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Monthly Archives: December 2010

FREE HOLIDAY PARKING TAKES EFFECT
Red Bank has waived fees for parking in municipal lots through December 26, as per a request from RiverCenter, and the traditional moratorium went into effect Friday afternoon. Let theContinue reading "FREE HOLIDAY PARKING TAKES EFFECT"
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December 10th, 2010 @ 5pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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TXT TEES = :)s 4 3 TWEENS
Two young girls model shirts designed by three local kids. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Sally Carden had a serious OMG moment Thursday night. SheContinue reading "TXT TEES = :)s 4 3 TWEENS"
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December 10th, 2010 @ 1pm
RBC RAISES KICK-IN ON BASIE FIELDS UPKEEP
Red Bank Catholic will pay more for its use of Count Basie Fields to help defray the cost of the turf upgrades. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Red BankContinue reading "RBC RAISES KICK-IN ON BASIE FIELDS UPKEEP"
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December 10th, 2010 @ 9am
FORECAST: ARTY, WITH CHANCE OF FLOWERS
Mary Ann Goodwin’s “Laird’s in Winter” is but one of the applejack artworks of local scenery now on display at Middletown Main Library. Babies, it’s cold outside as we suitContinue reading "FORECAST: ARTY, WITH CHANCE OF FLOWERS"
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December 10th, 2010 @ 7am
LOUNGING AT THE LIBRARY
A library patron pulling down free wifi over coffee at the new café Thursday. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The Monmouth County Eastern Branch LibraryContinue reading "LOUNGING AT THE LIBRARY"
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December 10th, 2010 @ 6am
PAVERS CAUSE ‘MINOR’ WATER OUTAGE
Pavers laid asphalt around the area of the break while a borough crew sought to repair damage to the water line. (Click to enlarge) A Red Bank public works crewContinue reading "PAVERS CAUSE ‘MINOR’ WATER OUTAGE"
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December 9th, 2010 @ 4pm
SEA BRIGHT TO GET POLE-BY-POLE REPORT
A Verizon employee inspects a utility pole on Ocean Avenue Wednesday afternoon. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Sea Bright officials have requested that Verizon andContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT TO GET POLE-BY-POLE REPORT"
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December 9th, 2010 @ 2pm
PASSING THE KETCHUP
At about six feet tall, this bottle does not actually fit in the fridge. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI So you’re driving down Rumson RoadContinue reading "PASSING THE KETCHUP"
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December 9th, 2010 @ 9am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
This week’s Where Have I Seen This? offers something a little different: four perspectives on the same object. Click the image to get a closer view. Can you identify it?Continue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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December 9th, 2010 @ 9am
BON JOVI TO ROCK OUT FOR PARKER CLINIC
Middletown property owner Jon Bon Jovi has scheduled an “intimate,” $250-a-seat concert next month to raise money for Red Bank’s Parker Family Medical Center. News of the benefit appeared yesterdayContinue reading "BON JOVI TO ROCK OUT FOR PARKER CLINIC"
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December 9th, 2010 @ 8am
The former police station, with the Relief Engine Company firehouse attached at right, is on both state and national registers of historic places. (Click to enlarge) Public comment on aContinue reading "LAWSUIT TO COST BOROUGH $125,000"
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December 9th, 2010 @ 7am
Former Beatlemania and Styx rocker Glen Burtnik pays homage to John Lennon on the 30th anniversary of the ex-Beatle’s murder in this clip provided by our hyperlocal pals at MorristownGreenContinue reading "BURTNICK, LENNON & XMAS AT THE BASIE"
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December 8th, 2010 @ 1pm
FAIR HAVEN MERCHANT MIFFED BY ROADBLOCK
The parking lot at Shutters was opened up Monday afternoon, after eight days that put a dent in business. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI IfContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN MERCHANT MIFFED BY ROADBLOCK"
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December 8th, 2010 @ 11am
GLOVE, ID LEAD COPS TO ALLEGED BURGLAR
An alleged serial burglar who authorities say left a glove behind at one house and used his real ID to sell jewelry taken from another was arrested by Middletown policeContinue reading "GLOVE, ID LEAD COPS TO ALLEGED BURGLAR"
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December 8th, 2010 @ 10am
SINATRA AND BASIE, TOGETHER IN RED BANK
John Alden of Middletown (left) and Cara Smith of Rumson (right) pay tribute to the Chairman, as Red Bank’s Joe Muccioli (center) and the Jazz Arts Project present the fourthContinue reading "SINATRA AND BASIE, TOGETHER IN RED BANK"
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December 8th, 2010 @ 10am
SEA BRIGHT CAT LAW NEARLY READY, AGAIN
Sea Bright is expected to formally adopt its trap-neuter-release ordinance in two weeks. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Sea Bright’s cat control ordinance is quicklyContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT CAT LAW NEARLY READY, AGAIN"
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December 8th, 2010 @ 7am
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI An Asbury Park man was arrested in Little Silver Tuesday for allegedly bilking strangers over the course of a year by impersonating a local pizza owner. JamesContinue reading "MAN BUSTED IN LITTLE SILVER I.D. SCAM"
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December 7th, 2010 @ 4pm
…AND TO ALL A ‘DONE GOOD’ NIGHT
Pop Warner coaches (and Val’s Tavern owners) Chris and James Smith, left, hosted a fundraising event December 2 at their landmark Rumson pub for the benefit of Rutgers football starContinue reading "…AND TO ALL A ‘DONE GOOD’ NIGHT"
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December 7th, 2010 @ 9am
ON YOUR MARKS, GET SET, PLUG IN
Two of last year’s winners: the Philips residence on Reckless Place and the Lauterwasser residence on East Westside Avenue. (Click to enlarge) OK, lovers of electric light: your season isContinue reading "ON YOUR MARKS, GET SET, PLUG IN"
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December 7th, 2010 @ 8am
PLANNING BOARD INKS OK FOR TATTOO SHOP
Guiseppe “Turtle” Sorrentino plans on firing up his tattoo needle in Red Bank within the next three weeks. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Guiseppe “Turtle”Continue reading "PLANNING BOARD INKS OK FOR TATTOO SHOP"
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December 7th, 2010 @ 7am
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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.