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AN RBR SR. GOES TO HARVARD AND RUTGERS
RED BANK: A rising RBR senior...and first-generation American...spends his summer with two prestigious math and science programs.
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RED BANK “FUTURE BUCS” BIG ON MU CAMPUS
Press release from Red Bank Charter School This past week, the Monmouth University Womensʼ Basketball team hosted a group of 6th, 7th and 8th grade girls from Red Bank CharterContinue reading "RED BANK “FUTURE BUCS” BIG ON MU CAMPUS"
RBR VOLLEYBALLER PAYS IT FORWARD
Red Bank Regional sophomore Gabby Lopez spent her summer vacation as a coach for programs that included Little Silver summer softball, and Red Bank Future Bucs volunteer volleyball.  Press releaseContinue reading "RBR VOLLEYBALLER PAYS IT FORWARD"
RED BANK: PROWN MADE HONORARY ROTARIAN
(L-R): Red Bank Rotary Club committee members Joseph Greca and Michael Toscano and Past President Denise Benbrook selected David Prown as Honorary Rotarian at a club meeting earlier this summer.Continue reading "RED BANK: PROWN MADE HONORARY ROTARIAN"
LINCROFT: BCC TO HONOR PROWN
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"
RED BANK: METER PLAN FACES PUSHBACK
Merchants along the western stretch of Monmouth Street say paid parking would hurt business. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A proposal to expandContinue reading "RED BANK: METER PLAN FACES PUSHBACK"
RED BANK: SHARING A COMMUNITY’S STORIES
A special performance of CAMELOT on December 13, captioned for Spanish-speaking audience members, is among a slate of free events designed for Monmouth County’s Latino community at Two River Theater.Continue reading "RED BANK: SHARING A COMMUNITY’S STORIES"
RED BANK: PAST, FUTURE AND A NICE PRESENT
From press materials furnished by Prown’s and Dorn’s Classic Images It’s that time of year again — that time when thoughts start creeping toward next year, and another 12 months’Continue reading "RED BANK: PAST, FUTURE AND A NICE PRESENT"
SPICING UP THE LARDER WITH TANGY SAUCE
Linares Grocery on Monmouth Street sells squirt bottles of the chamoy sauce found in Mexican restaurants. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON On a recent culinary tourContinue reading "SPICING UP THE LARDER WITH TANGY SAUCE"
RBR SOURCE AWARDS $28K+ IN SCHOLARSHIPS
This year’s winners of the coveted Andrew Kroon Scholarship award are pictured with members of the Andrew Kroon Memorial Scholarship Committee.  Pictured (left to right) are Chris Rumph, Board ViceContinue reading "RBR SOURCE AWARDS $28K+ IN SCHOLARSHIPS"
RED BANK REC GETS THE JUMP ON NEW SEASON
David Prown of Prown’s Home Improvement will be providing free equipment for young Red Bank residents who take part in the spring season sports programs of Red Bank Parks andContinue reading "RED BANK REC GETS THE JUMP ON NEW SEASON"
ROWING INTO THEIR FUTURES
Akin Gaddis’s fellow Pool School participants look on as he works on basic rowing techniques using a simulator before heading into the Navesink for the real deal. (Photos by StacieContinue reading "ROWING INTO THEIR FUTURES"
LADY KNIGHTS TAKE THIRD STRAIGHT KETTLE
Action from the girls’ championship game between Forrestdale and Knollwood, above, and the boys’ final between St. James and Forrestdale, below. (Photos by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) The SalvationContinue reading "LADY KNIGHTS TAKE THIRD STRAIGHT KETTLE"
Our Comment of the Week this week is nice and simple: it’s just one resident communicating to another — and the rest of us, of course — while recalling aContinue reading "A COMMENT ON LOOKING BACK IN TIME"
PROWN’S 2011 CALENDAR: A WEST SIDE STORY
David Prown poses with the January 2011 photo from his store’s calendar. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI As soon as he set out the stacksContinue reading "PROWN’S 2011 CALENDAR: A WEST SIDE STORY"
PROWN: LET’S GIVE ST. ANTHONY’S A HAND
David Prown at St. Anthony of Padua’s gym earlier this week. (Click to enlarge) David Prown doesn’t want this article to be about him, and anyone who knows the RedContinue reading "PROWN: LET’S GIVE ST. ANTHONY’S A HAND"
HYPERLOCAL HOOPS
Rick Brandt, of Little Silver, started a two-day basketball clinic featuring local talent. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Rick Brandt and his younger brother, Rob,Continue reading "HYPERLOCAL HOOPS"
This week’s selection as Comment of the Week comes from a well-known Red Bank figure, former Councilmember Grace Cangemi. Here’s what she had to say under our story on LouContinue reading "IN PRAISE OF TWO LOCALS"
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CARS, BARS AND VANS
Middletown resident Rob King was cruising through the Red Bank municipal parking lot behind the Dublin House Saturday night in his 1969 Plym ...
