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Monthly Archives: April 2010

[Update: This article replaces an earlier version, which cited contract terms that Superintendent Laura Morana says were reported incorrectly in both the Asbury Park Press and the Star-Ledger.] Gov. ChrisContinue reading "UNION TAKES FREEZE, AND GUV HAS PRAISE"
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April 19th, 2010 @ 6am
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Crime reports provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the week of April 9 to April 16, 2010. This information appears here unedited. Criminal Mischief occurring on 4-9-10 atContinue reading "POLICE BLOTTER: ARMED ROBBERY REPORTED"
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April 19th, 2010 @ 5am
APARTMENT FIRE QUICKLY DOUSED
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A firefighter breaks a window to the damaged apartment. Below, passersby and neighbors take in the scene. (Click to enlarge) A fire damaged at least one apartment in downtown RedContinue reading "APARTMENT FIRE QUICKLY DOUSED"
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April 18th, 2010 @ 4pm
SEA BRIGHT EXPLORES BEACH REPAIR OPTIONS
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A view of the aftermath from last month’s northeaster at Donovan’s Reef. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The website of Donovan’s Reef urges visitors to check out theContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT EXPLORES BEACH REPAIR OPTIONS"
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April 16th, 2010 @ 10am
MARINE PARK: RESERVED SEATING AVAILABLE
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The benches at Marine Park, like the one shown above, are being replaced and the borough is opening up the donation lines to pay for them. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi)Continue reading "MARINE PARK: RESERVED SEATING AVAILABLE"
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April 16th, 2010 @ 8am
LONGTIME LEGISLATOR JOE AZZOLINA, 84
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Joe Azzolina at Red Bank’s centennial picnic in May, 2008. (Click to enlarge) Middletown’s Joe Azzolina, a supermarket executive who who served in Trenton as both a state Senator andContinue reading "LONGTIME LEGISLATOR JOE AZZOLINA, 84"
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April 16th, 2010 @ 6am
FORMER MISS NJ SASHAYS INTO ‘CINDERELLA’
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Looking a bit pressed for time in the title role of Phoenix Productions’ CINDERELLA, Amy Polumbo (with Matt Walsh as her Prince) seems right at home in a tiara duringContinue reading "FORMER MISS NJ SASHAYS INTO ‘CINDERELLA’"
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April 16th, 2010 @ 5am
COMING TO BROAD: WOMEN’S CLOTHING SHOP
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Dor L’Dor’s owner hopes to open in mid-May. (Click to enlarge) A Manhattan-based clothing store catering to women aged 16 to 36 has signed a lease in downtown Red Bank,Continue reading "COMING TO BROAD: WOMEN’S CLOTHING SHOP"
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April 15th, 2010 @ 12pm
JACK’S PLAYS THE LIVE CARD ON SATURDAY
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Chris Dargis and Laura Monzo are among the well known locals (and mysterious guests) appearing at Jack’s Music Shoppe during Record Store Day this Saturday. By TOM CHESEK April 17Continue reading "JACK’S PLAYS THE LIVE CARD ON SATURDAY"
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April 15th, 2010 @ 10am
KaPOP
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Wednesday night’s mini fireworks show at the Monmouth Boat Club, as seen from the Molly Pitcher Inn. (Click to enlarge) No, they weren’t testing the fireworks, as one out-of-towner speculatedContinue reading "KaPOP"
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April 15th, 2010 @ 6am
ATRIUM TRIMS HIGH-RISE PLAN
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A proposed addition to the Atrium, at left, would be built between the existing structure and the neighboring Riverview Towers, right. The parking lot in the foreground, bound by RiversideContinue reading "ATRIUM TRIMS HIGH-RISE PLAN"
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April 15th, 2010 @ 5am
ON TUESDAY’S BALLOT: SCHOOL BUDGET BLUES
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Red Bank residents at Wednesday night’s presentation on the borough school district budget, led by Superintendent Laura Morana, below. (Click to enlarge) Hoping to whip up support for a spendingContinue reading "ON TUESDAY’S BALLOT: SCHOOL BUDGET BLUES"
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April 15th, 2010 @ 5am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Will rubbing Buddha‘s belly, as folklore suggests, bring you wealth on this day of reckoning with the taxman? Our Where-savvy readers will first have to locate the statue before cashingContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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April 15th, 2010 @ 4am
BATH JUNKIE GETS UNEXPECTED CLEANING
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Bath Junkie executives made an unplanned trip to Red Bank Monday to restock their Monmouth Street store after an employee allegedly cleaned it out of all merchandise. (Photo by DustinContinue reading "BATH JUNKIE GETS UNEXPECTED CLEANING"
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April 14th, 2010 @ 1pm
LONE CANDIDATE FACES THE VOTERS
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Ben Forest, below, met with residents Tuesday night in a forum sponsored by the Red Bank NAACP. (Photos by Anthony Trufolo; click to enlarge.) It was board of ed candidate’sContinue reading "LONE CANDIDATE FACES THE VOTERS"
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April 14th, 2010 @ 11am
The path to a second term appears unobstructed for Red Bank Mayor Pasquale Menna. By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Mayors Pasquale Menna and Mike Halfacre, of Red Bank and Fair Haven, respectively,Continue reading "WHO’S RUNNING, AND WHO ISN’T"
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April 14th, 2010 @ 8am
PARK RESTROOMS VANDALIZED
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The restrooms at Riverside Gardens Park were apparently broken into, used and abused recently. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI One needed to get within only a few feetContinue reading "PARK RESTROOMS VANDALIZED"
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April 14th, 2010 @ 6am
ART IN BLOOM, UP AT McKAY’s
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Brookdale Community College faculty member Dan Schroll (upper right) is the subject of the solo art show DOCUMENTS • FLOWERS, opening Friday at McKay Imaging Gallery. By TOM CHESEK It’sContinue reading "ART IN BLOOM, UP AT McKAY’s"
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April 14th, 2010 @ 5am
ZEBU’S ON THE MOVE… OUT BACK
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Zebu Forno is expanding into this space formerly occupied by Red Bank Red Hot. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Freehold, Hoboken, Holmdel and Morristown have all been targetsContinue reading "ZEBU’S ON THE MOVE… OUT BACK"
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April 13th, 2010 @ 9am
GOING FOR SECONDS… FOR A GOOD CAUSE
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It isn’t gluttony if it’s for a good cause, right? So go ahead, take a refill on that chianti, heap a little more onto that dinner plate and dig intoContinue reading "GOING FOR SECONDS… FOR A GOOD CAUSE"
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April 13th, 2010 @ 8am
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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 ...