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RUMSON: TEATIME WITH REBECCA, THAT DOLL
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American Girl character Rebecca Rubin invites kids ages 6 and up to a special Tea Party at Rumson’s Congregation B’nai Israel. As the Jewish Daily Forward put it in 2013,Continue reading "RUMSON: TEATIME WITH REBECCA, THAT DOLL"
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November 11th, 2014 @ 3pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: REMEMBERING THOSE WHO SERVED
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Red Bank Charter School fourth-graders sang, and local officials paid tribute to those who’ve served in America’s wars with a ceremony at the Veterans Monument on Monmouth Street on Tuesday,Continue reading "RED BANK: REMEMBERING THOSE WHO SERVED"
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November 11th, 2014 @ 12pm
RETAIL CHURN: EAT, WEAR AND INVEST
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Jim Lin, owner of Oriental Empire, said customers of his Ocean Township restaurant urged him to open one in Red Bank. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD In thisContinue reading "RETAIL CHURN: EAT, WEAR AND INVEST"
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November 11th, 2014 @ 9am
SHREWSBURY: SAY CHEESE… AND MUSH!
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Images of Alaska — and of the people and dogs who call it home — are on display at a reception for Little Silver lenswoman Kim Levin. Animal lovers andContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: SAY CHEESE… AND MUSH!"
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November 11th, 2014 @ 6am
VETERANS DAY CEREMONIES 2014
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The monument to war veterans at Monmouth Street and Drummond Place in Red Bank is once again host to a Veterans Day commemoration. Click “read more” for town-by-town events onContinue reading "VETERANS DAY CEREMONIES 2014"
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November 10th, 2014 @ 12pm
RED BANK: A CORKER OF A BENEFIT, FOR RBPL
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Susan Haugenes — pictured here jamming with hyperlocal luminaries The Haven — entertains during a Tuesday night Wine Tasting Benefit for the Red Bank Public Library. (Photo by Kim Levin)Continue reading "RED BANK: A CORKER OF A BENEFIT, FOR RBPL"
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November 10th, 2014 @ 12pm
RED BANK GOES ORANGE AND BOOGIES, KINDLY
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Who turned out for Red Bank’s contribution to a worldwide ‘Dance for Kindness,’ held on Broad Street Sunday? Among the several hundred orange-clad participants were Amanda Gorfain of Red BankContinue reading "RED BANK GOES ORANGE AND BOOGIES, KINDLY"
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November 10th, 2014 @ 9am
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of October 30 and November 6, 2014. This information is unedited. CRIMES CriminalContinue reading "RED BANK CRIME & ARREST REPORTS"
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November 10th, 2014 @ 8am
MIDDLETOWN TO AUTOPSY CRASH VICTIM
Video of Sunday’s one-car fatal crash on Navensink River Road in Middletown shows the vehicle ablaze in a driveway. Police said the driver, who was traveling alone, struck a fireContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN TO AUTOPSY CRASH VICTIM"
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November 9th, 2014 @ 3pm
MIDDLETOWN: ONE DEAD IN CRASH AND FIRE
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[Update, November 11, 2014: Middletown police have identified the victim as Walter Burke, 43 from the Hillside section of the township.] By JOHN T. WARD One person died in aContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: ONE DEAD IN CRASH AND FIRE"
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November 9th, 2014 @ 9am
RED BANK: SECOND SHOOTING IN TWO NIGHTS
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Police were still on the scene of the River Street shooting at 2 p.m. Saturday. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Yet another shootingContinue reading "RED BANK: SECOND SHOOTING IN TWO NIGHTS"
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November 8th, 2014 @ 2pm
RED BANK: MINSTREL IN THE GALLERY
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One of rock’s truly stand-alone (even stand-on-one-leg) figures returns to Red Bank this Sunday, as Jethro Tull mastermind Ian Anderson delivers both The Best of Tull and his most recentContinue reading "RED BANK: MINSTREL IN THE GALLERY"
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November 8th, 2014 @ 12pm
RED BANK: BROTHERS SHOT 7 MONTHS APART
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Medical gloves littered the street in the vicinity of the shooting on West Sunset Avenue Friday morning . (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "RED BANK: BROTHERS SHOT 7 MONTHS APART"
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November 7th, 2014 @ 9pm
AUTUMN 2014: A RAINBOW CUTS THE BLUSTER
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A classic autumn afternoon of grey skies, chilly temperatures and blustery breezes was speared by a rainbow over the Navesink River Friday afternoon. Megan Elgrim, 11, of Fair Haven, grabbedContinue reading "AUTUMN 2014: A RAINBOW CUTS THE BLUSTER"
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November 7th, 2014 @ 4pm
RED BANK: SUSHI PLACE TAKES PRIMO CORNER
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The large space formerly home to the Broadway Grille is to become Taka, a sushi restaurant. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Amid a proliferation of new restaurants, downtownContinue reading "RED BANK: SUSHI PLACE TAKES PRIMO CORNER"
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November 7th, 2014 @ 2pm
RED BANK: SLINGING MUD, SPLASHING PAINT
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The custom stoneware pottery creations of Red Bank’s Lauren Bellero are on display and sale, with the paintings of Donna Gratkowski, when the annual Mudslingers Art Show returns to Bellero’sContinue reading "RED BANK: SLINGING MUD, SPLASHING PAINT"
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November 7th, 2014 @ 12pm
RED BANK: VICTIMS WERE SHOT IN VEHICLE
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The shooting occurred near the telephone pole at center above, according to a neighbor. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A man and aContinue reading "RED BANK: VICTIMS WERE SHOT IN VEHICLE"
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November 7th, 2014 @ 8am
A man and a woman were shot on Red Bank’s West Side Thursday night, according to a report by NJ.com. The shooting occurred on West Sunset Avenue near Shrewsbury Avenue,Continue reading "RED BANK: TWO SHOT ON WEST SIDE"
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November 7th, 2014 @ 7am
RED BANK: EV SPACE? HOLD THAT THOUGHT
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The public charging station, located outside borough hall, remained under wraps Thursday afternoon. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD It seems somebody at RedContinue reading "RED BANK: EV SPACE? HOLD THAT THOUGHT"
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November 6th, 2014 @ 5pm
RED BANK: SHERMAN’S MARCH TO THE STAGE
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Rumson-based Songbird and dynamic entertainer Lisa Sherman reclaims the Basie stage this Saturday, for a boundary-busting sonic salute to DECADES OF DIVAS. Once or twice each month, you’ll find herContinue reading "RED BANK: SHERMAN’S MARCH TO THE STAGE"
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November 6th, 2014 @ 12pm
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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
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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 ...