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RED BANK: LORD TAKE ME DOWNTOWN
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One of the longest-running lineups in popular music, ZZ Top brings fifty shades of electrified boogie blues (and a touch or two of grey) to the Basie stage on Wednesday. Continue reading "RED BANK: LORD TAKE ME DOWNTOWN"
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March 10th, 2015 @ 6am
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RED BANK: BOLTON AHEAD TO SPRING
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Ain’t No (Snow) Mountain High Enough: Michael Bolton — pictured playing to an appreciative audience in China last year — returns to Red Bank on Sunday night for a concertContinue reading "RED BANK: BOLTON AHEAD TO SPRING"
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March 7th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: ROCKET & JACK FROST AWAIT WIND
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With more than a foot of ice beneath their runners, the world’s two premier ice yachts had everything they needed to race on the Navesink early Saturday – except for wind.Continue reading "RED BANK: ROCKET & JACK FROST AWAIT WIND"
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February 28th, 2015 @ 1pm
FAIR HAVEN: TEACHER REINSTATED
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At a packed meeting, above, the board of ed voted to reinstate teacher Basil Henning, below. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Fair Haven’sContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: TEACHER REINSTATED"
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February 25th, 2015 @ 11pm
SHREWSBURY: EVENT PULLS IN ROWERS
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Got an urge to do some indoor rowing, or watch other rowers giving their all? The Two River Erg Challenge hosted by Navesink Indoor Rowing is expected to pull inContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: EVENT PULLS IN ROWERS"
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February 20th, 2015 @ 2pm
FAIR HAVEN: TEACHER PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE
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FAIR HAVEN: A middle-school teacher here has been placed on administrative leave following a complaint over satirical web videos in which he appeared.
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February 16th, 2015 @ 2pm
RED BANK: WHOLE LOTTA LOVE AT THE BASIE
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Eighties Brit hitmaker Billy Ocean and ’60s girl-group great Shirley Alston Reeves are among the faces of musical romance taking to the Count Basie stage in the Valentine nights toContinue reading "RED BANK: WHOLE LOTTA LOVE AT THE BASIE"
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February 11th, 2015 @ 12pm
RED BANK: HIGH SCHOOL THESPIANS OF OLD
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  Now playing in the lobby display case at Red Bank borough hall: photos of Red Bank High School thespians, believed to have been taken in the 1950s. The exhibit, theContinue reading "RED BANK: HIGH SCHOOL THESPIANS OF OLD"
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February 10th, 2015 @ 6am
MIDDLETOWN: A ‘RABBIT’ RUN IN NAVESINK
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David Lindsay-Abaire’s Pulitzer winning drama RABBIT HOLE makes its local debut this weekend in a staging by the Middletown-based Monmouth Players. As the area’s longest continuously operating theatrical troupe —Continue reading "MIDDLETOWN: A ‘RABBIT’ RUN IN NAVESINK"
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February 3rd, 2015 @ 7am
RED BANK: MUM’S THE WORD
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The “mask theater” troupe Mummenschanz brings its world-renowned signature style of performance art to the Count Basie stage on Saturday.   It’s not exactly mime, or dance, or puppetry – althoughContinue reading "RED BANK: MUM’S THE WORD"
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January 30th, 2015 @ 7am
RED BANK: NEW SPIN ON THE ‘ABSURD’
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Mary Birdsong, Brooks Ashmanskas and Melissa Van Der Schyff are in the kitchen with Sir Alan Ayckbourn’s comedy ABSURD PERSON SINGULAR, now on stage at Two River Theater. (Photo byContinue reading "RED BANK: NEW SPIN ON THE ‘ABSURD’"
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January 20th, 2015 @ 7am
A new family-friendly series known as ‘No Shush’ debuts at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank this Saturday. Structured  for kids aged 3 to 12, the program combines classicalContinue reading "RED BANK: WILL YOU PLEASE NOT BE QUIET??"
