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RUMSON’S PABST BLUE POET
Rumson native Britt Melewski will be published in Liebamour magazine’s spring edition. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A few days before Thanksgiving, Britt Melewski walkedContinue reading "RUMSON’S PABST BLUE POET"
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January 14th, 2011 @ 7am
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CBS DROPS IN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF JERSEY
Mo Rocca interviewed Rumson Mayor John Ekdahl back during shorts weather for an upcoming piece for CBS Sunday Morning. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI New Jersey, it seems, isContinue reading "CBS DROPS IN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF JERSEY"
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January 13th, 2011 @ 8am
As the wind and snow relented Monday morning, plows, shovels and snowblowers got heavy use in Fair Haven and Rumson. redbankgreen‘s Dustin Racioppi trudged through the streets to snap shotsContinue reading "AFTER THE STORM IN FAIR HAVEN & RUMSON"
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December 28th, 2010 @ 7am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
. This week: Putting a little Whee! in your Where. Can you ID the location? Drop us an e, please.
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December 23rd, 2010 @ 8am
MINOR ACCIDENT, MAJOR CONCERNS
An accident at the intersection of Ridge and Fair Haven roads is the latest reminder how dangerous the intersection can be, officials said. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge)Continue reading "MINOR ACCIDENT, MAJOR CONCERNS"
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December 22nd, 2010 @ 9am
PASSING THE KETCHUP
At about six feet tall, this bottle does not actually fit in the fridge. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI So you’re driving down Rumson RoadContinue reading "PASSING THE KETCHUP"
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December 9th, 2010 @ 9am
Several times a week enroute to and from her day job in Eatontown, artist Gerda Liebmann would stop at the northern end of the Oceanic Bridge in Middletown to takeContinue reading "RIVER WATCH: NO TWO DAYS ARE THE SAME"
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November 9th, 2010 @ 10am
BURNING Q: WHAT’S IN THE MAYOR’S OFFICE?
Rumors of a wet bar and a Viking stove are mistaken, but there is a fireplace. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It’s been more thanContinue reading "BURNING Q: WHAT’S IN THE MAYOR’S OFFICE?"
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November 4th, 2010 @ 1pm
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Incumbent Republicans Joan DeVoe and Joe Hemphill maintained the status quo for Rumson by winning another election tonight, securing an all-Republican council. Democratic challengers Michael Steinhorn andContinue reading "RUMSON: SAME FACES"
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November 2nd, 2010 @ 9pm
Earlier this month, redbankgreen emailed questionnaires to local candidates for public office in towns with contested elections on November 2. We began running the replies last Friday, starting with thoseContinue reading "CANDIDATE Q&As: RUMSON"
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October 26th, 2010 @ 7am
Name: Joan P. DeVoe (Republican, incumbent) Age: I feel that age is irrelevant Occupation: Rumson councilwoman Length of residence in town: Rumson resident 40 years General Questions: 1. What doContinue reading "DeVOE: TRASH ISSUE REQUIRES RESEARCH"
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October 26th, 2010 @ 7am
HEMPHILL: WE HAVE TO WATCH COSTS
Name: Joseph Kelly Hemphill (Republican, incumbent) Occupation: General contractor Age: 63 Length of Residence in town: 63 years General Questions: 1. What do you see as the top three issuesContinue reading "HEMPHILL: WE HAVE TO WATCH COSTS"
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October 26th, 2010 @ 7am
NEW RUMSON MARKET, SAME OLD FEEL
Former Rumson Market owner Bill Alcaro, left, chats with new owner Jerry St-Cyr Thursday at the newly-renovated landmark. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It hadContinue reading "NEW RUMSON MARKET, SAME OLD FEEL"
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October 22nd, 2010 @ 9am
LOOKING FOR SAVINGS IN GARBAGE
Fair Haven and Rumson are looking into privatizing its garbage pickup. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Fair Haven and Rumson are looking at ways toContinue reading "LOOKING FOR SAVINGS IN GARBAGE"
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October 13th, 2010 @ 1pm
RUMSON CUTS FAIR HAVEN FROM REC SPORTS
The change affects kids in the rowing program at Victory Park, above, and a lacrosse program. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Citing capacity issues, Rumson has dropped Fair HavenContinue reading "RUMSON CUTS FAIR HAVEN FROM REC SPORTS"
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September 30th, 2010 @ 12pm
WIND AND WAVES SWAMP RUMSON REGATTA
Competitors in the second race of the day found themselves getting wetter than anticipated near the Oceanic Bridge. (Photo by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The firstContinue reading "WIND AND WAVES SWAMP RUMSON REGATTA"
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September 27th, 2010 @ 12pm
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
The owner of the Exxon station on West River Road in Rumson is “quite big on the whole ‘Jersey girls don’t pump gas’ theme,” writes Kevin Chieff, one of nineContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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September 23rd, 2010 @ 8am
OLD RUMSON CARRIAGE HOUSE TO BE RAZED
The last vestige of the Auldwood Estate in Rumson is set to be demolished. (Photo courtesy of Roberta Van Anda; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI For years, the AuldwoodContinue reading "OLD RUMSON CARRIAGE HOUSE TO BE RAZED"
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September 16th, 2010 @ 9am
Five collegiate rowing teams will take to the waters off Rumson’s Victory Park on September 25, officials say. Rumson’s efforts to attract big-time crew competition may have ended up onContinue reading "RUMSON LANDS REGATTA, FOR REAL THIS TIME"
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September 15th, 2010 @ 1pm
POND DREDGING SLATED TO BEGIN TODAY
Heavy machinery on-scene at Pomphrey’s Pond yesterday. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Something to be filed in the skinny folder labeled “On-Time Promises From Government?”Continue reading "POND DREDGING SLATED TO BEGIN TODAY"
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September 15th, 2010 @ 8am
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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 ...
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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.