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Category Archives: Children & Teens

SHOOTING FOR ELKS, AT SOCCER COMPETITION
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David Edgar, Exalted Ruler of Red Bank Elks Lodge #233, congratulates the winners of last year’s Soccer Shoot Competition. The annual tourney for teens and tweens returns to Count BasieContinue reading "SHOOTING FOR ELKS, AT SOCCER COMPETITION"
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October 22nd, 2013 @ 6am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: HALLOWEEN PARADE HITS 66
[slideshow_deploy id=’85172′]Another perfect autumn day framed Sunday’s 66th annual Red Bank Halloween Parade. Photographer Peter Lindner was there to capture its wide variety of colors and cheer. (Photos by PeterContinue reading "RED BANK: HALLOWEEN PARADE HITS 66"
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October 21st, 2013 @ 2pm
CYMCA EXPANDS HEALTHY KIDS PROGRAM
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Pre-K children whose families reside in Red Bank can have access to activities such as swim classes, under a newly expanded program at The Community YMCA. Press release from TheContinue reading "CYMCA EXPANDS HEALTHY KIDS PROGRAM"
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October 16th, 2013 @ 6am
R-FH GIRLS NOTCH BIG VICTORIES THIS FALL
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Caroline Heins and Jesse Rigby were announced as winners at the Monmouth County Girls Tennis Tournament on September 21 and 22. A major first place finish for the girls’ crossContinue reading "R-FH GIRLS NOTCH BIG VICTORIES THIS FALL"
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October 15th, 2013 @ 6am
RED BANK: A LITTLE LIBRARY, ON A POLE
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Judi Pack’s ‘Little Free Library, decorated for Halloween. (Photo by Sarah Klepner. Click to enlarge) By SARAH KLEPNER Judi Pack wants kids to love books so much that she hasContinue reading "RED BANK: A LITTLE LIBRARY, ON A POLE"
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October 14th, 2013 @ 11am
SPECIAL GUESTS AND FESTS, AT LOCAL SCHOOLS
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Children’s book author-illlustrator and award winning educator Timothy Bellavia comes to Tower Hill School in Red Bank, as part of a special presentation for students on Friday, October 18. AContinue reading "SPECIAL GUESTS AND FESTS, AT LOCAL SCHOOLS"
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October 11th, 2013 @ 6am
BORO SCHOOL ENCOURAGES KIDS TO WALK IT
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Students who attend Shrewsbury Boro School are encouraged to walk or bike to school with their families on October 16, as part of the nationwide Safe Route to School initiative.Continue reading "BORO SCHOOL ENCOURAGES KIDS TO WALK IT"
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October 10th, 2013 @ 6am
RBR OCTOBER: RESPECT, TOLERANCE, HERITAGE
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Former NFL player turned motivational speaker Levar Fisher is the guest speaker on October 23, during Violence and Vandalism Awareness Week activities at Red Bank Regional High School. (click toContinue reading "RBR OCTOBER: RESPECT, TOLERANCE, HERITAGE"
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October 7th, 2013 @ 6am
RED BANK: HUNGER ON THE TABLE
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Governor Chris Christie joined restaurateur Tom Colicchio, right, and an interviewer on stage at the Count Basie Theatre Monday afternoon for a discussion of the politics of combatting hunger. TheContinue reading "RED BANK: HUNGER ON THE TABLE"
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October 1st, 2013 @ 6am
ROOM TO GROW FOR LITTLE BUCS AT RBR
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Press release from Red Bank Regional High School A few openings are still available for the Red Bank Regional (RBR) Little Bucs Preschool Program, which operates in the preschool labContinue reading "ROOM TO GROW FOR LITTLE BUCS AT RBR"
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October 1st, 2013 @ 6am
RCDS: SMALL BEGINNINGS, BIG ACHIEVEMENTS
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Nick Dawes of ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is the celebrity guest auctioneer at a gala for the Rumson Country Day School’s Horizons Rumson program, scheduled for November 2 at Rumson Country Club.Continue reading "RCDS: SMALL BEGINNINGS, BIG ACHIEVEMENTS"
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September 30th, 2013 @ 9am
CYMCA HOLDS A PLAYGROUND-RAISING
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A new playground will appear at The Community YMCA’s Family Health and Wellness Center on November 2, courtesy of local sponsors and a crew of community volunteers. Press release fromContinue reading "CYMCA HOLDS A PLAYGROUND-RAISING"
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September 30th, 2013 @ 6am
RED BANK: EDGY, SEXY LIT FOR VIXENS
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‘Literary Vixens’ Jacqueline Tobacco (left) and Melissa Bartolone flank author Suzanne Palmieri during her reading at Red Bank’s Lambs and Wolves salon earlier this month. (Photos by Alexis Orlacchio. ClickContinue reading "RED BANK: EDGY, SEXY LIT FOR VIXENS"
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September 27th, 2013 @ 7am
A LITTLE SHAKESPEARE, FOR YOUNG PLAYERS
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Two River Theater Company invites young actors ages 9 to 12 to audition on October 14 and 15, for a special teen version of Shakespeare’s AS YOU LIKE IT toContinue reading "A LITTLE SHAKESPEARE, FOR YOUNG PLAYERS"
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September 26th, 2013 @ 9am
[slideshow_deploy id=’84664′]Limousine, ambulance, utility truck, boat: set a bunch of kids loose in a parking lot full of large vehicles, with license to touch them, and they will touch, alrightContinue reading "RED BANK: IF IT MOVES, THEY’RE ON IT"
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September 23rd, 2013 @ 6am
RED BANK: BACK TO SCHOOL, BRIEFLY
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“We’re going to keep this short and sweet, because we know you’re all excited to see your children’s classrooms,” said Red Bank Primary School Principal Luigi Laugelli. Running a tighterContinue reading "RED BANK: BACK TO SCHOOL, BRIEFLY"
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September 20th, 2013 @ 2pm
SUMMER PROGRAM’S A ‘SLAM’ DUNK FOR RBR
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RBR students draw their partners’ portraits during a special art session with the Community YMCA’s Holly Haines during the special speakers’ visit in Summer Slam, an RBR freshman transitional program.  (ClickContinue reading "SUMMER PROGRAM’S A ‘SLAM’ DUNK FOR RBR"
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September 19th, 2013 @ 8am
RED BANK: SCHOOLS HEAD MORANA TO RETIRE
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Superintendent Laura Morana in her office in 2009. (Click to enlarge) Red Bank schools Superintendent Laura Morana is leaving the district at the end of the month, according to aContinue reading "RED BANK: SCHOOLS HEAD MORANA TO RETIRE"
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September 11th, 2013 @ 10pm
RED BANK: BACK TO SCHOOL DAY
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Raquel Perez escorts her older son, Brendan, at right above, to his first day of fourth grade at Red Bank Middle School on Monday.  (Photo by Sarah Klepner. Click toContinue reading "RED BANK: BACK TO SCHOOL DAY"
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September 9th, 2013 @ 11am
SEA BRIGHT: SKIMMING THE SURF’S EDGE
[slideshow_deploy id=’84392′]Scenes from Sunday’s action at the two-day Skimbash 2013 held this weekend in Sea Bright. The competition is considered the premier pro/am skimboarding event on the Jersey Shore. (PhotosContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: SKIMMING THE SURF’S EDGE"
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September 9th, 2013 @ 7am
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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.