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WEEKEND: ELIVII, DANCE, QUILTS, MOSAICS…
Dance majors in RBR’s Visual and Performing Arts program present ‘A Blast from the Past,’ 23 dances choreographed to the music of the Beatles, Michael Jackson, Queen, Madonna and more.Continue reading "WEEKEND: ELIVII, DANCE, QUILTS, MOSAICS…"
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WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
The former mailbox shown in the January 10 Where Have I Seen This?, repurposed as a yellow drop-bin for used eyeglasses, had some readers seeing double.
SEE UPDATE BELOW Recent activity reports, unedited, for the month of December, 2012, as provided by the Fair Haven Police Department. •[UPDATE, December 9, 2020: The following charges against EmilyContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN TEENS ARRESTED FOR DRUG SALES"
The Daily Show political correspondent John Oliver brings his mordant wit to the Basie, and former Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand is at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional to to discuss hisContinue reading "WEEKENDER: HOME SHOW, RECOVERY, SATIRE"
FAIR HAVEN STARTS SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH
Community and school board members assembled at Knollwood School Thursday night regarding the search for a new superintendent to replace Kathi Cronin, below. (Photo above by Danielle Tepper. Click toContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN STARTS SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH"
RUMSON HONORS R-FH RUNNERS, COACHES
Coaches Tim McLoone, in gray cap, and Henry Mercer, at center, mingle with supporters at Meadowridge Park before Friday’s dedication of a plaque, below, honoring the 2011 Rumson-Fair Haven girls’Continue reading "RUMSON HONORS R-FH RUNNERS, COACHES"
HERE’S A JOB: ‘POLICE MATRON’
Kim Ambrose, center, shares a laugh at the Fair Haven Firehouse Tuesday, shortly after she was re-appointed a police matron in Fair Haven and Rumson. (Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "HERE’S A JOB: ‘POLICE MATRON’"
BUY LOCAL: GIFTS AND STOCKING-STUFFERS
For the home décor lover, a vase in the hottest color of the season, tangerine, for $32 at the Store from River Road in Shrewsbury. (Photos by Rebecca Desfosse. ClickContinue reading "BUY LOCAL: GIFTS AND STOCKING-STUFFERS"
WEEKEND: CHRISTMAS CONCERTS AND SHOWS
Michael Davidman, who’s now all of 15 years old, comes to the Monmouth Conservatory of Music on Saturday. With Christmas little more than a week away, there’s a full weekend of holidayContinue reading "WEEKEND: CHRISTMAS CONCERTS AND SHOWS"
FAIR HAVEN DOORS OPEN FOR SANDY VICTIMS
Among the homes on Friday’s tour is this one on Harvard Road. (Click to enlarge) By DANIELLE TEPPER A holiday tradition and one of the key fundraisers for the FairContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN DOORS OPEN FOR SANDY VICTIMS"
FAIR HAVEN: LINEMEN BACK FROM ‘BAMA
TJ Pruitt of Alabama Power chats with admirers in Fair Haven Monday night. Below, a gingerbread utility truck make by resident Elizabeth Drummond. (Photo above by Wil Fulton; below byContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: LINEMEN BACK FROM ‘BAMA"
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Fair Haven Police Department. • 10/1/12 Det. Schneider signed complaints against Rufus Monroe of 92 Peach St. Tinton Falls.  Mr. Monroe wasContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN CHARGES TWO WITH BURGLARY"
RUMSON WOMAN DONS NEW ROLE: AUTHOR
The author with her first, self-published children’s book, which she’ll sign at an event in Fair Haven on Thursday.  (Click to enlarge) By REBECCA DESFOSSE It all started with momContinue reading "RUMSON WOMAN DONS NEW ROLE: AUTHOR"
FAIR HAVEN: A LESSON IN GOVERNMENT
The borough council held its bimonthly meeting at the Knollwood School, where student Peter Maris, below, was a particularly engaged citizen. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WILContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: A LESSON IN GOVERNMENT"
FAIR HAVEN RATES STORM COMMUNICATIONS
A hard hat signed by Alabama Power line workers was donated to Fair Haven as thanks for the town’s hospitality at Tuesday night’s council meeting. (Photo by Wil Fulton. ClickContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN RATES STORM COMMUNICATIONS"
‘MINDFUL OF WHAT THESE BOYS GAVE’
World War II veteran Ray Taylor listens as Fair Haven Mayor Ben Lucarelli speaks at the borough’s annual Veterans Day celebration at Victory Park Sunday. Taylor, 90, also took aContinue reading "‘MINDFUL OF WHAT THESE BOYS GAVE’"
DEER DIES AFTER BEING CHASED INTO ROAD
Two passersby try to corral a loose dog that chased a deer into Ridge Road in Fair Haven late Friday morning, causing the deer to be struck by a passingContinue reading "DEER DIES AFTER BEING CHASED INTO ROAD"
FAIR HAVEN GOES FOR INCUMBENTS
Poll workers at Fair Haven’s Youth Center on election day 2012. (Photo by Rebecca Desfosse. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Voters in storm-darkened Fair Haven returned two incumbentsContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN GOES FOR INCUMBENTS"
FAIR HAVEN MAKES ROOM FOR SEA BRIGHTERS
Fair Haven voters chatting outside the Youth Center, where all local balloting was moved to accommodate Sea Bright residents at the Fair Haven firehouse. (Photo by Rebecca Desfosse. Click toContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN MAKES ROOM FOR SEA BRIGHTERS"
RED BANK: A SURGE IN SEARCH OF POWER
With power on along the west side of Broad Street, Starbucks was packed with laptoppers at noon Thursday. Below, an unidentified man tapped into the grid courtesy of a vacantContinue reading "RED BANK: A SURGE IN SEARCH OF POWER"
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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.
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 ...