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Category Archives: RUMSON

RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN GIRLS EARN TITLES
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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"
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February 17th, 2015 @ 6am
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RUMSON 6TH GRADER RULES IN GEO-BEE
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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"
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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?"
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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"
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February 11th, 2015 @ 5am
ANATHEMA SPELLS VICTORY FOR RUMSON TEEN
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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"
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February 10th, 2015 @ 6am
QUENCH: AN OLD-FASHIONED AT SALT CREEK
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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"
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February 9th, 2015 @ 10am
RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN ATHLETES SIGN UP
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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"
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February 9th, 2015 @ 6am
RUMSON: A LUCKY FIRST IRISH SODA BREAD
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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"
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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"
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February 5th, 2015 @ 6am
RUMSON: HOOPS SCORES AGAIN FOR RB YOUTH
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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"
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February 5th, 2015 @ 6am
SEA BRIGHT: APARTMENTS RAZED FOR PARK
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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"
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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"
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February 1st, 2015 @ 11am
OCEANIC BRIDGE: WORK TO REQUIRE CLOSINGS
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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"
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January 30th, 2015 @ 6pm
RUMSON: SALT CREEK FLAGS ANNUAL BENEFIT
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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"
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January 30th, 2015 @ 6am
RUMSON: PRIVATE TRASH PICKUP PLANNED
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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"
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January 28th, 2015 @ 3pm
RUMSON: PETS WELCOME AT CHURCH SERVICE
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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"
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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"
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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"
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January 20th, 2015 @ 5am
FAIR HAVEN: RFH FOUNDATION OFFERS A LIFT
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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"
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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"
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January 19th, 2015 @ 4am
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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 ...
OH NO! ELMO LOST!
A lost Elmo appears to be reaching out for help through the redbankgreen Partyline.
NAVESINK SPILLS OVER
Nor'easter stacks tides up in the Navesink, pushing the river over its (Red) banks.
BUZZ LIGHTYEAR WATCHES LINE DANCERS
redbankgreen Partyline captures Buzz Lighyear watching the line dancers on Broadwalk Monday night. 
EGRET-FUL END TO SUMMER
A great egret patrols the shallows of the Swimming River in front of the Red Bank Primary School last week. Submitted by Brian Donohue
COMMUNITY MESSAGE BOARD NOW OPEN ON HUDSON AVENUE
Community message board open! The RBPD has placed a mobile display board on Hudson Avenue. Send captions and messages you’d like to se ...
A CHIEF’S FAREWELL
Funeral services at St. James church and a large American flag suspended over Broad Street from an RBFD hook and ladder for former Red Bank ...
COIFFING GUARD
redbankgreen Partyline captures super cool crossing guard just chilllin'.
SURF TACO RE-OPENS NEW LOOK DINING ROOM
Partyliner captures Surf Taco's new look dining room.
STEEPLETOP RAVEN
redbankgreen Partyline: a raven calls out from atop the steeple of St. James Church.
CARPENTER OR COMPETITOR? HOT DOG TRUCK RIVALS EMERGE IN RED BANK
On the redbankgreen Partyline: with two new hot dog vendors opening this summer, even a carpenter's box truck makes one wonder.
BOONDOCKS SWAN
redbankgreen Partyline: Swan on the Navesink River as seen from Boondocks restaurant.
9/11 TRIBUTE
Bailey Bryce Holiday and her father Bobby Holiday Jr. paint the lawn at Riverside Gardens Park Tuesday in preparation for the upcoming comme ...
PILGRIM BAPTIST TO JAMAICA
Recently, Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank traveled to Trelawny Parish of Jamaica on a Relief & Recovery Mission Trip.  The Mission T ...
SNAIL WEATHER
Overnight rains and warm humid temperatures brought out a parade of snails along the access path to the Red Bank Primary School near Locust ...
ECHOES OF THE PAST IN TILE
Next to Playa Bowls. Always fascinated how this has stood here this long. (Submitted by Joseph Jakub)