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Monthly Archives: October 2009

Y EXPANSION STALLED BY FACADE DESIGN
The YMCA took down some trees along its Maple Avenue frontage last month. There’s still no decision over an expansion plan by the Community YMCA that includes a facade thatContinue reading "Y EXPANSION STALLED BY FACADE DESIGN"
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October 16th, 2009 @ 7am
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WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Homing in on detail, this week’s ‘Where’ challenge contains a hint of Piet Mondrian hidden within local architecture. Recognize it?
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October 15th, 2009 @ 6am
IN oRBit: LOUD, BRASSY AND ON THE MARCH
Just when you thought it was safe to walk the streets of Asbury Park without dodging hordes of hungry zombies, word comes that the boulevards, boardwalks and bowling alleys ofContinue reading "IN oRBit: LOUD, BRASSY AND ON THE MARCH"
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October 15th, 2009 @ 6am
Today’s Asbury Park Press has coverage of the Red Bank council candidate’s debate Wednesday night. First-time candidates Kim Senkeleski of John Street and Rob Lombardi of William Street are hopingContinue reading "PRESS: COUNCIL CANDIDATES FACE 40 VOTERS"
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October 15th, 2009 @ 6am
The building was shut down by the borough government as uninhabitable in 2007. The more recent photo was taken last month. By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It was, for a long time,Continue reading "SLANTY SHANTY STRAIGHTENS UP"
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October 14th, 2009 @ 8am
BOROUGH ARBORIST AXED
Arborist Mike Olimpi oversaw the installation of 15 baby trees on White Street in April, 2007. By JORDAN DeVESTY The budget axe has fallen on Red Bank’s arborist, who oversawContinue reading "BOROUGH ARBORIST AXED"
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October 14th, 2009 @ 6am
IN oRBit: SHOWDOWNS AND SHIMMYTANG
Cowboys in downtown Long Branch? Sounds pretty far-fetched, but it’s not without precedent. As New Jersey Repertory Company prepares to mount the first previews of the psychological Western drama Dead Ringer, weContinue reading "IN oRBit: SHOWDOWNS AND SHIMMYTANG"
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October 14th, 2009 @ 5am
SIGNS POINT AGAIN TO ‘CONTROVERSY COVE’
Kathleen Gasienica, left, and Cindy Burham, third from left, speaking with Administrator Stanley Sickels after last night’s council meeting. By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Less than a week after Mayor Pasquale MennaContinue reading "SIGNS POINT AGAIN TO ‘CONTROVERSY COVE’"
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October 13th, 2009 @ 7am
FIRE PREVENTION FAIR DRAWS A CROWD
A brilliant fall day was the setting for the Red Bank Volunteer Fire Department’s ninth annual Fire Prevention Expo and Free Barbecue held Sunday in the White Street municipal lot.Continue reading "FIRE PREVENTION FAIR DRAWS A CROWD"
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October 12th, 2009 @ 10am
Crime reports provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the week of October 2 to October 9, 2009. This information appears here unedited. Theft occurring on 10-1-09 at W.Continue reading "LAST WEEK ON THE POLICE BLOTTER"
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October 12th, 2009 @ 7am
IN oRBit: SOMEWHERE EAST OF LARAMIE
Today, October 12, marks the eleventh anniversary of the passing of Matthew Shepard (right), the young and openly gay Wyoming man whose death — he was beaten and tortured, tied toContinue reading "IN oRBit: SOMEWHERE EAST OF LARAMIE"
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October 12th, 2009 @ 7am
SADNESS AND BITTERNESS MARK CLOSING
The church property, which includes adjoining buildings, will be put up for sale, officials say. (Click pix to enlarge) Among the remains of 45 congregants lying beneath a tree inContinue reading "SADNESS AND BITTERNESS MARK CLOSING"
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October 9th, 2009 @ 11am
‘PANTIES GALORE’ AT NEW LINGERIE STORE
Angie Courtney in her new shop on White Street. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI An ideal night for Angie Courtney usually goes something like this: Hitting the townContinue reading "‘PANTIES GALORE’ AT NEW LINGERIE STORE"
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October 9th, 2009 @ 7am
Let’s see: we’ve got an Amy Winehouse, a Beyoncé,  a pair of Spice Girls, a Marc Anthony, a Jennifer Lopez, two Flavor Flavs and a Willie Nelson. Yep, we gotContinue reading "CELEBRITY SIGHTINGS BETWEEN CLASSES"
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October 9th, 2009 @ 6am
IN oRBit: A SUCCESS PILE
In one of his greatest-hit bits, funnyman Patton Oswalt described the peculiarly American artifact known as the KFC Famous Bowl as “a failure pile in a sadness bowl.” With theContinue reading "IN oRBit: A SUCCESS PILE"
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October 9th, 2009 @ 5am
FAIR HAVEN CHURCH TO END 125-YEAR RUN
The River Road church’s doors will be locked by the end of the month and the property will be put up for sale. (Click photos to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPIContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN CHURCH TO END 125-YEAR RUN"
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October 8th, 2009 @ 7am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Oh, those Colmorgen Kids! Not for the first time, a bit of sleuthing went into the family’s effort to answer last week’s ‘Where.’
