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Monthly Archives: July 2010

Students in the two-school Red Bank school district will be required to wear similar clothing, but not uniforms, starting in October, the Asbury Park Press reports. The policy stops shortContinue reading "SCHOOL BOARD ADOPTS CLOTHING RULES"
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July 23rd, 2010 @ 8am
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TALK OF TOWNHOUSES IN HISTORIC DISTRICT
An architect has drawn up plans for townouses for a vacant lot in Red Bank’s historic district, but nothing has been filed with the borough. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; clickContinue reading "TALK OF TOWNHOUSES IN HISTORIC DISTRICT"
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July 23rd, 2010 @ 6am
A hot summer night, dazzling smiles, an irresistible rhythm, a bit of flesh revealed… Saturday nights have been hopping in downtown Red Bank of late, so redbankgreen dispatched photographer PeterContinue reading "A RANDOM WALK THROUGH A TODDLIN’ TOWN"
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July 22nd, 2010 @ 3pm
RISING FROM THE ASHES? WATCH THIS SPACE
Landlord Jack Anderson says he’s gotten a number of proposals for the former Ashes space. (Click to enlarge) A collective groan was heard through downtown Red Bank earlier this monthContinue reading "RISING FROM THE ASHES? WATCH THIS SPACE"
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July 22nd, 2010 @ 8am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
North, south, east, west: every Thursday (this being the 215th) Where Have I Seen This? showcases a detail of the world surrounding us. Today is no exception, as we presentContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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July 22nd, 2010 @ 5am
JAZZING UP THE WEEKENDS
Bandleader and Jazz Arts Project founder Joe Muccioli keeps bringing bigger names to town, including Marlene VerPlanck, below. (Click to enlarge) Since 2006, the Red Bank-based  Jazz Arts Project hasContinue reading "JAZZING UP THE WEEKENDS"
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July 21st, 2010 @ 11am
WORKING ON A SECOND DREAM, PLUS PIZZA
Sicilia owner Vincent Sorriso with custom tiles that depict the seascape of his native Sicily. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Vincent Sorriso says he andContinue reading "WORKING ON A SECOND DREAM, PLUS PIZZA"
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July 20th, 2010 @ 9am
M’TOWNERS STILL STEAMING OVER BUDGET
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Getting a budget in place is going to have to wait another month in Middletown. A pending review of the 2010 spending plan at the state levelContinue reading "M’TOWNERS STILL STEAMING OVER BUDGET"
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July 20th, 2010 @ 7am
HONORS FOR O’HERN & AZZOLINA ADVANCE
Legislation that would name the Red Bank train station for late mayor and state Supreme Court justice Daniel O’Hern, right, will move to the full state Senate after clearing itsContinue reading "HONORS FOR O’HERN & AZZOLINA ADVANCE"
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July 20th, 2010 @ 6am
BLUEBERRY LOVERS GET PIE-EYED
Young contestants got a faceful of purple; so did store owner Bob Sickles, in photo at bottom. (Photos by Peter Lindner; click to enlarge) It was a day of theContinue reading "BLUEBERRY LOVERS GET PIE-EYED"
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July 19th, 2010 @ 8am
The crime reports appearing here were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the week of July 9 to July16, 2010. This information appears here unedited. Theft from aContinue reading "BLOTTER: MASKED THIEVES ROB GAS STATION"
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July 19th, 2010 @ 6am
Anthony Sims, the Eatontown man who shot two  brothers in Red Bank in November, 2007 and then went on the lam for three months, was sentenced to seven years inContinue reading "SIMS GETS SEVEN YEARS FOR SHOOTING TWO"
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July 19th, 2010 @ 6am
Red Bank Police have arrested four suspects after a two-prong raid on the West Side Thursday, they announced today. The busts, which culminated a two-month investigation done in conjunction withContinue reading "FOUR ARRESTED IN CRACK RAIDS"
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July 16th, 2010 @ 2pm
FED MONEY FLOWS FOR CROSSWALK OPS
