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OBITUARY: WILLIAM HENRY “SKIP” SMITH JR., 93-YEAR RED BANK RESIDENT
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Obituary: William Henry "Skip" Smith Jr., 93-year-Red Bank resident and longtime crossing guard. (Click to read)
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July 6th @ 7am
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RED BANK: NED GAUNT, FORMER RIVERCENTER CHIEF DIES
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Former Red Bank RiverCenter chairman Edmund "Ned" Gaunt has died. (click for more)
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May 1st, 2025 @ 2pm
RED BANK: ENNIO MENNA DIES
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RED BANK: Ennio Menna, the father of former mayor Pasquale Menna, died at Riverview Medical Center Friday at age 94.
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September 18th, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: ARTS CHAMPION TOM CHESEK DIES
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RED BANK: Tom Chesek, who for decades spotlighted unheralded local artists with distinctive prose, has died at age 64.
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July 7th, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: Former councilman Tom Hintelmann, a lifelong borough resident who taught at RBC for 40 years, died Friday at age 85.
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December 5th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: FORMER MAYOR NICOSIA DIES AT 101
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RED BANK: Former mayor, judge and Democratic party leader Benedict Nicosia has died. He was 101 years old.
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July 15th, 2022 @ 10am
RED BANK: FOOD WRITER SUSAN ERICSON DIES
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RED BANK: Food writer Susan Ericson, who savored and promoted the local food scene for redbankgreen and on her blog, has died at age 66.
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May 31st, 2021 @ 3pm
LITTLE SILVER: ROBERT SICKLES SR. DIES
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LITTLE SILVER: Robert Sickles Sr., patriarch of a family farm that traces its agricultural roots back more than three centuries, has died at age 92.
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April 2nd, 2020 @ 4pm
RED BANK: LOWERY FUNERAL AWASH IN BLUE
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RED BANK: Funeral service for Monsignor Philip Lowery, who served St. James Parish for three decades, attracts a sea of police blue.
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December 5th, 2019 @ 11am
RED BANK: MONSIGNOR LOWERY DIES AT 70
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RED BANK: Monsignor Philip Lowery, who served St. James Parish for three decades, dies at at 70. Mayor and governor praise his impact on lives.
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November 29th, 2019 @ 8am
RED BANK: TWO RIVER THEATER FOUNDER DIES
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RED BANK: Robert Rechnitz, who co-founded the Two River Theater with his wife and directed a number of its productions, has died.
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October 17th, 2019 @ 7am
RED BANK: OPIOID ADDICTION CITED IN OBIT
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RED BANK: The obituary of a former borough resident who died of a drug overdose last week includes some unusually frank talk about his addiction.
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October 4th, 2017 @ 4pm
RED BANK: John Cash Sr., chairman of Red Bank's planning board for the past 15 years, died at his home in the borough last Friday.
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May 24th, 2017 @ 5am
RED BANK: TWO POLITICAL SPOUSES PASS
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RED BANK: Death announcements for Dorothy Nicosia and Doreen DuPont, spouses of two longtime political figures.
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March 24th, 2017 @ 3pm
RED BANK: LONGTIME MUNICIPAL JUDGE DIES
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RED BANK: Judge William Himelman, believed to be the longest-serving municipal jurist in New Jersey, dies at age 85.
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January 26th, 2017 @ 10pm
LONGTIME REGISTER EDITOR ART KAMIN DIES
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The masthead of the Daily Register, where Kamin was the president and editor for two decades. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Arthur Z. Kamin, a longtime Fair Haven resident whoContinue reading "LONGTIME REGISTER EDITOR ART KAMIN DIES"
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September 23rd, 2015 @ 12pm
RED BANK: LONGTIME BARBER DIES
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A longtime fixture of downtown Red Bank died Monday. Domenick Sama, who owned and operated Domenick’s Barber Shop, on East Front Street, died at his home in Red Bank, accordingContinue reading "RED BANK: LONGTIME BARBER DIES"
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June 10th, 2015 @ 10am
RED BANK’S LAST CONSTABLE DIES AT 99
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Saul Diamond, the last person to hold the position of Red Bank constable, died Sunday at his home at Riverview Towers, on Riverside Avenue. He was 99 years old. Diamond’sContinue reading "RED BANK’S LAST CONSTABLE DIES AT 99"
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February 18th, 2014 @ 7am
FORMER RUMSON MAYOR CALLMAN DEAD AT 95
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Charles ‘Chillie’ Callman in at Little Silver Borough Hall in 2008, when he opposed a consolidation of local police departments. (Click to enlarge) Charles ‘Chillie’ Callman, who served two longContinue reading "FORMER RUMSON MAYOR CALLMAN DEAD AT 95"
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August 6th, 2012 @ 6am
FERNANDES FUNERAL SLATED FOR SATURDAY
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Above, former Mayor Maria Fernandes, seen being interviewed by a TV news crew in 2008. Below, bunting blows in the breeze at Sea Bright’s borough hall Monday in her honor.Continue reading "FERNANDES FUNERAL SLATED FOR SATURDAY"
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February 28th, 2012 @ 6am
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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.
I’LL EAT IT HERE, THANKS
A squirrel goes all-in for a popular autumn flavor on Madison Avenue in Red Bank Sunday morning.
POP UP TACOS DRAW CROWD
How’s this for a train station redevelopment idea? The pop-up taco vendors Tacos Los Mandones, known on social media as El Mandoon, dr ...
LONG LIVE LOCAL NEWS!
"Long Live Local News" flags from redbankgreen's 20th anniversary celebration in Marine Park Tuesday prove to be the perfect compliment to s ...
MUMS AND WITCHES
17 Prospect Ave (Photo by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
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 ...
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