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Yearly Archives: 2011

By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Fair Haven police are investigating two incidents in which juveniles are suspected of taking wallets from parked cars on two separate streets. Police learned of the theftsContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN INVESTIGATING WALLET THEFTS"
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March 2nd, 2011 @ 3pm
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LITTLE SILVER FD PUTS OUT BACKHOE FIRE
Little Silver firefighters had to lay about 800 feet of hose to reach a fire on Little Silver Point Road Wednesday. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTINContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER FD PUTS OUT BACKHOE FIRE"
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March 2nd, 2011 @ 3pm
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the week of February 18 to February 25, 2011. The information appears here unedited. Theft reported onContinue reading "RED BANK CRIME & ARREST REPORTS"
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March 2nd, 2011 @ 1pm
COUNCILMAN WANTS TO AXE TREE ORDINANCE
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Is Fair Haven Councilman Bob Marchese barking up the wrong tree? The second-year councilman, shown right, told his counterparts Monday night that he wants to see theContinue reading "COUNCILMAN WANTS TO AXE TREE ORDINANCE"
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March 2nd, 2011 @ 10am
KaBoom volunteers making their way through the crowd with donations pails at Riverside Gardens Park in 2009. That’s KaBoom chairman Charles Moran at left. By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Just a coupleContinue reading "KABOOMFEST PAYS ITS DEBT TO RED BANK"
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March 2nd, 2011 @ 8am
RED BANK CURB SERVICE
Today, redbankgreen rolls out an occasional feature called Park It, in which we’ll spotlight all manner of issues, from the trifling to the truly troublesome, about parking in Red BankContinue reading "RED BANK CURB SERVICE"
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March 2nd, 2011 @ 6am
MURPHY: PUT IT IN YOUR OWN CAN
Council President Art Murphy says the borough will crack down on residents and business owners dumping their trash in municipal containers. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTINContinue reading "MURPHY: PUT IT IN YOUR OWN CAN"
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March 1st, 2011 @ 1pm
COMMUNITY GARDEN GETS IFFY SEEDING
A community garden is proposed next to Maple Cove, but officials say they need to do their homework before giving it an OK. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI WithContinue reading "COMMUNITY GARDEN GETS IFFY SEEDING"
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March 1st, 2011 @ 10am
ALL THEY ARE SAYING IS ‘GET IN BED’
John Lennon and Yoko Ono duet during their 1969 Bed-In for Peace, the subject of a new installation opening this weekend at the Monmouth Museum in Lincroft. (Photo ©Joan Athey/Continue reading "ALL THEY ARE SAYING IS ‘GET IN BED’"
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March 1st, 2011 @ 7am
RED BANK COUNCIL CHANGES MEETING NIGHTS
Council meetings will now be held on Wednesday nights. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Got a concern, request or gripe of a municipal nature? Don’t bring it to RedContinue reading "RED BANK COUNCIL CHANGES MEETING NIGHTS"
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March 1st, 2011 @ 6am
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI [Editor’s Note: this story contains updated information from the Prosecutor’s Office] One teenager was killed and two others were seriously injured in an early-morning crash in MiddletownContinue reading "CRASH KILLS TEEN, INJURES TWO MORE"
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February 28th, 2011 @ 11am
RED BANK: DELAYED SPRING SPORTS POSSIBLE
Snow mounds in the parking lot at Count Basie Field, among other athletic fields in Red Bank, may cause a delay in the start of spring sports programs. (Photo byContinue reading "RED BANK: DELAYED SPRING SPORTS POSSIBLE"
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February 28th, 2011 @ 9am
SPRING SO CLOSE YOU CAN SMELL IT
Joan and Bill Zacher of Middletown take Arden, left, and Zadar on a walk through downtown Red Bank Saturday. Arden is a Seeing Eye trainee who this week goes backContinue reading "SPRING SO CLOSE YOU CAN SMELL IT"
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February 28th, 2011 @ 7am
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI An Oceanport woman was arrested for credit card theft and making fraudulent purchases at local stores, Little Silver police said. On Wednesday, police arrested Ursula Pappas, 36,Continue reading "WOMAN ARRESTED FOR SWIPING CREDIT CARD"
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February 28th, 2011 @ 6am
CURLEY TAKES AIM AT COLLEGE PREXY’S PERKS
Monmouth County Freeholder John Curley, right, has turned his sights on a raft of generous perks being paid to Brookdale Community College President Peter Burnham, according to a report inContinue reading "CURLEY TAKES AIM AT COLLEGE PREXY’S PERKS"
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February 25th, 2011 @ 10am
HAMPTON INN EYES RED BANK EYESORE
Plans for a Hampton Inn at the site of a former gas station on Route 35 in Red Bank call for a six-story, 76-room hotel at the foot of theContinue reading "HAMPTON INN EYES RED BANK EYESORE"
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February 25th, 2011 @ 10am
RED IS ALL THE RAGE AT RED BANK EVENT
Dozens of women came out to Buona Sera Ristorante in Red Bank last night for the third annual Red Dress Event hosted by Meridian Health. On display were six designerContinue reading "RED IS ALL THE RAGE AT RED BANK EVENT"
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February 25th, 2011 @ 8am
MAKING HISTORY SING… AND DANCE
Red Bank families packed the middle school auditorium Thursday night for a Black History Month celebration that included a performance by “James Brown,” above; hip-hop dancers, below, and a readingContinue reading "MAKING HISTORY SING… AND DANCE"
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February 25th, 2011 @ 7am
MIDDLETOWN INVENTOR EYES THE FUTURE
Andrei Provini explains one of his hundreds of inventions: headlamp spectacles. (Video by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Christmastime at the Provini household in Middletown is full of tradition, oneContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN INVENTOR EYES THE FUTURE"
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February 24th, 2011 @ 10am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Ok, all you pillars of the community we call Whereopolis: Where is this one? If you know or want to hazard a guess, drop us a line here, with theContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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February 24th, 2011 @ 7am
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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 ...