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Press release from Congregation B’Nai Israel In light of recent events in troubled nations around the globe, it is important to educate ourselves and our children about the horrors ofContinue reading "RUMSON: HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE AT CBI"
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April 3rd, 2015 @ 6am
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RED BANK: LIBRARY AVERTS PREDICTED CRISIS
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Dire forecasts made by library board members who resigned a year ago have not panned out, officials say. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) [Article updated with post-publicationContinue reading "RED BANK: LIBRARY AVERTS PREDICTED CRISIS"
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March 30th, 2015 @ 8am
FAIR HAVEN SCHOOLS CELEBRATE SEUSS
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Students at Viola L. Sickles School in Fair Haven listen intently as they try to guess the identity of a “mystery reader” during the school’s birthday celebration for Dr. Seuss. Press releaseContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN SCHOOLS CELEBRATE SEUSS"
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March 25th, 2015 @ 6am
LINCROFT: THREE CHICKS ON THE BUNNY TRAIL
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The locally based creators of the book and toy package THE BUNNY WITH THE BASKET AND THE GOLDEN EGG visit Brookdale College this Thursday — and hit the trail forContinue reading "LINCROFT: THREE CHICKS ON THE BUNNY TRAIL"
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March 18th, 2015 @ 8am
RED BANK: FOLLOW THE LEADER… READER
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The new Leader Reader series at the library is meant to introduce children to different careers. First up: redbankgreen publisher John T. Ward, below. (Click to enlarge) The Red BankContinue reading "RED BANK: FOLLOW THE LEADER… READER"
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March 11th, 2015 @ 4pm
FAIR HAVEN: NOVELIST ON RETURN VISIT
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Author and Fair Haven native Katie Coyle makes a homecoming sojourn to River Road Books this Thursday for a reading and signing keyed to her novel ‘Vivian Apple at theContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: NOVELIST ON RETURN VISIT"
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January 28th, 2015 @ 6am
FAIR HAVEN: TALES FROM THE BLACK FOREST
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Black in Blue: the fantasy worlds of Holly Black converge at River Road Books in Fair Haven, where the award-winning author materializes for a Sunday afternoon reading and signing appearanceContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: TALES FROM THE BLACK FOREST"
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January 17th, 2015 @ 6am
LINCROFT: HONORING AUSCHWITZ LIBERATION
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Press release from Brookdale Community College Community members are invited to take a rare look into the lives of Holocaust victims during a public presentation at Brookdale Community College onContinue reading "LINCROFT: HONORING AUSCHWITZ LIBERATION"
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January 12th, 2015 @ 6am
SHREWSBURY: WHERE IS JUDGE GRIMKE?
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Author Louise W. Knight joins a panel of fellow historians at Shrewsbury’s Christ Church on Tuesday morning,  for an investigation into the somewhat curious burial of Revolutionary War figure JohnContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: WHERE IS JUDGE GRIMKE?"
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January 3rd, 2015 @ 12pm
LINCROFT: A BOOK SIGNING FOR PETE’S SAKE
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Frank Caruso signs a copy of ‘Outlaw Pete,’ which he illustrated. Below, Caruso added an on-the-spot illustration to each book he autographed. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSANContinue reading "LINCROFT: A BOOK SIGNING FOR PETE’S SAKE"
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December 22nd, 2014 @ 10am
LINCROFT: BOSS BOOK PARDNER @BROOKDALE
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“Outlaw Pete” illustrator Frank Caruso, at right with Bruce Springsteen in a recent “Daily Show” appearance, brings their book to the Brookdale Community College campus Thursday. Its author flat-out declaresContinue reading "LINCROFT: BOSS BOOK PARDNER @BROOKDALE"
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December 16th, 2014 @ 6am
SEA BRIGHT: HEARTY FOOD, BY THE BOOK
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The Gaelic omelet at Alice’s Kitchen contains a little bit of this and that, just like those Alice Gaffney, below, remembers from her native Ireland. (Photos by Susan Ericson. ClickContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: HEARTY FOOD, BY THE BOOK"
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December 11th, 2014 @ 2pm
FAIR HAVEN: A VERY MEWY CATSMAS
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Rumson-based cat care consultant Sally Williams visits River Road Books on Friday, as part of a festive feline-themed event that also includes a reading from the latest adventure of PeteContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: A VERY MEWY CATSMAS"
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December 9th, 2014 @ 12pm
LINCROFT: PAINTER’S GONNA PAINT
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In addition to being an award winning author and historian, Nell Painter is indeed a painter — and she’ll be displaying and discussing her work (such as ‘Beloved She SawContinue reading "LINCROFT: PAINTER’S GONNA PAINT"
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December 2nd, 2014 @ 12pm
MIDDLETOWN: POETIC VOICES PLEASE
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Acclaimed British poet Cora Greenhill visits the Middletown Library on Monday, December 1, in an event hosted by the Red Bank Writers Group. As her official bio states, “She livesContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: POETIC VOICES PLEASE"
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November 30th, 2014 @ 12pm
LINCROFT: A MAJOR VOICE, A BIG READ
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IN THE TIME OF THE BUTTERFLIES author Julia Alvarez visits Brookdale Community College on Tuesday, in the culmination of The Big Read 2014 slate of events. (Photo by Pete Smith)Continue reading "LINCROFT: A MAJOR VOICE, A BIG READ"
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November 24th, 2014 @ 12pm
RED BANK: LITTLE PINK (HAUNTED) HOUSES
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T Bone Burnett, John Mellencamp and Stephen King are the creative crew — and Gina Gershon co-stars — as GHOST BROTHERS OF DARKLAND COUNTY takes its cross-country tour to theContinue reading "RED BANK: LITTLE PINK (HAUNTED) HOUSES"
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November 17th, 2014 @ 12pm
RUMSON: FUN AT THE (BOOK) FAIR
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Rumson PTO Book Fair attendees — and Clifford the Big Red Dog — enjoy a conch shell concert by Forrestdale School Music Teacher John Lebitsch, during the recent event. PressContinue reading "RUMSON: FUN AT THE (BOOK) FAIR"
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November 13th, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: LIBRARY HOSTS FUNDRAISER
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Seven months after a mass resignation of board members in a budget dispute, the Red Bank Public Library hosted a wine-tasting fundraiser to signal it is back on track toContinue reading "RED BANK: LIBRARY HOSTS FUNDRAISER"
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November 12th, 2014 @ 9am
LITTLE SILVER: TEACHING THE GRAPHIC NOVEL
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Press release from Red Bank Regional High School Sara Van Ness, an English teacher at Red Bank Regional High School, is a very accomplished young woman. She acquired her mastersContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: TEACHING THE GRAPHIC NOVEL"
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October 24th, 2014 @ 6am
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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 ...