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Category Archives: Accidents

IT’S NO ACCIDENT
A photo crew relaxing near the scene of a staged crash in Red Bank this morning. It looks, at first glance, like a pretty bad wreck. Nope.
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August 4th, 2009 @ 1pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
ANOTHER TRUCK STUCK
An NJ Transit worker looks on as a colleague unjams a rental truck from beneath the West Front Street rail trestle Saturday evening. Yep, it happened again.
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August 3rd, 2009 @ 7am
MORE 4-WAY STOPS PLANNED
Four-way stops would be created at the intersections of Pearl and Chestnut streets and one block north, at Pearl and Oakland streets. Encouraged by the four-way stop created earlier thisContinue reading "MORE 4-WAY STOPS PLANNED"
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July 29th, 2009 @ 8am
Red Bank police are investigating a Friday-night accident on Drs. James Parker Boulevard that resulted in the death of a 14-month-old boy. According to police, Dsar Cook, of Montgomery Terrace,Continue reading "INFANT DIES IN DRIVEWAY ACCIDENT"
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July 27th, 2009 @ 2pm
INTERSECTION FIX BEHIND SCHEDULE
Workers getting ready to install a light stanchion at Maple Avenue and West Front Street earlier this week. The long-awaited reconfiguration of traffic lights at two problematic intersections in RedContinue reading "INTERSECTION FIX BEHIND SCHEDULE"
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July 23rd, 2009 @ 7am
WHERE’D THAT BRIDGE COME FROM?
Yes, again. Westbound this time. (Photo courtesy of Gregg Helfman) This one’s definitely in the dog-bites-man category. But hey, it’s a slow news day, and as long as we’re onContinue reading "WHERE’D THAT BRIDGE COME FROM?"
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July 21st, 2009 @ 10am
RETHINKING THE FENG SHUI
A furniture delivery truck nearly got stuck beneath the railroad trestle over West Front Street near Hubbards Bridge in Red Bank this morning. The driver backed the vehicle out, turnedContinue reading "RETHINKING THE FENG SHUI"
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July 20th, 2009 @ 10am
WORKER FALLS FROM RBC STEEL
Emergency personnel tend to the injured man. A man fell about 13 feet onto a concrete pad at a construction site at Red Bank Catholic High School this morning. TheContinue reading "WORKER FALLS FROM RBC STEEL"
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July 17th, 2009 @ 9am
CAB INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT
A taxicab ended up on the sign island in front of Strollo’s Lighthouse at North Bridge and Shrewsbury avenues in Red Bank Wednesday evening after a two-vehicle accident. Details aboutContinue reading "CAB INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT"
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July 16th, 2009 @ 6am
WOMAN UNINJURED IN RUMSON SUV FLIP
Rumson police are investigating the cause of an accident Friday night in which an SUV rolled over on Bingham Avenue shortly after the conclusion of the annual fireworks show. TheContinue reading "WOMAN UNINJURED IN RUMSON SUV FLIP"
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July 6th, 2009 @ 1pm
GRANT WILL BOOST ROAD ENFORCEMENT
The state funds will pay overtime for additional traffic enforcement for one month. Red Bank police expect to roll about 20 additional street patrol shifts this month under a stateContinue reading "GRANT WILL BOOST ROAD ENFORCEMENT"
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July 1st, 2009 @ 12pm
CAR FLIPS ON SHREWSBURY
At least two people were taken away in ambulances after an accident left a car overturned in front of the Wilde Rover rugby clubhouse on Shrewsbury Avenue in Red BankContinue reading "CAR FLIPS ON SHREWSBURY"
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July 1st, 2009 @ 7am
OWNER VOWING TO REBUILD BOWLING ALLEY
Firefighters attach a hose to a hydrant near the corner of Newman Springs Road and Broad Street while the bowling alley burns in the distance. Memory Bowling owner Alex MelamuduvContinue reading "OWNER VOWING TO REBUILD BOWLING ALLEY"
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June 15th, 2009 @ 6am
English teacher Andrew Forrest, left, and guidance counselor Chris Desiere are stabilized after the roof of their vehicle was cut off around them. Red Bank Regional seniors got a graphic demonstration this morning of what can go wrong when people...
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June 1st, 2009 @ 10am
The truck that left these tracks in the baseball infield at East Side Park also tore up a portion of the new soccer field sod. Later, the truck got stuck in Marine Park. Among some English words you don't want...
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April 16th, 2009 @ 3pm
The squad's house on Spring Street. Below, a voting district map. (Click to enlarge) Voters from two Red Bank districts will be directed to a new polling station starting with next week's school board elections following a decision by the...