TWO SHORTS IN FILMONEFEST
Leonardo Morales Pitalua, a 20-year-old animator who lived in Red Bank until February, will have two short films shown at FilmOneFest in Hig ...
LONG DOGGONE WAIT
Partyline photo: The driver of an e-bike and his human passenger wait at the Monmouth Street train crossing while a northbound NJ Transit tr ...
WE’RE LICHEN THIS FUNGHI!
A mushroom sprouts from the mouth-like hole in this lichen-covered tree on the grounds of Red Bank Primary School Tuesday morning.
HELL STRIP FIREWORKS
Revelers launched fireworks from the hell strip in front of a home on Drs. James Parker Boulevard on July 4, one of many impromptu and quest ...
SWIMMING, ER, SCULLING RIVER?
Partyline photo captures a single rower working their way up the Swimming River.
SUMMER SUNRISE
A stunning Sunrise on the Navesink River in Red Bank Tuesday June 30.
BRAZEN LAWLESSNESS?
Who does this? One of those famously (and, yes apocryphally) illegal-to-remove mattress tags lies on the plaza outside the Count Basie Cente ...
SUNNY SKIES, JAZZY VIBES AT RED BANK ARTS FEST
A jazz combo comprised of current and former students of the Red Bank-based Jazz Arts Project performed at the first Red Bank Arts Festival ...
COOL JUNE BRIDE RIDE
It’s a wedding thing. (Photo and text by Rosann Dal Pra)  
RED BANK CLASSIC 5k
Runners at the starting line of the Red Bank Classic 5k Saturday morning.
WORLD CUP WATCH PARTY AT COUNT BASIE FIELD
Solid turnout, festive vibes and a huge Mexico win: Count Basie Park World Cup Watch Party photos. (Click to read)
DOUBLE RAINBOW OVER RED BANK
Partyline contributor captures stunning double rainbow over Red Bank.
RED BANK: SINKHOLE ON SHREWSBURY AVE
Emergency sinkhole repairs closed Shrewsbury Avenue northbound traffic for most of the day Wednesday.
NAVESINK SUNRISE
Partyliner captures stunning sunrise over the Navesink River in Red Bank.
DRONES SCRUB BANK BUILDING
Partyline photo: A power washing drone was used to clean the exterior of the Ocean First Bank Building at 110 West Front Street recently.
MESSAGE TO READERS
Please stand by: A quick message to readers about a pause in news coverage.
IN THE DISTANCE, NEW STATUE UNVEILED
A new monument commemorating the 250th anniversary of US Independence is unveiled in a park that only has a Red Bank mailing address.
CARPY DIEM
From the redbankgreen Partyline: A pair of large carp cruise the shallows under Hubbard's Bridge (Senator Kyrillos Bridge) on Front Street T ...
BIBS ON FOR OPENING DAY
Partyline: Two longtime neighbors re-unite for lobsters on the Boondocks Fishery opening day.