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Yearly Archives: 2011

By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A man was chased down and arrested in Red Bank Wednesday afternoon after snatching a necklace from a woman’s neck, police said. Kevin McNair, a 40-year-old withContinue reading "COPS CHASE DOWN WEST SIDE ROBBER"
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July 13th, 2011 @ 4pm
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ROAD CLOSED FOR THE DAY
Paving work on Harding Road is closing off traffic between Harrison and Prospect avenues in the corner area where Red Bank, Fair Haven and Little Silver town lines meet. OnlyContinue reading "ROAD CLOSED FOR THE DAY"
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July 13th, 2011 @ 11am
LOFTS PLAN RETURNS, TRIMMED A SMIDGEN
The proposed West Side Lofts development, at the corner of West Front Street and Bridge Avenue, is again moving forward. Below, architectural drawings. (Photos by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge)Continue reading "LOFTS PLAN RETURNS, TRIMMED A SMIDGEN"
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July 13th, 2011 @ 10am
BIKERS GET SAFETY MARKERS IN RED BANK
Borough workers painted the first of a series of “sharrows” on the new pavement on Chestnut Street Tuesday morning. (Photo by Stacie Fanelli. Click to enlarge) A push to makeContinue reading "BIKERS GET SAFETY MARKERS IN RED BANK"
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July 13th, 2011 @ 8am
OH DEER, THEY’RE EVERYWHERE…
A deer crosses a street in Shrewsbury at dusk last year. Fair Haven officials say they’re watching Shrewsbury’s effort to curtail its deer population. (Photo by Peter Lindner. Click toContinue reading "OH DEER, THEY’RE EVERYWHERE…"
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July 13th, 2011 @ 7am
MARSHAL: CABLE BURNED UNNOTICED
A Red Bank firefighter dumps wet remnants from the apartment at the Metropolitan where a fire broke out Tuesday evening. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPIContinue reading "MARSHAL: CABLE BURNED UNNOTICED"
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July 12th, 2011 @ 11pm
TWO COPS ESCAPE FIRE AT METROPOLITAN
The fire appeared to be confined to a space above the bedroom ceiling of a second-floor unit. Below, Patrolman Bob Campanella, who was inside when the ceiling fell, talks toContinue reading "TWO COPS ESCAPE FIRE AT METROPOLITAN"
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July 12th, 2011 @ 7pm
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI There soon could be fewer cars circling downtown Red Bank in search of parking spots if the borough council gives the green light to a proposal byContinue reading "VALET UP FOR A VOTE IN RED BANK"
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July 12th, 2011 @ 3pm
TV CHEF VISITS RED BANK BUTCHER
TV’s restaurant hellion Gordon Ramsay showed his softer side when he stopped at Stew Goldstein’s Monmouth Meats in Red Bank Monday to buy steak for his cable show Kitchen Nightmares.Continue reading "TV CHEF VISITS RED BANK BUTCHER"
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July 12th, 2011 @ 9am
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI In Fair Haven’s great tree debate, the borough council has gone back and forth for months, trying to find middle ground on revisions that would satisfy advocatesContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN TREE LAW PUT IN THE SHADE"
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July 12th, 2011 @ 6am
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Little Silver police are investigating a burglary over the weekend at a Little Silver doctor’s office, police said. Between Saturday night and Monday morning, the office, atContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER DOC’S OFFICE BURGLARIZED"
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July 11th, 2011 @ 1pm
We’ve long been aware that there are other Red Banks in America. There’s one in Indiana, another in South Carolina, and even another in New Jersey, in Gloucester County. ButContinue reading "ANOTHER RED BANK TAKES IT ON THE CHIN"
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July 11th, 2011 @ 11am
The ninth annual Bob ‘Doc’ Holiday Classic Car Show, organized by Red Bank’s Liberty Hose Company, motored into the White Street municipal parking lot under a sparkling blue summer skyContinue reading "FIRE COMPANY CAR SHOW SHINES AGAIN"
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July 11th, 2011 @ 7am
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of July 1 to July 8, 2011. This information is unedited. Theft occurring on 7-1-11Continue reading "BLOTTER: INSPECTION STICKER REMOVED"
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July 11th, 2011 @ 6am
TOWER SPARED APPARENT LIGHTNING STRIKE
A flash, a boom and an an automated alarm had Red Bank volunteer firefighters scrambling to the historic town hall at 51 Monmouth Street Friday afternoon on reports that theContinue reading "TOWER SPARED APPARENT LIGHTNING STRIKE"
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July 8th, 2011 @ 4pm
RED BANK VANDALS CAUGHT ON VIDEO
Still images of two vandals were release by Red Bank police Friday. (Image courtesy of Red Bank police; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Recognize either of these guys markingContinue reading "RED BANK VANDALS CAUGHT ON VIDEO"
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July 8th, 2011 @ 3pm
MOTORISTS SWEATING DETOUR IN STRIDE
Traffic at Rumson Road and Branch Avenue in Little Silver was stop and go Friday morning. Below, a detour map from New Jersey Transit. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click toContinue reading "MOTORISTS SWEATING DETOUR IN STRIDE"
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July 8th, 2011 @ 1pm
NEW LOOK FOR PRIMAS, CIGARS ON WALLACE
The new-look Primas features bright colors and luxurious merchandise at affordable prices, the owners say. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Primas Home on Broad StreetContinue reading "NEW LOOK FOR PRIMAS, CIGARS ON WALLACE"
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July 8th, 2011 @ 11am
NO DECISION ON MEXICAN MARKET PLAN
Juan Torres, owner of Juanito’s restaurant, testifies about his proposal for a large grocery on Red Bank’s West Side Thursday night. (Click to enlarge) A plan for a supersized bodegaContinue reading "NO DECISION ON MEXICAN MARKET PLAN"
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July 8th, 2011 @ 7am
WEINBERG DRUMS FOR NEW SUBDIVISION
The entrance to E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg’s estate on McClees Road in Middletown. Below, Weinberg at this week’s planning board hearing. (Photos by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge)Continue reading "WEINBERG DRUMS FOR NEW SUBDIVISION"
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July 8th, 2011 @ 12am
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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 ...
DARK COMEDY BY JERSEY DIRECTOR OPENS FILM FEST
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off with "In Memoriam," a dark comedy about an actor with six months to live.
Indie Street Film Festival Kicks Off
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off.
KUDOS FOR RBCS FINANCE WHIZZES
Monmouth County Board of Commissioners and Borough Council honor Red Bank Charter School students who took second place in a national financ ...
MARINE PARK HOT DOGS
Red Bank's newly remade Marine Park also has a new lunch option, a newly licensed hot dog cart.
MATCHA CLOSE UP
Partyline captures a photographer working for Aura Coffee Roaster angles for the perfect shot of two iced matcha lattes on Broad Street Mond ...
SOUTH STREET AUTHOR TO READ AT LIBRARY SATURDAY
South Street resident Scott Robertson will read selections from his book, Contents of a Curious Mind, Saturday, Aug. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 ...
EARTH SPIRIT FOUNDER DIES
Jocelyn Ruth Midose, longtime owner of Earth Spirit New Age Center has died.
A PERFECT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
The annual National Night Out event organized by the Red Bank Police Department drew hundreds to frolic amid the green grass and cotton cand ...