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Yearly Archives: 2011

RBFD PUTS OUT FRIDAY MORNING FIRE
Red Bank Fire Department put out a McLaren Street fire this morning. The cause of the fire, which was called in at around 11:10a Friday at 105 McLaren, was unknownContinue reading "RBFD PUTS OUT FRIDAY MORNING FIRE"
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April 8th, 2011 @ 11am
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This week’s edition of the TriCity News envisions a head-on political collision between two Red Bank residents  — Councilman Mike DuPont and former council member Jen Beck — over theContinue reading "RUN v. BECK? “NOT THIS YEAR,” SAYS DUPONT"
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April 8th, 2011 @ 7am
NAACP DRAWS ATTENTION TO SCHOOLS
About a dozen residents turned out at St. Paul Baptist Church in Red Bank Thursday night for the latest in a series of budget presentations given in recent weeks byContinue reading "NAACP DRAWS ATTENTION TO SCHOOLS"
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April 8th, 2011 @ 6am
BUDGET SHOW NO SRO
Borough officials outnumbered residents at the annual Red Bank budget Q&A held at the Senior Citizens’ Center on Shrewsbury Avenue Thursday night. Administrator Stanley Sickels gave a 35-minute overview ofContinue reading "BUDGET SHOW NO SRO"
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April 8th, 2011 @ 5am
SEA BRIGHT: BOUNCER NOW OWNS THE JOINT
With a partner, Chris Wood has taken over Ichabod’s and is revamping the space as Woody’s Ocean Grille. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It wasContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: BOUNCER NOW OWNS THE JOINT"
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April 7th, 2011 @ 1pm
MIDDLETOWN BAR CRUSH RILES NEIGHBORS
Brisk business at MJ’s Pizza Bar and Grill is causing traffic to jam up a nearby residential area, neighbors say. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPIContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN BAR CRUSH RILES NEIGHBORS"
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April 7th, 2011 @ 1pm
IN LITTLE SILVER, GARDENS READY TO SPROUT
Little Silver resident John Heidema clears out brush and concrete Wednesday, doing his part to get the borough’s memorial garden into shape. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "IN LITTLE SILVER, GARDENS READY TO SPROUT"
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April 7th, 2011 @ 10am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
You can practically hear the echoes and feel the coolness of this space, can’t you? Ah, but do you know Where we are this week? If you recognize the aboveContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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April 7th, 2011 @ 10am
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI For the second straight week, multiple unlocked vehicles were entered into and robbed Monday, Fair Haven police said. This time, the thefts occurred in the central partContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN HIT WITH MORE CAR ROBBERIES"
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April 7th, 2011 @ 8am
ANYBODY MISSING A VOLKSWAGEN?
Potholes in Sea Bright’s municipal lot — some “that could swallow a couple Volkswagens,” in the words of Councilman Read Murphy — will finally get properly patched, borough officials said. AdministratorContinue reading "ANYBODY MISSING A VOLKSWAGEN?"
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April 7th, 2011 @ 8am
T&M TOPS CONTRACTOR DONOR LIST
Middletown-based civil engineering firm T&M Associates was the state’s biggest contributor to political campaigns among businesses that contract with local and state government in New Jersey, according to a reportContinue reading "T&M TOPS CONTRACTOR DONOR LIST"
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April 7th, 2011 @ 7am
AN EYE, AND A NOSE, FOR THE BEACH
After a romp on the Sea Bright beach and lunch, Harley, a year-old red-nosed pit bull, seemed eager to get back out on the sand Wednesday afternoon. But Harley’s owner,Continue reading "AN EYE, AND A NOSE, FOR THE BEACH"
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April 6th, 2011 @ 1pm
PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER A YALE WINNER
Carol Boehm recently won Yale School of Music’s Distinguished Music Educators award. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The bell rings at Red Bank Primary SchoolContinue reading "PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER A YALE WINNER"
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April 6th, 2011 @ 12pm
R-FH STUDENTS PRESS NO-BOOZE PLEDGE
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI If you see Mike Halfacre or John Ekdahl with a libation between now and April 16, be sure to slap them with detention. The mayors of FairContinue reading "R-FH STUDENTS PRESS NO-BOOZE PLEDGE"
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April 6th, 2011 @ 10am
A quick joke by Rabbi Bob Alper, from his YouTube channel. It’s a twist on the one that begins, “a priest, a minister and a rabbi walk into a bar…”Continue reading "YOU CALL THAT A RABBI?"
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April 6th, 2011 @ 9am
SEA BRIGHT: X MARKS THE WRONG SPOT
Councilman Read Murphy goes over revised beachfront development plans, assuring residents that the library is not going to be razed. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPIContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: X MARKS THE WRONG SPOT"
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April 6th, 2011 @ 7am
TWEETING ASTRONAUT ORBITS INTO R-FH
U.S. Army Colonel and NASA astronaut Douglas Wheelock stopped by R-FH Tuesday morning after spending six months in outer space. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPIContinue reading "TWEETING ASTRONAUT ORBITS INTO R-FH"
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April 6th, 2011 @ 6am
BOROUGH, SCHOOL BUDGET Q&As SLATED
Red Bank property owners with a yen to understand what’s going into this year’s tax bills will get two chances to ask in person this week — assuming they canContinue reading "BOROUGH, SCHOOL BUDGET Q&As SLATED"
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April 5th, 2011 @ 3pm
BAIT SHOP SEEKS TO REEL IN APPROVAL
The former Harper’s Copy Center on East Front Street would become a bait and tackle shop if Red Bank zoners approve. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Looking to sinkContinue reading "BAIT SHOP SEEKS TO REEL IN APPROVAL"
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April 5th, 2011 @ 2pm
Recent police activity as reported by the Middletown Police Department. These reports are unedited. • On March 31, 2011 Detective Daniel Sullivan was contacted by Detective Jeff Miller of theContinue reading "BUSY WEEK FOR MIDDLETOWN COPS"
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April 5th, 2011 @ 11am
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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 ...