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Red Bank business owner Dean Ross, seen here in 2014, is among six alumni tapped for induction into RBR’s Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) SixContinue reading "RBR: ROSS, FIVE MORE TO JOIN HALL OF FAME"
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April 25th, 2016 @ 12pm
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LITTLE SILVER: TOUCH-A-FIRE-TRUCK SUNDAY
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Little Silver’s historic Parker Homestead plans to honor the borough’s volunteer fire department Sunday. LSFD memorabilia will be on display inside the historic farmhouse, which will also be showing off someContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: TOUCH-A-FIRE-TRUCK SUNDAY"
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April 15th, 2016 @ 11am
RFH: SOURLIS ENDS 30-YEAR WINNING CAREER
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Rumson-Fair Haven girls’ basketball coach George Sourlis, the Shore Conference’s all-time winningest coach, announced his retirement Wednesday. Sourlis ends his 30-year leadership of the Lady Bulldogs after five state championships, 14 sectionalContinue reading "RFH: SOURLIS ENDS 30-YEAR W ...
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April 14th, 2016 @ 6am
SHREWSBURY: ESSAY WINS FOR ST. LEO KIDS
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Three students from St. Leo the Great School in Lincroft took top honors in the 2016 essay contest conducted by the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
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April 14th, 2016 @ 5am
SEA BRIGHT: JERSEY GIRL’S SHORE FOOD TOUR
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Deborah Smith, author of “The Jersey Shore Cookbook,” outside Ama in Sea Bright last week. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The flavors of theContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: JERSEY GIRL’S SHORE FOOD TOUR"
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April 6th, 2016 @ 3pm
LITTLE SILVER: SAFE AT HOMESTEAD
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A display of antique baseball cards, an "1864 rules" ball game, a "Touch A Truck" session, and Open House tours of the historic Parker Homestead are on deck for spring 2016 at the 17th century Little Silver landmark.
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April 5th, 2016 @ 5am
ON THE GREEN: AUTHOR! AUTHOR! AUTHORS!
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The people, places, artists, restaurants and poetry of the Shore community are spotlighted in a series of book-related events, going on in the days and nights ahead at locations all around the greater Red Bank Green.
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April 4th, 2016 @ 12pm
RUMSON: NJ HALL OF FAME ROLLS INTO TOWN
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Forrestdale School students got hands-on with the state's people-powered history, during a visit from the NJ Hall of Fame Mobile Museum.
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March 17th, 2016 @ 5am
LINCROFT: A FREEDOM RIDER VISITS BCC
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Noted civil rights activist the Rev. Dr. Bernard Lafayette Jr. will give a free talk at Brookdale Community College on February 23. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Bernard Lafayette Jr.) Press release fromContinue reading "LINCROFT: A FREEDOM RIDER VISITS BCC"
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February 5th, 2016 @ 5am
RUMSON: A PAGE-TURNER OUT OF HISTORY
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Press release from Congregation B’nai Israel Novelist Pam Jenoff served as Vice Consul for the US State Department in Krakow, Poland and is an expert on Poland and the Holocaust. Continue reading "RUMSON: A PAGE-TURNER OUT OF HISTORY"
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February 2nd, 2016 @ 5am
FAIR HAVEN: OLD BUILDINGS TO BE JOINED
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Architect Matt Cronin’s design would link the two River Road buildings shown below with a new glass-filled central section. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: OLD BUILDINGS TO BE JOINED"
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December 10th, 2015 @ 10am
SHREWSBURY: BOROUGH’S ‘STORY’ UPDATED
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Mayor Don Burden and co-author Rick Geffken at the Shrewsbury Municipal Complex. The Bonanno Farm on Sycamore Avenue, preserved under an easement, is visible in the background. (Photo by John T.Continue reading "SHREWSBURY: BOROUGH’S ‘STORY’ UPDATED"
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December 8th, 2015 @ 11am
RED BANK: A VERY GOOD YEAR FOR FRANK FANS