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October 8th, 2009 @ 6am
2SENZA OWNER WEIGHS HER OPTIONS
Jill Green says she may stay on to help the owners of the restaurant that will replace hers at the Galleria. 2Senza Ristorante owner Jill Green was none too pleasedContinue reading "2SENZA OWNER WEIGHS HER OPTIONS"
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October 7th, 2009 @ 7am
MENNA PLEDGES END TO COVE CONTROVERSY
Kayakers putting into the Navesink River at the Maple Cove Sunday evening. (Click to enlarge) An ongoing battle over a couple of benches and sign proposed for installation on publicContinue reading "MENNA PLEDGES END TO COVE CONTROVERSY"
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October 7th, 2009 @ 6am
WET, WINDY ONE IN STORE
Clouds gather over downtown Red Bank in this view east along West Front Street last Saturday. (Click to enlarge) Lots of wind, some rain and possibly some boomers will rollContinue reading "WET, WINDY ONE IN STORE"
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October 7th, 2009 @ 6am
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SOUTH STREET AUTHOR TO READ AT LIBRARY SATURDAY
South Street resident Scott Robertson will read selections from his book, Contents of a Curious Mind, Saturday, Aug. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 ...
EARTH SPIRIT FOUNDER DIES
Jocelyn Ruth Midose, longtime owner of Earth Spirit New Age Center has died.
A PERFECT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
The annual National Night Out event organized by the Red Bank Police Department drew hundreds to frolic amid the green grass and cotton cand ...
Blackhawk Helicopter Arrives for National Night Out
The Blackhawk helicopter has arrived. Everyone’s favorite part of each National Night Out hosted by the Red Bank Police Department jus ...
PARKING METER MOMENT
Patty Bishop of Verona was halfway through her haircut at Fox & Jane when she realized she needed to feed the parking meter. After she p ...
JOIN US AT JJ’S – PLEASE!
A doe-eyed sect of sentient boba teas sweetly beseeches us to join their adorable cult outside of JJ Delicacies this sticky August Sunday!
NEIGHBORS GATHER AT TINO’S
Chris Havens of River Street gathered group of Red Bankers for dinner on Thursday night. The gathering was in the back patio of Tino’s Mex ...
TREE BRANCH VS CAR
A tree branch fell on a parked car on Chestnut Street near Pearl Street Sunday. Submitted by Brian Donohue
APOSTROPHE CATASTROPHE
As a curmudgeonly curator of terrible punctuation on public signs, I’ve seen and shaken my head at a lot of gratuitous quotation marks ...
DANE FOR DEMOCRACY
redbankgreen Partyline captures a great dane who, all signs indicate, has had enough.
SUNFLOWER GAUNTLET
On the Partyline: a sunflower guantlet on River Street.
VIGIL FOR 68 DEAD
About 100 people attended a Saturday vigil at Johnny Jazz Park in Red Bank as part of a nationwide series of events to mourn the lives of pe ...
LITTERBUGS HIT MARINE PARK
Partyline PSA: Please don't leave your trash in our nice new park!
PARKING SUCCESS AT RED ROCK
All these people found parking for the Cliffs at Red Rock!
SHO AND TELL
A peak inside Sho Asian Table a new restaurant still under construction and slated to open later this summer at 8 West Front Street in Red B ...
“Night of the Living Nick” Halloween Car Turns Heads
Nick Brown, a special effects artist from the Atlantic Highlands, was seen driving his creatively decorated Halloween car around Red Bank th ...
“HOLY F***!” LIGHTNING STRIKE FROM WASHINGTON STREET BACKYARD
Lightning struck during Saturday’s storms in the backyard of Washington Street resident Kimberly Johnson. The strike obviously caught ever ...
SMOKY NAVESINK SUNRISE
redbankgreen's partyline photographer Karly Swaim captured the sun rising through hazy, smoky skies above the Navesink River from NJ Transit ...
MAGGIE’S HEAT WAVE HAIRCUT
Maggie, a golden doodle who belongs to Sara Horan, shows off her new shorter-for-summer hair cut outside Fins & Feathers on Monmouth Street ...
PEACE, LOVE AND JUGGLING
Music and flow arts filled Riverside Gardens Park Friday night at the free flow arts meetup hosted by Cirque de Peace, with guest band Sweet ...