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Monthly Archives: June 2009

Christine McKenna with her daughter, Kayla, and Mayor-elect Pasquale Menna on election night 2006, at left; at right, with Kayla at a sendoff for her husband the following month. Christine McKenna, the wife of former Red Bank Mayor Ed McKenna,...
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June 3rd, 2009 @ 3pm
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Last year's show, as seen from Maple Avenue and West Front Street. First, there will be fireworks in Red Bank this year. Though organizers of the July 3 KaBoom Fireworks on the Navesink recently expressed concern about the future of...
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June 3rd, 2009 @ 7am
Red Bank oRBit's coverage of this weekend's Red Bank Jazz & Blues Festival continues today with a big interview with Jersey Shore barband bard (and guitar-guy god) Sonny Kenn, who's scheduled to headline opening night on Friday. Those who've followed...
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June 3rd, 2009 @ 6am
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June 3rd, 2009 @ 6am
Hovnanian's headquarters on West Front Street. Red Bank-based Hovnanian Enterprises sharply cut its net loss in the quarter ended April 30, compared to year-prior levels. But the publicly traded homebuilder continued to slash prices in the face of contract cancellations...
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June 3rd, 2009 @ 6am
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June 3rd, 2009 @ 6am
Nine-year-old Sean Goldman won't be returning to his Tinton Falls home today, following a stay issued by a Brazilian Supreme Court justice yesterday, according to multiple news reports. The judge suspended a lower court order granting custody of the boy...
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June 3rd, 2009 @ 5am
Here's the latest video posting on Red Bank resident Bill Day's YouTube channel, Red Bank TV1. The subject: a fashion show put on last week by students at Red Bank Regional. The show featured both the offerings of local boutiques...
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June 2nd, 2009 @ 11am
The summer reading list continues on our satellite site Red Bank oRBit, where today's edition uncorks an exclusive interview with best-selling nonfiction writer Benjamin Wallace (right). The author of The Billionaire’s Vinegar: The Mystery of the World’s Most Expensive Bottle...
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June 2nd, 2009 @ 7am
Will Dunham, bassist with the Middletown-area band Call Me Geppetto, draws some puzzled looks as he and bandmate Bill Deyback play on Broad Street in Red Bank last Saturday night. Expect to see more instrument-mounting musicians out on the streets...
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June 2nd, 2009 @ 6am
A 22-year-old Red Bank man was sentenced to 12 years in prison last week following his recent conviction on charges of robbing the Little Diamond jewelry store on Shrewsbury Avenue in 2007. That's according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Luis Valetin,...
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June 2nd, 2009 @ 6am
David Goldman of Tinton Falls has won court approval to regain custody of his only child, who was taken to Brazil by the boy's mother nearly five years ago, according to published reports. "They've been ordered to deliver Sean to...
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June 2nd, 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
Today's edition of Red Bank oRBit kicks off our coverage of the 23rd annual Red Bank Jazz & Blues Festival with a preview of what to expect this weekend as the early-season attraction takes over Marine Park with a bill...
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June 1st, 2009 @ 7am
The eastern flank of the Oceanic Bridge. Looking down the road at a $75 million bill, Monmouth County officials have begun angling for federal funds to defray some of the costs of replacing the Oceanic Bridge between Middletown and Rumson,...
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June 1st, 2009 @ 6am
Crime reports provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the week of May 22 to May 29, 2009. This information appears here unedited. Criminal Mischief occurring on 5-22-09 at Riverside Ave.—Parking Garage. Unknown person(s) scratched side of parked vehicle...
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June 1st, 2009 @ 5am
Seen over the weekend at Ambiance, an antiques and home furnishings shop on West Front Street in Red Bank. Email this story
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June 1st, 2009 @ 5am
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FALL COLORS IN RED BANK
redbankgreen's Partyline captures peaking fall foliage on a Red Bank street corner.
FALL AT THE COURTS OF RED BANK
On the Partyline: stunning foliage at Red Bank's "medieval office park."
WALK FOR DEMOCRACY
The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center led a "Walk for Democracy" Sunday from Riverside Gardens Park to the cultral center on Drs. James Park ...
Go big or go home
On the redbankgreen Partyline: Gourd display at Lighthouse on its penultimate night of the season.
MARIGOLDEN SUNSHINE
Partyline photo captures October sunshine hitting marigolds for sale ahead of Dia de Los Muertos.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES CODING TO MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green and creator of Broad Street, was teaching City and Regional Magazine Association publishers how ...
LET’S SEE YOUR KINDLE DO THIS
A stack of books served as a chock while a motorist changed a flat tire on Branch Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Submitted by John T. Ward
NEW WELCOME SIGN INSTALLED
A new "Welcome to Red Bank" sign has gone up at the northern Route 35 entrance to town at the foot of Cooper's Bridge.
JUNIOR BUCS WRESTLING WELCOMES YOUNG ATHLETES FOR 22ND SEASON
Junior Bucs Wrestling is preparing for its 22nd season, offering boys and girls from Red Bank, Shrewsbury, and Little Silver an opportunity ...
TIME FOR SCHOOL, DEER
Fall has arrived and so have the middle school loving deer!
JUST IN TIME FOR THE FALL CLASSIC
Just in time for the start of the World Series later this week baseball-themed paintings by artist Max Maxon hang in the windows of the Art ...
DINNER PLANS?
Chipotle in Red Bank Sunday evening will donate a quarter of proceeds from sales Sunday to the volunteer Red Bank Fire Department auxiliary.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES VIBE CODE SESSION AT LOCAL NEWS CAMP
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green, is running a vibe code session, teaching other publishers to vibe code at Blue Engine Collectiv ...
Her Majesty visits Red Bank
Navesink Queen docked at the Molly Pitcher Marina. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Boris Kofman)  
RED BANK DINER MONEY TREE
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sunshine and a money tree at the Red Bank Diner.
NAVESINK LIGHTS
Riverview Hospital lights up the Navesink. (Text and photo by Partyline contributor Terry Franco)  
HALF BAKED BROAD STREET
Broad Street repaving begins with road subject to overnight closures.
COLOR RUN AT RED BANK PRIMARY SCHOOL
redbankgreen Partyline happens upon a cloud of color at annual color run event at Red Bank Primary School.
I’LL EAT IT HERE, THANKS
A squirrel goes all-in for a popular autumn flavor on Madison Avenue in Red Bank Sunday morning.
POP UP TACOS DRAW CROWD
How’s this for a train station redevelopment idea? The pop-up taco vendors Tacos Los Mandones, known on social media as El Mandoon, dr ...
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