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Monthly Archives: January 2012

SEA BRIGHT TESTS THE WATER ON BEACH PLAN
A concept plan for the pool club that’s envisioned for part of the beachfront, below. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Years in the talking, the transformation of SeaContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT TESTS THE WATER ON BEACH PLAN"
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January 23rd, 2012 @ 11am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
The Red Bank Roller Vixens put on an action-packed show for a full house at the the Red Bank Middle School in a fundraiser for the eighth-grade class trip Friday night.Continue reading "BRUISING HIPS FOR A CLASS TRIP"
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January 23rd, 2012 @ 7am
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of January 13 to January 20, 2012. This information is unedited. Subject identified as JakeContinue reading "RED BANK CRIME & ARREST REPORTS"
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January 23rd, 2012 @ 7am
SLUSHY START TO THE WEEK
The snow left a filigree of ice along a railing at Maple Cove in Red Bank. (Click to enlarge) The Green’s first snowfall of 2012 on Saturday becomes workaday slushContinue reading "SLUSHY START TO THE WEEK"
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January 23rd, 2012 @ 6am
On the grounds of the First Presbyterian Church at Red Bank, atop Tower Hill, is a wonder of a nature: a paper-bark birch throwing off its clothes in paper-thin layersContinue reading "UNDRESSING IN THE CHURCHYARD"
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January 20th, 2012 @ 11am
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • The Middletown Police Department advises that it has received numerous reports of contractor’s work vans being brokenContinue reading "TRADESMEN WARNED OF VAN BREAK-INS"
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January 20th, 2012 @ 11am
The addition will connect two existing buildings while permitting vehicles to pass underneath. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Framed by talk about its positive effects on lunchtime restaurantContinue reading "‘FLOATING’ DOWNTOWN OFFICE WAFTS TO OK"
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January 20th, 2012 @ 10am
ZYGONS INVADE RED BANK!
Live actors, musicians and sound effects artists perform beneath the projected art of Tim Doyle as THE INTERGALACTIC NEMESIS makes its maiden voyage to Red Bank. (Click image below toContinue reading "ZYGONS INVADE RED BANK!"
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January 20th, 2012 @ 8am
A dispute over whether a height restriction applies to the proposed hotel site will go to the zoning board for resolution. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD In yetContinue reading "JURISDICTION QUESTION ICES HOTEL PLAN"
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January 19th, 2012 @ 8am
PRESS BACKPEDALS ON NEW HALFACRE JOB
Original headline: “Fair Haven Mayor Michael Halfacre to head NJ Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control” New one: “Fair Haven Mayor Michael Halfacre considered for Alcoholic Beverage Control post” Uh-oh. SomebodyContinue reading "PRESS BACKPEDALS ON NEW HALFACRE JOB"
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January 19th, 2012 @ 7am
In the mail responding to last week’s Where were responses from JT, Michael McMahon, former Rumson Fire Chief Kevin McCarthy, Kevin Anderson and Jackie.
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January 19th, 2012 @ 6am
Fair Haven Mayor Mike Halfacre is stepping down to take a job in the Christie Administration as head of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, a unit of the AttorneyContinue reading "PRESS: HALFACRE TO QUIT FOR ABC TOP JOB"
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January 18th, 2012 @ 5pm
TEACHER, LEAVE THEM KIDS ALONE TO JAM
The original Pink Floyd video for ‘Another Brick in the Wall.’ At the institution of higher-decibel education known as the School of Rock, there’s a tradition in which students atContinue reading "TEACHER, LEAVE THEM KIDS ALONE TO JAM"
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January 18th, 2012 @ 2pm
Rumson police say two picture windows on a home and the windshields of two cars parked elsewhere were reported smashed by rocks overnight from Tuesday into Wednesday morning. Authorities areContinue reading "HOUSE, TWO CARS VANDALIZED IN RUMSON"
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January 18th, 2012 @ 10am
VANDALS SMASH CARS IN TWO TOWNS
Two of the vehicles struck overnight on East Bergen Place in Red Bank. The one below was parked on the street at the time it was attacked. (Click to enlarge)Continue reading "VANDALS SMASH CARS IN TWO TOWNS"
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January 18th, 2012 @ 10am
IN RED BANK, MAKING A LOT OF A LITTLE
Long the home of a car dealership and later approved for an office building, the parcel is now the site of a valet-only parking lot. (Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "IN RED BANK, MAKING A LOT OF A LITTLE"
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January 18th, 2012 @ 7am
ANOTHER ‘CHILD’ IS BORN, AT TRTC
NO CHILD… playwright and star Nilaja Sun is scheduled to be in attendance at Two River Theater for one of this weekend’s performances of ONE CHILD, the original stage workContinue reading "ANOTHER ‘CHILD’ IS BORN, AT TRTC"
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January 17th, 2012 @ 3pm
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • Joseph Stevenson, age 22, from Woodland Avenue in Keansburg, NJ, arrested on January 15, 2012 by PatrolmanContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN POLICE BLOTTER"
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January 17th, 2012 @ 11am
FAIR HAVEN MAN VOWS FIGHT OVER POT BUST
“I’m not going to stop doing what I’m doing,” says medical marijuana advocate Eric Hafner. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Among those cheering at the Statehouse when NewContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN MAN VOWS FIGHT OVER POT BUST"
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January 17th, 2012 @ 9am
RUMSON BOATHOUSE PLAN ADVANCES
Shells and other gear remain at the site where a boathouse is envisioned.  (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A waterfront house acquired by Rumson three years ago wasContinue reading "RUMSON BOATHOUSE PLAN ADVANCES"
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January 16th, 2012 @ 2pm
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THREE ON TOUR
RED BANK: Three borough sites will participate in a weekend of self-guided tours of 52 historic locations in Monmouth County May 4 & 5.
