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Monthly Archives: July 2011

ROUND TWO FOR FORTUNE HOUSE
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A ‘for sale’ was planted out front of the T. Thomas Fortune House on Drs. James Parker Boulevard last week. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPIContinue reading "ROUND TWO FOR FORTUNE HOUSE"
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July 7th, 2011 @ 9am
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FURNITURE STORE BIDS A HASTY ADIEU
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Despite the failure of Pierre Deux, neighbors Tiffany & Co. and Garmany are doing well, says landlord Larry Garmany. (Click to enlarge) French provincial furniture retailer Pierre Deux has closedContinue reading "FURNITURE STORE BIDS A HASTY ADIEU"
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July 7th, 2011 @ 7am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Even our Wheregulars were nowhere to be found over the past holiday week, as we got not one response to last week’s Where Have I Seen This? Perhaps the answerContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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July 7th, 2011 @ 6am
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A father and two sons were arrested after a lengthy undercover investigation by Middletown police and the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, police said. The three-month investigation ledContinue reading "DAD, SONS BUSTED IN M’TOWN DRUG STING"
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July 6th, 2011 @ 3pm
FAIR HAVEN SIGN WHACKED… AGAIN
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Vandals have apparently hit the Welcome to Fair Haven again. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Just a couple months after it was replaced, Fair Haven’sContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN SIGN WHACKED… AGAIN"
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July 6th, 2011 @ 1pm
COPS: PAIR FOUND WITH WEAPONS, HEROIN
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Fair Haven police arrested a man with a dagger, stun gun and heroin Sunday. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A routine traffic stop early SundayContinue reading "COPS: PAIR FOUND WITH WEAPONS, HEROIN"
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July 6th, 2011 @ 10am
MEXICAN MARKET PLANNED ON SHREWSBURY
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Juan Torres is looking to move his Juanito’s brand to Shrewsbury Avenue, formerly the home of Red Bank Furniture Emporium. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPIContinue reading "MEXICAN MARKET PLANNED ON SHREWSBURY"
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July 6th, 2011 @ 5am
KABOOM ARREST NUMBERS MATCH LAST YEAR’S
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A YouTube upload of a fight in Red Bank Sunday. It appears to be outside the 7-11, in which case police arrested four people for disorderly conduct. Below, police madeContinue reading "KABOOM ARREST NUMBERS MATCH LAST YEAR’S"
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July 5th, 2011 @ 5pm
More police activity reports from the Middletown Township Police Department. Entries appear here are unedited. • On July 3, 2011 at approximately 10:25 pm police responded to a residence onContinue reading "M’TOWN: MAN HIT IN HEAD WITH BOTTLE"
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July 5th, 2011 @ 2pm
On a steamy July 4 with a clear view of New York City’s skyline in the background, Sea Bright put on a dazzling display for thousands on the beach MondayContinue reading "STEAMY AND SPECTACULAR IN SEA BRIGHT"
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July 5th, 2011 @ 11am
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The Middletown Democratic Committee named a replacement for former township committee candidate Alex DeSevo Friday, just hours after he tendered his resignation from the race under aContinue reading "ARREST LEADS DEMS TO REPLACE CANDIDATE"
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July 5th, 2011 @ 10am
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of June 24 to July 1, 2011. This information is unedited. Criminal Mischief occurring betweenContinue reading "CHILDREN’S VEGETABLE GARDEN BURGLARIZED"
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July 5th, 2011 @ 9am
The police activity reports below were provided by the Middletown Township Police Department and are unedited. • On June 29, 2011 at approximately 11:15 am Patrolman Keith Hirschbein was onContinue reading "BUSY WEEK FOR MIDDLETOWN COPS"
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July 5th, 2011 @ 8am
Thunderstorms and rain made the Kaboom Fireworks on the Navesink an iffy proposition all day Sunday. But by sunset, the skies had cleared for another terrific pyrotechnics display over ourContinue reading "SKIES CLEAR AND LIGHT UP OVER THE RIVER"
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July 4th, 2011 @ 12pm
Shots of Rumson’s 2011 edition of the Independence Day Fireworks, as seen from Victory Park, the Oceanic Bridge and surrounding areas. As is the custom, the show, by Garden StateContinue reading "RUMSON, IN A FLASH AND RUMBLE"
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July 4th, 2011 @ 12pm
The KaBoom Fireworks show will go on tonight, in spite of a weather forecast that would seem to suggest a need for waterproof picnic blankets and umbrellas at the ready.Continue reading "KABOOM ON"
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July 3rd, 2011 @ 11am
KABOOMERS TOUT RETURN TO ‘FAMILY’ SHOW
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Spectators watching the  2010 fireworks from outside the Red Bank Public Library. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The weekend extravaganza that is Kaboomfest kicks off Friday night, a three-dayContinue reading "KABOOMERS TOUT RETURN TO ‘FAMILY’ SHOW"
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July 1st, 2011 @ 3pm
MIDDLETOWN SEEKS KABOOM COMPENSATION
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A view of the Navesink River from Cooper’s Bridge, where Middletown officials are concerned more people will gather this year to see the fireworks. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click toContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN SEEKS KABOOM COMPENSATION"
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July 1st, 2011 @ 10am
A GUIDE TO KABOOM, COMING & GOING
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Downtown will be closed to traffic beginning at 4 p.m. Sunday afternoon. The train is the easiest way in and out of town the night of the fireworks, coordinators say.Continue reading "A GUIDE TO KABOOM, COMING & GOING"
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July 1st, 2011 @ 8am
FIREWORKS PREVIEW: RUMSON
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Rumson’s fireworks will take place same time as Red Bank’s on July 3. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI While hundreds of thousands rub elbows toContinue reading "FIREWORKS PREVIEW: RUMSON"
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July 1st, 2011 @ 7am
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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 ...