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Jersey guys Joe Piscopo and Uncle Floyd Vivino join Dino’s daughter Deana Martin for a special Sunday afternoon Sinatra Centennial Birthday Bash. In case you haven’t heard, December 12 marksContinue reading "RED BANK: A VERY GOOD YEAR FOR FRANK FANS"
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December 3rd, 2015 @ 11am
LITTLE SILVER: RBR’S 1975 VICTORY RECALLED
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A photo from the Red Bank Register’s December 8, 1975 coverage of the championship game, and a team photo from the 1976 yearbook, below. (Click to enlarge) Forty years. It’s beenContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: RBR’S 1975 VICTORY RECALLED"
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December 3rd, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: BASIE PLANS MASSIVE EXPANSION
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An architect’s rendering of the expanded Count Basie Theatre includes additions on the east and west sides of the existing structure. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank’s Vaudeville-era Count BasieContinue reading "RED BANK: BASIE PLANS MASSIVE EXPANSION"
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October 26th, 2015 @ 10am
RBR POSTS FIRST WIN OVER RBC SINCE 2004
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Red Bank Regional QB Jack Navitsky tore off a 58-yard sideline run for a score, sealing the Bucs’ 24-21 victory over Red Bank Catholic in Little Silver Friday night. Check outContinue reading "RBR POSTS FIRST WIN OVER RBC SINCE 2004"
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October 16th, 2015 @ 11pm
FAIR HAVEN: CHURCH COMES DOWN
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The former Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion in Fair Haven, seen in an archive photo at right, was razed this week as part of a plan by Kolarsick Builders of RumsonContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: CHURCH COMES DOWN"
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October 16th, 2015 @ 4pm
ON THE GREEN: HOW WE LOOK FROM ABOVE
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A new interactive map developed by NJ.com, the website of the Star-Ledger, enables users to zoom down to nearly the street level to show where every one of New Jersey’s moreContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: HOW WE LOOK FROM ABOVE"
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October 16th, 2015 @ 7am
SHREWSBURY: SHADOWBROOK PLAN ON DECK
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The opulent Shadowbrook facility, which is not visible from any public street, is surrounded by homes and accessed via a single, long driveway, below. (Photo above from the Shadowbrook website; below by JohnContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: SHADOWBROOK PLAN ON DECK"
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September 29th, 2015 @ 11am
RED BANK: STATE BIDS FOR FORTUNE HOUSE
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The home of pioneering human rights journalist T. Thomas Fortune has been vacant for many years. Below, an undated photo of Fortune, who owned it from 1901 to 1911.  (Photo aboveContinue reading "RED BANK: STATE BIDS FOR FORTUNE HOUSE"
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September 24th, 2015 @ 7am
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SNEAKERS OVER BROAD
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sneakers hanging from the overhead wires on Broad Street.
PIANO TRASHED
Left out to take at 83 River Street. Property owner is a touring musician. Studio and home. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris H ...
FALL COLORS IN RED BANK
redbankgreen's Partyline captures peaking fall foliage on a Red Bank street corner.
FALL AT THE COURTS OF RED BANK
On the Partyline: stunning foliage at Red Bank's "medieval office park."
WALK FOR DEMOCRACY
The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center led a "Walk for Democracy" Sunday from Riverside Gardens Park to the cultral center on Drs. James Park ...
Go big or go home
On the redbankgreen Partyline: Gourd display at Lighthouse on its penultimate night of the season.
MARIGOLDEN SUNSHINE
Partyline photo captures October sunshine hitting marigolds for sale ahead of Dia de Los Muertos.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES CODING TO MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green and creator of Broad Street, was teaching City and Regional Magazine Association publishers how ...
LET’S SEE YOUR KINDLE DO THIS
A stack of books served as a chock while a motorist changed a flat tire on Branch Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Submitted by John T. Ward
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.
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