VOLUNTEERS GET INTO THE WEEDS
Toting plastic trash bags, 51 volunteers conducted a walking litter cleanup on Red Bank's West Side Saturday.
“IT’S A PARTY AT WAWA!”
You wish you could vibe like Brian, who lives on the other side of Hubbard’s Bridge. He caught redbankgreen’s attention in Red B ...
POPE OKS ORATORY
RED BANK: St. Anthony of Padua obtains papal approval to establish Oratory of St. Philip Neri, a community of priests and brothers devoted t ...
RED BANK: NEW MURAL BRIGHTENS CORNER
RED BANK: Lunch Break founder Norma Todd is depicted in a mural painted this week on the front of the newly renovated social service agency.
TULIPS TOGETHER
Spring tulips taking in the sunset outside the Molly Pitcher Inn in Red Bank Monday evening.
RIVER RANGERS RETURN
River Rangers, a summer canoeing program offered by the Navesink Maritime Heritage Association, returns this summer for up to 20 participa ...
DOUBLE DYLAN IN RED BANK
Trucks for a production company filming what one worker said was a Bob Dylan biography have lined Monmouth Street the past two days with cre ...
AFTER THE RAIN
A pear tree branch brought down by a brief overnight storm left a lovely tableau on the sidewalk in front of Red Bank's Riverside Gardens Pa ...
CONE OF UNCERTAINTY
Asked by a redbankgreen reporter why these cones were on top of cars, the owner of the car in the foreground responded: “That’s ...
RAIL RIDER’S VIEW
A commuter's view of Cooper's Bridge and the Navesink River from North Jersey Coast Line train 3320 out of Red Bank Tuesday morning.
PUT ME IN COACH!
Red Bank T-Ball kicked off at East Side park on Saturday morning. The brisk weather proved to be no deterrent to the young players, ranging ...
IT’S A SIGN!
Once proudly declaring its all-but-certain arrival in Spring 2019, the project previously known as Azalea Gardens springs to life again with ...
SPRINGTIME MEMORIES OF CARL
The Easter Bunny getup and St. Patrick’s Day hat that belonged to longtime Red Bank crossing guard and neighborhood smile-creator Carl ...
RED TRUCKS AT RED ROCK
A small dishwasher fire at Red Rock Tap and Grill was put out quickly by firefighters overnight, causing minimal damage. Red Bank Fire Depar ...
CREATIVE COVER UP
The windows of Pearl Street Consignment on Monmouth Street were smashed when a driver crashed their car through them injuring an employee la ...
THEY’RE BACK!
Ospreys returned to the skies over Red Bank this week for the first time since they migrated to warmer climes in late fall. With temperature ...
SPRING IS SPRUNG
RED BANK: Spring 2024 arrives on the Greater Red Bank Green with the vernal equinox at 11:06 p.m. Tuesday.
RED BANK’S FINEST – AND NEWEST
Red Bank Police Officer Eliot Ramos was sworn in as the force’s newest patrolman Thursday, and if you’re doing a double take thinkin ...
EASTER EGG MAYHEM AT THE PARK
An errant whistle spurred an unexpectedly early start to the Spring Egg Hunt on Sunday, which had been scheduled to begin at eggsactly 11am ...

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