of art, hair and cuisineContinue reading "FLOAT/SWIM FOR CHARITY AT SALON CONCRETE"
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April 11th, 2014 @ 6am
BOWLING IN MEMORY OF RBR’S MARTIN
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Press release from Red Bank Regional High School  On Saturday, April 26, the Red Bank Regional High SchoolRed Bank Regional High School Source Foundation will hold its first annual BowlingContinue reading "BOWLING IN MEMORY OF RBR’S MARTIN"
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April 11th, 2014 @ 6am
RFH JUNIORS TAKE PRIZE IN PODCAST CONTEST
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Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School juniors Max Reynolds and Rebecca Karol demonstrated that “The World is Brighter in French,” in their award-winning podcast. Press release from Rumson-Fair Haven Regional HighContinue reading "RFH JUNIORS TAKE PRIZE IN PODCAST CONTEST"
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April 10th, 2014 @ 6am
On Saturday, April 26, Brookdale Community College will the setting for a special educational forum, dedicated to discussing ways to restore trust in government, promote transparency, and explore avenues toContinue reading "LWV FORUM TACKLES TRUST IN GOV’T ISSUES"
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April 10th, 2014 @ 6am
A BARN RAISING, AT PARKER HOMESTEAD
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Monmouth County University professor Richard Veit and his archeology students will conduct a “tree-ringing” test on the Parker Homestead-1665 barns this Friday, to determine the age of the structures prior toContinue reading "A BARN RAISING, AT PARKER HOMESTEAD"
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April 9th, 2014 @ 6am
CELEBRATING GIRL POWER, IN LITTLE SILVER
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On Wednesday evening, April 9, the Little Silver Woman’s Club (111 Church Street) will be the setting for “an inspirational evening,” as the Junior League of Monmouth County hosts a discussionContinue reading "CELEBRATING GIRL POWER, IN LITTLE SILVER"
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April 8th, 2014 @ 6am
COUNSELORS HONOR STUDENT HEROES AT BCC
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Red Bank Regional student Sarah Vates (left) accepted a Caring Award from RBR guidance counselor Dawn Kaszuba at a March 20 event sponsored by the Monmouth County Guidance Director’s Association.Continue reading "COUNSELORS HONOR STUDENT HEROES AT BCC"
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April 8th, 2014 @ 6am
A MILESTONE, FOR MONMOUTH CONSERVATORY
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Monmouth Conservatory of Music executive director Vladislav Kovalsky will be honored at an April 27 event, in which a guest list of local dignitaries salute the MCM on its goldenContinue reading "A MILESTONE, FOR MONMOUTH CONSERVATORY"
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April 7th, 2014 @ 6am
Press release from The Community YMCA On Saturday, April 26, The Community YMCA‘s Family Health and Wellness Center in Red Bank will be one of three CYMCA facilities in MonmouthContinue reading "COMMUNITY YMCA HOSTS HEALTHY KIDS DAY"
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April 7th, 2014 @ 6am
WEEKEND: THE SECRET WOID IS VARIETY
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A first responder benefitting spring edition of Street Fair returns to Red Bank Sunday while, below, the one and only GROUCHO goes wild, in the person of Frank Ferrante, FridayContinue reading "WEEKEND: THE SECRET WOID IS VARIETY"
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April 4th, 2014 @ 12pm
A WHALE OF A SALE FOR RCDS KIDS
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Rumson Country Day School parent Karin Devlin (right) is joined by her “Whale of a Sale” co-chairs Nancy Mazzei (left) and Jennifer Mullins (center) and their children in preparation forContinue reading "A WHALE OF A SALE FOR RCDS KIDS"
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April 4th, 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.