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Monthly Archives: June 2011

EX CHARGED AS RED BANK WOMAN’S KILLER
The estranged husband of a Red Bank woman missing since mid-May has been charged with her murder following the discovery of a body buried near the Garden State Parkway inContinue reading "EX CHARGED AS RED BANK WOMAN’S KILLER"
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June 27th, 2011 @ 6am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
ATRIUM PROJECT DRAWS PICKET
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June 24th, 2011 @ 7pm
ROOM FOR PINTS, PASTA, JAVA AND SUSHI
The Dublin House is adding a second-story room to its Monmouth Street location. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The Dublin House on Monmouth Street isContinue reading "ROOM FOR PINTS, PASTA, JAVA AND SUSHI"
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June 24th, 2011 @ 11am
SEA BRIGHT BASH GOES NATIONAL
A contestant hits the water in last year’s Skimbash event in Sea Bright. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI In its eight years of wave-hopping, SkimbashContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT BASH GOES NATIONAL"
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June 24th, 2011 @ 8am
PAY POSTS COMING TO MAPLE COVE
The borough will install pay stations at the recently rebuilt parking lot at the north end of Maple Avenue. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI BeContinue reading "PAY POSTS COMING TO MAPLE COVE"
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June 24th, 2011 @ 6am
TRANSFORMER BLOWS IN LITTLE SILVER
A brief, strong storm that blew through the Green prompted an emergency response on White Road in Little Silver Thursday afternoon. Though fire officials were not immediately available for comment,Continue reading "TRANSFORMER BLOWS IN LITTLE SILVER"
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June 23rd, 2011 @ 5pm
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A recent Red Bank Regional graduate who was accepted to Julliard‘s prestigious dance program was badly injured in an assault Sunday night, Red Bank police said. PoliceContinue reading "RBR DANCE STUDENT INJURED IN BEATING"
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June 23rd, 2011 @ 1pm
BOMB THREAT CLOSES ROAD IN RUMSON
Police Chief Richard Tobias, left, coordinating Rumson’s response to a report of a bomb at 97 East River Road. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; Click to enlarge) Rumson police were onContinue reading "BOMB THREAT CLOSES ROAD IN RUMSON"
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June 23rd, 2011 @ 10am
FIXX NEEDS A FIX TO KEEP LIQUOR LICENSE
Fixx must go to the state if it wants to keep serving booze, Red Bank officials have decided. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Just likeContinue reading "FIXX NEEDS A FIX TO KEEP LIQUOR LICENSE"
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June 23rd, 2011 @ 10am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
This one shouldn’t be too hard. If you think know where the above photo was taken, send us an email, please. As usual, we’ll reveal the answer next Thursday.
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June 23rd, 2011 @ 9am
RENTER COMPLAINTS FILL BOARD’S AGENDA
Red Bank Terrace is one of two apartment complexes with complaints pending before the borough’s Rent Leveling Board. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The meetingsContinue reading "RENTER COMPLAINTS FILL BOARD’S AGENDA"
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June 23rd, 2011 @ 7am
McCARTHY AND RBPD GET CONTRACTS
Red Bank Police Chief Steve McCarthy at a West Side Community Group meeting in November. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Steve McCarthy just got himselfContinue reading "McCARTHY AND RBPD GET CONTRACTS"
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June 23rd, 2011 @ 6am
B-BALL TRUE TO YOUR SCHOOL
A couple of Rumson teenagers inspect the newly installed plexiglass backboard and basketball hoop at Victory Park. The borough also repainted the court, from black to green and purple, toContinue reading "B-BALL TRUE TO YOUR SCHOOL"
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June 23rd, 2011 @ 5am
TEEN BUSTED FOR NAVESINK BURGLARY
A Middletown police cruiser. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI In this week’s roundup of police activity, Middletown police made a burglary bust at a homeContinue reading "TEEN BUSTED FOR NAVESINK BURGLARY"
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June 22nd, 2011 @ 2pm
STREAK ENDS WITH A SMILE IN SEA BRIGHT
Maryann Smeltzer ended 30 years of attending municipal meetings Tuesday night, sitting in on her last Sea Bright council session — a brief, 30-minute one — before she retires nextContinue reading "STREAK ENDS WITH A SMILE IN SEA BRIGHT"
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June 22nd, 2011 @ 10am
CLEMONS RECALLED AS A TRUE ‘BIG MAN’
Clarence Clemons, right, backs up Stormin’ Norman Seldin, behind the piano, at the Lock, Stock and Barrel in Fair Haven sometime in the late ’70s. (Photo courtesy of Norman Seldin;Continue reading "CLEMONS RECALLED AS A TRUE ‘BIG MAN’"
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June 22nd, 2011 @ 9am
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Middletown has wrapped up a months-long town-wide study pinpointing locations ideal for solar panels, and may soon bring on a contractor to start the process of gettingContinue reading "M’TOWN SOLAR PROJECTED TO SAVE MILLIONS"
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June 22nd, 2011 @ 7am
CLINIC STRIKES FEAR IN NEIGHBORHOOD
A crowd packed Middletown’s meeting room Monday night rallying against a recently opened medical center that dispenses methadone. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The tinyContinue reading "CLINIC STRIKES FEAR IN NEIGHBORHOOD"
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June 21st, 2011 @ 10am
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of June 3 to June 20, 2011. This information  is unedited. Theft occurring on 6-3-11Continue reading "STOLEN: WEED WHACKER, TIRE, INVOICES"
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June 21st, 2011 @ 8am
IN SHREWSBURY’S QUIVER, A DEER SOLUTION?
