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IN oRBit: A MUST-SEE THURSDAY
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Granted, we’re still in the drab foothills of the midweek hump, but over at our satellite site Red Bank oRBit we’re already looking ahead to a Thursday that’s a mustContinue reading "IN oRBit: A MUST-SEE THURSDAY"
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March 16th, 2010 @ 7am
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COCKROACH VIDEO NETS MIDDLE SCHOOL $3K
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By DUSTIN RACIOPPI In the nationwide rat race — or, to be taxonomically precise, the rodent, termite, mosquito and cockroach race —  Red Bank Middle School students stand alone. OnContinue reading "COCKROACH VIDEO NETS MIDDLE SCHOOL $3K"
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March 12th, 2010 @ 9am
FAIR HAVEN WAIVES PARKING FUND FEES
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The Nauvoo Grill, on Fair Haven Road, would save on parking fees if its request for outdoor dining is approved. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Fair Haven’s boroughContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN WAIVES PARKING FUND FEES"
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March 10th, 2010 @ 10am
FAIR HAVEN RENAMING POND FOR BENNETT
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Barbara Bennett at the pond at Fair Haven Fields natural area to be named in memory of her late husband, Dery Bennett. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI ItContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN RENAMING POND FOR BENNETT"
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March 5th, 2010 @ 10am
BASIE MARQUEE GETTING A FRESH LOOK
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By September, a new electronic marquee should be hanging over Monmouth Street, theater officials say. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The familiar sight of a man using a longContinue reading "BASIE MARQUEE GETTING A FRESH LOOK"
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March 5th, 2010 @ 8am
RED BANK USING SOLE MUSIC TO HELP HAITI
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Donation bins like this one can be found at all Red Bank schools in a campaign to collect shoes for the victims of the Haiti earthquake. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi)Continue reading "RED BANK USING SOLE MUSIC TO HELP HAITI"
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March 2nd, 2010 @ 6am
RED BANK CLAIMS LESS OVERCROWDING
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This house at 21 Linden Place was the most-cited for overcrowding and related violations in 2009, borough records show. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Overcrowding of rental homes isContinue reading "RED BANK CLAIMS LESS OVERCROWDING"
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March 1st, 2010 @ 11am
‘RETIRED’ PARKER CLINIC DOC WINS HONOR
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Dr. Zaven Ayanian is scheduled to receive a prestigious award for his volunteerism at the Parker Family Health Center in Red Bank. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Dr.Continue reading "‘RETIRED’ PARKER CLINIC DOC WINS HONOR"
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February 26th, 2010 @ 8am
HELP WANTED: CFO FOR MIDDLETOWN
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Middletown officials hope there’ll be a new addition at Town Hall soon: a chief financial officer. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Middletown Mayor Gerard Scharfenberger says he hasContinue reading "HELP WANTED: CFO FOR MIDDLETOWN"
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February 24th, 2010 @ 1pm
SEA BRIGHT MIFFED BY SEWER RATE HIKE
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Councilman Read Murphy announced to the council Tuesday night that the borough’s sewer rate is increasing by 23 percent. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The Sea Bright BoroughContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT MIFFED BY SEWER RATE HIKE"
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February 19th, 2010 @ 9am
BOROUGH HAS NO METER-REVENUE FORECASTS
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Meter rates in the White Street and other municipal lots won’t be affected by the doubling of fees for curbside parking, but lot-permit fees are scheduled to soar by 33Continue reading "BOROUGH HAS NO METER-REVENUE FORECASTS"
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February 17th, 2010 @ 12pm
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Red Bank employees won’t be getting any more financial pats on the back for staying on the job under a law change now pending before the boroughContinue reading "SO LONG, LONGEVITY PAY"
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February 17th, 2010 @ 10am
SENKELESKI STILL HOUNDING ON TAXES
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Kim Senkeleski at her home with a familiar if loathed visitor: her annual tax bill. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Red Bank’s borough council may have shot downContinue reading "SENKELESKI STILL HOUNDING ON TAXES"
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February 15th, 2010 @ 11am
RED BANK REMEMBERS A LOVING TEACHER
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Toni Graham, a teacher at Red Bank Middle School, comforts student Kadajyah Smith as she chokes up during a reading for Jonelle Melton, who was killed in September. (Photo byContinue reading "RED BANK REMEMBERS A LOVING TEACHER"
