July 2006 - Red Bank Green

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Jul 31, 2006 - 2:34 pm

LOVE IS NEVER HAVING TO ASK: ‘AM I YOUR ONLY HUSBAND?’

Say what you will about the New York Times, but its obit writers know how to take the sting out of death. Yesterday's edition carried the delicious obituary of Rupert Pole, 87, "one of the two simultaneous and simultaneously...

Jul 31, 2006 - 2:34 pm

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Jul 31, 2006 - 10:11 am

SOFT MARKET GETS SQUISHY

It's customarily the biggest month of the year for real estate sales, but this June was one was one to forget, according to the latest edition of The Otteau Report, which analyzes sales trends. Contract sales of Monmouth County residential...

Jul 31, 2006 - 10:11 am

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Jul 30, 2006 - 11:18 am

AND NOW, A NICE WORD FROM THE MRS.

We told you a few days back about the letter to the editor that the mother of Johnny Houston, a candidate for city judge in Red Bank, Tenn., wrote to the editor of the local newspaper extolling her boy's many...

Jul 30, 2006 - 11:18 am

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Jul 30, 2006 - 10:26 am

JAM SANDWICH, WORKING OR NOT

"Jersey really in a jam," says a headline in today's Home News Tribune out of East Brunswick. "Jersey is in a jam as drivers beat retreat from the heat," says another, in today's Newark Star-Ledger. The Home News Tribune article,...

Jul 30, 2006 - 10:26 am

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Jul 29, 2006 - 7:59 am

The 52nd annual Red Bank sidewalk sale, which began yesterday, continues today and runs through tomorrow. Stay hydrated, shoppers. Temperatures will soar into the mid-90s. The National Weather Service has an excessive heat warning in effect from 2p today until...

Jul 29, 2006 - 7:59 am

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Jul 29, 2006 - 6:55 am

AS ALIVE AS EVER

Steve Forbert played in Riverside Gardens Park last night as part of the Songwriters in the Park series. Yeah, he did "Goin' Down to Laurel," the breakout tune from his debut 1978 album 'Alive on Arrival,' and it sounded like......

Jul 29, 2006 - 6:55 am

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Jul 28, 2006 - 3:56 pm

The National Weather Service has issued a severe weather alert for much of southern and central New Jersey, including southwestern Monmouth County. A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for the region until 9p.

Jul 28, 2006 - 3:56 pm

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Jul 28, 2006 - 1:48 pm

MORE ON THE GREEN ROOF…

Roofer Joe Ruffini, who's building an environment-friendly 'green' roof atop his house on Maple Avenue, reports that he now has all the zoning approvals in hand to complete the job. He writes: I should be back to work on the...

Jul 28, 2006 - 1:48 pm

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Jul 28, 2006 - 11:50 am

Rumsonite/Colts Neckian Bruce Springsteen accompanied his 14-year-old daughter, Jessica, to a horse-jumping competition in Saugerties, N.Y., recently. She did well. Even won $780. Dad had dinner three nights in a row at the same restaurant in nearby Kingston, at least...

Jul 28, 2006 - 11:50 am

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Jul 28, 2006 - 9:53 am

UNDOCUMENTED, BUT NOT WITHOUT RIGHTS

Kudos to Michele Sahn of the Asbury Park Press for giving some attention today to the kind of story that often stays below the radar of dailies of that size. In the process, she shines some light on the difficulty...

Jul 28, 2006 - 9:53 am

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Jul 28, 2006 - 8:11 am

Investigators pulled the body of a woman from the Navesink River in Rumson on Wednesday. An autopsy found no sign of trauma, and the cause of death is under investigation. The Asbury Park Press says a State Police forensic anthropologist...

Jul 28, 2006 - 8:11 am

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Jul 27, 2006 - 10:33 pm

RR SAFETY UPGRADES PLANNED

Fourteen stations along NJ Transit's North Jersey Coast Line have been targeted for safety improvements to pedestrian track crossings following an accident in Belmar earlier this month, according to the Asbury Park Press. The initial report by the Press did...

Jul 27, 2006 - 10:33 pm

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Jul 27, 2006 - 9:46 am

JUST A MIST OF RANCH ON THE SIDE, PLEASE

What's next? Dissolve-on-the-tongue cabernet sauvignon strips? Celebrity chef David Burke, owner of The David Burke Fromagerie in Rumson and part owner of davidburke & donatella in New York, is hawking a line of 'flavor sprays.' The line is known as...

Jul 27, 2006 - 9:46 am

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Jul 27, 2006 - 9:41 am

ENTERING A LONG, DARK TUNNEL

Pundits are calling it this generation's version of the building of the George Washington Bridge, and it moves closer to reality today. The Port Authority is expected today to authorize the first $1 billion of spending to develop and build...

