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SHREWSBURY: ON TOP OF THE WORLD AT 102
Centenarian Carlotta Niles with the balloon she rode in France on her 102nd birthday, above, and back at home in Shrewsbury, below. (Photos by Betsy Ford and John T. Ward.Continue reading "SHREWSBURY: ON TOP OF THE WORLD AT 102"
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FAIR HAVEN: KIDS OFFER TOONS FOR THOUGHT
As part of a national initiative to raise awareness of gender stereotypes in media, students at Small Factory Productions were invited to create original characters for an animated cartoon short film.Continue reading "FAIR HAVEN: KIDS OFFER TOONS FOR THOUGHT"
MIDDLETOWN: OSCAR FILMS AND OTHERWISE
Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis stumble into a life of crime in HORRIBLE BOSSES 2, one of the free movies screening in June at Middletown Library.  They’re theContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: OSCAR FILMS AND OTHERWISE"
MIDDLETOWN: MAY MEANS MOVIES AT MTPL
The 2001 feature TORTILLA SOUP screens on Monday 5/4, as one of the May series of free film events at Middletown Library.  The monthly series of free Movie Mondays atContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: MAY MEANS MOVIES AT MTPL"
MIDDLETOWN: RESCUING THE ‘LOST DOGS’
Project Animal Worldwide partners with Middletown Township Library for a free Wednesday evening screening of the documentary SPIRIT OF THE SATO: The Journey of Puerto Rico’s Lost Dogs.  From theContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: RESCUING THE ‘LOST DOGS’"
The Sony Pictures Classics rockumentary LAMBERT AND STAMP is screened as part of statewide student film competition Project FX, with finalists in the High School and College categories showcased at theContinue reading "RED BANK: BASIE ‘FX’ THE FUTURE OF FILM"
MIDDLETOWN: MAKING A MEAL OF A MOVIE
Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan star in THE TRIP TO ITALY, one of a smorgasbord of “food themed films” that screen for free during Mondays in April at Middletown Library. Continue reading "MIDDLETOWN: MAKING A MEAL OF A MOVIE"
LINCROFT: FREE FILM, LIVING HISTORY AT BCC
The story of WWII hero Sousa Mendes gets a public airing with a free screening of DISOBEDIENCE, Monday night at Brookdale Community College. The name of Raoul Wallenberg has beenContinue reading "LINCROFT: FREE FILM, LIVING HISTORY AT BCC"
RED BANK: BASIE NAMES FILMFEST ENTRIES
The rockumentary LAMBERT & STAMP — in which the birth of The Who is examined — is the centerpiece of April’s PROJECT FX Festival at the Count Basie Theatre, inContinue reading "RED BANK: BASIE NAMES FILMFEST ENTRIES"
MIDDLETOWN: MOVIE MAYHEM MATINEE
Begin Again: The Tom Cruise sci-fi suspenser EDGE OF TOMORROW screens for free at Middletown Library, kicking off a month of Movie Monday matinees.  With the “what-were-we-thinking” hiccup of theContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: MOVIE MAYHEM MATINEE"
RUMSON SCREEN STAR’S CHARACTER THERAPY
Movie-TV actress (and Rumson mom) Siobhan Fallon Hogan returns to the stage of Two River Theater this Saturday with her sold-out solo show, ‘Acting Out.’ Hers is a face you’veContinue reading "RUMSON SCREEN STAR’S CHARACTER THERAPY"
LINCROFT: BCC INTROS FREE LECTURE SERIES
Filmmaker Catherine Wigginton Greene will present a free screening of her documentary I’M NOT RACIST…AM I? at Brookdale Community College on February 24, as part of the Spring Lecture Series.Continue reading "LINCROFT: BCC INTROS FREE LECTURE SERIES"
MIDDLETOWN: A FEB FILMFEST, FOR FREE
Michael Fassbender, Lupita Nyong’o and Chiwetel Ejiofor appear in the Oscar-winning 12 YEARS A SLAVE, one of several recent films screening for free this month at Middletown Library. While FebruaryContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: A FEB FILMFEST, FOR FREE"
RED BANK: A CHEAP CASE OF WHIPLASH
Golden Globe winner J.K. Simmons offers patient mentorship to Miles Teller as the indie hit film WHIPLASH gets a recession-buster screening at the Count Basie Theatre  Tuesday night.  If theContinue reading "RED BANK: A CHEAP CASE OF WHIPLASH"
RUMSON: A DOC-THRILLER ON THE GREEN
The trailer for “The Green Prince,” screening at Congregation B’nai Israel later this month with a kosher lunch. It’s preceded by “a delicious, kosher Israeli lunch,” according to a pressContinue reading "RUMSON: A DOC-THRILLER ON THE GREEN"
LINCROFT: UNINDICTED COW-CONSPIRATORS
The cow-troversial documentary feature COWSPIRACY: THE SUSTAINABILITY SECRET screens for free at the Unitarian Universalist Meeting House in Lincroft, as a Sunday presentation of NJ Farm Animal Save. It’s beenContinue reading "LINCROFT: UNINDICTED COW-CONSPIRATORS"
MIDDLETOWN: CATCHING UP WITH 2014
Frankie Valli meets Dirty Harry — when director Clint Eastwood’s cinema treatment of the Four Seasons musical bio JERSEY BOYS screens as part of a month of free 2014 releasesContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: CATCHING UP WITH 2014"
RED BANK: HUMBUGS RULE!
Scrooge scowls again, as Nebraska Theater Caravan rolls into Red Bank for its annual staging of A CHRISTMAS CAROL — but not before filmmaker and Bad Tastemaker John Waters X-plainsContinue reading "RED BANK: HUMBUGS RULE!"
MIDDLETOWN: VERY MERRY MATINEES
Marley’s ghost rattles old Scrooge in the 1938 MGM treatment of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, one of several holiday-themed films screening for free this month of Mondays at Middletown Library. TheContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: VERY MERRY MATINEES"
MIDDLETOWN: POETIC VOICES PLEASE
Acclaimed British poet Cora Greenhill visits the Middletown Library on Monday, December 1, in an event hosted by the Red Bank Writers Group. As her official bio states, “She livesContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: POETIC VOICES PLEASE"
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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 ...
OH NO! ELMO LOST!
A lost Elmo appears to be reaching out for help through the redbankgreen Partyline.
NAVESINK SPILLS OVER
Nor'easter stacks tides up in the Navesink, pushing the river over its (Red) banks.
BUZZ LIGHTYEAR WATCHES LINE DANCERS
redbankgreen Partyline captures Buzz Lighyear watching the line dancers on Broadwalk Monday night. 
EGRET-FUL END TO SUMMER
A great egret patrols the shallows of the Swimming River in front of the Red Bank Primary School last week. Submitted by Brian Donohue
COMMUNITY MESSAGE BOARD NOW OPEN ON HUDSON AVENUE
Community message board open! The RBPD has placed a mobile display board on Hudson Avenue. Send captions and messages you’d like to se ...
A CHIEF’S FAREWELL
Funeral services at St. James church and a large American flag suspended over Broad Street from an RBFD hook and ladder for former Red Bank ...
COIFFING GUARD
redbankgreen Partyline captures super cool crossing guard just chilllin'.
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.