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State Senator-elect Jennifer Beck on election night last month. Spending on this year's legislative races blew past the old record set in 2003 by 21 percent, today's Star-Ledger reports, with one in four races costing more than $1 million. And...
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December 4th, 2007 @ 7am
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Several dozen families turned out for a sunset holiday tree lighting at the pocket park at the corner of Shrewsbury Avenue and Drs. James Parker Boulevard on Saturday. Click to enlarge individual shots. Email this story
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December 3rd, 2007 @ 6am
Joe Piscopo at Retromedia Sound Studios with Joe Muccioli, left. We spotted Joe Piscopo trolling the rainy streets of downtown Red Bank earlier this week. Hunched over the wheel of an enormous black vehicle with a license plate that proclaims...
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November 30th, 2007 @ 12pm
The lines are a little wobbly, but temporary, says Borough Administrator Mary Howell. By LINDA G. RASTELLI In a cost-cutting move that Mayor Mike Halfacre says he's been suggesting for a year, Richard Gardella will become the borough’s engineer and...
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November 29th, 2007 @ 2pm
By TOM CHESEK Even if you don't think of yourself as a frantic foodie, chances are excellent that you're likely to reach for the olive oil any time you make some noise with the pots and pans, be it a...
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November 29th, 2007 @ 12pm
A trial in the DWI fatality case against Red Bank Red Hot publisher Claudia Ansorge may be scheduled for January or February, her attorney said this morning, following a procedural hearing in Red Bank Municipal Court. Attorney Peter O'Mara of...
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November 29th, 2007 @ 10am
Two Montgomery Terrace residents confer with Human Relations Commmittee member Henry Tindall, center, and Red Bank Police Lt. Mike Clay after last night's HRC meeting. Montgomery Terrace residents last night called for more attentive policing, leaseholder ID cards and other...
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November 29th, 2007 @ 9am
Unless there's an arrest of the gunman, authorities don't plan to release any new information soon about the Monday night shooting at Montgomery Terrace, including the names and conditions of the two victims, redbankgreen has learned. The victims, whose names,...
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November 28th, 2007 @ 3pm
Today's Star-Ledger says the shootings of two men at Montgomery Terrace Monday night does not appear to have been gang- or drug related, attributing that info to Monmouth County Prosecutor Luis Valentin. An assistant prosecutor whom redbankgreen spoke to last...
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November 28th, 2007 @ 6am
Sea Bright Mayor Jo-Ann Kalaka Adams will get a recount of the ballots in the election that appeared to have resulted in her being ousted by just three votes, today's Asbury Park Press reports. The news surprised presumptive mayor-elect Maria...
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November 27th, 2007 @ 6am
The Star-Ledger reports that moptopped singer and would-be beverage industry litigant Bon Jovi will headline a Dec. 21 concert at the Count Basie Theatre that for the last two years has seen Bruce Springsteen play. Though he's not mentioned on...
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November 26th, 2007 @ 2pm
Friday night's Holiday Express concert and tree-lighting event on Broad and Monmouth streets featured bagpipers, hot chocolate and a wandering Mrs. Claus amid the throngs of people bundled up against temperatures in the mid-30s. Click to enlarge individual shots. Email...
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November 26th, 2007 @ 6am
Aurora Gonzalez By TIM HATHAWAY As a young girl in Monterey, Mexico, Aurora Gonzalez used to give all the money she had to the poor on the streets, even though she came from a family that was also needy. "My...
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November 26th, 2007 @ 6am
Thirty-five stores downtown will feature live mannequins from 1 to 4p Sunday as part of an effort by Red Bank RiverCenter, the town's retail promotion organization. Might be fun to go from store to store and test just how well...
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November 23rd, 2007 @ 3pm
Members of the Harford, Bender, Mortimer and O'Connor families gathered at the Red Bank Middle School yesterday for their annual touch football game, which only on occasion looks more like a tackle game. Email this photo
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November 23rd, 2007 @ 8am
Henry Bloom, with Gunning Island in the background. Rumson resident Henry H. Bloom bought a big chunk of Gunning Island in 1988, mainly because he was afraid that somebody would put houses on it and wreck his idyllic view of...
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November 21st, 2007 @ 9am
A customer tries on a bracelet at an opening-night reception at Tiffany & Co.'s Broad Street store earlier this month. The Asbury Park Press today pops in on store owners in downtown Red Bank to gauge their feelings about the...
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November 18th, 2007 @ 11am
What's the difference between racquetball and squash? For starters, says Francis Odeh, "Racquetball chases you all over the place, but in squash, you chase the ball." In racquetball, the ball is bouncier and moves faster, and you can play the...
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November 16th, 2007 @ 7am
A count of provisional ballots in the Sea Bright election has given the mayoralty to Democratic Council President Maria Fernandes by a mere three votes, redbankgreen has learned. The final tally was 274 votes for Fernandes to 271 for one-term...
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November 9th, 2007 @ 5pm
If any one person outside of Tiffany & Co. is responsible for the jeweler's decision to open a gleaming outpost in downtown Red Bank today, it's Larry Garmany, who has a habit of making high-risk business moves that tend to...
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November 9th, 2007 @ 9am
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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.
I’LL EAT IT HERE, THANKS
A squirrel goes all-in for a popular autumn flavor on Madison Avenue in Red Bank Sunday morning.
POP UP TACOS DRAW CROWD
How’s this for a train station redevelopment idea? The pop-up taco vendors Tacos Los Mandones, known on social media as El Mandoon, dr ...
LONG LIVE LOCAL NEWS!
"Long Live Local News" flags from redbankgreen's 20th anniversary celebration in Marine Park Tuesday prove to be the perfect compliment to s ...
MUMS AND WITCHES
17 Prospect Ave (Photo by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
KAYAKERS CLEAR RIVER JUNK
Partyline photo: "The Navesink Nymphs" clear floating tires from the river.
PAINT IT PURPLE?
Caption: ‘Should it be done purple?’ Perfect day. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
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MANTIS (PRAYING) AT CHURCH
Partyliner photographs praying mantis at church.
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
Stunning rainbow over Red Bank as a big weekend storm approaches.
“FESTIVA” YACHT DOCKED AT MARINE PARK
Festiva, an 85-foot yacht, was docked at Marine Park on Friday night. Red Bank Green spoke to the owner, Everett Moore, who said that it was ...
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