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Rumson-Fair Haven girls basketball player Kate Miller bagged her 1,500th career point — a school record — and coach George Sourlis notched his 500th victory, today's Asbury Park Press reports. The dual milestones came in the Bulldogs' 58-32 Shore Conference...
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February 4th, 2009 @ 6am
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Getting ready to suit up? Fair Haven Mayor Mike Halfacre is distancing himself from a report that he's mulling a run for Congress... while at the same time admitting that he's sorta kinda thinking about it. Wally Edge, the pseudonym...
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February 2nd, 2009 @ 3pm
First-place finisher Michael Simone shows off his winning wheels. (Photos by JoAnn Pileggi) By JoANN PILEGGI Some were sleek and speedy. Others were boxy and a little slower. In the end, the designers, builders and racers of the annual Cub...
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February 2nd, 2009 @ 9am
Ben Lucarelli in his office above Broad Street in Red Bank. By Sue Morgan Ben Lucarelli is one of those people who volunteers for seemingly everything. He's coached kids' soccer, lacrosse and hockey in Fair Haven, his hometown of 17...
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January 29th, 2009 @ 9am
By SUE MORGAN Jerry Wojciehowski says he feels safer knowing that a child who is approached by a stranger while playing basketball on Fisk Street can just walk inside the nearby borough police station, talk to a dispatcher, and have...
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January 28th, 2009 @ 7am
Kim Ambrose says local dispatchers provide a sense of comfort to seniors that might not be available from the county system. On the agenda at tonight's meeting of the Fair Haven Council: discussion of a proposal to hand off to...
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January 26th, 2009 @ 10am
Councilman Jon Peters was elected president of the Fair Haven Council yesterday after Mayor Mike Halfacre tossed a coin to break a 2-2 tie, today's Asbury Park Press reports: The vote was split between veteran Councilman Jerome Koch, who was...
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January 2nd, 2009 @ 7am
Thursday's sunset, as seen from River Road, Fair Haven. Speaking of Fair Haven, today's Asbury Park Press has an article taking a look at the efforts of the Fair Haven Business Association to spark interest in the town's commercial district....
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December 26th, 2008 @ 5am
Concerns about an effort to drum up funds for a Fair Haven government employees' holiday party prompted Borough Administrator Mary Howell to issue a letter telling business owners there are no repercussions for declining to contribute. Because of "miscommunicated" information,...
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December 11th, 2008 @ 7am
Fair Haven is advising residents at the western end of the borough that water pressure to their homes may drop this morning as Red Bank, which supplies water to those users, tests two new hydrants on Cambridge Avenue. The testing,...
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December 9th, 2008 @ 6am
A player for Holy Cross, in Rumson, goes baseline, and below, Coach Kevin Lydon instructs his players from the Knollwood School, Fair Haven, in strategy during a Saturday morning game. Lydon, who coaches both the girls' and boy's teams, led...
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December 8th, 2008 @ 7am
Officials in Fair Haven are weighing whether to route all emergency calls from the borough to the Monmouth County Sheriff's office as a cost-saving measure, the Asbury Park Press reports today. Under the proposal, all police, fire and first aid...
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December 4th, 2008 @ 10am
Not-so-stiff upper lips: R-FH Superintendent Pete Righi, far left, with teachers Tom Toohey, Darren Beatty, Zack Wilson and Tom Highton. It's crunch time at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High, where five staffers remain in a mustache-growing competition for charity. The contest...
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November 26th, 2008 @ 7am
A Fair Haven man whose daughter was denied health insurance coverage for treatment of anorexia was part of a milestone settlement in a federal class-action lawsuit announced yesterday, today's Star-Ledger reports. Ronald Drazin was the lead plaintiff in the case,...
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November 26th, 2008 @ 7am
By SUE MORGAN Rose Greco doesn't own a boat, but felt it necessary to stand up Monday night for boat owners who might not completely understand the wording of proposed revisions to the Fair Haven's boat storage ordinance. "It's ambivalent,"...
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November 25th, 2008 @ 6am
Two weeks after the election, Amy Mallet of Fair Haven has won a seat on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders, tipping the majority in favor of Democrats for the first time in a generation, the Asbury Park Press...
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November 20th, 2008 @ 10am
Grace Scott, left and Cionna Rosenthal of the Rumson Country Day School help homeowner Yvonne Grayson repaint her repeatedly vandalized Obama sign Sunday morning. Late last month, redbankgreen reported on a rash of Obama campaign signs being stolen and vandalized...
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November 17th, 2008 @ 7am
Driveway docking of boats would be prohibited in winter months in Fair Haven. By SUE MORGAN Peter and Patricia O’Such say that what they see as over-regulation in Fair Haven is leaving the town's residents feeling disaffected, alienated, and bullied....
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November 12th, 2008 @ 8am
By SUE MORGAN Fair Haven Borough Council President Tom Gilmour is stepping down after nine years, he announced Monday night. Gilmour submitted his resignation effective Dec. 31 in a letter to Mayor Mike Halfacre and his council colleagues. He cited...
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November 12th, 2008 @ 7am
Sen. Barack Obama has been elected president of the United States of America. redbankgreen encountered these two homemade tributes to Obama's presidential campaign in the yards of homes in Fair Haven Tuesday morning. The one on the top is from...
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November 4th, 2008 @ 11pm
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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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