Jul 27, 2006 - 9:41 am

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Jul 27, 2006 - 12:16 am

ONE FISH, TWO FISH…

There's a common thread of second chances in the story of Woodfish, a Red Bank-based band scheduled to play the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville Saturday night. Steve Kalorin, the bassist and elder statesman of the group at 38, had tasted...

Jul 27, 2006 - 12:16 am

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Jul 27, 2006 - 12:14 am

WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?

Maria Ursino of Little Silver was the first to correctly identify the location of last week's conjoined metal shed and brick building as the Anderson Moving and Storage Warehouse at the corner of Bridge and Monmouth Streets. Maria grew up...

Jul 27, 2006 - 12:14 am

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Jul 26, 2006 - 10:31 am

‘DARK GREEN DIAPERS’ PROBABLY WOULDN’T FLY, EITHER

We got a late start on last Sunday's New York Times Magazine, so this is a few days old. But hey, it's the doldrums, right? Rob Walker, who writes the 'Consumed' column, has a piece titled 'Silent Green,' which makes...

Jul 26, 2006 - 10:31 am

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Jul 26, 2006 - 10:29 am

STRANDED AT THE SHORE

Sam Ali of the Star-Ledger business section checks in today on the slowdown in real estate sales at the Shore in recent months. Just a year ago, homes in Jersey Shore communities spanning 45 miles from Sandy Hook Bay in...

Jul 26, 2006 - 10:29 am

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Jul 26, 2006 - 10:11 am

THE EIGHTH RING OF HELL, ONLY NICER

New Jersey drivers above a certain age will no doubt remember that special form of torture known as the traffic circle. These were circular roadway alignments at major intersections meant to allow for continuous flows of traffic without the use...

Jul 26, 2006 - 10:11 am

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Jul 26, 2006 - 9:21 am

STUCK FOR AN EXPLANATION

Today's Star-Ledger says the reason for last night's rail snarls between New York and Newark was that "the trouble-prone" Portal Bridge got stuck in the open position. The 96-year-old bridge between Secaucus and Kearney swivels to allow boat traffic through....

Jul 26, 2006 - 9:21 am

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RFH CAROLERS BRING HOLIDAY SPIRIT

The Rumson-Fair Haven High School Tower Singers sing Jingle Bells and other favorites in front of the former Chase bank on Broad Street in R ...

RED BANK: YES, IT’S STILL COMING

Four years after winning borough approval, Jack Manousos still plans to open a restaurant at 3-5 Broad Street. When? Not ready to disclose, ...

RED BANK: AMID THE BLUE

A rack of small vessels at the Navesink Riverside Residences and Marina added colors to the river’s deep blue, as seen from the Red Ba ...

[GIF] COUNTDOWN TO TREE LIGHTING

The final countown and lighting of Broad Street toward the end of the Holiday Express Concert. GIF below and video right after.

PANORAMA: HOLIDAY EXPRESS CONCERT

Tim McLoone and his Holiday Express band light up the crowd on Broad Street before the annual tree lighting.

THANKSGIVING EVE: WHAT WAS GOING ON

Nothing marks the arrival of Thanksgiving weekend like reacquainting with someone from high school that you hoped to never see again in your ...

RED BANK: YES, RED BANK

Kayaker Carla Fiscella shared this lovely autumn vignette along the Swimming River at Chapin Avenue from last week.

RED BANK BUCKS GIVEAWAY

Red Bank RiverCenter will host a $5,000 Red Bank Bucks Giveaway at Toast City Diner this Saturday. It’s essentially free money, and who do ...

RED BANK: TREE TIME!

This year’s Christmas tree arrived at Riverside Gardens Park in Red Bank Saturday. It will be lit (along with the rest of the downtown) as ...

RED BANK LIBRARY HOLIDAY HOURS

RED BANK CLASSIC 5K RUNNING A DEAL

Red Bank 5K Classic sets 2024 date, with discount registrations starting Friday.

PBA TOY DRIVE BRINGS JOY TO LOCAL KIDS

Help make a kid’s Christmas a bit nicer with a toy donation to the annual Red Bank PBA toy drive.

FUNDRAISERS SUPPORT GLOBAL REFUGEE RELIEF

Fundraisers with the United Nations Refugee agency on Broad Street collecting donations for refugees worldwide, and killing time between cha ...

“PUT IT IN THE WINDOW!”

The King of Rock and Roll was seen hanging in the window of Jack’s Music Shoppe. When asked if there was any reason behind it apart fr ...

RED BANK: WATCH YOUR STEP

The painted sidewalk at 205 Broad Street (featured in a recent Where Have I Seen This) getting a new look today.

HOLIDAY DECORATIONS GOING UP

Jim Bruno of Powerhouse Signworks takes a minute for a photo and a thumbs up while hanging the wreaths and lights in advance of the annual t ...