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Monthly Archives: April 2011

ANYBODY MISSING A VOLKSWAGEN?
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Potholes in Sea Bright’s municipal lot — some “that could swallow a couple Volkswagens,” in the words of Councilman Read Murphy — will finally get properly patched, borough officials said. AdministratorContinue reading "ANYBODY MISSING A VOLKSWAGEN?"
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April 7th, 2011 @ 8am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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T&M TOPS CONTRACTOR DONOR LIST
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Middletown-based civil engineering firm T&M Associates was the state’s biggest contributor to political campaigns among businesses that contract with local and state government in New Jersey, according to a reportContinue reading "T&M TOPS CONTRACTOR DONOR LIST"
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April 7th, 2011 @ 7am
AN EYE, AND A NOSE, FOR THE BEACH
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After a romp on the Sea Bright beach and lunch, Harley, a year-old red-nosed pit bull, seemed eager to get back out on the sand Wednesday afternoon. But Harley’s owner,Continue reading "AN EYE, AND A NOSE, FOR THE BEACH"
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April 6th, 2011 @ 1pm
PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER A YALE WINNER
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Carol Boehm recently won Yale School of Music’s Distinguished Music Educators award. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The bell rings at Red Bank Primary SchoolContinue reading "PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER A YALE WINNER"
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April 6th, 2011 @ 12pm
R-FH STUDENTS PRESS NO-BOOZE PLEDGE
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By DUSTIN RACIOPPI If you see Mike Halfacre or John Ekdahl with a libation between now and April 16, be sure to slap them with detention. The mayors of FairContinue reading "R-FH STUDENTS PRESS NO-BOOZE PLEDGE"
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April 6th, 2011 @ 10am
A quick joke by Rabbi Bob Alper, from his YouTube channel. It’s a twist on the one that begins, “a priest, a minister and a rabbi walk into a bar…”Continue reading "YOU CALL THAT A RABBI?"
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April 6th, 2011 @ 9am
SEA BRIGHT: X MARKS THE WRONG SPOT
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Councilman Read Murphy goes over revised beachfront development plans, assuring residents that the library is not going to be razed. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPIContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: X MARKS THE WRONG SPOT"
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April 6th, 2011 @ 7am
TWEETING ASTRONAUT ORBITS INTO R-FH
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U.S. Army Colonel and NASA astronaut Douglas Wheelock stopped by R-FH Tuesday morning after spending six months in outer space. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPIContinue reading "TWEETING ASTRONAUT ORBITS INTO R-FH"
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April 6th, 2011 @ 6am
BOROUGH, SCHOOL BUDGET Q&As SLATED
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Red Bank property owners with a yen to understand what’s going into this year’s tax bills will get two chances to ask in person this week — assuming they canContinue reading "BOROUGH, SCHOOL BUDGET Q&As SLATED"
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April 5th, 2011 @ 3pm
BAIT SHOP SEEKS TO REEL IN APPROVAL
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The former Harper’s Copy Center on East Front Street would become a bait and tackle shop if Red Bank zoners approve. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Looking to sinkContinue reading "BAIT SHOP SEEKS TO REEL IN APPROVAL"
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April 5th, 2011 @ 2pm
Recent police activity as reported by the Middletown Police Department. These reports are unedited. • On March 31, 2011 Detective Daniel Sullivan was contacted by Detective Jeff Miller of theContinue reading "BUSY WEEK FOR MIDDLETOWN COPS"
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April 5th, 2011 @ 11am
‘ANNIE’ WHICH WAY YOU CAN, AT THE BASIE
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At left, Carly Nelson is ANNIE (and Oliver is Sandy) in the Phoenix Productions staging of the musical favorite. At right, Annie and her fellow orphans bedevil Lauren J. CookeContinue reading "‘ANNIE’ WHICH WAY YOU CAN, AT THE BASIE"
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April 5th, 2011 @ 9am
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Middletown Mayor Tony Fiore promised an on-time budget. Check. He said it’d be significantly smaller than 2010’s budget. Check. He also promised it would be within theContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: AVERAGE TAX TO RISE $60"
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April 5th, 2011 @ 9am
WORD ON THE STREET
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Which is ruder: this sign on White Road in Little Silver, or the gift from the well-fed pooch that apparently prompted it? (Click to enlarge. On second thought…)
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April 5th, 2011 @ 7am
The hospital has raised $6 million of its $15 million capital campaign from two Middletown couples. (File photo. Click to enlarge) Little more than a week after disclosing it hadContinue reading "RIVERVIEW NETS ANOTHER $1M FROM DONORS"
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April 5th, 2011 @ 6am
TAKING TO THE AIR
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A skateboarder takes advantage of Monday’s warm weather by practicing ollies at Red Bank’s Riverside Gardens Park. Tuesday will be cooler, wetter and windier, says the National Weather Service. (PhotoContinue reading "TAKING TO THE AIR"
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April 5th, 2011 @ 5am
LOCAL TEAMS DEFECT FROM POP WARNER
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The Rumson-Fair Haven Bulldogs in action against Manalapan. (Photo courtesy of Pim Van Hemmen Visuals. Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI When gradeschool-aged football players from Middletown, Red Bank andContinue reading "LOCAL TEAMS DEFECT FROM POP WARNER"
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April 4th, 2011 @ 11am
State police have charged an Ocean County man with drunken driving after an accident that killed a Middletown man on the Garden State Parkway Saturday night, NJ.com reported Sunday. KevinContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN MAN DIES IN PARKWAY CRASH"
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April 4th, 2011 @ 10am
Tim Zebo of Red Bank with the composter he got as part of the Monmouth County course in 2008. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Gather up the banana peels,Continue reading "COUNTY OFFERS INSIDE DIRT ON COMPOSTING"
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April 4th, 2011 @ 8am
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the week of March 25 to April 1, 2011. The information appears here unedited. Lost or StolenContinue reading "RED BANK MINOR ARRESTED FOR SEX ASSAULT"
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April 4th, 2011 @ 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 ...