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Monthly Archives: October 2010

EMPTY STORE FOR FULL HOUSE? A FAIR TRADE
The vacant storefront at 12 Broad will spotlight products that reflect fair-trade principles this weekend. (Click to enlarge) By TOM CHESEK It’s probably been several generations since there was suchContinue reading "EMPTY STORE FOR FULL HOUSE? A FAIR TRADE"
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October 21st, 2010 @ 9am
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SEEKING A SOLUTION FOR SHADOW LAKE
Middletown and DEP officials will meet today to discuss problems at Shadow Lake. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Middletown and state Department of Environmental ProtectionContinue reading "SEEKING A SOLUTION FOR SHADOW LAKE"
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October 21st, 2010 @ 8am
BOBBY’S BACK, SERVING… TAKE A GUESS
After a two-year hiatus, Bobby Chiafullo has returned to the pizza scene. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Bobby Chiafullo had the front door open, theContinue reading "BOBBY’S BACK, SERVING… TAKE A GUESS"
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October 21st, 2010 @ 8am
LITTLE: ‘SCARED’ PALLONE DODGES FACEOFF
Congressman Frank Pallone meets the press following his raucous town hall meeting on health insurance in Red Bank in August, 2009. (Click to enlarge) Tea Party-backed GOP congressional hopeful AnnaContinue reading "LITTLE: ‘SCARED’ PALLONE DODGES FACEOFF"
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October 21st, 2010 @ 7am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Stay focused and let us know if you’ve spotted this ‘Where’ in your travels. If you know the location,  drop a note here, please, and be sure to put ‘WhereContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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October 21st, 2010 @ 4am
A NIGHT OF HERITAGE
Red Bank Middle School had a strong showing from the community Wednesday night for its Hispanic Heritage celebration. Families of all cultures joined in the action of song, dance andContinue reading "A NIGHT OF HERITAGE"
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October 21st, 2010 @ 3am
A HEAPING HARVEST OF GOOD DEEDS
Clockwise from top left: Village People chief Felipe Rose, Blondie bombshell Debbie Harry, funk bassmaster TM Stevens and  actress Siobhan Fallon Hogan are the honorees at the Monmouth County ArtsContinue reading "A HEAPING HARVEST OF GOOD DEEDS"
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October 20th, 2010 @ 1pm
CAT ORDINANCE BEGINS THIRD LIFE
A trap-spay/neuter-release program could finally get underway in Sea Bright by the end of the year. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It’s been introduced, amended,Continue reading "CAT ORDINANCE BEGINS THIRD LIFE"
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October 20th, 2010 @ 9am
FOR TONIGHT: A CULTURAL CELEBRATION
Journalist and author Edgar Sandoval, a native of Mexico, spoke to Red Bank Middle School students Tuesday as part of the district’s Hispanic heritage celebration. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; clickContinue reading "FOR TONIGHT: A CULTURAL CELEBRATION"
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October 20th, 2010 @ 7am
LOCALS TRASH RUMSON GARBAGE PLAN
More than 30 people turned out at borough hall Tuesday to speak out against an idea to privatize garbage pickup in Rumson. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "LOCALS TRASH RUMSON GARBAGE PLAN"
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October 20th, 2010 @ 7am
Bruce Springsteen meets with fans shortly before his May 7, 2008 show at the Basie. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Loyal Bruce fans, pack rats or both: The CountContinue reading "DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF RED BANK"
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October 20th, 2010 @ 6am
SHREWSBURY MULLS BOW HUNT FOR DEER
Deer on the lawn of an Elm Lane residence earlier this month. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Most mornings, Brian Hall wakes up to find the motion sensor outsideContinue reading "SHREWSBURY MULLS BOW HUNT FOR DEER"
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October 19th, 2010 @ 11am
BLUE WATER SWIMS TO BROAD STREET OK
Blue Water Seafood won approval from the planning board to move into Red Bank Monday night. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Jimmy Vastardis says he’s always wanted to ownContinue reading "BLUE WATER SWIMS TO BROAD STREET OK"
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October 19th, 2010 @ 7am
A Red Bank man admitted Monday that he intended to kill his former girlfriend when he stabbed her at the borough primary school in December, 2008, the Asbury Park PressContinue reading "GUILTY PLEA IN STABBING AT SCHOOL"
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October 19th, 2010 @ 6am
This week’s Comment of the Week gets the nod for giving voice to a point of view that is probably more commonly held than one might assume from reading otherContinue reading "PLEASE FEED THE METER…"
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October 18th, 2010 @ 3pm
RETURN OF RBMS SPORTS HINGES ON VOTES
The middle school is looking for votes to win a grant that would bring back its sports programs. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI If there’sContinue reading "RETURN OF RBMS SPORTS HINGES ON VOTES"
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October 18th, 2010 @ 12pm
Middletown police arrested an 18-year-old Keansburg man and a 16-year-old juvenile on intent-to-distrubute charges after finding more than five ounces of pot in the car in which they were travelingContinue reading "POT BUST IN MIDDLETOWN"
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October 18th, 2010 @ 9am
CHARTER SCHOOL GOES INTERNATIONAL
Hungry guests line up at the Red Bank Charter School’s annual Spanish Heritage Dinner held Friday night to raise funds for school programs. (Click photos to enlarge) On Thursday, theContinue reading "CHARTER SCHOOL GOES INTERNATIONAL"
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October 18th, 2010 @ 8am
Louis Dal Pra won’t be leaving his job as RBR’s athletic director after all. By DUSTIN RACIOPPI When redbankgreen called Louis ‘Del’ Dal Pra‘s office late Friday morning, he didn’tContinue reading "DAL PRA: I’M STAYING"
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October 18th, 2010 @ 6am
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the week of October 08 to October 15, 2010. The information appears here unedited. Criminal Mischief occurringContinue reading "FROM THE POLICE BLOTTER…"
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October 18th, 2010 @ 6am
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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.
SUNFLOWER GAUNTLET
On the Partyline: a sunflower guantlet on River Street.
VIGIL FOR 68 DEAD
About 100 people attended a Saturday vigil at Johnny Jazz Park in Red Bank as part of a nationwide series of events to mourn the lives of pe ...
LITTERBUGS HIT MARINE PARK
Partyline PSA: Please don't leave your trash in our nice new park!
PARKING SUCCESS AT RED ROCK
All these people found parking for the Cliffs at Red Rock!
SHO AND TELL
A peak inside Sho Asian Table a new restaurant still under construction and slated to open later this summer at 8 West Front Street in Red B ...
“Night of the Living Nick” Halloween Car Turns Heads
Nick Brown, a special effects artist from the Atlantic Highlands, was seen driving his creatively decorated Halloween car around Red Bank th ...
“HOLY F***!” LIGHTNING STRIKE FROM WASHINGTON STREET BACKYARD
Lightning struck during Saturday’s storms in the backyard of Washington Street resident Kimberly Johnson. The strike obviously caught ever ...
SMOKY NAVESINK SUNRISE
redbankgreen's partyline photographer Karly Swaim captured the sun rising through hazy, smoky skies above the Navesink River from NJ Transit ...
MAGGIE’S HEAT WAVE HAIRCUT
Maggie, a golden doodle who belongs to Sara Horan, shows off her new shorter-for-summer hair cut outside Fins & Feathers on Monmouth Street ...
PEACE, LOVE AND JUGGLING
Music and flow arts filled Riverside Gardens Park Friday night at the free flow arts meetup hosted by Cirque de Peace, with guest band Sweet ...