Skip to content
Brian Donohue
Editor Brian Donohue
Long Live Local News
Get "The Blast" Newsletter

A town square for an unsquare town

redbankgreen

Standing for the vitality of Red Bank, its community, and the fun we have together.

Category Archives: Books

RED BANK: EATING ‘CLEAN’ TO SAVE HER LIFE
amie-valpone1-146x220-7897624
Amie Valpone returns Monday to Red Bank’s Front St. Trattoria, where she once waited tables, to promote “Eating Clean,” her memoir and cookbook. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD AmieContinue reading "RED BANK: EATING ‘CLEAN’ TO SAVE HER LIFE"
Post a comment
April 23rd, 2016 @ 5am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
redbankgreen Classics
SEA BRIGHT: JERSEY GIRL’S SHORE FOOD TOUR
deb-smith-033016-3-500x375-5397213
Deborah Smith, author of “The Jersey Shore Cookbook,” outside Ama in Sea Bright last week. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The flavors of theContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: JERSEY GIRL’S SHORE FOOD TOUR"
Post a comment
April 6th, 2016 @ 3pm
ON THE GREEN: AUTHOR! AUTHOR! AUTHORS!
jersey-shore-cookbook-5210925
The people, places, artists, restaurants and poetry of the Shore community are spotlighted in a series of book-related events, going on in the days and nights ahead at locations all around the greater Red Bank Green.
Post a comment
April 4th, 2016 @ 12pm
RED BANK: A BRIDGE TO YOUR INNER WRITER
laura-mccullough-8685387
Brookdale professor Laura McCullough discusses "How to Publish in Literary Magazines," during the first in a new series of helpful seminars at the Bridge Avenue studio space of Project Write Now.
Post a comment
March 11th, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: GARY COOPER AT GARMANY? YUP.
gary-cooper-car-4155389
The ENDURING STYLE of screen icon Gary Cooper is celebrated at Garmany's Broad Street store, with an Oscar Saturday visit by the star's daughter/ author Maria Cooper Janis.
Post a comment
February 26th, 2016 @ 7am
RED BANK: BASIE’S FAMILY-FRIENDLY BEARS
berenstains-7446645
A special live performance featuring the beloved Berenstain Bears is designed for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Post a comment
February 24th, 2016 @ 12pm
LINCROFT: A TRUE TALE OF BLOOD BROTHERS
bone-bridge-147x220-9711714
The Visiting Writers series resumes at Brookdale Community College with a Tuesday night appearance by the author of the moving memoir THE BONE BRIDGE: A Brother's Story.
Post a comment
February 22nd, 2016 @ 7am
MIDDLETOWN LIONS, LIBRARY BOOST LITERACY
mtpl-lions-3608486
The joys of reading (and Dr. Seuss) are celebrated on March 2, as the Middletown Lions and Friends of the MTPL team up for Read Across America Day.
Post a comment
February 12th, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: TALKING ‘BOUT JERSEY ARTISTS
evelyn-leavens-500x375-8802099
The late Red Bank artist Evelyn Leavens (above) is among the creative people showcased in ‘New Jersey Artists Through Time,’ a new book by Middletown-based author and artist Tova NavarraContinue reading "RED BANK: TALKING ‘BOUT JERSEY ARTISTS"
Post a comment
February 8th, 2016 @ 11am
RED BANK: A LITTLE BOOK-LABELING PARTY
leighton-lib-110915-2-500x375-4481677
Kate Triggiano, who had a custom-built “little library” built and installed outside her Red Bank home for neighborhood kids last October, plans a book labeling party Thursday from 7 toContinue reading "RED BANK: A LITTLE BOOK-LABELING PARTY"
Post a comment
February 3rd, 2016 @ 3pm
RUMSON: A PAGE-TURNER OUT OF HISTORY
pam-jenoff-3313580
Press release from Congregation B’nai Israel Novelist Pam Jenoff served as Vice Consul for the US State Department in Krakow, Poland and is an expert on Poland and the Holocaust. Continue reading "RUMSON: A PAGE-TURNER OUT OF HISTORY"
Post a comment
February 2nd, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: EISNERS PLEDGE $50K TO LIBRARY
michael-eisner-4568025
Through his foundation, former Disney CEO Michael Eisner below, has pledged $50,000 to the library that bears his family’s name. (Photo above by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) (Press releaseContinue reading "RED BANK: EISNERS PLEDGE $50K TO LIBRARY"
Post a comment
January 26th, 2016 @ 5am
FAIR HAVEN: MIMI AT THE CROSSROADS
beforegoodbye-20232-cv-ft-v5-1653957
Singer-songwriter-novelist Mimi Cross makes an appearance in Fair Haven Thursday to promote her new work of fiction, “Before Goodbye.”  (Click to enlarge) By TOM CHESEK “It was great to see everybody,”Continue reading "FAIR HAVEN: MIMI AT THE CROSSROADS"
Post a comment
January 20th, 2016 @ 12pm
RED BANK: BARTENDER/AUTHOR GOES FOR TWO
whiskey-devils-137x220-3653818
Red Bank bartender-turned-self-published novelist Brandon Zenner, seen here in 2014, is  in the running for a contract with Kindle Scout, an Amazon program in which readers vote on which worksContinue reading "RED BANK: BARTENDER/AUTHOR GOES FOR TWO"
Post a comment
December 22nd, 2015 @ 3pm
SHREWSBURY: BOROUGH’S ‘STORY’ UPDATED
