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IN oRBit: DEATHLY GOOD HALLOWS
DON’T go in the house. DON’T look in the basement. And whatever you do, DON’T part with a single discretionary dollar before you visit Red Bank oRBit. This Halloweekend, the stakesContinue reading "IN oRBit: DEATHLY GOOD HALLOWS"
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October 28th, 2009 @ 6am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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A svelte elephant, a dog-eating shark, a human Chia pet and a number of fairy princesses took place in the annual Red Bank Halloween Parade Sunday. redbankgreen has the pix.Continue reading "HALLOWEEN PARADE I: THE PIX"
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October 26th, 2009 @ 6am
The ghost of famed WBOO reporter Scoop Haunter showed up at the Red Bank Halloween Parade with his video camera Sunday looking for the real story. Here are his chillingContinue reading "HALLOWEEN PARADE II: THE INSIDE SCOOP"
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October 26th, 2009 @ 6am
OFFICE GOLF: AN ANNUAL HOLE-IN-ONE
This is one of our favorite events of the year: the Curchin Open. We’re talking nine holes of miniature golf played on elaborately crafted greens that have been laid outContinue reading "OFFICE GOLF: AN ANNUAL HOLE-IN-ONE"
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October 23rd, 2009 @ 12pm
A RUNNING START FOR BIKE/PED PROPONENTS
Jenny Rossano of Worthley Street and her map, below, with half-mile radii drawn around each of Red Bank’s five schools and suggested bike routes in red. (Click to enlarge) [SeeContinue reading "A RUNNING START FOR BIKE/PED PROPONENTS"
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October 22nd, 2009 @ 9am
IN SEARCH OF SAFETY FOR BIKERS & WALKERS
Rolling out of the East Side: the ‘Mori Place Marauders’ want to make biking and walking to school in Red Bank safer. On a typical morning during the school year,Continue reading "IN SEARCH OF SAFETY FOR BIKERS & WALKERS"
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October 19th, 2009 @ 10am
IN oRBit: LOUD, BRASSY AND ON THE MARCH
Just when you thought it was safe to walk the streets of Asbury Park without dodging hordes of hungry zombies, word comes that the boulevards, boardwalks and bowling alleys ofContinue reading "IN oRBit: LOUD, BRASSY AND ON THE MARCH"
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October 15th, 2009 @ 6am
FIRE PREVENTION FAIR DRAWS A CROWD
A brilliant fall day was the setting for the Red Bank Volunteer Fire Department’s ninth annual Fire Prevention Expo and Free Barbecue held Sunday in the White Street municipal lot.Continue reading "FIRE PREVENTION FAIR DRAWS A CROWD"
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October 12th, 2009 @ 10am
Let’s see: we’ve got an Amy Winehouse, a Beyoncé,  a pair of Spice Girls, a Marc Anthony, a Jennifer Lopez, two Flavor Flavs and a Willie Nelson. Yep, we gotContinue reading "CELEBRITY SIGHTINGS BETWEEN CLASSES"
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October 9th, 2009 @ 6am
CAN YOU SPARE A SPRUCE?
Last year’s tree, seen as it was removed from Luba and Val DeFazio’s Tower Hill Avenue yard, left, and all lit up outside the Dublin House. (Click to enlarge) RedContinue reading "CAN YOU SPARE A SPRUCE?"
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October 6th, 2009 @ 10am
Peter Roskowinski will show students how to make great Italian meals while a language teacher makes the experience bilingual. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI School seems less ofContinue reading "ADULT ED? S’COOL!"
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October 6th, 2009 @ 7am
FIRE PREVENTION FAIR RETURNS SUNDAY
A young visitor to last year’s edition of the fair came dressed for the occasion, and got a demonstration in putting out a fire. It’s a party, of sorts, withContinue reading "FIRE PREVENTION FAIR RETURNS SUNDAY"
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October 5th, 2009 @ 11am
RED BANK HOUSE, LINCROFT CHURCH ON TOUR
Ready for its moment in the sun: the Ptak house on West Westside Avenue. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It’s not uncommon for Peter Ptak to have completeContinue reading "RED BANK HOUSE, LINCROFT CHURCH ON TOUR"
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October 1st, 2009 @ 7am
IN oRBit: JERZOMBIES WALK AMONG US
Draw whatever inference you will from the notion of hordes of shambling, lurching social networkers crying out for “braaaains:” there’s no denying that zombies are big business these days, bothContinue reading "IN oRBit: JERZOMBIES WALK AMONG US"
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October 1st, 2009 @ 4am
One featured a bounce-around, historical newspaper articles, a playful three-legged dog and the funk stylings of Red Bank’s own Shimmytang. The other was a quieter affair. But the residents ofContinue reading "BLOCK PARTIES CLOSE OUT SUMMER OF ’09"
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September 28th, 2009 @ 10am
HORNING IN WITH ‘TAPS,’ JEOPARDY & QUEEN
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI All was calm and quiet on Maple Avenue in Red Bank Saturday night until about 8:15p, when visitors wielding giant rams’ horns started filing into Congregation BethContinue reading "HORNING IN WITH ‘TAPS,’ JEOPARDY & QUEEN"
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September 28th, 2009 @ 9am
ON THE SKED: DUELING BLOCK PARTIES
Party central, as both Elm Place and Hudson Avenue residents have block parties in the works for Saturday. By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Summer’s officially over, but there’s one last bit ofContinue reading "ON THE SKED: DUELING BLOCK PARTIES"
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September 25th, 2009 @ 10am
IN TOWN | IN SEPTEMBER: WEEK FOUR
For more about the Marcia Resnick photo show opening tonight at the McKay Imaging Gallery in Red Bank, check the coverage on our sib site, Red Bank oRBit. We’ve gotContinue reading "IN TOWN | IN SEPTEMBER: WEEK FOUR"
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September 25th, 2009 @ 7am
SHOFAR SO FUN: ALL INVITED TO TOOT
The new rabbi at Congregation Beth Israel says the ponderous Jewish holidays could use some levity. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The Jewish holiday season just isn’t as muchContinue reading "SHOFAR SO FUN: ALL INVITED TO TOOT"
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September 23rd, 2009 @ 9am
IN oRBit: GLORY DAYS IN THE LECTURE HALL
Today’s the Boss’s birthday, and over at Monmouth University, organizers are putting the final touches on a special four-day, multi-venue event known as Glory Days: A Bruce Springsteen Symposium. It’s aContinue reading "IN oRBit: GLORY DAYS IN THE LECTURE HALL"
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September 23rd, 2009 @ 7am
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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 ...