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Monthly Archives: February 2010

AIRLINE BOUNCES SMITH AS TOO FAT TO FLY
Filmmaker and Red Bank toy retailer Kevin Smith was asked to get off a Southwest Airlines plane scheduled to fly from Oakland to Burbank, California Saturday because he was “tooContinue reading "AIRLINE BOUNCES SMITH AS TOO FAT TO FLY"
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February 15th, 2010 @ 8am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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. Well-shod theatergoers enjoyed aContinue reading "OPENING NIGHT: A REALLY BIG SHOE"
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February 15th, 2010 @ 7am
IN oRBit: COUNT, BARRON, THE WHOLE DECK
You find the most interesting people passing through town — and over in the pixelated pages of Red Bank oRBit, we try to flag them down and introduce them toContinue reading "IN oRBit: COUNT, BARRON, THE WHOLE DECK"
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February 15th, 2010 @ 7am
LET’S GO TO THE BOOKMARK
Book shoppers who attended last week’s pre-sale reception at the Red Bank Public Library got an early jump on a sale that was later postponed by weather. OK, lovers ofContinue reading "LET’S GO TO THE BOOKMARK"
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February 12th, 2010 @ 10am
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. By DUSTIN RACIOPPI FollowingContinue reading "SNOW DAY: CAN YOU DIG IT?"
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February 12th, 2010 @ 7am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Recognize it? Get on the stick, folks, and slap-shot us an email telling us where you think this photo was taken.
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February 11th, 2010 @ 9am
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. Scenes from Red BankContinue reading "BLIZZARD REDUX"
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February 11th, 2010 @ 8am
BLIZZARD OUT THE WINDOW
This edition of redbankgreen‘s occasional accidental photographer series goes video for a cat’s-eye view (or four) of yesterday’s snowstorm.
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February 11th, 2010 @ 7am
Count Basie Theatre CEO Numa Saisselin. Hoping to appease Steve Winwood fans who couldn’t make the musician’s concert because of  Wednesday’s blizzard, officials at the  Count Basie Theatre are offeringContinue reading "BASIE THROWS A BONE TO SNOWED-OUT FANS"
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February 11th, 2010 @ 7am
IN oRBit: A FLYING V-DAY AT BCC
With the entire area one big shovel-ready project this morning, today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit takes one look out the door, crawls back beneath the covers and begins dreaming ofContinue reading "IN oRBit: A FLYING V-DAY AT BCC"
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February 11th, 2010 @ 6am
BASIE: THE SHOW MUST GO ON
Schools, businesses and government offices throughout the Red Bank region are closed, and even the New York Times sheepishly informed its subscribers not to expect today’s newspaper before tomorrow. ButContinue reading "BASIE: THE SHOW MUST GO ON"
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February 10th, 2010 @ 3pm
The trial of alleged Montgomery Terrace shooter Anthony Sims got underway in Freehold last week, and going by the coverage in the Asbury Park Press, it sounds like a trashfest:Continue reading "ACCUSATIONS FLY AT SIMS TRIAL"
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February 10th, 2010 @ 8am
IN oRBit: POSNER, TWO RIVER PART WAYS
In a surprise announcement made just hours before the first preview of their new production Barefoot in the Park, Red Bank’s Two River Theater Company dislcosed that its dynamic artisticContinue reading "IN oRBit: POSNER, TWO RIVER PART WAYS"
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February 10th, 2010 @ 6am
AU REVOIR, BIENVENUE
Bienvenue owner Frederic Vidal is handing over the keys to the restaurant to a New York-based chef at the end of the month, when Vidal and his wife, Audrey, high-tailContinue reading "AU REVOIR, BIENVENUE"
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February 10th, 2010 @ 6am
TICKET BLIZZARD POSSIBLE, TOO
A borough plow works Monmouth Street at the height of Saturday’s blizzard. (Click to enlarge) With a second major winter storm in three days expected to wallop the region startingContinue reading "TICKET BLIZZARD POSSIBLE, TOO"
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February 9th, 2010 @ 11am
YMCA TO COUNCIL: GIVE US A BREAK
An offer to preserve the trees at right wasn’t enough to save the Y’s expansion plans, but a simple request may. (Click to enlarge) Four days after the conclusion ofContinue reading "YMCA TO COUNCIL: GIVE US A BREAK"
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February 9th, 2010 @ 9am
Following through on complaints about downtown employees hogging primo parking spaces all day, Red Bank officials last night moved to double the hourly fee for metered parking on the street.Continue reading "METER RATE TO DOUBLE AT CURB, NOT IN LOTS"
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February 9th, 2010 @ 7am
IN oRBit: THROUGH ANOTHER LOOKING GLASS
It’s “two on the aisle” over at Red Bank oRBit, where yesterday we gave you the backstory on a new production of Barefoot in the Park, going into previews tonightContinue reading "IN oRBit: THROUGH ANOTHER LOOKING GLASS"
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February 9th, 2010 @ 6am
FORMER FIRE CHIEF PLEADS GUILTY TO DWI
Emergency workers hustle Shaun Foley to an ambulance moments after rescuing him from the Navesink River on November 22. By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Fair Haven’s former fire chief pleaded guilty toContinue reading "FORMER FIRE CHIEF PLEADS GUILTY TO DWI"
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February 9th, 2010 @ 6am
RED BANK REMEMBERS A LOVING TEACHER
Toni Graham, a teacher at Red Bank Middle School, comforts student Kadajyah Smith as she chokes up during a reading for Jonelle Melton, who was killed in September. (Photo byContinue reading "RED BANK REMEMBERS A LOVING TEACHER"
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February 8th, 2010 @ 8am
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THREE ON TOUR
RED BANK: Three borough sites will participate in a weekend of self-guided tours of 52 historic locations in Monmouth County May 4 & 5.
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 ...

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