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Category Archives: Fundraisers

A MILLION PENNIES EQUALS $10K, FOR RBPL
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Press release from Friends of the Red Bank Public Library National Friends of the Library Week is October 20-27 this year — and the Friends of the Red Bank Public Library areContinue reading "A MILLION PENNIES EQUALS $10K, FOR RBPL"
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October 18th, 2013 @ 6am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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BCC GROUP HOSTS 5K FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS
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The trails and pathways of Lincroft’s Thompson Park will be the setting for a 5k race on October 26, to raise funds for cystic fibrosis research. The Respiratory Care AssociationContinue reading "BCC GROUP HOSTS 5K FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS"
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October 17th, 2013 @ 6am
WEEKEND: OF TEA, TIME AND TAG ART
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Time’s running out: Oakes Fegley and Robert Hogan co-star in director Joel Grey’s staging of ‘On Borrowed Time,’ now in its final weekend at Two River Theater. Below, spraypaint specialist DemerContinue reading "WEEKEND: OF TEA, TIME AND TAG ART"
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October 11th, 2013 @ 10am
TOP TAGGERS AIM AEROSOLS AGAINST HUNGER
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Trenton-based Will Kasso is one of the special guest artist-judges taking part in the annual Jersey Shore Aerosol Art Battle Against Hunger, October 13 at Colorest in Red Bank. (clickContinue reading "TOP TAGGERS AIM AEROSOLS AGAINST HUNGER"
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October 9th, 2013 @ 6am
WEEKEND: A WALK, A BUMP, A PADDLE, A KRALL
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Little Silver artist Mike Ciccotello at work creating a mural at Red Bank’s Salon Concrete, where his paintings will be on display with a show opening Saturday night. Diana Krall,Continue reading "WEEKEND: A WALK, A BUMP, A PADDLE, A KRALL"
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October 4th, 2013 @ 6am
A ‘FIRST’ FOR WEISS, AT LUNCH BREAK GALA
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Famed Red Bank area rock photographer Mark Weiss has announced the donation of a series of classic rock and roll portraits from the 1970s and 1980s, to benefit the borough-based nonprofit Lunch Break andContinue reading "A ‘FIRST’ FOR WEISS, AT LUNCH BREAK GALA"
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October 4th, 2013 @ 6am
R-FH FUNDRAISER: “GOOD FUN, GOOD CAUSE”
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RFH Foundation Vice President Lisa Atallah and President Judi Tavill invite the community to support education programs at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School by attending the Fall Fundraiser. “Good funContinue reading "R-FH FUNDRAISER: “GOOD FUN, GOOD CAUSE”"
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October 3rd, 2013 @ 8am
CURTAIN UP ON PHOENIX FUNDRAISER FRIDAYS
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Clockwise from top left: scenes from the recent Phoenix Productions stagings of ANYTHING GOES, DAMN YANKEES, and THE MUSIC MAN. The 2013 season continues in November with Irving Berlin’s WHITEContinue reading "CURTAIN UP ON PHOENIX FUNDRAISER FRIDAYS"
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October 3rd, 2013 @ 6am
CARNIVAL SETS THE STAGE FOR R-FH VS. RBR
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Participants enjoy last year’s inaugural RFH Homecoming Carnival, which was held in the school’s gym due to rain. This year’s event is scheduled for October 4 from 5-8 pm onContinue reading "CARNIVAL SETS THE STAGE FOR R-FH VS. RBR"
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October 2nd, 2013 @ 6am
RED BANK: HUNGER ON THE TABLE
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Governor Chris Christie joined restaurateur Tom Colicchio, right, and an interviewer on stage at the Count Basie Theatre Monday afternoon for a discussion of the politics of combatting hunger. TheContinue reading "RED BANK: HUNGER ON THE TABLE"
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October 1st, 2013 @ 6am
RCDS: SMALL BEGINNINGS, BIG ACHIEVEMENTS
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Nick Dawes of ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is the celebrity guest auctioneer at a gala for the Rumson Country Day School’s Horizons Rumson program, scheduled for November 2 at Rumson Country Club.Continue reading "RCDS: SMALL BEGINNINGS, BIG ACHIEVEMENTS"
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September 30th, 2013 @ 9am
RED BANK: EDGY, SEXY LIT FOR VIXENS
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‘Literary Vixens’ Jacqueline Tobacco (left) and Melissa Bartolone flank author Suzanne Palmieri during her reading at Red Bank’s Lambs and Wolves salon earlier this month. (Photos by Alexis Orlacchio. ClickContinue reading "RED BANK: EDGY, SEXY LIT FOR VIXENS"
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September 27th, 2013 @ 7am
[slideshow_deploy id=’84837′]The first afternoon of autumn 2013 was sun-splashed and spirited at the White Street parking lot Sunday, when the fourth annual Red Bank Guinness Oyster Festival brought bands, libations,Continue reading "RED BANK: SCENES FROM OYSTERFEST"
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September 24th, 2013 @ 7am
[slideshow_deploy id=’84664′]Limousine, ambulance, utility truck, boat: set a bunch of kids loose in a parking lot full of large vehicles, with license to touch them, and they will touch, alrightContinue reading "RED BANK: IF IT MOVES, THEY’RE ON IT"
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September 23rd, 2013 @ 6am
WEEKEND: IDEAS, MUSIC, FOOD, ART & TRUCKS
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Local faves Brian Kirk and the Jirks, above, return for the fourth Red Bank Guinness Oyster Festival on Sunday. Below, Touch-a-Truck parks it at the Red Bank Middle School SaturdayContinue reading "WEEKEND: IDEAS, MUSIC, FOOD, ART & TRUCKS"
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September 20th, 2013 @ 8am
A SPIRITED GAME OF SOFTBALL, FOR GERRY
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The Gerry Deverin Spirit Awards were presented to Aidan Lynch and Annabel Martin by Little Silver Lacrosse Commissioners Dave Ballard and Kathleen Hoffman. (Click to enlarge) Press release from Little Silver RecreationContinue reading "A SPIRITED GAME OF SOFTBALL, FOR GERRY"
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September 19th, 2013 @ 2pm
LUNCH BREAK FACING SEVERE SHORTAGE
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Bare shelves indicate a critical shortage of food items at Lunch Break’s Red Bank facility. The charitable nonprofit that marks 30 years of service in 2013 is putting out theContinue reading "LUNCH BREAK FACING SEVERE SHORTAGE"
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September 19th, 2013 @ 2pm
LET THERE BE FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, AT RBR
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The RBR Buccaneer Athletic Foundation members proudly stand before the new lights on the RBR athletic field. Left to right are (back row) foundation members Don Chamberlain, Scott Navitsky, athleticContinue reading "LET THERE BE FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, AT RBR"
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September 19th, 2013 @ 1pm
RED BANK: SHUCKS, IT’S OYSTER TIME AGAIN
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For the fourth year in a row, autumn kicks off this weekend with the Red Bank Guinness Oyster Festival. Featuring headliner bivalves and brew, the event is also a showcaseContinue reading "RED BANK: SHUCKS, IT’S OYSTER TIME AGAIN"
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September 19th, 2013 @ 9am
RED BANK: SOME NIGHT LIFE FOR LUNCH BREAK
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Dozens of Lunch Break supporters turned out at Red Bank’s Downtown Wednesday night to help kick off a drive toward a major fundraising gala for the the borough-based food pantryContinue reading "RED BANK: SOME NIGHT LIFE FOR LUNCH BREAK"
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September 19th, 2013 @ 6am
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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.
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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
redbankgreen Partyline captures a great dane who, all signs indicate, has had enough.
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 ...