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SORRY MAN RETURNS, HAT AND BOOK IN HAND
Dave Bry, below, makes an appearance on the Green to read from his new collection of essays, ‘Public Apology,’ at River Road Books in Fair Haven on Thursday. (Photos byContinue reading "SORRY MAN RETURNS, HAT AND BOOK IN HAND"
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April 11th, 2013 @ 8am
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LET’S GIVE THIS WEEKEND A BIG HAND…
The Two River Theater has a full weekend in store, with a play opening Saturday and a Kids’ Day Sunday. Below, Geri Grey’s photo, ‘Many Hands,’ from the Sprung! showContinue reading "LET’S GIVE THIS WEEKEND A BIG HAND…"
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April 5th, 2013 @ 7am
RED BANK: MING CHEN FLIES WITHOUT A CAPE
Ming Chen, right, talking smod with Michael Zapcic at Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash last month.  (Photos by Dan Natale. Click to enlarge) By DAN NATALE AMC’s Comic BookContinue reading "RED BANK: MING CHEN FLIES WITHOUT A CAPE"
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April 4th, 2013 @ 12pm
The Festive Flutes performing the theme from the ‘Pink Panther’ films Thursday night. (Video by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON The Little Silver Public Library served upContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: THOSE FLUTES ARE SUITE"
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February 22nd, 2013 @ 2pm
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Last week’s Where Have I Seen This? took us to the Eastern Branch of the Monmouth County Library on Broad Street in Shrewsbury. Our shot, taken at dusk, captured aContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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February 14th, 2013 @ 9am
RED BANK: LIBRARIAN FINDS HER PLACE
New library Director Virginia Papandrea hopes to draw more teenagers to the facility, she says. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON Meet Virginia Papandrea, the newlyContinue reading "RED BANK: LIBRARIAN FINDS HER PLACE"
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February 11th, 2013 @ 10am
SEA BRIGHT: LIBRARY PLAN CRITICIZED
Borough architect Adler discussing the beach pavilion plan at Tuesday’s Sea Bright council meeting. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON A preliminary concept for a newContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: LIBRARY PLAN CRITICIZED"
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February 6th, 2013 @ 10am
RED BANK: BOOK SALE BOOSTS LIBRARY
The book sale, which attracted hundreds of shoppers Friday night and Saturday, wraps up today with a $5-a-bag promotion. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON DelayedContinue reading "RED BANK: BOOK SALE BOOSTS LIBRARY"
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February 4th, 2013 @ 10am
WEEKEND: BOOK SHOPPING, RUNNING, ART…
The Friends of the Red Bank Public Library three-day book sale kicks off Friday night with a reception, hits its stride Saturday, and concludes with a fill-a-bag coda on Monday.Continue reading "WEEKEND: BOOK SHOPPING, RUNNING, ART…"
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February 1st, 2013 @ 8am
ASHLEY DUPRÉ BACK IN SEX ADVICE BUSINESS
Ashley DuPre near her Red Bank boutique last summer. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank lingerie merchant Ashley Dupré may have moved on, but a book publisher isContinue reading "ASHLEY DUPRÉ BACK IN SEX ADVICE BUSINESS"
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January 24th, 2013 @ 9am
RED BANK LIBRARY GETS HUGE CACHE OF CDs
J.R. Ford, left, and Jim Willis roll one of several loads of CDs into the library Friday afternoon. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Several thousand CDs collected byContinue reading "RED BANK LIBRARY GETS HUGE CACHE OF CDs"
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January 21st, 2013 @ 12pm
LEGRAND REFLECTS ON JOURNEY FROM INJURY
Eric LeGrand with a fan after his speech at R-FH Friday night. (Photo by Rebecca Desfosse. Click to enlarge) By REBECCA DESFOSSE The newest “honorary members” of the Rumson-Fair HavenContinue reading "LEGRAND REFLECTS ON JOURNEY FROM INJURY"
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January 15th, 2013 @ 7am
The Daily Show political correspondent John Oliver brings his mordant wit to the Basie, and former Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand is at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional to to discuss hisContinue reading "WEEKENDER: HOME SHOW, RECOVERY, SATIRE"
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January 11th, 2013 @ 9am
WEEKENDER: SHAPING BODY, SOUND AND ART
Josh Zuckerman is at Red Bank’s Walt Street Pub tonight. (Click to enlarge) For the first weekend of 2013, here are some fun ways to keep busy on the GreenContinue reading "WEEKENDER: SHAPING BODY, SOUND AND ART"
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January 4th, 2013 @ 7am
LITTLE SILVER: COASTAL CHOW OF THE PAST
Author Karen Schnitzspahn with her latest book, and some of her earlier works, below. (Photos by Rebecca Desfosse. Click to enlarge) By REBECCA DESFOSSE For Karen Schnitzspahn, food isn’t justContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: COASTAL CHOW OF THE PAST"
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December 20th, 2012 @ 12pm
TALKING TOADS AND KID LIT, AT TWO RIVER
 Tituss Burgess as Mr. Toad (center) with Tom Deckman as Mole (left) and Nick Choksi as Water Rat (right, in car) in A WIND IN THE WILLOWS CHRISTMAS at TwoContinue reading "TALKING TOADS AND KID LIT, AT TWO RIVER"
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December 12th, 2012 @ 6am
RUMSON WOMAN DONS NEW ROLE: AUTHOR
The author with her first, self-published children’s book, which she’ll sign at an event in Fair Haven on Thursday.  (Click to enlarge) By REBECCA DESFOSSE It all started with momContinue reading "RUMSON WOMAN DONS NEW ROLE: AUTHOR"
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December 5th, 2012 @ 9am
Are you a teen who likes to read, or do you know one? Got a hankering to understand what makes fascists tick? A new reading group for teens kicks offContinue reading "NEW TEEN READING GROUP TACKLES FASCISM"
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November 30th, 2012 @ 6am
WEEKEND: FARM FRESH AND NEARLY NAKED
The Red Bank Farmer’s Market winds down its season at the Galleria, and not-quite-naked models mingle with guests at Go Naked and Check Yourself, both this Sunday. (Click to enlarge)Continue reading "WEEKEND: FARM FRESH AND NEARLY NAKED"
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November 16th, 2012 @ 10am
RED BANK: CHARGING UP AT THE LIBRARY
Eriq Douglas, at left below, chats with other patrons of the Red Bank Public Library who were recharging their electronic devices Friday morning. Douglas said he’s “confused as to whyContinue reading "RED BANK: CHARGING UP AT THE LIBRARY"
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November 2nd, 2012 @ 11am
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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.
VIGIL FOR 68 DEAD
About 100 people attended a Saturday vigil at Johnny Jazz Park in Red Bank as part of a nationwide series of events to mourn the lives of pe ...