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Yearly Archives: 2011

SPRING 2011: HELLO YELLOW
A field of daffodils spotted on an embankment off Navesink River Road in Middletown last week. April showers dominate the weather forecast for the coming week. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi;Continue reading "SPRING 2011: HELLO YELLOW"
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April 25th, 2011 @ 6am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Crusty Fungus is sort of a schizoid bunch. As Billy Deyback and bandmate K2NUH, both of Middletown, cranked out cover songs and originals on Broad Street Thursday,Continue reading "SPRING 2011: CRUSTY BUSKING ON BROAD"
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April 22nd, 2011 @ 2pm
SAY HELLO TO BASIE’S LITTLE FRIEND
Iconic stage and screen great Al Pacino takes the stage in a June 1 benefit for the Count Basie Theatre, with tickets on sale now. He’s taken the big screenContinue reading "SAY HELLO TO BASIE’S LITTLE FRIEND"
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April 22nd, 2011 @ 1pm
READY TO HATCH IN RUMSON
Residents of a home on River Road in Rumson home are either ready for Easter or have a serious a hankering for omelettes. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge)
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April 22nd, 2011 @ 10am
ON THE GO: CIGARS, SUBS, WINE & PLUSHIES
Just a year after opening, Carmine’s Sub Shop has changed owners. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Another Red Bank business bites the dust — orContinue reading "ON THE GO: CIGARS, SUBS, WINE & PLUSHIES"
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April 22nd, 2011 @ 9am
BILLY GETS HIS EVENING, FOR M’TOWN ARTS
Playwright Billy Van Zandt is in the hot seat for an April 30 fundraiser for the Middletown Cultural and Arts Center. By TOM CHESEK No, Billy Van Zandt — toContinue reading "BILLY GETS HIS EVENING, FOR M’TOWN ARTS"
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April 22nd, 2011 @ 7am
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI If voters approve school budgets next week, Sea Bright, which sends students to two different districts and has no schools of its own, will see both increasesContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT TAB FOR SRHS: $90K PER STUDENT"
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April 21st, 2011 @ 1pm
IT’S MAYOR v. EX-MAYOR OVER ‘MONSTROSITY’
Mayor Maria Fernandes wants to see dilapidated buildings, like this one owned by ex-Mayor JoAnn Kalaka-Adams, cleaned up and in better shape in Sea Bright. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; clickContinue reading "IT’S MAYOR v. EX-MAYOR OVER ‘MONSTROSITY’"
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April 21st, 2011 @ 12pm
FIVE YEARS IN BLACK AND WHITE AND DENIM
Alex Rosen has kept an illustrated log of each day for five years. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI For a 22-year-old, there’s something a littleContinue reading "FIVE YEARS IN BLACK AND WHITE AND DENIM"
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April 21st, 2011 @ 11am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
‘Dunlap Locksmith on White Street in Red Bank’ turned out to be a safe bet for a guess about the location of the bulbous object featured in last week’s Where.
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April 21st, 2011 @ 9am
BOOM TOWN BASH IS A BIG-TENT TICKET
The annual KaBoom!  fundraiser culminated in a fireworks preview outside the Monmouth Boat Club in 2008. This year’s edition will be at Hovnanian HQ. Whether you love it — orContinue reading "BOOM TOWN BASH IS A BIG-TENT TICKET"
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April 21st, 2011 @ 7am
RUMSON DPW GETS SOME LOVE AT WORK
Privacy and mobility have not been at a premium at the public works building, but that’s going to change, says director Mark Wellner. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge)Continue reading "RUMSON DPW GETS SOME LOVE AT WORK"
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April 20th, 2011 @ 9am
SPRING 2011: DAMP DAY
Fog enshrouds the Bluffs housing complex in Red Bank, as seen Wednesday morning from the promenade at Marine Park. The weather outlook for the day includes rain and a chanceContinue reading "SPRING 2011: DAMP DAY"
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April 20th, 2011 @ 8am
PUMPS BACK ON IN RED BANK
The former Raceway gas station on Riverside Avenue is back in business under another name. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Seems so long ago —Continue reading "PUMPS BACK ON IN RED BANK"
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April 20th, 2011 @ 6am
PROSECUTOR: FIRE STARTED IN WASTEBASKET
Tuesday morning’s blaze is believed to have been caused by a cigarette or match. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi. Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A poorly discarded cigarette or matchContinue reading "PROSECUTOR: FIRE STARTED IN WASTEBASKET"
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April 19th, 2011 @ 2pm
FAKE WRECK FOR TRAINING IN SEA BRIGHT
Local firefighters trained in Sea Bright yesterday using extrication tools and methods. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI One car t-boned another. A third car wasContinue reading "FAKE WRECK FOR TRAINING IN SEA BRIGHT"
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April 19th, 2011 @ 1pm
PROBE INTO DEADLY FIRE CONTINUES
The scene at 135 Statesir Place Tuesday morning. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office continues to investigate the deadly fire that ripped through a StatesirContinue reading "PROBE INTO DEADLY FIRE CONTINUES"
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April 19th, 2011 @ 10am
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A Rumson man was arrested Friday on charges of possessing and distributing child pornography, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office said Tuesday. Matthew Marass, 23, of Forrest Avenue,Continue reading "RUMSON MAN ARRESTED FOR CHILD PORN"
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April 19th, 2011 @ 10am
GAS LINE DUG UP AT MIDDLETOWN FIRE SCENE
Four people are reported to have died in a fire that destroyed the house at 135 Statesir Place. Below, a gas meter removed by a crew from New Jersey NaturalContinue reading "GAS LINE DUG UP AT MIDDLETOWN FIRE SCENE"
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April 19th, 2011 @ 10am
Four people have died in a house fire in Middletown, the Asbury Park Press reports on its website Tuesday. The fire occurred on Statesir Place, between Pine and Chestnut Streets,Continue reading "PRESS: FOUR DEAD IN MIDDLETOWN FIRE"
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April 19th, 2011 @ 8am
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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 ...