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April 15th, 2009 @ 7am
A view of the Count Basie Field grandstand. A Red Bank man remained hospitalized in critical condition with head injuries Monday, two days after police say he jumped off the side of the Count Basie Field grandstand. Manuel Trejo-Martinez, 24,...
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April 6th, 2009 @ 6pm
George Lynch and Rich Hardy of DPW do the honors, above. Below, Hardy paints a new stop line and Nick Piscitelli shows off one of the new lenses for the blinking traffic light. (Click to enlarge) It's official: there's now...
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April 2nd, 2009 @ 3pm
The dispatcher's desk at police headquarters won't be staffed nights and weekends, officials acknowledge. A late-entry proposal from Little Silver to take over police dispatching duties won approval by Fair Haven's council Monday night, the Asbury Park Press reports. From...
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March 10th, 2009 @ 6am
Work on a $1.54 million state Department of Transportation project to improve traffic flow and safety conditions at a key Red Bank intersection is now scheduled to begin March 16, a week later than previously announced. The job, which is...
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March 4th, 2009 @ 3pm
Partyline
RED BANK: NEW MURAL BRIGHTENS CORNER
RED BANK: Lunch Break founder Norma Todd is depicted in a mural painted this week on the front of the newly renovated social service agency.
TULIPS TOGETHER
Spring tulips taking in the sunset outside the Molly Pitcher Inn in Red Bank Monday evening.
RIVER RANGERS RETURN
River Rangers, a summer canoeing program offered by the Navesink Maritime Heritage Association, returns this summer for up to 20 participa ...
DOUBLE DYLAN IN RED BANK
Trucks for a production company filming what one worker said was a Bob Dylan biography have lined Monmouth Street the past two days with cre ...
AFTER THE RAIN
A pear tree branch brought down by a brief overnight storm left a lovely tableau on the sidewalk in front of Red Bank's Riverside Gardens Pa ...
CONE OF UNCERTAINTY
Asked by a redbankgreen reporter why these cones were on top of cars, the owner of the car in the foreground responded: “That’s ...
RAIL RIDER’S VIEW
A commuter's view of Cooper's Bridge and the Navesink River from North Jersey Coast Line train 3320 out of Red Bank Tuesday morning.
PUT ME IN COACH!
Red Bank T-Ball kicked off at East Side park on Saturday morning. The brisk weather proved to be no deterrent to the young players, ranging ...
IT’S A SIGN!
Once proudly declaring its all-but-certain arrival in Spring 2019, the project previously known as Azalea Gardens springs to life again with ...
SPRINGTIME MEMORIES OF CARL
The Easter Bunny getup and St. Patrick’s Day hat that belonged to longtime Red Bank crossing guard and neighborhood smile-creator Carl ...
RED TRUCKS AT RED ROCK
A small dishwasher fire at Red Rock Tap and Grill was put out quickly by firefighters overnight, causing minimal damage. Red Bank Fire Depar ...
CREATIVE COVER UP
The windows of Pearl Street Consignment on Monmouth Street were smashed when a driver crashed their car through them injuring an employee la ...
THEY’RE BACK!
Ospreys returned to the skies over Red Bank this week for the first time since they migrated to warmer climes in late fall. With temperature ...
SPRING IS SPRUNG
RED BANK: Spring 2024 arrives on the Greater Red Bank Green with the vernal equinox at 11:06 p.m. Tuesday.
RED BANK’S FINEST – AND NEWEST
Red Bank Police Officer Eliot Ramos was sworn in as the force’s newest patrolman Thursday, and if you’re doing a double take thinkin ...
EASTER EGG MAYHEM AT THE PARK
An errant whistle spurred an unexpectedly early start to the Spring Egg Hunt on Sunday, which had been scheduled to begin at eggsactly 11am ...
PRESEASON DOCKWORK
RED BANK: With winter winding down, marina gets ready for boating season with some dockwork on our beautiful Navesink River.
CORNED BEEF AND DISCO FRIES?
It’s Friday, and smart Lent-observing Leprechauns know the pot of gold at the end of Red Bank’s rainbow is actually the deliciou ...
SURFBOARD DITCHED
It’s a violation of etiquette in surfing to ditch your board.  (it could hit another surfer and hurt them). But someone appears to ha ...
ELSIE, TAKE ME WITH YOU!
Soaked by pouring rain with the temperature hovering in the low 40’s, this sign in the window of Elsie’s Subs on Monmouth Street ...

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