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Monthly Archives: February 2012

PED/BIKE RAMP PLANNED FOR NEW BRIDGE
Monmouth County Engineer Joe Ettore traces the path of the planned walkway, which continues off the proposed new bridge (in yellow) and up a series of ramps along the theContinue reading "PED/BIKE RAMP PLANNED FOR NEW BRIDGE"
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February 23rd, 2012 @ 8am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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The Parker house stands at an entrance to what is now the Sickles Market and remnants of the original working farm on Rumson Road. (Click to enlarge) Five months afterContinue reading "PARKER HOMESTEAD GETS HISTORIC SEAL"
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February 23rd, 2012 @ 6am
A TASTE OF SPRING IN FEBRUARY
Lunchtime strollers in downtown Red Bank found conditions right for light jackets and shirtsleeves Wednesday. It will be even warmer Thursday and Friday, says the weatherbot. (Click to enlarge) TheContinue reading "A TASTE OF SPRING IN FEBRUARY"
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February 23rd, 2012 @ 5am
RUMSON: TALK ABOUT DOWNSIZING
From this… to that? Having moved out of the 18,000-square-foot colossus above, Pete and Judy Dawkins recently purchased the home shown below. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD EightContinue reading "RUMSON: TALK ABOUT DOWNSIZING"
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February 22nd, 2012 @ 7am
PAIR SAFE AFTER FIRE RIPS RUMSON HOME
A firefighter knocks down the remnants of a blaze that did heavy damage to the residence at 31 Park Avenue Tuesday night. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD TwoContinue reading "PAIR SAFE AFTER FIRE RIPS RUMSON HOME"
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February 21st, 2012 @ 9pm
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • Connor Keelen, age 21, from Main Street in Keansburg, NJ, arrested on February 16, 2012 by SergeantContinue reading "LONG CHARGE LIST AGAINST ASBURY WOMAN"
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February 21st, 2012 @ 10am
LUCARELLI NAMED FAIR HAVEN MAYOR
With his son Enzo holding the Bible and borough Attorney Sal Alfieri officiating, Ben Lucarelli recites the oath of office as mayor Monday night. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "LUCARELLI NAMED FAIR HAVEN MAYOR"
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February 21st, 2012 @ 7am
BACK TO THE ARCHIVE
Stumbling on this scene in downtown Red Bank Monday night was like a trip back into the not-too-distant reaches of the redbankgreen archive, as Chris LoBue of CLB Photography shotContinue reading "BACK TO THE ARCHIVE"
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February 20th, 2012 @ 6pm
WEIGH IN ON POSSIBLE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT
Monmouth County officials will hold two public-input sessions on whether to repair or replace the Rumson-Sea Bright bridge.   (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A new bridge toContinue reading "WEIGH IN ON POSSIBLE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT"
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February 20th, 2012 @ 11am
PHOENIX RISES TO THE OCCASION FOR 25th
Dan Peterson reprises the PRODUCERS showstopper “I Want to Be a Producer,” when Phoenix Productions celebrates its 25th anniversary this Saturday at the Count Basie. They come from all walksContinue reading "PHOENIX RISES TO THE OCCASION FOR 25th"
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February 20th, 2012 @ 8am
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of February 10 to Februay 17, 2012. This information is unedited. Theft occurring between 2-07-12Continue reading "RED BANK: TRAMPOLINE STOLEN"
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February 20th, 2012 @ 6am
The Red Bank Regional HS Choir made a guest appearance onstage with Foreigner at the sold-out Count Basie Theatre Wednesday night, joining lead singer Kelly Hansen and the band forContinue reading "RBR CHOIR KNOWS WHAT LOVE IS, LIVE"
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February 17th, 2012 @ 6pm
‘EYESORE’ HAS MAKEOVER APPOINTMENT
The long-vacant former home of Surray Luggage is set for a spruce-up and a new tenant, Salon Conrete. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD It’s months away, but anContinue reading "‘EYESORE’ HAS MAKEOVER APPOINTMENT"
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February 17th, 2012 @ 8am
BANK VOWS TO BUILD COURTYARDS THIS YEAR
Demolition of a gas station at the corner of Monmouth and West streets was completed in August to clear the way for 57 new homes. (Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "BANK VOWS TO BUILD COURTYARDS THIS YEAR"
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February 17th, 2012 @ 7am
Another news announcement Thursday from the Middletown Township Police Department. On February 15, 2012 the Middletown Police Detective Bureau and Quality of Life Unit executed a search warrant at aContinue reading "HUSBAND & WIFE CHARGED AS DRUG DEALERS"
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February 16th, 2012 @ 1pm
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • On February 13, 2012 at approximately 2:25 am police responded to the area of Nautilus Drive inContinue reading "M’TOWN COPS NAB PAIR FOR CAR BREAK-INS"
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February 16th, 2012 @ 1pm
An 19-year-old Red Bank man has pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide following an automobile crash in Middletown that killed a passenger in his car nearly a year ago. Adam Sofio,Continue reading "RED BANK TEEN TAKES PLEA IN AUTO DEATH"
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February 16th, 2012 @ 1pm
OLD KISLIN’S SPACE TO GET PORTRAIT STUDIO
One-third of the ground-floor at 8 East Front Street has been leased to Kramer Portraits. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Four months after LoBoudoir Photography sexed-up a long-vacant RedContinue reading "OLD KISLIN’S SPACE TO GET PORTRAIT STUDIO"
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February 16th, 2012 @ 10am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Last week’s photo was of a scruffy sign that read “QUAKER PARKING” with a bent arrow painted on it. “Too obvious,” wrote Sandra Talarico, who along with 15 other readersContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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February 16th, 2012 @ 8am
RUMSON ALSO LIKELY TO SCRUB FIREWORKS
Scenes from the 2011 Rumson fireworks show, which was synched up with the Red Bank display upriver. (Photos by Dustin Racioppi. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD As goContinue reading "RUMSON ALSO LIKELY TO SCRUB FIREWORKS"
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February 15th, 2012 @ 10am
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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 ...
Blackhawk Helicopter Arrives for National Night Out
The Blackhawk helicopter has arrived. Everyone’s favorite part of each National Night Out hosted by the Red Bank Police Department jus ...
PARKING METER MOMENT
Patty Bishop of Verona was halfway through her haircut at Fox & Jane when she realized she needed to feed the parking meter. After she p ...
JOIN US AT JJ’S – PLEASE!
A doe-eyed sect of sentient boba teas sweetly beseeches us to join their adorable cult outside of JJ Delicacies this sticky August Sunday!
NEIGHBORS GATHER AT TINO’S
Chris Havens of River Street gathered group of Red Bankers for dinner on Thursday night. The gathering was in the back patio of Tino’s Mex ...
TREE BRANCH VS CAR
A tree branch fell on a parked car on Chestnut Street near Pearl Street Sunday. Submitted by Brian Donohue
APOSTROPHE CATASTROPHE
As a curmudgeonly curator of terrible punctuation on public signs, I’ve seen and shaken my head at a lot of gratuitous quotation marks ...
DANE FOR DEMOCRACY
redbankgreen Partyline captures a great dane who, all signs indicate, has had enough.