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The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of April 23 to April 30, 2015. This information is unedited. CRIMES CriminalContinue reading "RED BANK: CRIME & ARREST REPORTS"
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May 1st, 2015 @ 8am
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Press release from Monmouth Reform Temple Tikkun Olam, the Jewish tenet of “Repairing the World,” will be on full display in May during two major social action events planned byContinue reading "TINTON FALLS: SOCIAL ACTION EVENTS AT MRT"
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May 1st, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: HEAPS OF AUTHENTICITY
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The Mediterranean Platter, a dependable classic on the Front Street Trattoria menu. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON What key elements are crucial to keeping a restaurantContinue reading "RED BANK: HEAPS OF AUTHENTICITY"
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April 30th, 2015 @ 12pm
RED BANK: ‘BLUES’ ONE MORE TIME, AT TRTC
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Charles Weldon (left) counsels Brandon J. Dirden in YOUR BLUES AIN’T SWEET LIKE MINE, entering the final weekend of its world premiere run at Two River Theater. (Photos by MichalContinue reading "RED BANK: ‘BLUES’ ONE MORE TIME, AT TRTC"
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April 30th, 2015 @ 10am
RED BANK: LUNCH BREAK ROCKS FOODSTOCK
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Press release from Lunch Break Inc. On Saturday, May 16, the Red Bank-based nonprofit Lunch Break will hold the 2015 edition of Foodstock, a community food drive. The event will takeContinue reading "RED BANK: LUNCH BREAK ROCKS FOODSTOCK"
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April 30th, 2015 @ 10am
RED BANK: COPS PUSH PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
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Red Bank police were out on Broad Street Wednesday afternoon for a brief pedestrian safety enforcement push. The effort resulted in five summonses issued to motorists and 13 warnings, someContinue reading "RED BANK: COPS PUSH PEDESTRIAN SAFETY"
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April 30th, 2015 @ 8am
RED BANK: AFTER 26 YEARS, BARR ZONES OUT
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Zoning officer Donna Smith Barr leaves the job this week after 26 years. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The cliches compete: it’s temptingContinue reading "RED BANK: AFTER 26 YEARS, BARR ZONES OUT"
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April 29th, 2015 @ 11am
RED BANK: SCHOOL TAX UP NEARLY 7 PERCENT
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Suzanne Viscomi, of the board’s finance committee, speaking at Tuesday night’s meeting. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The typical Red Bank homeowner willContinue reading "RED BANK: SCHOOL TAX UP NEARLY 7 PERCENT"
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April 29th, 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
RED BANK: JIRKS AND SERAPHS UNITE
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Jirks bandleader Brian Kirk plays springtime Santa with a benefit concert for Middletown’s Mater Dei Prep high school, Thursday night at the Count Basie. In an interview that appeared previouslyContinue reading "RED BANK: JIRKS AND SERAPHS UNITE"
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April 28th, 2015 @ 5am
RED BANK: TWO SAVED AFTER BOAT FLIPS
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The sailboat, seen above, righted itself after its two occupants were rescued, a witness said. Below, one of the two people rescued gets some medical attention. (Photo by John T.Continue reading "RED BANK: TWO SAVED AFTER BOAT FLIPS"
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April 27th, 2015 @ 12pm
RED BANK: JAYWALKING PEDESTRIAN STRUCK
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A Florida man was struck by a vehicle when he stepped out into traffic from between two parked cars in downtown Red Bank Saturday, police Chief Darren McConnell tells redbankgreen.Continue reading "RED BANK: JAYWALKING PEDESTRIAN STRUCK"
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April 27th, 2015 @ 9am
For more than 50 years, the Red Bank-based Monmouth Civic Chorus has brought a selection of the world’s finest choral music classics to area audiences, at venues that include theContinue reading "RED BANK: MCC ANNOUNCES SCHOLARSHIPS"
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April 27th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: SOAKING IN THE FLAVOUR
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Thousands of strolling-and-eating springtime revelers flooded the White Street parking lot for the annual Red Bank International Flavour Festival on a cool, partly sunny afternoon Sunday. As usual, redbankgreen was thereContinue reading "RED BANK: SOAKING IN THE FLAVOUR"
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April 27th, 2015 @ 6am
‘BRAND NEW KEY’ SINGER GETS RBR HALL PASS
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Melanie Safka Shekeryk, better known to radio listeners of a certain age as the Woodstock-era singer ‘Melanie,’ visited Red Bank Regional for induction into the school’s Distinguished Alumni Hall ofContinue reading "‘BRAND NEW KEY’ SINGER GETS RBR HALL PASS"
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April 24th, 2015 @ 6pm
RED BANK: INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR RETURNS
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Last year’s International Flavor Festival in Red Bank’s White Street parking lot served a variety of choice tidbits. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON With sunshineContinue reading "RED BANK: INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR RETURNS"
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April 24th, 2015 @ 3pm
RED BANK: HIGH-END ANTIQUES SHOP DEBUTS
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Paul Gallagher, left, and Ron Knox in their new art and antiques shop, which opens Friday.  (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank’sContinue reading "RED BANK: HIGH-END ANTIQUES SHOP DEBUTS"
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April 24th, 2015 @ 12pm
WHATS FOR LUNCH? TOKI HAS THE ROLL
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A fresh platter of sushi from Toki in Red Bank features uni, yellowtail hamachi, tuna and a Toki Roll. Below, three chefs work Toki’s sushi bar. (Photo by Susan Ericson. ClickContinue reading "WHATS FOR LUNCH? TOKI HAS THE ROLL"
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April 24th, 2015 @ 9am
LINCROFT: FIRST AIRING FOR EXIT 109 PLANS
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C.J. Lagan, at right, studies proposed changes for exit 109 at the township library Thursday. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A proposed reconfigurationContinue reading "LINCROFT: FIRST AIRING FOR EXIT 109 PLANS"
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April 24th, 2015 @ 5am
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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 ...
LITTERBUGS HIT MARINE PARK
Partyline PSA: Please don't leave your trash in our nice new park!
PARKING SUCCESS AT RED ROCK
All these people found parking for the Cliffs at Red Rock!
SHO AND TELL
A peak inside Sho Asian Table a new restaurant still under construction and slated to open later this summer at 8 West Front Street in Red B ...
“Night of the Living Nick” Halloween Car Turns Heads
Nick Brown, a special effects artist from the Atlantic Highlands, was seen driving his creatively decorated Halloween car around Red Bank th ...
“HOLY F***!” LIGHTNING STRIKE FROM WASHINGTON STREET BACKYARD
Lightning struck during Saturday’s storms in the backyard of Washington Street resident Kimberly Johnson. The strike obviously caught ever ...
SMOKY NAVESINK SUNRISE
redbankgreen's partyline photographer Karly Swaim captured the sun rising through hazy, smoky skies above the Navesink River from NJ Transit ...