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RFH GRAD TO MARATHON FOR KIDS’ CHARITY
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Brendan Kirchner, a Rumson-Fair Haven graduate and employee of Salt Creek Grille, will be taking part in the NJ Marathon on April 27, in an effort to raise funds forContinue reading "RFH GRAD TO MARATHON FOR KIDS’ CHARITY"
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April 3rd, 2014 @ 6am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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There’s still time to reserve a place at Salt Creek Grille’s 2014 Wine & Martini Fundraiser, scheduled for the hours of 7 to 10 pm on Thursday, April 10 atContinue reading "DRINKS BY THE RIVER, HOPE FOR KIDS"
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April 3rd, 2014 @ 6am
RBR VOCAL MAJORS MAKE ALL SHORE CHORUS
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Press release from Red Bank Regional High School A total of sixteen students from Red Bank Regional High School made the prestigious All-Shore Chorus, performing with the best voices fromContinue reading "RBR VOCAL MAJORS MAKE ALL SHORE CHORUS"
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April 2nd, 2014 @ 6am
RBR SENIOR IS FORENSIC PROSE CHAMP
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Press release from Red Bank Regional High School On March 2, Red Bank Regional High School senior Sarah Vates realized a long-term goal in winning the New Jersey State TournamentContinue reading "RBR SENIOR IS FORENSIC PROSE CHAMP"
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April 2nd, 2014 @ 6am
FH STUDENTS SEE THE FUTURE AT CAREER DAY
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Former Olympian Bryan Leturgez addressed a group of seventh grade students at Knollwood School, during a recent Career Day presentation at the Fair Haven school. Press release from Fair HavenContinue reading "FH STUDENTS SEE THE FUTURE AT CAREER DAY"
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April 1st, 2014 @ 6am
FH FIFTH GRADER IN SPELLDOWN AT M.U.
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Press release from Fair Haven School District For the first time, a spelling bee was held at Knollwood School in Fair Haven to select a candidate for the “Spelldown” heldContinue reading "FH FIFTH GRADER IN SPELLDOWN AT M.U."
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April 1st, 2014 @ 6am
LATINO COMMUNITY URGED TO SHARE STORIES
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(L-R): Director Jerry Ruiz and playwright Tanya Saracho (pictured with actor Carlo Albán during a past edition of the annual CROSSING BORDERS festival at Two River Theater) invite Red Bank’sContinue reading "LATINO COMMUNITY URGED TO SHARE STORIES"
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March 31st, 2014 @ 6am
WEEKEND: WEDDING WALK GETS SAME-SEXY
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Michael Warmington of Red Bank RiverCenter joins a team of Barbizon tour guides in welcoming guests to a past edition of the Red Bank Wedding Walk, which returns to townContinue reading "WEEKEND: WEDDING WALK GETS SAME-SEXY"
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March 28th, 2014 @ 11am
CBI, HAZON OFFER FOOD FOR THOUGHT
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Press release from Congregation B’nai Israel There is a growing interest in the integration of Jewish traditions and values with education about food and the environment — and on Sunday,Continue reading "CBI, HAZON OFFER FOOD FOR THOUGHT"
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March 28th, 2014 @ 6am
RBR LEADING YOU TO ’42nd STREET’
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At center of photo, Red Bank Regional VPA dance major Bobby Davis portrays Billy, and Eliana Swartz is Peggy, in rehearsals for the RBR musical production of 42nd STREET.  PressContinue reading "RBR LEADING YOU TO ’42nd STREET’"
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March 27th, 2014 @ 6am
A DIALOGUE ON THE POPES AND THE JEWS
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Press release from Congregation B’nai Israel Jewish-Catholic relations, from Pope John XXIII to Pope Francis I, will be the topic on Wednesday, April 2, when Congregation B’nai Israel (CBI) inContinue reading "A DIALOGUE ON THE POPES AND THE JEWS"
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March 26th, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK REC GETS THE JUMP ON NEW SEASON
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David Prown of Prown’s Home Improvement will be providing free equipment for young Red Bank residents who take part in the spring season sports programs of Red Bank Parks andContinue reading "RED BANK REC GETS THE JUMP ON NEW SEASON"
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March 25th, 2014 @ 4am
RFH ALUM GOES TO HEAD OF THE CLASS
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Press release from Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School David Quigley, a 1984 graduate of Rumson-Fair Haven High School and a member of the RFH Hall of Fame, has been namedContinue reading "RFH ALUM GOES TO HEAD OF THE CLASS"
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March 24th, 2014 @ 6am
Teens who are interested in the art of magic now have a local opportunity to learn how to perform illusions and work with professional magicians, thanks to a new VenturingContinue reading "OPEN HOUSE FOR YOUNG MAGICIANS IN M’TOWN"
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March 24th, 2014 @ 6am
WEEKEND: IT MIGHT AS WELL BE SPRING
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It’s an open house icebreaker when the nation’s longest-established ice boat club welcomes the public in from the cold for a Saturday of tours and presentations. Below, Bobby Bandiera bringsContinue reading "WEEKEND: IT MIGHT AS WELL BE SPRING"
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March 21st, 2014 @ 10am
RBR STUDENTS ARE NJ CYBERPATRIOT CHAMPS
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Academy of Information Technology students at Red Bank Regional recently clinched the New Jersey CyperPatriot State championship. Pictured above are (seated, left to right): Cris Sochaki, Zach Carrano, Tyler Birn,Continue reading "RBR STUDENTS ARE NJ CYBERPATRIOT CHAMPS"
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March 21st, 2014 @ 6am
Press release from the Mental Health Association of Monmouth County  On the afternoon of Sunday, March 30, the Mental Health Association of Monmouth County invites the public to a screeningContinue reading "COUNTY MHA SCREENS PTSD DOC IN M’TOWN"
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March 21st, 2014 @ 6am
STUDENTS IMAGINE, CREATE A HEALING SPACE
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Rumson-Fair Haven student volunteers worked with designer Liz Balogh of Lin’s Linens, to transform the living space of an area cancer patient. Press release from Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High SchoolContinue reading "STUDENTS IMAGINE, CREATE A HEALING SPACE"
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March 20th, 2014 @ 6am
FAMOUS JERSEYANS PAY A VISIT TO RCDS
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Joseph Kyrillos meets famous New Jersey natives William “Count” Basie (Lydia Lu) and fellow public servant Grover Cleveland (Emma Wachtel), during the NJ State Senator’s recent visit to Rumson CountryContinue reading "FAMOUS JERSEYANS PAY A VISIT TO RCDS"
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March 19th, 2014 @ 6am
Press release from Brookdale Community College Eighty men and women of various ages and backgrounds will compete in a face-to-face competition at Brookdale Community College on March 22, for aContinue reading "NJ CYBER ACES COMPETE AT BCC"
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March 19th, 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
redbankgreen Partyline captures a great dane who, all signs indicate, has had enough.
SUNFLOWER GAUNTLET
On the Partyline: a sunflower guantlet on River Street.