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FIVE YEARS LATE, BASIE BUST GETS PROPS
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NAACP Red Bank chapter president Rev. Henry P. Davis leads a convocation prayer at the event. (Click to enlarge) A bust of native son William ‘Count’ Basie stood, without anyContinue reading "FIVE YEARS LATE, BASIE BUST GETS PROPS"
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October 5th, 2009 @ 8am
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IN oRBit: A CANCER VIXEN IN FAIR HAVEN
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To the jealous eye, writer and cartoonist Marisa Acocella Marchetto had it all, in a glamorous, sex-in-the-city way — a career as a regular contributor to magazines like Glamour and The NewContinue reading "IN oRBit: A CANCER VIXEN IN FAIR HAVEN"
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October 5th, 2009 @ 7am
AT LAST: BUSTING OUT THE BASIE BUST
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A likeness of William ‘Count’ Basie has now been relocated from its temporary spot in the Red Bank train stationhouse to the plaza outside. By DUSTIN RACIOPPI James Joyce hasContinue reading "AT LAST: BUSTING OUT THE BASIE BUST"
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October 1st, 2009 @ 9am
IN oRBit: JERZOMBIES WALK AMONG US
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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
RENAMING HONORS O’HERN’S ACHIEVEMENTS
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Family members and other admirers of the late mayor and state Supreme Court justice gathered for an evening ceremony Sunday. By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It would have been easy for DanielContinue reading "RENAMING HONORS O’HERN’S ACHIEVEMENTS"
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September 28th, 2009 @ 7am
Hovnanian Enterprises, the Red Bank-based national homebuilder, has announced the death of its founder, Kevork Hovnanian. No details were given about the cause or date of death. Hovnanian lived inContinue reading "KEVORK HOVNANIAN DIES AT 86"
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September 25th, 2009 @ 1pm
IN oRBit: HI-RESNICK IMAGERY
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“It was the last time that New York was any good,”  Marcia Resnick tells us. “Everybody was poor then.” The legendary fine-art photographer and photojournalist comes to Red Bank on FridayContinue reading "IN oRBit: HI-RESNICK IMAGERY"
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September 24th, 2009 @ 9am
FORECAST: RAIN TODAY, SUN THIS WEEKEND
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Doug Cavanaugh paints a refurbished hitching post he installed outside his home on Linden Place in Red Bank Tuesday. (Click to enlarge) After one of the wettest Jersey shore summersContinue reading "FORECAST: RAIN TODAY, SUN THIS WEEKEND"
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September 23rd, 2009 @ 6am
The 80-year-old woman seriously injured in a two-vehicle collision on Shrewsbury Avenue in Red Bank yesterday has died. Mary Spollen, of Middletown, died last night at the trauma center ofContinue reading "ACCIDENT VICTIM DIES"
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September 16th, 2009 @ 2pm
IN oRBit: TWO SIDES OF THE RIVER
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Today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit puts the focus on the Two River Theater, that gleaming cathedral of culture that rose up from the warehouses and woodsheds of Red Bank’s West SideContinue reading "IN oRBit: TWO SIDES OF THE RIVER"
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September 15th, 2009 @ 7am
IN oRBit: FORNATALE’S ON FIRST
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For the past four decades, Pete Fornatale has offered one of the most distinctive voices on New York radio as a disc jockey, interviewer and well-nigh legendary collector of oralContinue reading "IN oRBit: FORNATALE’S ON FIRST"
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September 10th, 2009 @ 5am
IN oRBit: HORTON HEAT’S A HOOT
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The Labor Day contractions are getting closer together, and today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit has laboriously selected a handful of diversions for your pleasure, from the Long Branch Jazz &Continue reading "IN oRBit: HORTON HEAT’S A HOOT"
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September 4th, 2009 @ 7am
4 SALE: HOUSE WHERE ‘BORN’ WAS BORN
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The West End cottage where Bruce Springsteen — seen above outside the Count Basie Theatre in 2008 —  wrote ‘Born to Run’ is for sale. It’s tiny little shotgun-style cottageContinue reading "4 SALE: HOUSE WHERE ‘BORN’ WAS BORN"
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August 31st, 2009 @ 1pm
IN oRBit: BIRTHDAY BOY BLUES
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Just as having a computer makes everyone an expert on everything, so it seems that surviving this far into 2009 makes ’em all think they know what it’s like toContinue reading "IN oRBit: BIRTHDAY BOY BLUES"
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August 27th, 2009 @ 7am
IN oRBit: NOT JUST FOR DOG EARS
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Submitted for your approval: today’s Red Bank oRBit brings you one Josh L. Lachowicz, by day a veterinary oncologist at Red Bank Veterinary Hospital, where the families of his patients call him “Dr.Continue reading "IN oRBit: NOT JUST FOR DOG EARS"
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August 26th, 2009 @ 9am
IN oRBit: THREE ON THE FRINGE
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Today’s Red Bank oRBit takes you to the outer-limits fringe of the local orbit — all the way to NYC, where the 13th annual edition of the New York International Fringe Festival isContinue reading "IN oRBit: THREE ON THE FRINGE"
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August 25th, 2009 @ 10am
IN oRBit: PEARLS, CURLS & FRANK TALK
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Today’s Red Bank oRBit brings you an interview with Marybeth Maida — Red Bank resident, Borough Education Foundation vice president, mom and media professional — to say nothing of active, dynamic,Continue reading "IN oRBit: PEARLS, CURLS & FRANK TALK"
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August 20th, 2009 @ 8am
HALFACRE HALF-OK WITH STIMULUS MONEY
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Mayor Mike Halfacre in 2008. With his town having  just landed a whopping $477,000 in federal stimulus money, one might think that Fair Haven mayor and congressional aspirant Mike HalfacreContinue reading "HALFACRE HALF-OK WITH STIMULUS MONEY"
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August 18th, 2009 @ 2pm
IN oRBit: BRUCE, BACK ON THE BOARDWALK
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That’s cabaret crooner and top-shelf nightclub entertainer Eddie Bruce (right), the Philly-based star whose acclaimed appearances in Manhattan and AC haven’t stopped him from making the Shore part of a balancedContinue reading "IN oRBit: BRUCE, BACK ON THE BOARDWALK"
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August 18th, 2009 @ 6am
IN oRBit: GLOBETROTTERS & GEARJAMMERS
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Today’s Red Bank oRBit features an interview with one of the most accomplished performers you’ve likely never heard of — a vocalist, writer and globetrotting musical ambassador who’s sung for presidents,Continue reading "IN oRBit: GLOBETROTTERS & GEARJAMMERS"
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August 11th, 2009 @ 10am
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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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