Skip to content
Brian Donohue
Editor Brian Donohue
Long Live Local News
Get "The Blast" Newsletter

A town square for an unsquare town

redbankgreen

Standing for the vitality of Red Bank, its community, and the fun we have together.

Category Archives: RUMSON

RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN GIRLS EARN TITLES
winter_track_sect_champs-7152540
The Girls Winter Track Team from Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School has reigned victorious, earning the school’s first State Group II State Relay Championship for Winter Track and scoring itsContinue reading "RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN GIRLS EARN TITLES"
Post a comment
February 17th, 2015 @ 6am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
redbankgreen Classics
RUMSON 6TH GRADER RULES IN GEO-BEE
geo-bee-7865217
Sixth-grader Peter O’Connor has been announced as first-place winner of the annual Geography Bee, held at Forrestdale School in Rumson on February 4. As the result of in-class competitions heldContinue reading "RUMSON 6TH GRADER RULES IN GEO-BEE"
Post a comment
February 16th, 2015 @ 6am
Among the watering holes featured as NJ.com, the website of the Star-Ledger, searches for New Jersey’s Best Bars is Murphy’s Tavern, the Prohibition-era speakeasy hidden in the basement of aContinue reading "RUMSON: NEW JERSEY’S BEST BAR?"
Post a comment
February 12th, 2015 @ 10am
Rumson-Fair Haven girls basketball coach George Sourlis became the Shore Conference’s all-time winningest coach Tuesday in a game that also saw Villanova-bound senior Grace Stant score her 1,000th career point.Continue reading "RFH: SOURLIS, STANT MARK MILESTONES"
Post a comment
February 11th, 2015 @ 5am
ANATHEMA SPELLS VICTORY FOR RUMSON TEEN
sage-9329932
Eighth-grader Sage Basri of Rumson spelled the word “anathema” correctly to claim victory in the Forrestdale School Spelling Bee. Press release from Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School Sage Basri, an eighth-graderContinue reading "ANATHEMA SPELLS VICTORY FOR RUMSON TEEN"
Post a comment
February 10th, 2015 @ 6am
QUENCH: AN OLD-FASHIONED AT SALT CREEK
020515-saltcreek-bar-500x258-3840628
An Old-Fashioned at Rumson’s Salt Creek Grille, above. Below, Rob Habel muddles fruit for the cocktail.  (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON Blended to shades ofContinue reading "QUENCH: AN OLD-FASHIONED AT SALT CREEK"
Post a comment
February 9th, 2015 @ 10am
RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN ATHLETES SIGN UP
rfh-signing-6362371
Four student-athletes from  Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School “made it official” by signing their Letters of Intent to participate in college football and soccer programs on National Signing Day, FebruaryContinue reading "RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN ATHLETES SIGN UP"
Post a comment
February 9th, 2015 @ 6am
RUMSON: A LUCKY FIRST IRISH SODA BREAD
013015-irish-soda-bread3-500x404-3365389
Debbie Bagnell, the winner of last year’s Irish Soda Bread competition at the Oceanic Public Library in Rumson. Below, a slice of her bread. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge)Continue reading "RUMSON: A LUCKY FIRST IRISH SODA BREAD"
Post a comment
February 5th, 2015 @ 10am
Standout players from the state champion teams of Red Bank Catholic and Rumson-Fair Haven Regional made their college commitments official at signing-day events at the respectives schools Wednesday. Shore SportsContinue reading "INKY DAY FOR RBC AND RFH GRID STARS"
Post a comment
February 5th, 2015 @ 6am
RUMSON: HOOPS SCORES AGAIN FOR RB YOUTH
hoops-for-horizons-6
