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RED BANK: P.R. BATTLE OVER CHARTER SCHOOL
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RED BANK: Charter school and adversaries swap charges in press release skirmish.
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November 22nd, 2016 @ 7am
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RED BANK: CHARTER FOES CLAIM BROAD BASE
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RED BANK: Who's behind the Civil Rights complaint against the Red Bank Charter School filed with the Justice Department earlier this week?
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November 17th, 2016 @ 11am
RED BANK: GROUPS SEEK FEDS PROBE OF CHARTER SCHOOL FOR STUDENT ‘SEGREGATION’
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RED BANK:Two groups ask the Justice Department to investigate alleged Civil Rights violations in the continued existence of the charter school.
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November 15th, 2016 @ 2pm
RED BANK: CHARTER CLAIMS NO ‘SEGREGATION’
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RED BANK: In an op-ed, charter school superintendent Pennotti blasts "segregation" claims of critics, citing a 2004 court ruling.
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November 10th, 2016 @ 11am
RED BANK: A WEIGHTED LOTTERY, AND A WAIT
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CPA Scott Landau holds a ball he drew from a rotating drum as charter school business administrator Theresa Shirley records its number Thursday night. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)Continue reading "RED BANK: A WEIGHTED LOTTERY, AND A WAIT"
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April 29th, 2016 @ 7am
RED BANK: WEIGHTED CHARTER LOTTERY OK’D
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The lottery drawing is scheduled for April 28 at the charter school, on Oakland Street. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Though its highly controversialContinue reading "RED BANK: WEIGHTED CHARTER LOTTERY OK’D"
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March 23rd, 2016 @ 6am
RED BANK: PLAN TESTED DISTRICT’S METTLE
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Red Bank Superintendent Jared Rumage addressing a packed middle school rally opposing the charter school plan on December 17. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD In nearly everyContinue reading "RED BANK: PLAN TESTED DISTRICT’S METTLE"
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March 1st, 2016 @ 10am
RED BANK: STATE DENIES CHARTER EXPANSION
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A proposal to double the size of the charter school called for using the building on Monmouth Street for new classroom space. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "RED BANK: STATE DENIES CHARTER EXPANSION"
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February 29th, 2016 @ 3pm
RED BANK: RUMAGE REFUTES CHARTER DATA
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Superintendent Jared Rumage speaking at the middle school in January. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank borough schools Superintendent Jared Rumage calls data inContinue reading "RED BANK: RUMAGE REFUTES CHARTER DATA"
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February 25th, 2016 @ 10am
RED BANK: CHARTER PRESIDENT RESIGNS
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Janice Havay at the charter school following acceptance of her resignation Tuesday night. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD In the midst of a highlyContinue reading "RED BANK: CHARTER PRESIDENT RESIGNS"
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February 23rd, 2016 @ 7pm
RED BANK: O’SCANLON OPPOSES CHARTER PLAN
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O’Scanlon says underfunding of the local school district should be “preemptively disqualifying” of the proposed charter school expansion. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD NewContinue reading "RED BANK: O’SCANLON OPPOSES CHARTER PLAN"
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February 23rd, 2016 @ 7am
RED BANK: MORE FUNDS COMING, SAYS BECK
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Senator Jen Beck addressing a hearing on the charter school proposal at the Red Bank Middle School last month. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD TheContinue reading "RED BANK: MORE FUNDS COMING, SAYS BECK"
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February 16th, 2016 @ 4pm
RED BANK: CHARTER OFFICIALS DEFEND PLAN
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Charter school Principal Meredith Pennotti, flanked by trustee Roger Foss, left, and business administrator David Block, at Wednesday’s press conference. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "RED BANK: CHARTER OFFICIALS DEFEND PLAN"
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February 12th, 2016 @ 8am
RED BANK: DISTRICT KEEPS PRESSURE ON PLAN
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Red Bank Superintendent Jared Rumage, above, said PARCC test results show that students gain skills as they progress through the middle school. Below, charter school Principal Meredith Pennotti at the forumContinue reading "RED BANK: DISTRICT KEEPS PRESSURE ON PLAN"
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February 5th, 2016 @ 12pm
RED BANK: CHARTER TRIES SILENCE WITH PR
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Charter school Principal Meredith Pennotti with a school cofounder, Michael Stasi, center, and trustee Roger Foss, in blue tie. Below, charter school parent and middle school employee Diana Archila addressesContinue reading "RED BANK: CHARTER TRIES SILENCE WITH PR"
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February 3rd, 2016 @ 2am
The Red Bank Charter School plans to hold an open forum and press conference on its controversial expansion plan Tuesday at 7 p.m., the school announced Sunday. “The press conference will provideContinue reading "RED BANK: CHARTER SCHOOL SLATES FORUM"
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January 31st, 2016 @ 9am
RED BANK: PANEL BLASTS ‘SEGREGATION’
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The 17-year-old charter school has said a weighted lottery that takes racial and economic factors into account would be used in the expansion. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)Continue reading "RED BANK: PANEL BLASTS ‘SEGREGATION’"
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January 28th, 2016 @ 8am
RED BANK: PANEL TO AIR CHARTER ‘CONCERNS’
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A standing-room crowd filled the middle school auditorium for Friday night’s hearing on the charter school expansion. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A panel commissioned toContinue reading "RED BANK: PANEL TO AIR CHARTER ‘CONCERNS’"
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January 26th, 2016 @ 10am
RED BANK: PANEL GETS DISTRICT’S SIDE ONLY
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Members of the charter school review panel watched a video touting the district schools Friday night. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) [CORRECTION: The original version of this article misreportedContinue reading "RED BANK: PANEL GETS DISTRICT’S SIDE ONLY"
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January 23rd, 2016 @ 12am
RED BANK: CHARTER PANEL HEARING STILL ON
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Charter school Principal Meredith Pennotti said she won’t attend Friday’s hearing in part because of hostility directed at her at a recent event. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)Continue reading "RED BANK: CHARTER PANEL HEARING STILL ON"
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January 21st, 2016 @ 1pm
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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.