shrews-broad-st-120515-2-500x375-9978817
Mayor Don Burden and co-author Rick Geffken at the Shrewsbury Municipal Complex. The Bonanno Farm on Sycamore Avenue, preserved under an easement, is visible in the background. (Photo by John T.Continue reading "SHREWSBURY: BOROUGH’S ‘STORY’ UPDATED"
Post a comment
December 8th, 2015 @ 11am
LINCROFT: BIG WORDS ON CAMPUS
tim_seibles-8153920
Award-winning poet Tim Seibles (above) and best selling author/graphic novelist Mat Johnson (below) wrap up this season’s Visiting Writers program at Brookdale tonight. A poet and a graphic novelist walkContinue reading "LINCROFT: BIG WORDS ON CAMPUS"
Post a comment
December 7th, 2015 @ 5am
SEA BRIGHT: ALL-WELCOME WEEKEND AT UMC
sea-bright-united-methodist-5471218
Sea Bright United Methodist is the place to be this weekend for the official dedication of the relocated Sea Bright Public Library on Saturday, plus a Christmas Cantata and freeContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: ALL-WELCOME WEEKEND AT UMC"
Post a comment
December 4th, 2015 @ 2pm
MIDDLETOWN: GET CRACKIN’ W/ CHRISTMAS
nutcracker1-3927378
Excerpts from the Performing Arts Ensemble’s production of “The Nutcracker” will be featured this Sunday during a Big Holiday Show at the Middletown Arts Center. While the upcoming Town LightingContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: GET CRACKIN’ W/ CHRISTMAS"
Post a comment
November 19th, 2015 @ 5am
LINCROFT: VISITORS TO PLANET BROOKDALE
talasnikdonpollard-9216841
Sci-fi author and former Brookdale Community College faculty member William Jon Watkins (below) makes a BCC homecoming on Tuesday night, as part of the Visiting Writers Series. Sculptor Stephen TalasnikContinue reading "LINCROFT: VISITORS TO PLANET BROOKDALE"
Post a comment
November 2nd, 2015 @ 8am
TEEN DEPRESSION IS THE TOPIC AT RBR
kevinthree-500x271-9747127
Author, performer, TED Talk sensation and mental health activist Kevin Breel recently brought his important message of teenage depression and awareness to Red Bank Regional High School. Press release fromContinue reading "TEEN DEPRESSION IS THE TOPIC AT RBR"
Post a comment
October 21st, 2015 @ 5am
Partyline
PEACE, LOVE AND JUGGLING
Music and flow arts filled Riverside Gardens Park Friday night at the free flow arts meetup hosted by Cirque de Peace, with guest band Sweet ...
IMMIGRATION PROTESTS CONTINUE
Protests against a wave of immigration arrests in Red Bank and nationwide continued for a third and fourth straight day on Shrewsbury Avenue ...
CARS, BARS AND VANS
Middletown resident Rob King was cruising through the Red Bank municipal parking lot behind the Dublin House Saturday night in his 1969 Plym ...
TWO SHORTS IN FILMONEFEST
Leonardo Morales Pitalua, a 20-year-old animator who lived in Red Bank until February, will have two short films shown at FilmOneFest in Hig ...
LONG DOGGONE WAIT
Partyline photo: The driver of an e-bike and his human passenger wait at the Monmouth Street train crossing while a northbound NJ Transit tr ...
WE’RE LICHEN THIS FUNGHI!
A mushroom sprouts from the mouth-like hole in this lichen-covered tree on the grounds of Red Bank Primary School Tuesday morning.
HELL STRIP FIREWORKS
Revelers launched fireworks from the hell strip in front of a home on Drs. James Parker Boulevard on July 4, one of many impromptu and quest ...
Swimming river sculling 062026
SWIMMING, ER, SCULLING RIVER?
Partyline photo captures a single rower working their way up the Swimming River.
SUMMER SUNRISE
A stunning Sunrise on the Navesink River in Red Bank Tuesday June 30.
BRAZEN LAWLESSNESS?
Who does this? One of those famously (and, yes apocryphally) illegal-to-remove mattress tags lies on the plaza outside the Count Basie Cente ...
SUNNY SKIES, JAZZY VIBES AT RED BANK ARTS FEST
A jazz combo comprised of current and former students of the Red Bank-based Jazz Arts Project performed at the first Red Bank Arts Festival ...
COOL JUNE BRIDE RIDE
It’s a wedding thing. (Photo and text by Rosann Dal Pra)  
RED BANK CLASSIC 5k
Runners at the starting line of the Red Bank Classic 5k Saturday morning.
WORLD CUP WATCH PARTY AT COUNT BASIE FIELD
Solid turnout, festive vibes and a huge Mexico win: Count Basie Park World Cup Watch Party photos. (Click to read)
DOUBLE RAINBOW OVER RED BANK
Partyline contributor captures stunning double rainbow over Red Bank.
RED BANK: SINKHOLE ON SHREWSBURY AVE
Emergency sinkhole repairs closed Shrewsbury Avenue northbound traffic for most of the day Wednesday.
NAVESINK SUNRISE
Partyliner captures stunning sunrise over the Navesink River in Red Bank.
DRONES SCRUB BANK BUILDING
Partyline photo: A power washing drone was used to clean the exterior of the Ocean First Bank Building at 110 West Front Street recently.
MESSAGE TO READERS
Please stand by: A quick message to readers about a pause in news coverage.
IN THE DISTANCE, NEW STATUE UNVEILED
A new monument commemorating the 250th anniversary of US Independence is unveiled in a park that only has a Red Bank mailing address.