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IN FAIR HAVEN, A FANTASY WORLD ON RAILS
Railroad gardener Michael Humphreys could easily crush a dozen buildings if he were to lie across his “grown-ups’ playground.” (Photos by Stacie Fanelli. Click to enlarge.) By STACIE FANELLI In MichaelContinue reading "IN FAIR HAVEN, A FANTASY WORLD ON RAILS"
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September 18th, 2012 @ 7am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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Butt-sniffing and friendly licking: all the cool pups are doing it. (Video by Stacie Fanelli. Click to enlarge.) By STACIE FANELLI Reservations for the ritziest, most exclusive party in Little SilverContinue reading "DOGS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN"
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September 17th, 2012 @ 7am
THIRD GENERATION SETS UP SHOP IN MALL
Sandi Vilacoba demonstrates a core-strengthening device in her new Pilates studio at the Fair Haven Shopping Center. Below, Vilacoba and her grandmother, Ofelia Schwarz, who owns the center. (Photos byContinue reading "THIRD GENERATION SETS UP SHOP IN MALL"
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September 11th, 2012 @ 12pm
LESSON ONE: WAIT OUT THE MONSOON
Despite heavy rains for its first hour, Paddle the Paddle the Navesink Day found itself under sunny skies at Red Bank’s Maple Cove Saturday. Nearly 200 people tried kayaks and paddleContinue reading "LESSON ONE: WAIT OUT THE MONSOON"
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September 10th, 2012 @ 11am
YAKERS OVER THE MOON ABOUT PADDLING
When the moon isn’t busy waxing and waning, it plays host to the Exit 109 Yakers‘ monthly celebration of the sport of kayaking. The group, which comprises both newcomers lookingContinue reading "YAKERS OVER THE MOON ABOUT PADDLING"
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September 4th, 2012 @ 6am
FAIR HAVEN’S KIDS CELEBRATE WALDO’S 25TH
More than 75 Fair Haven kids came out to play with Waldo in a month-long scavenger hunt that culminated in the beloved character’s birthday party Thursday. (Photos by Danielle Tepper. Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN’S KIDS CELEBRATE WALDO’S 25TH"
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August 31st, 2012 @ 3am
CLASSES KEEP IT FRESH AT LUNCH BREAK
Cooking instructor Roseanne Monroe shows her cooking class the dragon fruit she picked up at the market to use as an artistic element in a dish. (Photos by Stacie Fanelli.Continue reading "CLASSES KEEP IT FRESH AT LUNCH BREAK"
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August 28th, 2012 @ 1pm
SMITH FANS UNITE, INCHING TOWARD STASH
Fans waited in line as long as 10 hours with Kevin Smith books, films and artwork to be signed by their hero. Below, actor Jason Mewes, trailed by a videoContinue reading "SMITH FANS UNITE, INCHING TOWARD STASH"
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August 27th, 2012 @ 10am
IN SHREWSBURY, CULTIVATING COMMUNITY
Della Benevides stakes a tomato plant in one of the “Plant a Row” plots designated for the needy. Below, a hot chili pepper. (Photos by Danielle Tepper. Click to enlarge) By DANIELLEContinue reading "IN SHREWSBURY, CULTIVATING COMMUNITY"
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August 9th, 2012 @ 2pm
FAIR HAVEN GEARS UP FOR EARLIER BIKE RACE
A scene from the 2011 edition of the Tour de Fair Haven, above. Below, members of the New Jersey Wheelmen will show-off century-old big-wheel bikes. (Click to enlarge) By DANIELLEContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN GEARS UP FOR EARLIER BIKE RACE"
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August 8th, 2012 @ 7am
TRADE YA: SWAPPING HOMEMADE FOODS
Food swap organizer Wendy Weiner (right) samples some of April Lippet-Faczak’s hand-milled oats, which were served with toppings such as molasses, chopped walnuts and fresh bananas. Below, Lois Blake’s chimichurri. (Photos byContinue reading "TRADE YA: SWAPPING HOMEMADE FOODS"
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August 7th, 2012 @ 7am
AN OASIS OF COLOR
The traffic island at Monmouth Street and Bridge Avenue in Red Bank, home to a rail-crossing gate, was lush and bright with well-tended plantings Thursday. Anybody know who gets theContinue reading "AN OASIS OF COLOR"
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July 27th, 2012 @ 7am
CENTURY-OLD FAIR HAVEN SETS SAIL
The regatta will feature races with Optimist Prams, which are small one-person sailboats (below), for all junior sailers. (Photos by Danielle Tepper. Click to enlarge) By DANIELLE TEPPER Sandwiched between theContinue reading "CENTURY-OLD FAIR HAVEN SETS SAIL"
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July 6th, 2012 @ 7am
FOOTBALL GUIDES KIDS’ COMMUNITY VALUES
Donald “Yusef” Rogers holds the coin toss at Eastside Park to begin Game 1 of F.L.A.G. Football last Sunday. (Photo courtesy of Chris Melvin; photo below by Stacie Fanelli. Click toContinue reading "FOOTBALL GUIDES KIDS’ COMMUNITY VALUES"
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June 22nd, 2012 @ 9am
A TREE GROWS IN… OH, NEVER MIND
7:24 p.m.: A dozen readers gathered at a long table in the Red Bank Public Library‘s Eisner Room for a discussion of Betty Smith’s “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,” aContinue reading "A TREE GROWS IN… OH, NEVER MIND"
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June 20th, 2012 @ 9pm
SMASHING INTO TREES BUT KEEPING COOL
12:24 p.m. Molly Fallon of Middletown might have be doing little more than crashing into virtual trees in a racing game at Yestercades, but she’s just happy to be keepingContinue reading "SMASHING INTO TREES BUT KEEPING COOL"
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June 20th, 2012 @ 2pm
TWINS GET INTO THE SWING OF SUMMER
10:21 a.m. Mark (left) and Michael (right) Montagu of New York City get a tennis lesson at Victory Park in Rumson. The twins are following in their tennis-loving father’s footsteps at theContinue reading "TWINS GET INTO THE SWING OF SUMMER"
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June 20th, 2012 @ 1pm
In this recent video from Sickles Market in Little Silver, gardener and bird lover Fran Waldmann gives a tour of her Red Bank backyard, crafted not only for maximum floralContinue reading "FLUTTERLY DELIGHTFUL"
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June 13th, 2012 @ 11am
COZY GRAFFITI
Saturday was International Yarn Bombing Day, and a clutch of local knitters and crocheters, including Rachel Griffin of Fair Haven, took the opportunity to execute a pre-dawn hit on aContinue reading "COZY GRAFFITI"
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June 11th, 2012 @ 8am
READYING RED BANK’S RED CLAY COURTS
It doesn’t look very red now, but the outlook for fans of Red Bank’s red clay courts is rosy. (Click to enlarge) By DANIELLE TEPPER A recent visit to RedContinue reading "READYING RED BANK’S RED CLAY COURTS"
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April 25th, 2012 @ 10am
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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 ...