Press release from Rumson Country Day School The 13th annual Hoops for Horizons 3-on-3 basketball tournament will kick off at The Rumson Country Day School on Thursday, March 5; runningContinue reading "RUMSON: HOOPS SCORES AGAIN FOR RB YOUTH"
Post a comment
February 5th, 2015 @ 6am
SEA BRIGHT: APARTMENTS RAZED FOR PARK
sb-pole-110512-220x165-6038053
Sea Bright’s Anchorage Apartments, left uninhabitable by the converging waters of the Atlantic Ocean and Shrewsbury River in Hurricane Sandy, were demolished Saturday.  Using Green Acres funding, the state plansContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: APARTMENTS RAZED FOR PARK"
Post a comment
February 2nd, 2015 @ 6am
In the first game of a doubleheader in Little Silver, the Lady Bulldogs of Rumson-Fair Haven ran away from Red Bank Regional, 53-34 on Saturdday. With great play inside andContinue reading "TWOFER SPLIT: IT’S RFH GIRLS AND RBR BOYS"
Post a comment
February 1st, 2015 @ 11am
OCEANIC BRIDGE: WORK TO REQUIRE CLOSINGS
oceanic-deck-092912-500x375-7962198
A 2012 photo of the Oceanic Bridge surface. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) The Oceanic Bridge between Rumson and Middletown will undergo repair work starting next weekContinue reading "OCEANIC BRIDGE: WORK TO REQUIRE CLOSINGS"
Post a comment
January 30th, 2015 @ 6pm
RUMSON: SALT CREEK FLAGS ANNUAL BENEFIT
salt-creek-8514541
Raising the flag for the annual Wine and Martini Tasting event at Salt Creek Grille — a benefit for the Kortney Rose Foundation — are Lori Missig, Jennifer Egan, RichContinue reading "RUMSON: SALT CREEK FLAGS ANNUAL BENEFIT"
Post a comment
January 30th, 2015 @ 6am
RUMSON: PRIVATE TRASH PICKUP PLANNED
ekdahl-102213-220x162-6622481
A municipal trash crew at work on Forrest Avenue last week. Below, Mayor John Ekdahl says the timing is good for privatization. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)Continue reading "RUMSON: PRIVATE TRASH PICKUP PLANNED"
Post a comment
January 28th, 2015 @ 3pm
RUMSON: PETS WELCOME AT CHURCH SERVICE
stgeorge-220x146-4263330
Reverend Ophelia Laughlin blesses a dog at St. George’s-by-the-River’s annual St. Francis Day event last October. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The Vatican mayContinue reading "RUMSON: PETS WELCOME AT CHURCH SERVICE"
Post a comment
January 26th, 2015 @ 10am
Press release from Rumson School District The Instrumental Music Program at Forrestdale School in Rumson took center stage for the Winter Concert on January 15, when the Intermediate and AdvancedContinue reading "RUMSON: FORRESTDALE MUSICIANS SHINE"
Post a comment
January 23rd, 2015 @ 6am
Matt Kidney scored with 5.4 seconds left to earn Saint John Vianney of Middletown a 3-3 tie with Rumson-Fair Haven on the ice at the Red Bank Armory Monday. TheContinue reading "HOCKEY: HEROICS LIFT SJV TO TIE WITH RFF"
Post a comment
January 20th, 2015 @ 5am
FAIR HAVEN: RFH FOUNDATION OFFERS A LIFT
rfhhs_foundation_apres_ski-3234918
The Rumson-Fair Haven High School Foundation is all geared up for their new “Apres Ski” event at Fair Haven’s Knights of Columbus on Saturday, January 24, from 7 to 10pm. TheContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: RFH FOUNDATION OFFERS A LIFT"
Post a comment
January 19th, 2015 @ 6am
Every player on the Rumson-Fair Haven girls’ basketball team got on the scoreboard as the Lady Bulldogs ran away from West Morris in Rumson Sunday. Shore Sports Zone serves upContinue reading "RFH GIRLS OUTSHINE WEST MORRIS, 86-43"
Post a comment
January 19th, 2015 @ 4am
Partyline
(G&G) DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
A solid lunchtime line at the G&G hot dogs truck on Shrewsbury Avenue on Monday afternoon. Driving this stretch of road when  G&G i ...
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.