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Monthly Archives: August 2011

The Red Bank Police Department issued the following notice at noon Friday: The Red Bank Police Department is investigating three burglaries to residences over the last ten days.
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August 19th, 2011 @ 12pm
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Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • On August 19, 2011 at approximately 2:10 am Patrolman Stephen Greenwood responded to the area of HighwayContinue reading "COPS: SHOPLIFTER HID RAZORS IN PANTS"
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August 19th, 2011 @ 11am
LOVE IT: BEACH BOYS DO IT AGAIN AT BASIE
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The 2011 touring edition of the Beach Boys — with John Cowsill at far left, plus Bruce Johnston and Mike Love front and center — returns (minus John Stamos) toContinue reading "LOVE IT: BEACH BOYS DO IT AGAIN AT BASIE"
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August 19th, 2011 @ 9am
LOFTS PROJECT SEEKS PARKING REDUCTION
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A view of the proposed West Side Lofts, at the southeast corner of West Front Street and Bridge Avenue. Project principal Chris Cole, center below, speaks with Red Bank AntiquesContinue reading "LOFTS PROJECT SEEKS PARKING REDUCTION"
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August 19th, 2011 @ 8am
OFFICIAL’S OWN TREE REMOVAL PERMIT AXED
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The home of Elizabeth Lilleston, Fair Haven’s code enforcement officer. Below, her husband, Richard, looks at one of two trees that were to be removed from their Woodland Drive property.Continue reading "OFFICIAL’S OWN TREE REMOVAL PERMIT AXED"
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August 18th, 2011 @ 9am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Recognize this stippled stucco structure? Please send us an email, with “Where Have I Seen This?” in the subject line if you think you know the location.
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August 18th, 2011 @ 8am
A bounty of gleaming cars and nostalgia combined to make Wednesday’s Red Bank Cruise Night, organized in memory of borough mattress merchant and car racer Stu Paer, a perfect summerContinue reading "MEMORIES, BUFFED TO A HIGH GLOSS"
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August 18th, 2011 @ 7am
SAILOR’S DELIGHT NOT IN THE FORECAST
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A sailor’s-delight sunset backlit a group of kids on bikes at Red Bank’s Riverside Gardens Park Wednesday night. But a sailor’s-warning sunrise, and data-reading by the National Weather Service, foretellContinue reading "SAILOR’S DELIGHT NOT IN THE FORECAST"
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August 18th, 2011 @ 6am
BUMPER-TO-DAGMAR TRAFFIC DOWNTOWN
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Classic cars began purring into downtown Red Bank late Wednesday afternoon for a charity car show that’s scheduled to overtake Broad Street and other downtown streets until 10 p.m. Above,Continue reading "BUMPER-TO-DAGMAR TRAFFIC DOWNTOWN"
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August 17th, 2011 @ 5pm
ROCK SCHOOL DOES A RED BANK ENCORE
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Workers took down the Summit Music signs and  prepped the Monmouth Street building for School of Rock signage last month. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPIContinue reading "ROCK SCHOOL DOES A RED BANK ENCORE"
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August 17th, 2011 @ 1pm
TWO HOUSES DONATED TO LUNCH BREAK
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The two properties adjoining Lunch Break, at right above, will be used to provide social services and clothing to the needy, if plans are approved. (Click to enlarge) Space isContinue reading "TWO HOUSES DONATED TO LUNCH BREAK"
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August 17th, 2011 @ 9am
HOT RODS RUMBLE INTO TOWN FOR A CAUSE
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The late Stu Paer, below — whose Red Bank Sleep Shoppe sponsorship could be seen on many cars in competition at Wall Stadium, including his own INSOMNIA funny car —Continue reading "HOT RODS RUMBLE INTO TOWN FOR A CAUSE"
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August 17th, 2011 @ 7am
A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE
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Puffy clouds lingered after several days of rain, but the view of Sandy Hook and the Manhattan skyline from the Route 36 bridge over the Shrewsbury River was unimpeded TuesdayContinue reading "A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE"
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August 17th, 2011 @ 6am
LIQUOR STORE TAKES A LICKING
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No injuries were reported, and no summonses issued, after a car drove through the front window of Crate’s Beverages on Bridge Avenue in Red Bank early Tuesday afternoon. Police saidContinue reading "LIQUOR STORE TAKES A LICKING"
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August 16th, 2011 @ 3pm
TRAFFIC AN ISSUE FOR HOTEL PLAN
