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SHREWSBURY: ON TOP OF THE WORLD AT 102
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Centenarian Carlotta Niles with the balloon she rode in France on her 102nd birthday, above, and back at home in Shrewsbury, below. (Photos by Betsy Ford and John T. Ward.Continue reading "SHREWSBURY: ON TOP OF THE WORLD AT 102"
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June 18th, 2015 @ 9am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RUMSON DISTRICT NAMES NEW SUPER
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Press release from Rumson School District Dr. John E. Bormann, Ed. D., has been announced as Superintendent of the Rumson School District. A special Rumson Board of Education Meeting, duringContinue reading "RUMSON DISTRICT NAMES NEW SUPER"
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June 16th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: LONGTIME BARBER DIES
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A longtime fixture of downtown Red Bank died Monday. Domenick Sama, who owned and operated Domenick’s Barber Shop, on East Front Street, died at his home in Red Bank, accordingContinue reading "RED BANK: LONGTIME BARBER DIES"
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June 10th, 2015 @ 10am
FAIR HAVEN DANCER BROADWAY BOUND
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A teenaged dancer from Fair Haven takes a big leap into a prestigious NYC-based dance program this summer.
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May 28th, 2015 @ 6am
RUMSON HONORS ‘TEACHERS OF THE YEAR’
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Eighth Grade ELA teacher Lori Zucker of Forrestdale School, and First Grade teacher Holly Nixon of Deane-Porter School were recently named Teachers of the Year by the Rumson Board ofContinue reading "RUMSON HONORS ‘TEACHERS OF THE YEAR’"
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May 26th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: CROSSING GUARD NOSE CALENDAR
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If there’s an occasion, count on Red Bank school crossing guard Carl Colmorgen to dress for it. Well known for his seasonal hats, Colmorgen marked Red Nose Day, an effortContinue reading "RED BANK: CROSSING GUARD NOSE CALENDAR"
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May 21st, 2015 @ 9am
RUMSON: SHINING LIGHT ON LUMINARIES PAST
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Roberta Van Anda in her Rumson study, above, and her newly published book, below. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Roberta Van Anda isContinue reading "RUMSON: SHINING LIGHT ON LUMINARIES PAST"
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May 20th, 2015 @ 2pm
RUMSON: CLOSING OUT A HISTORIC CAREER
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Monmouth County Historical Association president Linda Bricker greets C. Glenn May, during a recent ceremony honoring his 30 years of service with the MCHA. Press release from Monmouth County HistoricalContinue reading "RUMSON: CLOSING OUT A HISTORIC CAREER"
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May 19th, 2015 @ 10am
RED BANK: PARK IT HERE, JAZZ LOVERS
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John Gatta wields giant scissors as he dedicates the new park named for his late brother, Ralph ‘Johnny Jazz’ Gatta Jr. (seen below), as Councilwoman Linda Schwabenbauer applauds. (Photo byContinue reading "RED BANK: PARK IT HERE, JAZZ LOVERS"
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May 12th, 2015 @ 9am
RBR’S PRINCIPAL CLAY HONORED WITH AWARD
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Left to right: Red Bank Regional Principal Risa Clay is pictured celebrating her being honored as a Partner in Education by the Community Affairs and Resource Center with her colleagues,Continue reading "RBR’S PRINCIPAL CLAY HONORED WITH AWARD"
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May 12th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: PARK TO GET JOHNNY JAZZED UP
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Anyone who ever had the pleasure of getting an earful of bebop – and a history lesson in jazz – while picking up a pound of ground chuck at the now-goneContinue reading "RED BANK: PARK TO GET JOHNNY JAZZED UP"
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May 11th, 2015 @ 9am
RED BANK: MAN FORCES HIMSELF TO SPEAK UP
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Ryan Lascelles on the lookout for someone to buttonhole in downtown Red Bank, and talking with Irina Kohut of Keansburg, below, about a painting she’d just made.  (Photo by JohnContinue reading "RED BANK: MAN FORCES HIMSELF TO SPEAK UP"
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May 11th, 2015 @ 7am
SHREWSBURY: CYMCA PRESIDENT HONORED
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Press release from The Community YMCA Rhonda Anderson, President and CEO of The Community YMCA, has been honored with the Professional Achievement Award by the Central Jersey Club of theContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: CYMCA PRESIDENT HONORED"
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April 30th, 2015 @ 6am
RBR SENIOR SHARES PRINCETON AWARD
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Red Bank Regional senior Morgan Brunson (holding certificate) was among the New Jersey high school students honored by Princeton University, at the 2015 Princeton Prize in Race Relations ceremony onContinue reading "RBR SENIOR SHARES PRINCETON AWARD"
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April 29th, 2015 @ 6am
LINCROFT: BCC TO HONOR PROWN
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Red Bank’s David Prown will receive an honorary degree from Brookdale Community College for his contributions to the local community during BCC’s commencement ceremony. (Photo by John T. Ward. ClickContinue reading "LINCROFT: BCC TO HONOR PROWN"
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April 28th, 2015 @ 9am
FIVE JOIN MONMOUTH CONSERVATION BOARD
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The foundation is in the process of acquiring the 15-acre Chris’s Landing in River Plaza. Below, Meredyth R. Armitage. (Photo below by Tina Colella. Click to enlarge) Press release fromContinue reading "FIVE JOIN MONMOUTH CONSERVATION BOARD"
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April 24th, 2015 @ 12pm
FAIR HAVEN’S MAYFIELD SIGNS TO ST. PETER’S
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Rumson-Fair Haven Regional senior Janae Mayfield signs her letter of intent to play Division I Basketball at St. Peter’s University, as her parents John and Davida look on. Press releaseContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN’S MAYFIELD SIGNS TO ST. PETER’S"
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April 21st, 2015 @ 6am
FAIR HAVEN SKIER IS RANKED NJ’S #1
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Press release from Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School A Fair Haven teen is currently ranked as the number one male skier in New Jersey aged 16-17, by the national NASTARContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN SKIER IS RANKED NJ’S #1"
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April 20th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: SOME FRANK TALK ABOUT JAZZ
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Above: Rosemary Riddle Acerra — daughter of the great Sinatra arranger-conductor (and onetime Rumson resident) Nelson Riddle — joins author and music historian Will Friedwald (below) for a new slateContinue reading "RED BANK: SOME FRANK TALK ABOUT JAZZ"
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April 19th, 2015 @ 6am
MIDDLETOWN: HONORING A FALLEN HERO
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Press release from Middletown Reformed Church For the members of Middletown Reformed Church, it still seems like yesterday when the shocking news started to hit the tight-knit community, shaking itContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: HONORING A FALLEN HERO"
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April 10th, 2015 @ 6am
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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 ...