Sgt. Michael Furlong demonstrated the new “Cops in Crosswalks” program that will take place in Red Bank throughout the year. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPIContinue reading "FED MONEY FLOWS FOR CROSSWALK OPS"
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July 16th, 2010 @ 11am
HOMEMADE ICE CREAM HITS THE SPOT
Has Cool Inside got your back or what? With the temperature soaring to the high 80s, we pay a visit to a shop where the ice cream is made on-premises,Continue reading "HOMEMADE ICE CREAM HITS THE SPOT"
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July 16th, 2010 @ 11am
BOOT CAMP ON THE BLUFFS
Organizers hope to get 100 people out for a free workout at Riverside Gardens Park Monday night. (Photos by Peter Lindner; click to enlarge) Who needs a gym when youContinue reading "BOOT CAMP ON THE BLUFFS"
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July 16th, 2010 @ 9am
REFLECTIONS ON 30 YEARS AT THE SLICER
Warren Abrahamson with his daughter, Corinne, and some neighborhood clients at Fairwinds Deli in Fair Haven. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI For 30 years, FairwindsContinue reading "REFLECTIONS ON 30 YEARS AT THE SLICER"
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July 16th, 2010 @ 5am
CAR CRASHES INTO TREE IN FAIR HAVEN
A woman driving a charcoal gray Nissan crashed into a tree on River Road opposite Fair Haven’s around 1p Thursday. She received medical attention at the scene. No other detailsContinue reading "CAR CRASHES INTO TREE IN FAIR HAVEN"
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July 15th, 2010 @ 2pm
GUINNESS TO SHUCK UP RED BANK
The White Street municipal parking lot will be the site of Red Bank’s first Guinness oyster festival in September. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI ItContinue reading "GUINNESS TO SHUCK UP RED BANK"
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July 15th, 2010 @ 11am
RBR’S TOP TOWNIE
Headed for Pittsburgh in September: logic-loving Michael Lumish. (Click to enlarge) Continuing an annual tradition, the Red Bank Council this week threw a quick spotlight on the town’s highest-ranked studentContinue reading "RBR’S TOP TOWNIE"
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July 15th, 2010 @ 10am
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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 ...
DARK COMEDY BY JERSEY DIRECTOR OPENS FILM FEST
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off with "In Memoriam," a dark comedy about an actor with six months to live.
Indie Street Film Festival Kicks Off
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off.
KUDOS FOR RBCS FINANCE WHIZZES
Monmouth County Board of Commissioners and Borough Council honor Red Bank Charter School students who took second place in a national financ ...
MARINE PARK HOT DOGS
Red Bank's newly remade Marine Park also has a new lunch option, a newly licensed hot dog cart.
MATCHA CLOSE UP
Partyline captures a photographer working for Aura Coffee Roaster angles for the perfect shot of two iced matcha lattes on Broad Street Mond ...
SOUTH STREET AUTHOR TO READ AT LIBRARY SATURDAY
South Street resident Scott Robertson will read selections from his book, Contents of a Curious Mind, Saturday, Aug. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 ...
EARTH SPIRIT FOUNDER DIES
Jocelyn Ruth Midose, longtime owner of Earth Spirit New Age Center has died.
A PERFECT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
The annual National Night Out event organized by the Red Bank Police Department drew hundreds to frolic amid the green grass and cotton cand ...
Blackhawk Helicopter Arrives for National Night Out
The Blackhawk helicopter has arrived. Everyone’s favorite part of each National Night Out hosted by the Red Bank Police Department jus ...
PARKING METER MOMENT
Patty Bishop of Verona was halfway through her haircut at Fox & Jane when she realized she needed to feed the parking meter. After she p ...
JOIN US AT JJ’S – PLEASE!
A doe-eyed sect of sentient boba teas sweetly beseeches us to join their adorable cult outside of JJ Delicacies this sticky August Sunday!
NEIGHBORS GATHER AT TINO’S
Chris Havens of River Street gathered group of Red Bankers for dinner on Thursday night. The gathering was in the back patio of Tino’s Mex ...
TREE BRANCH VS CAR
A tree branch fell on a parked car on Chestnut Street near Pearl Street Sunday. Submitted by Brian Donohue
APOSTROPHE CATASTROPHE
As a curmudgeonly curator of terrible punctuation on public signs, I’ve seen and shaken my head at a lot of gratuitous quotation marks ...
DANE FOR DEMOCRACY
redbankgreen Partyline captures a great dane who, all signs indicate, has had enough.