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RED BANK: SURFING FOR SIDEWALK DIAMONDS
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It’s the 60th annual edition of a local  favorite – and the organizers of the Red Bank Sidewalk Sale have a special stroll down memory lane built in to thisContinue reading "RED BANK: SURFING FOR SIDEWALK DIAMONDS"
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July 24th, 2014 @ 5am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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FAMILY FUN FOR THE PICKING, AT PARKER’S
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The historic Parker Homestead in Little Silver will be the setting for two Community Blackberry Picking events, scheduled for July 19 and 26. Press release from Parker Homestead 1665 OneContinue reading "FAMILY FUN FOR THE PICKING, AT PARKER’S"
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July 1st, 2014 @ 6am
The National Park Service is seeking nominations for individuals to be considered for appointment to the Gateway National Recreation Area Fort Hancock 21st Century Advisory Committee. “Since Hurricane Sandy, thisContinue reading "FT. HANCOCK COMMITTEE NOMINEES SOUGHT"
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June 30th, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: LATE MAYOR MAY GET HONOR
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A seating area under construction earlier this week at Red Bank borough hall may be named for Mayor Katharine Elkus White, seen below in 1948. (Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "RED BANK: LATE MAYOR MAY GET HONOR"
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June 27th, 2014 @ 11am
National Parks Service spokesman John Harlan Warren at the Sandy Hook Lighthouse, which turned 250 years old this month. (Video by Gerda Liebmann. Click to pause.) Check out all theContinue reading "CLIPPINGS: STANDING TALL AT SANDY HOOK"
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June 23rd, 2014 @ 8am
LITTLE SILVER, M’TOWN: LIBRARY LEGENDS
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LEGENDARY LOCALS OF RED BANK author Eileen Moon visits the Little Silver Library on Monday evening…while Next Stage Ensemble brings a little Shakespeare to the Middletown Township biblio. There’s theContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER, M’TOWN: LIBRARY LEGENDS"
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June 22nd, 2014 @ 12pm
MIDDLETOWN: A SWEET 350 PARTY ‘N PARADE
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The Middletown Arts Center is the scene for a Saturday afternoon celebration of the township’s big 350th birthday — as well as a night-before Gala party on Friday. A bitContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: A SWEET 350 PARTY ‘N PARADE"
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June 19th, 2014 @ 12pm
SANDY HOOK: CAMS AND PARTY MARK 250TH
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National Park Service spokesman John Harlan Warren explains the Fresnel lens used in the Sandy Hook Lighthouse. (Photo by Dan Natale. Click to enlarge) By DAN NATALE On the nightContinue reading "SANDY HOOK: CAMS AND PARTY MARK 250TH"
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June 12th, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: JOIN IN ON FLAG DAY SINGALONG
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The Elks Lodge will host a communal singing of the ‘Star Spangled Banner’ Saturday afternoon. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Mi, mi, mi….Continue reading "RED BANK: JOIN IN ON FLAG DAY SINGALONG"
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June 11th, 2014 @ 1pm
[slideshow_deploy id=’90657′]Against a backdrop of mansions and motorboats, a replica of the Onrust (pronounced AHN-roost) spent a glorious weekend sailing the Navesink River, periodically firing its cannons and giving someContinue reading "ONRUST GRACES OUR BEAUTIFUL NAVESINK"
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June 11th, 2014 @ 6am
RBR HISTORY CLUB MAKES THE TOP TEN
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Members of the RBR History Club are pictured (bottom row, left to right): Emma Gorry, Bradley Beach; Claire Toomey, Red Bank; Angelina Garavente, Fair Haven; Katie Robinson, Little Silver; MorganContinue reading "RBR HISTORY CLUB MAKES THE TOP TEN"
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June 9th, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: ONRUST ARRIVES IN GRAND STYLE
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The Onrust, a replica of the first deck-covered ship built in colonial America, heads up the Navesink River past the Oceanic Bridge Thursday afternoon. The vessel will spend the weekendContinue reading "RED BANK: ONRUST ARRIVES IN GRAND STYLE"
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June 6th, 2014 @ 3pm
RED BANK: PROM PIX POSTED, OLD-SCHOOL
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Photos from Red Bank High School proms of the 1950s in a display at borough hall. (Photos of photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "RED BANK: PROM PIX POSTED, OLD-SCHOOL"
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June 6th, 2014 @ 10am
SANDY HOOK LIGHTHOUSE HITS 250
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The Sandy Hook Lighthouse is the oldest continuously operated lighthouse in what is now the United States. For 250 years, the Sandy Hook Lighthouse has stood as a beacon ofContinue reading "SANDY HOOK LIGHTHOUSE HITS 250"
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June 6th, 2014 @ 10am
FAIR HAVEN, RED BANK: ONRUST NEVER SLEEPS
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Seen here scouting the Hudson River, a working replica of the 17th century Dutch ship ONRUST puts into port this Saturday and Sunday for two public-invited events on the Navesink.Continue reading "FAIR HAVEN, RED BANK: ONRUST NEVER SLEEPS"
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June 6th, 2014 @ 8am
Star-Ledger journalist Mark DiIonno is the guest speaker for a Wednesday evening reception “Celebrating Past, Present and Future,” at the county Park System’s Thompson Park headquarters. “Celebrating Past, Present andContinue reading "LINCROFT: MAKE YOUR PRESERVATION"
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June 3rd, 2014 @ 12pm
RED BANK: HOLOCAUST SAGA COMES TO LIGHT
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Sunday’s screening of director Jeffrey X. Bonna’s documentary feature ORO MACHT FREI is officially sold out at Two River Theater, but the CHHANGE organization at Brookdale Community College will beContinue reading "RED BANK: HOLOCAUST SAGA COMES TO LIGHT"
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May 31st, 2014 @ 12pm
SANDY HOOK: LIGHTHOUSE TURNS 250
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Sandy Hook boasts the oldest operating lighthouse in the United States, one that predates and had a role in the American Revolution. On Saturday, June 11 14, the National ParkContinue reading "SANDY HOOK: LIGHTHOUSE TURNS 250"
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May 28th, 2014 @ 3pm
RED BANK HONORS ITS WAR DEAD
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Red Bank marked Memorial Day 2014 with a song from the Red Bank Primary School Chorus, above, at the Veterans Monument at Monmouth Street and Drummond Place. (Photo by JohnContinue reading "RED BANK HONORS ITS WAR DEAD"
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May 27th, 2014 @ 6am
RUMSON EXTENDS ITS GRATITUDE TO VETS
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Rumson’s annual Memorial Day parade Monday featured unicyclists, a marching band, antique vehicles and lots of red, white and blue. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)
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May 27th, 2014 @ 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.
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
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 ...