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Monthly Archives: March 2010

McCARTER TREES GETTING AXED FOR SAFETY
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Workers at McCarter Park Wednesday load a truck with one of the many trees being removed this week. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The scene at Fair Haven’sContinue reading "McCARTER TREES GETTING AXED FOR SAFETY"
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March 11th, 2010 @ 9am
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WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Reader Tom Labetti nailed last week‘s ‘Where:’ “Easy one. Scranton PA, Dunder Mifflin coffee break room.”
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March 11th, 2010 @ 7am
IN oRBit: INCIDENT IN A DARKENED ROOM
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Cigarettes and neon nightclub signs illuminating rain-slicked city streets. Desperate characters in suits, ties and fedoras; fatal femmes and alleycat shadows, phone booths and gunshots in the night. We knowContinue reading "IN oRBit: INCIDENT IN A DARKENED ROOM"
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March 11th, 2010 @ 7am
BUILDER FLOATS WEST SIDE STRIP MALL
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An architect’s concept for a shopping center at the corner of Shrewsbury Avenue and Drs. James Parker Boulevard in Red Bank. The view is to the southwest. (Click to enlarge)Continue reading "BUILDER FLOATS WEST SIDE STRIP MALL"
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March 10th, 2010 @ 11am
IN oRBit: SEE WHO’S BOOKED ON RIVER ROAD
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Although their entire store isn’t much bigger than the amount of space allotted to fancy chocolates at the supersize Barnes & Noble, the quartet of owners at River Road BooksContinue reading "IN oRBit: SEE WHO’S BOOKED ON RIVER ROAD"
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March 10th, 2010 @ 10am
FAIR HAVEN WAIVES PARKING FUND FEES
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The Nauvoo Grill, on Fair Haven Road, would save on parking fees if its request for outdoor dining is approved. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Fair Haven’s boroughContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN WAIVES PARKING FUND FEES"
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March 10th, 2010 @ 10am
A NEW NEW CORNER, AND OTHER PIZZA NEWS
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New Corner Restaurant is reopen for business after a two week semi-break when the restaurant underwent renovations. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The New Corner Restaurant has aContinue reading "A NEW NEW CORNER, AND OTHER PIZZA NEWS"
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March 10th, 2010 @ 8am
WEATHER PUTS A SPRING IN THE STEP
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It was shirtsleeves and sandals weather on Monmouth Street in Red Bank yesterday, with temperatures reaching into the low 60s. Today’s high is expected to be about 53 degrees. (ClickContinue reading "WEATHER PUTS A SPRING IN THE STEP"
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March 10th, 2010 @ 7am
Mannequins at Backward Glances done up for the 2008 edition of Pink Bank. By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A request by Riverview Medical Center for free parking in downtown Red Bank forContinue reading "COUNCIL NIXES PINK BANK FREE PARKING"
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March 9th, 2010 @ 11am
The jury in the attempted-murder trial of Anthony Sims could not reach a unanimous decision on charges related to the shootings of two brothers at Red Bank’s Montgomery Terrace apartmentsContinue reading "JURY DEADLOCKS ON SHOOTING CHARGES"
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March 9th, 2010 @ 9am
BORGHI ADDS ‘CLERK’ TO DUTIES
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Mayor Pasquale Menna swears in Pam Borghi as borough clerk as deputy clerk Bonnie Thomas holds the Bible. By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Nearly 20 years ago she was on the otherContinue reading "BORGHI ADDS ‘CLERK’ TO DUTIES"
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March 9th, 2010 @ 8am
Today we’ve got two weeks worth of crime reports provided by the Red Bank Police Department. The first is for the week of February 19 to February 26, 2010, andContinue reading "BLOTTER: DOUBLE THE TROUBLE"
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March 8th, 2010 @ 8am
IN oRBit: IN LIKE A LITERARY LION
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He was called a lot of things in his day, many of them unprintable in your virtual family newspaper — but  in today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit, you’ll hearContinue reading "IN oRBit: IN LIKE A LITERARY LION"
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March 8th, 2010 @ 6am
FAIR HAVEN RENAMING POND FOR BENNETT
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Barbara Bennett at the pond at Fair Haven Fields natural area to be named in memory of her late husband, Dery Bennett. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI ItContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN RENAMING POND FOR BENNETT"
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March 5th, 2010 @ 10am
BASIE MARQUEE GETTING A FRESH LOOK
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By September, a new electronic marquee should be hanging over Monmouth Street, theater officials say. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The familiar sight of a man using a longContinue reading "BASIE MARQUEE GETTING A FRESH LOOK"
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March 5th, 2010 @ 8am
ASPHALT CANVAS: A HARBINGER OF SPRING?
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With less than three weeks to go before the start of spring, melting snow at Princeton Road and Park Avenue in Fair Haven left a wet spot that redbankgreen‘s accidentalContinue reading "ASPHALT CANVAS: A HARBINGER OF SPRING?"
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March 5th, 2010 @ 7am
ZONING CHANGE FOR YMCA ADVANCES
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The Community YMCA could get another shot at expansion if the borough council approves a proposed zone amendment. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The official opinion is in,Continue reading "ZONING CHANGE FOR YMCA ADVANCES"
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March 4th, 2010 @ 11am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Can you identify this spartan vignette? Send us an email, please, telling us where you think this photo was taken.
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March 4th, 2010 @ 8am
CHAIN SALES FLAT AS CORPORATE NET SOARS
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Urban Outfitters opened its Red Bank store at the corner of Broad and West Front Streets in November. (Click to enlarge) The parent company of the Urban Outfitters chain reportedContinue reading "CHAIN SALES FLAT AS CORPORATE NET SOARS"
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March 4th, 2010 @ 7am
YOURS FOR JUST $29.9 MILLION
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The Dawkins estate in Rumson, as seen from the Navesink by redbankgreen in 2008. (Click to enlarge) Let us stipulate right up front that Pete Dawkins does everything on aContinue reading "YOURS FOR JUST $29.9 MILLION"
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March 3rd, 2010 @ 12pm
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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 ...