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Monthly Archives: January 2010

NICE, WHILE IT LASTS…
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Fiona Abrahamsen takes to the river on foot for the first time outside the Monmouth Boat Club, along with her husband, Harry, and children Connor and Cordelia. (Click to enlarge)Continue reading "NICE, WHILE IT LASTS…"
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January 14th, 2010 @ 8am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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SCHOOL AND CHURCH TO HOST KING EVENTS
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. For the second year, Red Bank Charter School will celebrate the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and promote his principles at its annualContinue reading "SCHOOL AND CHURCH TO HOST KING EVENTS"
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January 14th, 2010 @ 7am
IN oRBit: WINE ‘N CHEESE IN WINTER
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The unofficial art walk is back — and baby, it’s cold outside — but over at Red Bank oRBit, we’ve got enough virtual wine and cheese to warm whatever cockles haven’tContinue reading "IN oRBit: WINE ‘N CHEESE IN WINTER"
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January 14th, 2010 @ 6am
A ‘WHITE ELEPHANT’ NO MORE
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Red Bank Corporate Plaza, showing off its backside along Wall Street. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Four months ago, when redbankgreen first reported on the impending pizza renaissance inContinue reading "A ‘WHITE ELEPHANT’ NO MORE"
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January 13th, 2010 @ 8am
A NICE AFTERNOON ON ICE
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Avid ice men Rick Pier, left, and Peter Wright prep Wright’s ice boat Tuesday afternoon for a little  frolicking on the frozen Navesink River in Red Bank. (Photo by DustinContinue reading "A NICE AFTERNOON ON ICE"
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January 13th, 2010 @ 6am
COUNCIL NIXES CALL FOR TAXPAYER SUMMIT
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Councilman Mike DuPont, left, addresses his opponent in last year’s election, Kim Senkeleski, as Councilman Ed Zipprich listens. (Click to enlarge) A proposal by 2009 Republican council candidate Kim SenkeleskiContinue reading "COUNCIL NIXES CALL FOR TAXPAYER SUMMIT"
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January 12th, 2010 @ 10am
McCARTHY TAKES COMMAND AT RBPD
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Chief Steve McCarthy shortly before his swearing in Monday night with his immediate predecessor, Mark Fitzgerald, left, and Councilman Art Murphy. (Click to enlarge) An overflow crowd packed Red Bank’sContinue reading "McCARTHY TAKES COMMAND AT RBPD"
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January 12th, 2010 @ 7am
IN oRBit: CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE
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It might not feel that way, but we’re slowly and surely creeping our way out of the longest, darkest days of the year by milliseconds — and each year aroundContinue reading "IN oRBit: CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE"
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January 12th, 2010 @ 6am
A hoodie-wearing bank robber believed to have struck financial institutions in Eatontown and Middletown in the past week is now being sought by police in Red Bank following a middayContinue reading "HOODIE HOOD HITS RED BANK… BANK"
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January 11th, 2010 @ 9pm
DO YOU KNOW THIS HOOD IN A HOODIE?
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Police dogs couldn’t find him, but maybe one of our readers recognizes this guy who Middletown Police say robbed the Bank of America branch on Route 35 at Navesink RiverContinue reading "DO YOU KNOW THIS HOOD IN A HOODIE?"