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February 8th, 2010 @ 8am
FAIR HAVEN TO TRY ITS HAND AT YARD SALE
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By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Bargain hunters can start licking their chops, because Fair Haven is heaping a town-wide yard sale onto its already-popular semiannual sidewalk sale. The Borough Council gave theContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN TO TRY ITS HAND AT YARD SALE"
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February 4th, 2010 @ 12pm
Today’s Asbury Park Press reports that a 10-year-old Rumson girl was safely pulled from the frozen Navesink River Saturday morning after falling through the ice. The Press gives the locationContinue reading "GIRL RESCUED AFTER FALL THROUGH RIVER ICE"
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February 1st, 2010 @ 6am
IN MIDDLETOWN, MAYOR’S DOOR IS OPEN
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Gerard Scharfenberger returned last month to a familiar place: the Middletown mayor’s office. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Gerard Scharfenberger has what you’d call an open door policyContinue reading "IN MIDDLETOWN, MAYOR’S DOOR IS OPEN"
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January 20th, 2010 @ 1pm
Red Bank-based American Recreational Military Services will be collecting personal-care items for shipment to Haiti this Saturday. A truck from Convoy of Hope, a Missouri-based nonprofit that mobilizes volunteers toContinue reading "GROUP PLANS HAITI RELIEF COLLECTION"
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January 19th, 2010 @ 8am
SCHOOL AND CHURCH TO HOST KING EVENTS
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. For the second year, Red Bank Charter School will celebrate the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and promote his principles at its annualContinue reading "SCHOOL AND CHURCH TO HOST KING EVENTS"
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January 14th, 2010 @ 7am
A NICE AFTERNOON ON ICE
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Avid ice men Rick Pier, left, and Peter Wright prep Wright’s ice boat Tuesday afternoon for a little  frolicking on the frozen Navesink River in Red Bank. (Photo by DustinContinue reading "A NICE AFTERNOON ON ICE"
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January 13th, 2010 @ 6am
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SNEAKERS OVER BROAD
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sneakers hanging from the overhead wires on Broad Street.
PIANO TRASHED
Left out to take at 83 River Street. Property owner is a touring musician. Studio and home. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris H ...
FALL COLORS IN RED BANK
redbankgreen's Partyline captures peaking fall foliage on a Red Bank street corner.
FALL AT THE COURTS OF RED BANK
On the Partyline: stunning foliage at Red Bank's "medieval office park."
WALK FOR DEMOCRACY
The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center led a "Walk for Democracy" Sunday from Riverside Gardens Park to the cultral center on Drs. James Park ...
Go big or go home
On the redbankgreen Partyline: Gourd display at Lighthouse on its penultimate night of the season.
MARIGOLDEN SUNSHINE
Partyline photo captures October sunshine hitting marigolds for sale ahead of Dia de Los Muertos.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES CODING TO MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green and creator of Broad Street, was teaching City and Regional Magazine Association publishers how ...
LET’S SEE YOUR KINDLE DO THIS
A stack of books served as a chock while a motorist changed a flat tire on Branch Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Submitted by John T. Ward
NEW WELCOME SIGN INSTALLED
A new "Welcome to Red Bank" sign has gone up at the northern Route 35 entrance to town at the foot of Cooper's Bridge.
JUNIOR BUCS WRESTLING WELCOMES YOUNG ATHLETES FOR 22ND SEASON
Junior Bucs Wrestling is preparing for its 22nd season, offering boys and girls from Red Bank, Shrewsbury, and Little Silver an opportunity ...
TIME FOR SCHOOL, DEER
Fall has arrived and so have the middle school loving deer!
JUST IN TIME FOR THE FALL CLASSIC
Just in time for the start of the World Series later this week baseball-themed paintings by artist Max Maxon hang in the windows of the Art ...
DINNER PLANS?
Chipotle in Red Bank Sunday evening will donate a quarter of proceeds from sales Sunday to the volunteer Red Bank Fire Department auxiliary.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES VIBE CODE SESSION AT LOCAL NEWS CAMP
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green, is running a vibe code session, teaching other publishers to vibe code at Blue Engine Collectiv ...
Her Majesty visits Red Bank
Navesink Queen docked at the Molly Pitcher Marina. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Boris Kofman)  
RED BANK DINER MONEY TREE
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sunshine and a money tree at the Red Bank Diner.
NAVESINK LIGHTS
Riverview Hospital lights up the Navesink. (Text and photo by Partyline contributor Terry Franco)  
HALF BAKED BROAD STREET
Broad Street repaving begins with road subject to overnight closures.
COLOR RUN AT RED BANK PRIMARY SCHOOL
redbankgreen Partyline happens upon a cloud of color at annual color run event at Red Bank Primary School.
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