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Monthly Archives: December 2009

Crime reports provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the week of December 11 to December 18, 2009. This information appears here unedited. Criminal Mischief occurring at W. SunsetContinue reading "NOT MUCH INK ON THIS WEEK’S BLOTTER"
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December 22nd, 2009 @ 8am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
IN oRBit: BOUNCING INTO NEXT WEEK
If there’s an extra bounce in our step over at our satellite arts ‘n entertainment site Red Bank oRBit, it might be due to the fact that we’re poised toContinue reading "IN oRBit: BOUNCING INTO NEXT WEEK"
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December 22nd, 2009 @ 7am
PLEASE DO NOT FEED THE METERS
Bagged for your pleasure: All metered lots in Red Bank are free until December 27. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Assuming snow-socked shoppers return to downtown Red BankContinue reading "PLEASE DO NOT FEED THE METERS"
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December 21st, 2009 @ 12pm
IN oRBiT: DIG IF YOU WILL, A POET
Following a weekend in which many of us spent our time digging out from winter’s sneakiest of previews, today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit offers a chance to dig onContinue reading "IN oRBiT: DIG IF YOU WILL, A POET"
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December 21st, 2009 @ 6am
Scenes from a quick spin through Red Bank at midmorning Sunday, the last day of Autumn 2009, following the storm that dumped about 15 inches of snow. To enlarge theContinue reading "AUTUMN LEAVES, AND WINTER BARGES IN"
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December 20th, 2009 @ 12pm
LIGHT POLE DOWNED
A traffic light at the corner of Monmouth Street and Maple Avenue in Red Bank was out of commission late this afternoon after getting hit by a truck. The truckContinue reading "LIGHT POLE DOWNED"
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December 19th, 2009 @ 4pm
SNOW PUTS A LID ON DOWNTOWN ACTIVITY
Santa Claus had few shoppers passing his perch in the window of Primas Home on Broad Street at lunchtime. (Click photos to enlarge) After a couple of hours with noContinue reading "SNOW PUTS A LID ON DOWNTOWN ACTIVITY"
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December 19th, 2009 @ 3pm
Wind whips snow off rooftops downtown on Broad Street during a storm on March 2, 2009. The Red Bank Police Department is asking residents to move their cars to off-streetContinue reading "‘SNOW PARKING, PLEASE, IF IT SNOWS"
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December 18th, 2009 @ 3pm
THIS WON’T LAST, BUT IT ISN’T MEANT TO
Gallery mavens at last night’s opening, in the see-through space last occupied by Design Front. (Click photos to enlarge) Emily Asher Neiman, who closed her short-lived gallery on Monmouth StreetContinue reading "THIS WON’T LAST, BUT IT ISN’T MEANT TO"
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December 18th, 2009 @ 11am
BIKE GROUP PLANS ART RIDE, OR VICE-VERSA
Some of the participants in Spoke & Art’s inaugural ride in October. [UPDATE: This event has been indefinitely postponed due to post-storm road conditions.] Here’s a possible conversation starter: theContinue reading "BIKE GROUP PLANS ART RIDE, OR VICE-VERSA"
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December 18th, 2009 @ 10am
EVANS OUT AS PARKS & REC HEAD
Bob Evans at the Red Bank Centennial picnic in 2008. Red Bank Parks & Rec director Bob Evans appears to be out of a job come January 1. “It doesn’tContinue reading "EVANS OUT AS PARKS & REC HEAD"
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December 18th, 2009 @ 9am
David Goldman’s latest victory in his long battle to repatriate his 9-year-old son from Brazil was shortlived. That nation’s top court granted a request by Sean Goldman‘s Brazilian relatives preventingContinue reading "BRAZILIAN COURT BLOCKS BOY’S RETURN"
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December 17th, 2009 @ 4pm
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The Dad Vail Regatta won’t be coming to Rumson next year after all, officials announced Thursday, much to the shock and disappointment of Rumson leaders who wereContinue reading "DAD VAIL DUMPS RUMSON; EKDAHL MIFFED"
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December 17th, 2009 @ 2pm
POST OFFICE CUTTING HOURS AGAIN
A cheesy sign with partly-obliterated information announces the change. (Click to enlarge) The post office on Broad Street in Red Bank is about to get another cutback in its serviceContinue reading "POST OFFICE CUTTING HOURS AGAIN"
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December 17th, 2009 @ 9am
Hovnanian’s Red Bank HQ, as seen from the foot of Maple Avenue. Hovnanian Enterprises reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $250.8 million yesterday. That’s down from a net loss ofContinue reading "HOV REVENUE FELL BY HALF IN 2009"
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December 17th, 2009 @ 8am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Last week’s image was no challenge for Frank Scalzo and Fred Blumberg, each of whom recognized it as the holiday display put out by the homeowner at 8 Fair HavenContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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December 17th, 2009 @ 8am
[Editor’s note: See update at the end of this article] The Asbury Park Press reports that five Red Bank residents were arrested in a raid that netted three pounds ofContinue reading "PRESS: FIVE BUSTED IN POT HAUL"
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December 17th, 2009 @ 7am
IN oRBit: MATTERS OF LIFE & DEATH
ThereÂ’s an appearance by a local author, whose chronicle of her recovery from a devastating head injury details her experiences between this world and the next. An original musical writtenContinue reading "IN oRBit: MATTERS OF LIFE & DEATH"
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December 17th, 2009 @ 6am
PUTTING THE ‘ARM’ IN PHARMACY
Mario Mazzeo of Lite Brite Signs in West Long Branch reaches through the R while doing maintenance work on the neon sign of Red Bank Professional Pharmacy on Broad StreetContinue reading "PUTTING THE ‘ARM’ IN PHARMACY"
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December 17th, 2009 @ 6am
Environmental activist and former American Littoral Society executive director Derickson ‘Dery’ Bennett of Fair Haven has died at the age of 79, the Asbury Park Press reports. The newspaper saysContinue reading "ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST DERY BENNETT, 79"
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December 16th, 2009 @ 4pm
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VOLUNTEERS GET INTO THE WEEDS
Toting plastic trash bags, 51 volunteers conducted a walking litter cleanup on Red Bank's West Side Saturday.
“IT’S A PARTY AT WAWA!”
You wish you could vibe like Brian, who lives on the other side of Hubbard’s Bridge. He caught redbankgreen’s attention in Red B ...
POPE OKS ORATORY
RED BANK: St. Anthony of Padua obtains papal approval to establish Oratory of St. Philip Neri, a community of priests and brothers devoted t ...
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.

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