A deer on the lawn of the Monmouth County Library’s Eastern Branch on Route 35 last October. (Photo by Peter Lindner; click to enlarge) Not a word of objection wasContinue reading "IN SHREWSBURY’S QUIVER, A DEER SOLUTION?"
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June 20th, 2011 @ 10pm
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THREE ON TOUR
RED BANK: Three borough sites will participate in a weekend of self-guided tours of 52 historic locations in Monmouth County May 4 & 5.
VOLUNTEERS GET INTO THE WEEDS
Toting plastic trash bags, 51 volunteers conducted a walking litter cleanup on Red Bank's West Side Saturday.
“IT’S A PARTY AT WAWA!”
You wish you could vibe like Brian, who lives on the other side of Hubbard’s Bridge. He caught redbankgreen’s attention in Red B ...
POPE OKS ORATORY
RED BANK: St. Anthony of Padua obtains papal approval to establish Oratory of St. Philip Neri, a community of priests and brothers devoted t ...
RED BANK: NEW MURAL BRIGHTENS CORNER
RED BANK: Lunch Break founder Norma Todd is depicted in a mural painted this week on the front of the newly renovated social service agency.
TULIPS TOGETHER
Spring tulips taking in the sunset outside the Molly Pitcher Inn in Red Bank Monday evening.
RIVER RANGERS RETURN
River Rangers, a summer canoeing program offered by the Navesink Maritime Heritage Association, returns this summer for up to 20 participa ...
DOUBLE DYLAN IN RED BANK
Trucks for a production company filming what one worker said was a Bob Dylan biography have lined Monmouth Street the past two days with cre ...
AFTER THE RAIN
A pear tree branch brought down by a brief overnight storm left a lovely tableau on the sidewalk in front of Red Bank's Riverside Gardens Pa ...
CONE OF UNCERTAINTY
Asked by a redbankgreen reporter why these cones were on top of cars, the owner of the car in the foreground responded: “That’s ...
RAIL RIDER’S VIEW
A commuter's view of Cooper's Bridge and the Navesink River from North Jersey Coast Line train 3320 out of Red Bank Tuesday morning.
PUT ME IN COACH!
Red Bank T-Ball kicked off at East Side park on Saturday morning. The brisk weather proved to be no deterrent to the young players, ranging ...
IT’S A SIGN!
Once proudly declaring its all-but-certain arrival in Spring 2019, the project previously known as Azalea Gardens springs to life again with ...
SPRINGTIME MEMORIES OF CARL
The Easter Bunny getup and St. Patrick’s Day hat that belonged to longtime Red Bank crossing guard and neighborhood smile-creator Carl ...
RED TRUCKS AT RED ROCK
A small dishwasher fire at Red Rock Tap and Grill was put out quickly by firefighters overnight, causing minimal damage. Red Bank Fire Depar ...
CREATIVE COVER UP
The windows of Pearl Street Consignment on Monmouth Street were smashed when a driver crashed their car through them injuring an employee la ...
THEY’RE BACK!
Ospreys returned to the skies over Red Bank this week for the first time since they migrated to warmer climes in late fall. With temperature ...
SPRING IS SPRUNG
RED BANK: Spring 2024 arrives on the Greater Red Bank Green with the vernal equinox at 11:06 p.m. Tuesday.
RED BANK’S FINEST – AND NEWEST
Red Bank Police Officer Eliot Ramos was sworn in as the force’s newest patrolman Thursday, and if you’re doing a double take thinkin ...
EASTER EGG MAYHEM AT THE PARK
An errant whistle spurred an unexpectedly early start to the Spring Egg Hunt on Sunday, which had been scheduled to begin at eggsactly 11am ...

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