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Monthly Archives: August 2011

• On August 12, 2011 Patrolman Robert McNair responded to a residence on Monmouth Avenue in reference to a report of a subject who was groping himself in front ofContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN COPS ARREST ALLEGED GROPER"
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August 15th, 2011 @ 11am
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YARBROUGH DEATH INSPIRES CALL FOR UNITY
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Mourners gathered outside the Bank Street house where a melee led to the fatal knifing of Larry Yarbrough and the serious wounding of another man on August 7. (Photos byContinue reading "YARBROUGH DEATH INSPIRES CALL FOR UNITY"
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August 15th, 2011 @ 10am
The Navesink River Rowing club held its annual Sprints on the ‘Sink regatta out of Maple Cove in Red Bank Saturday morning. redbankgreen photo intern Stacie Fanelli was there toContinue reading "‘SINK OAR STROKE"
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August 15th, 2011 @ 7am
For the second year in a row, former Red Bank residents, newcomers and old-timers gathered for a “family reunion” block party on Drs. James Parker Boulevard Saturday. Photographer Stacie FanelliContinue reading "GETTING THE OLD CROWD TOGETHER AGAIN"
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August 15th, 2011 @ 6am
With sunshine and summery, mid-80s temperatures forecast for Friday and Saturday, redbankgreen brings you this enticement to hit the sand by photographer Stacie Fanelli.
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August 12th, 2011 @ 8am
A FAIR WIND CARRIES DELI DOWN THE BLOCK
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Fairwinds Deli made its move down east last week. Below, the late-lunch crowd crams the counter Thursday. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The surest signContinue reading "A FAIR WIND CARRIES DELI DOWN THE BLOCK"
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August 12th, 2011 @ 5am
AFTER NEXT ONE, YARD SALE MOVES TO SPRING
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Activity was brisk on South Street at the 2009 event. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Red Bank’s fourth annual townwide yard sale is still more than a month away,Continue reading "AFTER NEXT ONE, YARD SALE MOVES TO SPRING"
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August 11th, 2011 @ 2pm
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • On August 10, 2011 at approximately 9:10 pm Patrolman Richard Fulham was on patrol in the areaContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN REPORTS POT, BURGLARY BUSTS"
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August 11th, 2011 @ 11am
YARBROUGH: MEMORIES, QUESTIONS LINGER
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Larry Yarbrough Sr., with a picture of his son, also shown below, who was stabbed to death in Red Bank early Sunday. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "YARBROUGH: MEMORIES, QUESTIONS LINGER"
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August 11th, 2011 @ 9am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Consider the wall. Mesmerizing, isn’t it?
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August 11th, 2011 @ 7am
CONDO PLAN CHANGE APPEARS ON FAST TRACK
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Rosemary Brewer, above, voiced frustration at Tuesday night’s planning board hearing over a townhouse development proposed in Little Silver. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI AContinue reading "CONDO PLAN CHANGE APPEARS ON FAST TRACK"
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August 11th, 2011 @ 7am
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A brief standoff with a knife-wielding man on Monday ended without injury and resulted in the man’s arrest for aggravated assault and possession of a weapon forContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: POLICE BLOTTER"
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August 10th, 2011 @ 1pm
LANDLORD CLAIMS POST-MURDER BURGLARY
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A curbside memorial to stabbing victim Larry Yarbrough decorates a tree outside 9 Bank Street. Below, the home’s cleared-out living room, with a broken window boarded over. (Click to enlarge)Continue reading "LANDLORD CLAIMS POST-MURDER BURGLARY"
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August 10th, 2011 @ 9am
RUMSON ESTATE GOES TO DERBY HORSEMAN
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The Dawkins estate in Rumson as seen from the Navesink in 2008. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI In a record-setting deal for Rumson, a Wall Street hedge-fund tycoon andContinue reading "RUMSON ESTATE GOES TO DERBY HORSEMAN"
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August 10th, 2011 @ 6am
FAIR HAVEN: ARBORCIDE AT NATURAL AREA
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Nature enthusiasts want the borough to fund restoration of a mistakenly cleared-out area at the Fair Haven Fields Natural Area. Below, the affected site. (Photos by Dustin Racioppi; click toContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: ARBORCIDE AT NATURAL AREA"
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August 9th, 2011 @ 3pm
LONG-VACANT SPACE GETTING YOGURT SHOP
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Blissberry customers serve themselves and pay by the weight of their purchases, says the shop’s owner. (Click to enlarge) A Red Bank storefront that’s been vacant for at least fourContinue reading "LONG-VACANT SPACE GETTING YOGURT SHOP"
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August 9th, 2011 @ 12pm
MONMOUTH STREET: COCOON EMPTIES OUT
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Rema Joseph closed her Monmouth Street women’s clothing and gift store on Sunday. (Click to enlarge) Rema Joseph had hoped to hang on until the end of the year. ThenContinue reading "MONMOUTH STREET: COCOON EMPTIES OUT"
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August 9th, 2011 @ 10am
QUICKLY, RED BANK TAPS NEW CFO
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By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Bruce Loversidge can go back to retirement. Again. Red Bank’s former chief financial officer and go-to guy to fill in for his outgoing successors will be relievedContinue reading "QUICKLY, RED BANK TAPS NEW CFO"
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August 9th, 2011 @ 7am
Two Red Bank men were arrested Monday on murder charges following a knife-and-bottle fight that left a third man dead on Bank Street early Sunday morning, Monmouth County Prosecutor PeterContinue reading "TWO CHARGED IN STABBING DEATH"
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August 8th, 2011 @ 6pm
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The recurring — and alarming — theme for Middletown’s police officers this week was dealing with alleged drunks crashing into things. There were five reported car accidentsContinue reading "DRUNK DRIVING RAMPANT IN MIDDLETOWN"
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August 8th, 2011 @ 4pm
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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 ...