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CATCH OF THE DAY: BLUE TUNA, AT THE BASIE
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Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady anchor Hot Tuna Blues, appearing with Charlie Musselwhite at the Count Basie tonight. Their last time in town, they sold out the Count Basie TheatreContinue reading "CATCH OF THE DAY: BLUE TUNA, AT THE BASIE"
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February 17th, 2011 @ 8am
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RED BANKER VIES FOR ‘MISS NEW JERSEY’
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Quaniesha Frost of Red Bank won the Miss Tri-County competition last month and is getting ready to compete for the Miss New Jersey crown. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click toContinue reading "RED BANKER VIES FOR ‘MISS NEW JERSEY’"
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February 14th, 2011 @ 11am
FUNK AND STANDARD GOES TO THE BAR
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Patti Siciliano just hours before opening the latest addition to Funk and Standard, Yummy Yummy Good Stuff juice bar. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI PattiContinue reading "FUNK AND STANDARD GOES TO THE BAR"
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February 11th, 2011 @ 2pm
SHREWSBURY DOC MUSCLES HER WAY TO FAME
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Karyn Marshall, seen below in competition in the 1980s, will be inducted into the Weightlifting Hall of Fame next month. (Click to enlarge. Photo above by Dustin Racioppi.) By DUSTINContinue reading "SHREWSBURY DOC MUSCLES HER WAY TO FAME"
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February 9th, 2011 @ 7am
SAY CHEESE! LOMBARDI GRAVE A SUPER DRAW
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Famed football coach Vince Lombardi’s headstone at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Middletown. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Step into the main office of Middletown’s MountContinue reading "SAY CHEESE! LOMBARDI GRAVE A SUPER DRAW"
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February 4th, 2011 @ 11am
ART WALK: THE GALOSHES EDITION
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“Sentinels” by Leslie Backlund whose works will be among those displayed Sunday at Shrewsbury’s Guild of Creative Art. The virtual Art Walk is back on redbankgreen as February pops fromContinue reading "ART WALK: THE GALOSHES EDITION"
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February 4th, 2011 @ 6am
In a video posted on YouTube in support of an outreach effort for gay teenagers who may be considering suicide, Red Bank Councilman Ed Zipprich talks about his own sexualityContinue reading "ZIPPRICH ADDS TO ‘IT GETS BETTER’ EFFORT"
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February 3rd, 2011 @ 12pm
SEA BRIGHT MAYOR ROLLS BACK INTO ACTION
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Maria Fernandes returned to Sea Bright Borough Hall Tuesday. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It’s been a hellish five months for Sea Bright Mayor MariaContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT MAYOR ROLLS BACK INTO ACTION"
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February 2nd, 2011 @ 7am
FROM THE FRUIT STAND, A LESSON IN DETAILS
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Tom Cappello outside his Wallace Street restaurant. Below, a tray of gnocchi destined for local stores. (Click to enlarge) In the competitive arena of Red Bank restaurants, one owner takesContinue reading "FROM THE FRUIT STAND, A LESSON IN DETAILS"
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February 1st, 2011 @ 10am
IDINA MENZEL, MARVIN HAMLISCH AT BASIE
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Superstar stage and screen diva Idina Menzel returns to Red Bank Thursday with no less than Marvin Hamlisch at the podium as guest conductor of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra.Continue reading "IDINA MENZEL, MARVIN HAMLISCH AT BASIE"
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January 31st, 2011 @ 9am
DOWNTOWN BUSINESS OWNERS ASK FOR HELP
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Red Bank business owner George Lyristis led a plea to the borough council to make changes that would be positive for the downtown Monday night. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; clickContinue reading "DOWNTOWN BUSINESS OWNERS ASK FOR HELP"
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January 25th, 2011 @ 10am
TRTC SENDS IN ‘CLOWNS’ FOR FEBRUARY
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Broadway veteran Matthew Gumley, 14, co-stars as Nick in the Two River Theater Company production of A THOUSAND CLOWNS. By TOM CHESEK It’s got a happy-go-lucky, nonconformist uncle. A whip-smart,Continue reading "TRTC SENDS IN ‘CLOWNS’ FOR FEBRUARY"
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January 25th, 2011 @ 9am
ART SHOW DISPLAYS FOR THE SNOW DAYS
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Groveland-based artist Ryan Southerland at Zebu Forno’s first art show Saturday. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The iceberg-sized snowmounds are still here. The temps areContinue reading "ART SHOW DISPLAYS FOR THE SNOW DAYS"
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January 24th, 2011 @ 9am
LOOK WHO’S BOOKED, ON THE GREEN
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By TOM CHESEK To some the word “author” is a job description appended to a hyphen; a sideline to a set of  day (or night) jobs that range from actingContinue reading "LOOK WHO’S BOOKED, ON THE GREEN"
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January 20th, 2011 @ 11am
WEAVING A WEB OF FULFILLMENT, FINALLY
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Black Widow Bike Works owner Joy Luv Montefusco, left, and her right-hand man, Mike Jastrzemski, are quietly making a name for themselves in the Red Bank area. (Photo by DustinContinue reading "WEAVING A WEB OF FULFILLMENT, FINALLY"
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January 20th, 2011 @ 8am
A DIFFERENT KIND OF BEER RUN
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By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Every Saturday, precisely at 10:17a, and in a location often not revealed until the night before, a questionable bunch assembles. They are small-business owners, retirees, cops, attorneys.Continue reading "A DIFFERENT KIND OF BEER RUN"
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January 18th, 2011 @ 9am
REPORT: BECK TO WED RESTAURATEUR
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Twelfth-district state Senator Jen Beck is getting remarried, according to a report by the Auditor in Sunday’s Star-Ledger. The anonymous columnist reports that he or she “noticed colleagues admiring theContinue reading "REPORT: BECK TO WED RESTAURATEUR"
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January 17th, 2011 @ 7am
RUMSON’S PABST BLUE POET
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Rumson native Britt Melewski will be published in Liebamour magazine’s spring edition. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A few days before Thanksgiving, Britt Melewski walkedContinue reading "RUMSON’S PABST BLUE POET"
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January 14th, 2011 @ 7am
WHAT TO DO IN WINTER? ROW, OF COURSE
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Salvador Tecalero, in the foreground, is one of more than 60 members of Navesink Indoor Rowing. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI John Crilly made aContinue reading "WHAT TO DO IN WINTER? ROW, OF COURSE"
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January 13th, 2011 @ 10am
LIBRARY TURNS THE PAGE ON DIRECTOR
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Deborah Griffin-Sadel is out as Red Bank’s library director. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The Red Bank library board has closed the book on itsContinue reading "LIBRARY TURNS THE PAGE ON DIRECTOR"
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January 12th, 2011 @ 1pm
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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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