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Rev. Elmer Jackson, left , and his son, Jeff, in training at WOW in Middletown. By TIM HATHAWAY Before having open heart surgery in June 2006, Rev. Elmer Jackson met a bicyclist who had already been through the procedure. "He...
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January 25th, 2008 @ 11am
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Each year, the Buccaneer Booster Club at Red Bank Regional High School gives out thousands of dollars in scholarships to graduating seniors and grants to teachers. The organization, which functions as the school's parent-teacher organization, also raises money for academic...
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January 24th, 2008 @ 10am
Several dozen Red Bank residents gathered at the Mount Zion House of Prayer Saturday afternoon for discussion about ways to head off violence by young people. The event was prompted by the November shooting of two brothers at Montgomery Terrace,...
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January 21st, 2008 @ 6am
Tuition and fees are about to climb at Brookdale Community College, the Asbury Park Press reports, adding to student costs that are already the state's highest among community colleges. From the story: Students will see a 4.9 percent tuition increase...
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January 18th, 2008 @ 12pm
By LINDA G. RASTELLI Sea Bright taxpayers paid $75,000 for each of the 24 students who attended Shore Regional High School last year. The school's cost to educate them was only $13,000. In running for mayor last year, Maria Fernandes...
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January 17th, 2008 @ 7am
A refurbished room on the second floor of the library. The room was once a bedroom in the Eisner family home. Months overdue but not over budget, the renovated Red Bank Public Library will reopen at 1p next Tuesday, Borough...
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January 15th, 2008 @ 6am
Data released by the state Department of Education indicates that Red Bank schools would see an 18-percent jump in state aid under the widely anticipated new funding formula unveiled today by Gov. Jon Corzine. That translates into $369,000 more than...
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December 12th, 2007 @ 3pm
Red Bank Regional High School will get a $30,000 bump in state aid under the new funding formula announced by Gov. Jon Corzine today. At about two percent, the increase is the minimum amount that the Corzine administration is doling...
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December 12th, 2007 @ 3pm
There's a bit more detail about the allegedly drunk substitute teacher from Middletown this morning. From an Associated Press story in today's Star-Ledger: School officials said fourth-grade students at Pine Brook Elementary School [in Manalapan] knew something was wrong when...
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December 7th, 2007 @ 8am
Sometimes, there's nothing we can add to a story, partly because we're speechless. This is from the Asbury Park Press this afternoon: FREEHOLD — A Middletown woman working as a substitute teacher in a Manalapan elementary school was arested Wednesday...
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December 6th, 2007 @ 2pm
By TIM HATHAWAY The extra $368,000 in state funding that Red Bank schools received last year may have been a windfall, but schools Superintendent Laura Morana says there should be even more in the kitty this year. According to Morana,...
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December 5th, 2007 @ 10am
Gov. Jon Corzine wants to dramatically expand preschool programs statewide, today's Star-Ledger reports. The plan, the Ledger says, includes a proposal to require — and ultimately pay for — full-day preschool for 3- and 4-year-olds in at least 100 low-...
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December 5th, 2007 @ 7am
Amanda McKean outside Zebu Forno in Red Bank. Amanda McKean spent two years as a toddler fighting leukemia. Thirteen years later, she’s a high school junior organizing an event at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional to for pediatric cancer awareness. Tomorrow night,...
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December 4th, 2007 @ 10am
What's the difference between racquetball and squash? For starters, says Francis Odeh, "Racquetball chases you all over the place, but in squash, you chase the ball." In racquetball, the ball is bouncier and moves faster, and you can play the...
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November 16th, 2007 @ 7am
Graffiti that Red Bank police say refers to the Sureno 13 gang is visible in several locations, including this railroad gate on Drs. James Parker Boulevard. By TIM HATHAWAY Is gang activity a problem in the Red Bank area? "Right...
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November 14th, 2007 @ 10am
Yo, yo, check it out. A hastily made rap video by bunch of students at Red Bank Middle School has advanced to the final five in a nationwide contest that will land the winning school $15,000 worth of classroom technology....
