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YARBROUGH: MEMORIES, QUESTIONS LINGER
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Larry Yarbrough Sr., with a picture of his son, also shown below, who was stabbed to death in Red Bank early Sunday. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "YARBROUGH: MEMORIES, QUESTIONS LINGER"
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August 11th, 2011 @ 9am
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RUMSON ESTATE GOES TO DERBY HORSEMAN
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The Dawkins estate in Rumson as seen from the Navesink in 2008. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI In a record-setting deal for Rumson, a Wall Street hedge-fund tycoon andContinue reading "RUMSON ESTATE GOES TO DERBY HORSEMAN"
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August 10th, 2011 @ 6am
FAIR HAVEN: ARBORCIDE AT NATURAL AREA
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Nature enthusiasts want the borough to fund restoration of a mistakenly cleared-out area at the Fair Haven Fields Natural Area. Below, the affected site. (Photos by Dustin Racioppi; click toContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: ARBORCIDE AT NATURAL AREA"
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August 9th, 2011 @ 3pm
QUICKLY, RED BANK TAPS NEW CFO
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By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Bruce Loversidge can go back to retirement. Again. Red Bank’s former chief financial officer and go-to guy to fill in for his outgoing successors will be relievedContinue reading "QUICKLY, RED BANK TAPS NEW CFO"
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August 9th, 2011 @ 7am
RED BANKER HOLDS TILLER FOR CLEARWATER
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Think global, act local: Middletown-based band The Wag is among the Shore area acts taking the main stage at the 36th annual Clearwater Festival, scheduled for August 20. (Photo courtesyContinue reading "RED BANKER HOLDS TILLER FOR CLEARWATER"
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August 8th, 2011 @ 9am
WEINBERG GETS OK FOR ESTATE CARVE-UP
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Max Weinberg at Middletown’s planning board hearing Wednesday night. (Photo by Stacie Fanelli. Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Turns out you can break the ties that bind. E-Street BandContinue reading "WEINBERG GETS OK FOR ESTATE CARVE-UP"
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August 5th, 2011 @ 7am
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The prosecutor in the case of three firefighters convicted of charges in a firehouse scuffle last year wants at least two of them barred from their lineContinue reading "PROSECUTOR: BAN TWO FIREFIGHTERS"
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August 4th, 2011 @ 3pm
NATIONAL NIGHT OUT: RED BANK
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Red Bank’s National Night Out celebration, a sun-soaked evening held in the borough hall parking lot, featured many fixings of a community coming together: a walk around town, tours ofContinue reading "NATIONAL NIGHT OUT: RED BANK"
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August 3rd, 2011 @ 4am
NATIONAL NIGHT OUT: FAIR HAVEN
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What’s better: petting a drug-sniffing dog, shaking hands with McGruff the Crime Dog or sinking Mayor Mike Halfacre in the dunk tank? It was a close call at Tuesday night’sContinue reading "NATIONAL NIGHT OUT: FAIR HAVEN"
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August 3rd, 2011 @ 4am
TREE ‘MURDER’ ALLEGED IN RUMSON
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Cindy Zipf, right, shows residents photos of her neighbor’s property, which she says was clear-cut of its trees. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The questContinue reading "TREE ‘MURDER’ ALLEGED IN RUMSON"
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August 2nd, 2011 @ 12pm
Accompanied by a pair of StreetLife performers, a feeble-voiced Steven Galapo proposed to his girlfriend, Nathalie Salem, on Broad Street in Red Bank Saturday night. Did she say yes? PlayContinue reading "POPPING THE QUESTION"
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August 1st, 2011 @ 4pm
Little Silver Mayor Suzanne Castleman passed away Friday at 76. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Suzanne Castleman, Little Silver’s mayor and a lifelong resident ofContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER MAYOR CASTLEMAN DIES"
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July 31st, 2011 @ 8am
Photos by Stacie Fanelli. To enlarge the slideshow, click the embiggen symbol in the lower right corner. By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Late in 2009 and into 2010, a sign in aContinue reading "IT’S ALL A MATTER OF TASTE IN CUPCAKE CITY"
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July 29th, 2011 @ 11am
RUMSON: SCENES FROM A WELCOME HOME
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Twenty-two-year-old Sean MacDonald, a lance corporal in the U.S. Marines, returned home on leave after a seven-month tour in Afghanistan to a bustling welcome on Blackpoint Horseshoe Street in RumsonContinue reading "RUMSON: SCENES FROM A WELCOME HOME"
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July 25th, 2011 @ 8am
SEA BRIGHT FIREFIGHTERS GUILTY IN SCUFFLE
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A Sea Bright Fire Department engine truck on display at the department’s wet-down celebration, shortly before three firefighters got into a scuffle that led to charges. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi;Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT FIREFIGHTERS GUILTY IN SCUFFLE"
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July 22nd, 2011 @ 12pm
WHAT HEAT?
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It sure didn’t feel like 97 degrees to the Cavalieri family today. The Staten Islanders, who have a vacation home in the Navesink section of Middletown, launched from Rumson andContinue reading "WHAT HEAT?"
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July 21st, 2011 @ 3pm
IN DETAIL: ‘BLOWN AWAY’ BY A SHINY CAR
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Shawn Gatta applies some elbow grease to a car at Detail Doctor in Shrewsbury. (Photo by Stacie Fanelli. Click to enlarge) By EVAN SOLTAS Shawn Gatta has spent more thanContinue reading "IN DETAIL: ‘BLOWN AWAY’ BY A SHINY CAR"
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July 21st, 2011 @ 11am
HIGH FASHION
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Since the recent demise of her Red Bank fashion shop, Bella Mystique, Rosa Davis – famous hereabouts for staging outdoor swimsuit shows featuring local women as models – has pickedContinue reading "HIGH FASHION"
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July 20th, 2011 @ 5pm
COACH ASKS PUBLIC TO KICK IN FOR CLINIC
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Enrico Ciabattoni is spearheading an effort to raise money for boys and girls soccer clinics in Red Bank. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A possibleContinue reading "COACH ASKS PUBLIC TO KICK IN FOR CLINIC"
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July 19th, 2011 @ 11am
FIRE INSPECTOR INSPIRES DREAD & RESPECT
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Red Bank Fire Inspector John Drucker and his dreaded cruiser. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI There’s no mistaking the seriousness of a situation when theContinue reading "FIRE INSPECTOR INSPIRES DREAD & RESPECT"
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July 18th, 2011 @ 11am
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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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