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January 11th, 2010 @ 3pm
To enlarge the photo display, start it, then click the embiggen symbol in the lower right corner. To get back to redbankgreen, hit your escape key. (Photos by Dustin Racioppi)Continue reading "A LITTLE FRIGID FUNDRAISING"
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January 11th, 2010 @ 6am
Crime reports provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the week of January 1 to January 7, 2010. This information appears here unedited. Criminal Mischief occurring on 1-1-10 atContinue reading "POLICE BLOTTER"
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January 11th, 2010 @ 5am
The alleged assault on a borough man occurred at the borough police station, the Press reports. By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A Little Silver police officer was arrested Thursday afternoon for allegedlyContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER COP ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT"
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January 8th, 2010 @ 1pm
HIGH VOLTAGE ROCKERS AIM FOR THE STARS
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The video for Six Volt’s ‘Girl Next Door’ features some locations that may be familiar to locals. By DUSTIN RACIOPPI For the last few months, in a nondescript Red BankContinue reading "HIGH VOLTAGE ROCKERS AIM FOR THE STARS"
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January 8th, 2010 @ 9am
ART BAR
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Painter Medy Quiroz at the opening of the two-artist show at Jamian’s Thursday night. Below, a bar patron takes in a Quiroz triptych. (Click to enlarge) Live music venue; bar;Continue reading "ART BAR"
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January 8th, 2010 @ 8am
Sk-rnngxX! That cacophony you’re producing each night could be more than just a simple snore, and the folks at Riverview Medical Center want to get you acquainted with a sleep disorder thatContinue reading "RIVERVIEW HOSTS SLEEP DISORDER SESSION"
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January 8th, 2010 @ 6am
ON ICE
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It’s beginning to look like winter out on the Shrewsbury River. redbankgreen‘s accidental photographer captured this northward view of a dredge Thursday from the Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge, where a bridgetenderContinue reading "ON ICE"
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January 8th, 2010 @ 6am
LEGALIZATION ADVOCATES TO HOST POT FILM
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Will the pro-pot lobby finally get to exhale next week? If so, one of their earliest celebrations may be here in Red Bank. As the state Assembly and Senate prepareContinue reading "LEGALIZATION ADVOCATES TO HOST POT FILM"
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January 7th, 2010 @ 3pm
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Last week’s year-ending ‘Where Have I Seen This?’ was the result of a photographer wandering, camera in hand, through Red Bank. In fact, all but one of the shots inContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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January 7th, 2010 @ 9am
ZULEYKA’S BACK ON THE BLOCK
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Zuleyka Farro has re-opened her Zuleyka’s Kitchen eatery in the West Front Street space that most recently housed Surf Burger Island Grill. If you’ve found yourself doing a double-take asContinue reading "ZULEYKA’S BACK ON THE BLOCK"
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January 7th, 2010 @ 7am
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EGRET-FUL END TO SUMMER
A great egret patrols the shallows of the Swimming River in front of the Red Bank Primary School last week. Submitted by Brian Donohue
COMMUNITY MESSAGE BOARD NOW OPEN ON HUDSON AVENUE
Community message board open! The RBPD has placed a mobile display board on Hudson Avenue. Send captions and messages you’d like to se ...
A CHIEF’S FAREWELL
Funeral services at St. James church and a large American flag suspended over Broad Street from an RBFD hook and ladder for former Red Bank ...
COIFFING GUARD
redbankgreen Partyline captures super cool crossing guard just chilllin'.
SURF TACO RE-OPENS NEW LOOK DINING ROOM
Partyliner captures Surf Taco's new look dining room.
STEEPLETOP RAVEN
redbankgreen Partyline: a raven calls out from atop the steeple of St. James Church.
CARPENTER OR COMPETITOR? HOT DOG TRUCK RIVALS EMERGE IN RED BANK
On the redbankgreen Partyline: with two new hot dog vendors opening this summer, even a carpenter's box truck makes one wonder.
BOONDOCKS SWAN
redbankgreen Partyline: Swan on the Navesink River as seen from Boondocks restaurant.
9/11 TRIBUTE
Bailey Bryce Holiday and her father Bobby Holiday Jr. paint the lawn at Riverside Gardens Park Tuesday in preparation for the upcoming comme ...
PILGRIM BAPTIST TO JAMAICA
Recently, Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank traveled to Trelawny Parish of Jamaica on a Relief & Recovery Mission Trip.  The Mission T ...
SNAIL WEATHER
Overnight rains and warm humid temperatures brought out a parade of snails along the access path to the Red Bank Primary School near Locust ...
ECHOES OF THE PAST IN TILE
Next to Playa Bowls. Always fascinated how this has stood here this long. (Submitted by Joseph Jakub)
VIVA LA ELSIE’S
redbankgreen Partyline captures French visitor enjoying a pickle sub from Elsie's.
Truck strike downs pole
A truck struck a utility pole at the intersection of Catherine Street and Shrewsbury Avenue at about 8 am Monday morning. The pole wss compl ...
THRONGS FLOCK TO RED BANK STREET FAIR
redbankgreen Partyline: Thousands fill the streets of Red Bank for street fair.
PORTA POTTY X-ING
redbankgreen Partyline captures porta johns moving down the railroad tracks.
(G&G) DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
A solid lunchtime line at the G&G hot dogs truck on Shrewsbury Avenue on Monday afternoon. Driving this stretch of road when  G&G i ...
RBG CUB SIGHTING
A Partyline contributor positioned on the dais at Thursday's meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment captured redbankgreen reporter intern ...
DOWNPOUR STRAINS DRAIN
Partyline captures video of a flooded intersection during Tuesday's afternoon thunderstorm.
STILL ‘OPEN’ SPACE
Next to Fins and Feathers, very surprised to see an overgrown parking lot that still sits there…overgrown and with blacktop. (Photo and te ...