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November 5th, 2007 @ 12pm
Red Bank Regional High School made progress last year toward its goal of exiting the New Jersey Department of Education's list of districts "in need of improvement", data released by the state agency yesterday showed. The district was one of...
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October 19th, 2007 @ 7am
James Gleason By LINDA G. RASTELLI A former computer teacher at the High Technology High School in Lincroft has won a $25,000 Milken National Educator award from the Milken Family Foundation, established by former junk bond trader Michael Milken and...
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October 19th, 2007 @ 6am
By LINDA G. RASTELLI When Monmouth County's first 'roundabout' — a miniature version of the old, widely dreaded traffic circle — opened at the entrance to Brookdale Community College in late August, a clutch of local and county officials turned...
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October 12th, 2007 @ 8am
Children's activist David Prown prepares to distribute copies of the committee's findings to the Red Bank Borough Council last night. An ad-hoc committee that wants to see an empty borough-owned building on the West Side used as a community center...
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October 9th, 2007 @ 8am
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NEW WELCOME SIGN INSTALLED
A new "Welcome to Red Bank" sign has gone up at the northern Route 35 entrance to town at the foot of Cooper's Bridge.
JUNIOR BUCS WRESTLING WELCOMES YOUNG ATHLETES FOR 22ND SEASON
Junior Bucs Wrestling is preparing for its 22nd season, offering boys and girls from Red Bank, Shrewsbury, and Little Silver an opportunity ...
TIME FOR SCHOOL, DEER
Fall has arrived and so have the middle school loving deer!
JUST IN TIME FOR THE FALL CLASSIC
Just in time for the start of the World Series later this week baseball-themed paintings by artist Max Maxon hang in the windows of the Art ...
DINNER PLANS?
Chipotle in Red Bank Sunday evening will donate a quarter of proceeds from sales Sunday to the volunteer Red Bank Fire Department auxiliary.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES VIBE CODE SESSION AT LOCAL NEWS CAMP
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green, is running a vibe code session, teaching other publishers to vibe code at Blue Engine Collectiv ...
Her Majesty visits Red Bank
Navesink Queen docked at the Molly Pitcher Marina. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Boris Kofman)  
RED BANK DINER MONEY TREE
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sunshine and a money tree at the Red Bank Diner.
NAVESINK LIGHTS
Riverview Hospital lights up the Navesink. (Text and photo by Partyline contributor Terry Franco)  
HALF BAKED BROAD STREET
Broad Street repaving begins with road subject to overnight closures.
COLOR RUN AT RED BANK PRIMARY SCHOOL
redbankgreen Partyline happens upon a cloud of color at annual color run event at Red Bank Primary School.
I’LL EAT IT HERE, THANKS
A squirrel goes all-in for a popular autumn flavor on Madison Avenue in Red Bank Sunday morning.
POP UP TACOS DRAW CROWD
How’s this for a train station redevelopment idea? The pop-up taco vendors Tacos Los Mandones, known on social media as El Mandoon, dr ...
LONG LIVE LOCAL NEWS!
"Long Live Local News" flags from redbankgreen's 20th anniversary celebration in Marine Park Tuesday prove to be the perfect compliment to s ...
MUMS AND WITCHES
17 Prospect Ave (Photo by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
KAYAKERS CLEAR RIVER JUNK
Partyline photo: "The Navesink Nymphs" clear floating tires from the river.
PAINT IT PURPLE?
Caption: ‘Should it be done purple?’ Perfect day. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
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MANTIS (PRAYING) AT CHURCH
Partyliner photographs praying mantis at church.
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
Stunning rainbow over Red Bank as a big weekend storm approaches.
“FESTIVA” YACHT DOCKED AT MARINE PARK
Festiva, an 85-foot yacht, was docked at Marine Park on Friday night. Red Bank Green spoke to the owner, Everett Moore, who said that it was ...
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