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WEEKEND: LAUGHING ALL THE WAY
Above: Standup guy Kyle Grooms is among the headliners taking part in Saturday’s annual Laugh Out Loud Comedy Show fundraiser for 180 Turning Lives Around. Below, it’s a triple-header ofContinue reading "WEEKEND: LAUGHING ALL THE WAY"
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January 3rd, 2014 @ 12pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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A NIGHT OF HOPE TO FEED THE SOUL, IN RB
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The cover band Almost Easy is among the featured entertainment during a January 16 fundraiser event at The Downtown, to benefit Red Bank’s Jon Bon Jovi Soul Kitchen. While JonContinue reading "A NIGHT OF HOPE TO FEED THE SOUL, IN RB"
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January 3rd, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK REC KICKS IT INDOORS FOR 2014
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From press materials furnished by Red Bank Recreation There’s just one day before the January 3 sign-up deadline for Red Bank Recreation’s 2014 Indoor Soccer programs — and, according toContinue reading "RED BANK REC KICKS IT INDOORS FOR 2014"
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January 2nd, 2014 @ 6am
JUKES RING HAPPY NEW YEAR; HAPPY B’DAY NJ
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Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes ring in the new year for the 15th time at the Count Basie Theatre on Tuesday, December 31 — a date that also seesContinue reading "JUKES RING HAPPY NEW YEAR; HAPPY B’DAY NJ"
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December 26th, 2013 @ 6am
RED BANK RESTAURANT PUTS ON HAPPY FACE
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The Grow Monmouth Façade Improvement Program recognized Gaetano’s Restaurant in Red Bank  for recent upgrades, with a ceremony in which Gaetano’s owner Tom Cappello accepted a reimbursement check  for $1,824Continue reading "RED BANK RESTAURANT PUTS ON HAPPY FACE"
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December 20th, 2013 @ 6am
WEEKEND: A HOMECOMING FOR NJ SUPERSTARS
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It’s a Count Basie Homecoming for JACQUIE LEE — seen here performing at a 2012 Rockit! concert in Red Bank — when the VOICE runner-up who wowed everyone from JenniferContinue reading "WEEKEND: A HOMECOMING FOR NJ SUPERSTARS"
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December 19th, 2013 @ 5pm
RED BANK ELKS HOST PARTY FOR THE ARC
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Nearly 100 children and adults with developmental disabilities attended the Red Bank Elks’ holiday party on Decemmber 15, an annual tradition featuring clowns, balloons, singing, food and Santa himself.  TheContinue reading "RED BANK ELKS HOST PARTY FOR THE ARC"
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December 19th, 2013 @ 6am
KIRK PLAYS SANTA, WITH HITMAKER HELPERS
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Bandleader Brian Kirk (center) brings his Jirks back to the Basie stage on December 23, in a Santa for Lunch Break benefit that boasts the chart-topping voices of Elliot LurieContinue reading "KIRK PLAYS SANTA, WITH HITMAKER HELPERS"
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December 18th, 2013 @ 8am
RED BANK’S COLE IS KING, IN RCDS GEO-BEE
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Rumson Country Day School eighth grader Cole DeMeulemeester (at right, with runner up Chester English of Locust) led the field in the annual RCDS Geographic Bee, a win that moves theContinue reading "RED BANK’S COLE IS KING, IN RCDS GEO-BEE"
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December 18th, 2013 @ 6am
A SECOND ‘WIND’ FOR A NEW TRTC TRADITION
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Becca Ayers (Mrs. Otter), William Thomas Evans (Dr. Badger) and Mike Faist (Mole) co-star in A WIND IN THE WILLOWS CHRISTMAS, the original family musical now onstage in a new encoreContinue reading "A SECOND ‘WIND’ FOR A NEW TRTC TRADITION"
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December 17th, 2013 @ 8am
A STONES-Y BIRTHDAY, FOR KEITH AND KEYS
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Gimme the Keys: Tenor sax ace (and longtime Rolling Stones lieutenant) Bobby Keys celebrates his 70th birthday — a milestone shared by none other than Keith Richards — with anContinue reading "A STONES-Y BIRTHDAY, FOR KEITH AND KEYS"
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December 16th, 2013 @ 8am
FIFTH ANNUAL CONTEST LIGHTS UP RED BANK
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A Shrewsbury Avenue residence is highlighted for the holidays, in a 2010 file image. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) For the fifth consecutive year, the Borough of Red Bank is on theContinue reading "FIFTH ANNUAL CONTEST LIGHTS UP RED BANK"
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December 16th, 2013 @ 6am
WEEKEND: VISIONS OF SUGARPLUMS ABOUND
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Above: Celtic combo Danú brings “An Nollag in Éirinnis” to Santa Basie’s workshop on Friday…while below, young adult novelist Julie Milillo comes home to Middletown for a Saturday discussion ofContinue reading "WEEKEND: VISIONS OF SUGARPLUMS ABOUND"
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December 13th, 2013 @ 10am
FIVE-STAR SERVICE, AT JBJ SOUL KITCHEN
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Jon Bon Jovi’s JBJ Soul Kitchen is the site of a local initiative in the YMCA New Jersey Youth and Government Day of Service program, on Saturday, December 14. From pressContinue reading "FIVE-STAR SERVICE, AT JBJ SOUL KITCHEN"
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December 13th, 2013 @ 6am
TOWNS TEAM UP FOR TWO RIVER LITTLE LEAGUE
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Several of the people who were instrumental in establishing the Two River Little League (TRLL) — a new chapter of Little League International encompassing Fair Haven, Little Silver, Red Bank,Continue reading "TOWNS TEAM UP FOR TWO RIVER LITTLE LEAGUE"
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December 11th, 2013 @ 6am
RAISE YOUR VOICES, AT RED BANK LIBRARY
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Actress Lorraine Stone, Two River Theater artistic director John Dias and Councilman Ed Zipprich are among the Red Bank area notables giving voice to historic American figures in “The PeopleContinue reading "RAISE YOUR VOICES, AT RED BANK LIBRARY"
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December 10th, 2013 @ 6am
Press release from Red Bank Elks Elks believe that sporting activities for youngsters provide spirited competition, develop character, and help make new friendships. So the Red Bank Elks Lodge isContinue reading "SHOOTING (HOOPS) FOR ELKS, IN RED BANK"
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December 9th, 2013 @ 6am
WEEKENDER: A NOT YET WINTER WONDERLAND
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The 33rd anniversary of John Lennon’s death finds a traveling exhibit of the Beatle’s artwork camped out in Red Bank. Friday, December 6: RED BANK: In the midst of theContinue reading "WEEKENDER: A NOT YET WINTER WONDERLAND"
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December 6th, 2013 @ 9am
PARK, THE DOWNTOWN ANGELS SING
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Parking in municipal lots and numbered street spaces is FREE from December 12 through Christmas Day, with the return of a holiday promotion from Red Bank RiverCenter. Leave the quartersContinue reading "PARK, THE DOWNTOWN ANGELS SING"
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December 5th, 2013 @ 6am
RED BANK: LUCKY BREAK BILLIARDS TO REOPEN
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Lucky Break was closed for more than two months as the owner struggled to find a way out of red tape over BYOB rules.  (Photo by John T. Ward. ClickContinue reading "RED BANK: LUCKY BREAK BILLIARDS TO REOPEN"
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December 4th, 2013 @ 5pm
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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 ...