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Planning board member Ed Zipprich and alternates Barbara Boas and Linda Cohen pore over plans for a hotel proposed for the Red Bank end of the Cooper Bridge. A second-storyContinue reading "TRAFFIC AN ISSUE FOR HOTEL PLAN"
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August 16th, 2011 @ 10am
FIVE BUSTED FOR RED BANK BREAK-INS
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Two burglaries at the Riverside Gardens Park concession stant a crackdown on loitering in the park, borough officials said. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Red Bank police closed theContinue reading "FIVE BUSTED FOR RED BANK BREAK-INS"
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August 16th, 2011 @ 9am
Red Bank Rec added a peppy new activity to its lineup this summer: ‘Get Up and Jump,’ a double-Dutch jump-roping program conceived and run by borough residents Queenie Ferguson andContinue reading "GOING DOUBLE DUTCH AT BASIE FIELDS"
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August 16th, 2011 @ 6am
URBAN OUTFITTERS: SALES UP, INCOME DOWN
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The crowd outside the Red Bank Urban Outfitters store before this year’s KaBoom fireworks show. (Click to enlarge) Clearance sales helped boost Urban Outfitters to the highest quarterly sales inContinue reading "URBAN OUTFITTERS: SALES UP, INCOME DOWN"
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August 16th, 2011 @ 5am
LIGHTNING HIT REPORTED AT HALL MANSION
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Rumson firefighters prepare for the trip down the long driveway at Long Point, the home of financier/horseman George Hall, after a report of a lightning strike around 5:20 p.m. Monday.Continue reading "LIGHTNING HIT REPORTED AT HALL MANSION"
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August 15th, 2011 @ 6pm
FLOWERS REPLACE FENCE AT STATION SITE
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The ugly temporary fence that surrounded a former filling station site on Harding Road in Red Bank for the past four years has come down. (Click to enlarge) A vacantContinue reading "FLOWERS REPLACE FENCE AT STATION SITE"
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August 15th, 2011 @ 2pm
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FALL COLORS IN RED BANK
redbankgreen's Partyline captures peaking fall foliage on a Red Bank street corner.
FALL AT THE COURTS OF RED BANK
On the Partyline: stunning foliage at Red Bank's "medieval office park."
WALK FOR DEMOCRACY
The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center led a "Walk for Democracy" Sunday from Riverside Gardens Park to the cultral center on Drs. James Park ...
Go big or go home
On the redbankgreen Partyline: Gourd display at Lighthouse on its penultimate night of the season.
MARIGOLDEN SUNSHINE
Partyline photo captures October sunshine hitting marigolds for sale ahead of Dia de Los Muertos.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES CODING TO MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green and creator of Broad Street, was teaching City and Regional Magazine Association publishers how ...
LET’S SEE YOUR KINDLE DO THIS
A stack of books served as a chock while a motorist changed a flat tire on Branch Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Submitted by John T. Ward
NEW WELCOME SIGN INSTALLED
A new "Welcome to Red Bank" sign has gone up at the northern Route 35 entrance to town at the foot of Cooper's Bridge.
JUNIOR BUCS WRESTLING WELCOMES YOUNG ATHLETES FOR 22ND SEASON
Junior Bucs Wrestling is preparing for its 22nd season, offering boys and girls from Red Bank, Shrewsbury, and Little Silver an opportunity ...
TIME FOR SCHOOL, DEER
Fall has arrived and so have the middle school loving deer!
JUST IN TIME FOR THE FALL CLASSIC
Just in time for the start of the World Series later this week baseball-themed paintings by artist Max Maxon hang in the windows of the Art ...
DINNER PLANS?
Chipotle in Red Bank Sunday evening will donate a quarter of proceeds from sales Sunday to the volunteer Red Bank Fire Department auxiliary.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES VIBE CODE SESSION AT LOCAL NEWS CAMP
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green, is running a vibe code session, teaching other publishers to vibe code at Blue Engine Collectiv ...
Her Majesty visits Red Bank
Navesink Queen docked at the Molly Pitcher Marina. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Boris Kofman)  
RED BANK DINER MONEY TREE
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sunshine and a money tree at the Red Bank Diner.
NAVESINK LIGHTS
Riverview Hospital lights up the Navesink. (Text and photo by Partyline contributor Terry Franco)  
HALF BAKED BROAD STREET
Broad Street repaving begins with road subject to overnight closures.
COLOR RUN AT RED BANK PRIMARY SCHOOL
redbankgreen Partyline happens upon a cloud of color at annual color run event at Red Bank Primary School.
I’LL EAT IT HERE, THANKS
A squirrel goes all-in for a popular autumn flavor on Madison Avenue in Red Bank Sunday morning.
POP UP TACOS DRAW CROWD
How’s this for a train station redevelopment idea? The pop-up taco vendors Tacos Los Mandones, known on social media as El Mandoon, dr ...
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