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SETTEMBRINO: CUT NON-ESSENTIAL SERVICES6
NAME: Kevin M. Settembrino, (Republican) AGE: 40 OCCUPATION: Architect, AIA, LEED AP LENGTH OF RESIDENCE IN TOWN: 3 Years General Questions: 1. What do you see as the top threeContinue reading "SETTEMBRINO: CUT NON-ESSENTIAL SERVICES6"
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October 22nd, 2010 @ 7am
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DESPITE CHATTER, BILLS STILL ON THE TICKET
Rumor in Sea Bright says Peggy Bills is not running for re-election this year, but the council denies that. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI SeaContinue reading "DESPITE CHATTER, BILLS STILL ON THE TICKET"
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October 21st, 2010 @ 10am
LITTLE: ‘SCARED’ PALLONE DODGES FACEOFF
Congressman Frank Pallone meets the press following his raucous town hall meeting on health insurance in Red Bank in August, 2009. (Click to enlarge) Tea Party-backed GOP congressional hopeful AnnaContinue reading "LITTLE: ‘SCARED’ PALLONE DODGES FACEOFF"
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October 21st, 2010 @ 7am
ROOM FOR DEBATE, AND A COUPLE OF LAUGHS
The Westside Community Group held its fourteenth annual council candidates’ debate Wednesday night. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It was a tame affair, one thatContinue reading "ROOM FOR DEBATE, AND A COUPLE OF LAUGHS"
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October 14th, 2010 @ 6am
Will this year’s sleepy election contest for Red Bank mayor and two council seats finally stir to life? It will get its best chance Wednesday night, when the West SideContinue reading "CANDIDATES’ FORUM RETURNS"
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October 12th, 2010 @ 1pm
Is sarcasm funny only if you agree with its point of view?
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October 11th, 2010 @ 3pm
BUDGET STILL MIDDLETOWN’S HOT TOPIC
Sean Byrnes prodded his fellow committee members to reassess its budget planning process Monday night. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Now that Middletown has aContinue reading "BUDGET STILL MIDDLETOWN’S HOT TOPIC"
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October 8th, 2010 @ 6am
WAITING FOR RETIREMENTS, ROUND TWO
Middletown is anticipating a second wave of retirements, especially among police officers. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI With more retirement pension reform pending in theContinue reading "WAITING FOR RETIREMENTS, ROUND TWO"
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October 6th, 2010 @ 9am
COUNCIL UNLIKELY TO FILL LEHNERT’S SEAT
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Two weeks before he took his own life, Councilman John Lehnert had informed Mayor Mike Halfacre that he was ending his re-election bid, Halfacre says. By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Though FairContinue reading "COUNCIL UNLIKELY TO FILL LEHNERT’S SEAT"
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September 29th, 2010 @ 1pm
SEA BRIGHT MAYOR LASHES OUT AT COUNCIL
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Sea Bright Mayor Maria Fernandes has had it with the borough council, and she’s not mincing words about it. The mayor, a Democrat, frustrated by years ofContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT MAYOR LASHES OUT AT COUNCIL"
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September 21st, 2010 @ 4am
FRUSTRATION SURROUNDS M’TOWN BUDGET
Three of the five Middletown committee members Tuesday night at town hall. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI After months of delays and near misses, MiddletownContinue reading "FRUSTRATION SURROUNDS M’TOWN BUDGET"
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September 8th, 2010 @ 8am
STRIKING A POLITICAL POSE
Even though he’s running unopposed this year, Mayor Pasquale Menna is still doing a little campaign work. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) Mayor Pasquale Menna, along with councilwomenContinue reading "STRIKING A POLITICAL POSE"
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September 2nd, 2010 @ 8am
POLITICAL “SOUNDBITES” FROM MIDDLETOWN
Deputy Mayor Anthony Fiore, left, and Committeeman Sean Byrnes talk before Monday night’s meeting. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The finale to each Middletown committeeContinue reading "POLITICAL “SOUNDBITES” FROM MIDDLETOWN"
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August 17th, 2010 @ 6am
OCEANPORT LEADERS: WHAT’S THE PROBLEM?
Oceanport officials defend their town’s handling of Sea Bright’s caseload. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The court service agreement between Oceanport and Sea Bright isContinue reading "OCEANPORT LEADERS: WHAT’S THE PROBLEM?"
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August 12th, 2010 @ 10am
COUNCIL DELAYS CAB CHANGES
Any changes to the current taxi ordinance in Red Bank will have to wait while the borough council does more investigating. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTINContinue reading "COUNCIL DELAYS CAB CHANGES"
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August 10th, 2010 @ 7am
COURT SHARING SPARKS DEBATE
Sea Bright officials dispute how well a new shared service with Oceanport is working out. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI There are  two ways SeaContinue reading "COURT SHARING SPARKS DEBATE"
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August 9th, 2010 @ 1pm
MAKE ALL PAY FOR SCHOOL, MAYOR SAYS
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Middletown Mayor Gerard Scharfenberger really wants to bring those tax bills down. So much so that he’s urging his governing body to vote in favor of aContinue reading "MAKE ALL PAY FOR SCHOOL, MAYOR SAYS"
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August 6th, 2010 @ 12pm
BUDGET ITEMS STRAINING SEA BRIGHT
Officials have imposed austerity measures on road repairs and other public works projects. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Not long after adopting the town’s annual spending plan, Sea BrightContinue reading "BUDGET ITEMS STRAINING SEA BRIGHT"
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August 5th, 2010 @ 1pm
JUDITH STANLEY COLEMAN HAS DIED
Judith Stanley Coleman at the opening of the Tiffany store in Red Bank in November, 2007. (Click to enlarge) Judith Stanley Coleman, an ardent land conservationist and philanthropist from Middletown,Continue reading "JUDITH STANLEY COLEMAN HAS DIED"
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August 2nd, 2010 @ 12pm
M’TOWNERS STILL STEAMING OVER BUDGET
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Getting a budget in place is going to have to wait another month in Middletown. A pending review of the 2010 spending plan at the state levelContinue reading "M’TOWNERS STILL STEAMING OVER BUDGET"
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July 20th, 2010 @ 7am
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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 ...