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January 15th, 2015 @ 11am
RED BANK: THE KING’S THE THING
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Double Trouble: Scot Bruce and Mike Albert ARE the King, as the tenth annual Elvis Birthday Bash returns to the Basie on Friday night. Hard as it may be toContinue reading "RED BANK: THE KING’S THE THING"
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January 14th, 2015 @ 6am
AT BARNACLE BILL’S, VIEWS, VIBE AND VITTLES
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A busy Tuesday night at Barnacle Bill’s, where the Tilefish Francaise swims in a pool of buttery, lemony sauce. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON How manyContinue reading "AT BARNACLE BILL’S, VIEWS, VIBE AND VITTLES"
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January 13th, 2015 @ 11am
MASON TO STEER INTO RED BANK TRAFFIC JAM
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Classic rock legend Dave Mason bears witness to a career’s worth of historic hapenings on the Basie stage Thursday night.  It wasn’t what you might have called a heavy-traffic dayContinue reading "MASON TO STEER INTO RED BANK TRAFFIC JAM"
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January 12th, 2015 @ 6am
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
RED BANK: PARK TO HONOR JOHNNY JAZZ
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By JOHN T. WARD He presided over what had to qualify as one of the quirkiest neighborhood grocery stores in the history of retailing, let alone Red Bank. Now, fourContinue reading "RED BANK: PARK TO HONOR JOHNNY JAZZ"
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December 12th, 2014 @ 12pm
LITTLE SILVER: CAROLS FOR THE SEASON
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Students from the Markham Place and Point Road Schools in Little Silver caroled through six holiday songs – including “Little Drummer Boy,” “African Noel” and “The Spirit of Hanukah” –Continue reading "LITTLE SILVER: CAROLS FOR THE SEASON"
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December 8th, 2014 @ 1pm
RED BANK: CARRIAGE RIDES & LIVE MUSIC
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Horse-drawn-carriage rides returned for the Christmas season in downtown Red Bank last Saturday as excited children waited to greet the horse himself, who goes by the name of Prince. PrinceContinue reading "RED BANK: CARRIAGE RIDES & LIVE MUSIC"
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December 5th, 2014 @ 3pm
RED BANK: ONE MORE SHINING MOMENT
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The eight-actor company of CAMELOT — augmented by a heads-on-a-stick ensemble — spend a thrilling day at The Jousts, in the re-imagined musical classic that continues on stage at TwoContinue reading "RED BANK: ONE MORE SHINING MOMENT"
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December 3rd, 2014 @ 12pm
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SURF TACO RE-OPENS NEW LOOK DINING ROOM
Partyliner captures Surf Taco's new look dining room.
STEEPLETOP RAVEN
redbankgreen Partyline: a raven calls out from atop the steeple of St. James Church.
CARPENTER OR COMPETITOR? HOT DOG TRUCK RIVALS EMERGE IN RED BANK
On the redbankgreen Partyline: with two new hot dog vendors opening this summer, even a carpenter's box truck makes one wonder.
BOONDOCKS SWAN
redbankgreen Partyline: Swan on the Navesink River as seen from Boondocks restaurant.
9/11 TRIBUTE
Bailey Bryce Holiday and her father Bobby Holiday Jr. paint the lawn at Riverside Gardens Park Tuesday in preparation for the upcoming comme ...
PILGRIM BAPTIST TO JAMAICA
Recently, Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank traveled to Trelawny Parish of Jamaica on a Relief & Recovery Mission Trip.  The Mission T ...
SNAIL WEATHER
Overnight rains and warm humid temperatures brought out a parade of snails along the access path to the Red Bank Primary School near Locust ...
ECHOES OF THE PAST IN TILE
Next to Playa Bowls. Always fascinated how this has stood here this long. (Submitted by Joseph Jakub)
VIVA LA ELSIE’S
redbankgreen Partyline captures French visitor enjoying a pickle sub from Elsie's.
Truck strike downs pole
A truck struck a utility pole at the intersection of Catherine Street and Shrewsbury Avenue at about 8 am Monday morning. The pole wss compl ...
THRONGS FLOCK TO RED BANK STREET FAIR
redbankgreen Partyline: Thousands fill the streets of Red Bank for street fair.
PORTA POTTY X-ING
redbankgreen Partyline captures porta johns moving down the railroad tracks.
(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.