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Monthly Archives: March 2012

RED BANK: RACK ‘EM UP
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Jeff Regen, a partner in Lucky Break Billiards and Café, gets ready for some eight-ball. The gaming parlor, with five pool tables and a shuffleboard table, opens to the publicContinue reading "RED BANK: RACK ‘EM UP"
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March 30th, 2012 @ 12pm
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Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • Joseph Cooney, age 32, from Center Avenue in Leonardo, NJ, arrested on March 27, 2012 by PatrolmanContinue reading "MAN BUSTED FOR PROMOTING PROSTITUTION"
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March 30th, 2012 @ 8am
Siena Grille filed for liquidation this week, according to court records. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD After weeks of half-off sales seven nights a week, Red Bank’s SienaContinue reading "SIENA GRILLE CLOSES, FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY"
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March 30th, 2012 @ 5am
THIS WEEKEND, CONSIDER TAKING IT INSIDE
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Making the most of a warm spring evening, members of Attractive Nuisenze, of Manalapan, got a jump on Red Bank RiverCenter’s StreetLife auditions by setting up outside the Count BasieContinue reading "THIS WEEKEND, CONSIDER TAKING IT INSIDE"
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March 30th, 2012 @ 5am
RED BANK: TRAYVON MARTIN VIGIL SLATED
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Councilwoman Sharon Lee, wearing a hoodie in memory of Trayvon Martin, talks with Mayor Pasquale Menna before Wednesday night’s council meeting. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Three RedContinue reading "RED BANK: TRAYVON MARTIN VIGIL SLATED"
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March 29th, 2012 @ 8am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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We admit that we like to trip up our readers here at Where Have I Seen This?, but only in a metaphorical sense.
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March 29th, 2012 @ 7am
By JOHN T. WARD After three decades getting a discount, Red Bank tenants could have to pick up full cost-of-living increases starting later this year. The borough council introduced anContinue reading "RENTERS MAY FACE FULL CPI INCREASES"
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March 29th, 2012 @ 7am
PITCHFORKS OUT OVER COMMUNITY GARDEN
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With organizer Cindy Burnham holding up a photo, Annie Jones argues for allowing residents to garden a 900-square-foot strip of borough property at Maple Cove. (Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "PITCHFORKS OUT OVER COMMUNITY GARDEN"
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March 29th, 2012 @ 5am
MARINA OWNER BRACES FOR BRIDGE SQUEEZE
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“There’s no money for business interruption,” says Red Bank Marina owner Steve Remaley, below, who also stands to lose land on both sides of the bridge. (Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "MARINA OWNER BRACES FOR BRIDGE SQUEEZE"
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March 28th, 2012 @ 10am
ON THE AGENDA: PITCHFORKS, TURF & MORE
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Proponents of a Red Bank community garden try for another bite of the apple with their request to farm a portion of the public library property, above. (Click to enlarge)Continue reading "ON THE AGENDA: PITCHFORKS, TURF & MORE"
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March 28th, 2012 @ 6am
FIRE RIPS THROUGH MIDDLETOWN HOME
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Flames burn through the roof on the east side of the house. The blaze caused a shutdown of a stretch of Bamm Hollow Road, below. (Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "FIRE RIPS THROUGH MIDDLETOWN HOME"
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March 27th, 2012 @ 1pm
Just in from the Middletown PD Tuesday morning: On March 15, 2012 the Middletown Police arrested Jason Randell, age 25, from Patterson Lane on drug charges after the execution ofContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: TEN-POUND POT BUST"
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March 27th, 2012 @ 9am
JEWELRY STORE TAKES MONMOUTH SPACE
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Ashley Goral will manage Ice, which plans to open soon at 12 Monmouth Street. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A primo spot on the sunny side of MonmouthContinue reading "JEWELRY STORE TAKES MONMOUTH SPACE"
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March 27th, 2012 @ 8am
PRIMARY SCHOOL BIDS PRINCIPAL FAREWELL
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The Red Bank Primary School PTO threw a sendoff dinner in the school cafeteria Monday night for principal Rick Cohen, who is leaving this week to become director of curriculumContinue reading "PRIMARY SCHOOL BIDS PRINCIPAL FAREWELL"
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March 27th, 2012 @ 7am
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • Theresa Brown, age 28, from Parsonage Road in Edison, NJ, arrested on March 20, 2012 by PatrolmanContinue reading "WOMAN CHARGED WITH DWI, ASSAULTING COP"
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March 27th, 2012 @ 5am
The winners of last week’s $70 million Powerball pot are a married couple from Tinton Falls, the Star-Ledger and other news outlets report. Joseph and Celeste Tamburello claimed the whoppingContinue reading "TINTON FALLS COUPLE CLAIM $70M PRIZE"
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March 27th, 2012 @ 4am
Models showed off bridal gowns at Sassy Chic Boutique, above, while a passerby did a doubletake at the sight of human mannequin Stephanie Rogers at Barbizon Models during the fourthContinue reading "WEDDING WALK KICKS UP FOOT TRAFFIC"
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March 26th, 2012 @ 3pm
Little Silver police are investigating a pair of home burglaries over the weekend, as well as a third incident in which a stolen ladder was dropped by a thief afterContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER LADDER THIEF ON THE LAM"
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March 26th, 2012 @ 9am
PRO-LIFERS MARCH THROUGH RED BANK
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The Diocese of Trenton and St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church held their annual pro-life march through Red Bank Saturday morning, ending with a prayer vigil at the PlannedContinue reading "PRO-LIFERS MARCH THROUGH RED BANK"
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March 26th, 2012 @ 6am
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of March 16 to March 23, 2012. This information is unedited. Criminal Mischief occurring onContinue reading "CLOTHES REPORTED STOLEN AT HOSPITAL"
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March 26th, 2012 @ 3am
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FALL COLORS IN RED BANK
redbankgreen's Partyline captures peaking fall foliage on a Red Bank street corner.
FALL AT THE COURTS OF RED BANK
On the Partyline: stunning foliage at Red Bank's "medieval office park."
WALK FOR DEMOCRACY
The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center led a "Walk for Democracy" Sunday from Riverside Gardens Park to the cultral center on Drs. James Park ...
Go big or go home
On the redbankgreen Partyline: Gourd display at Lighthouse on its penultimate night of the season.
MARIGOLDEN SUNSHINE
Partyline photo captures October sunshine hitting marigolds for sale ahead of Dia de Los Muertos.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES CODING TO MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green and creator of Broad Street, was teaching City and Regional Magazine Association publishers how ...
LET’S SEE YOUR KINDLE DO THIS
A stack of books served as a chock while a motorist changed a flat tire on Branch Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Submitted by John T. Ward
NEW WELCOME SIGN INSTALLED
A new "Welcome to Red Bank" sign has gone up at the northern Route 35 entrance to town at the foot of Cooper's Bridge.
JUNIOR BUCS WRESTLING WELCOMES YOUNG ATHLETES FOR 22ND SEASON
Junior Bucs Wrestling is preparing for its 22nd season, offering boys and girls from Red Bank, Shrewsbury, and Little Silver an opportunity ...
TIME FOR SCHOOL, DEER
Fall has arrived and so have the middle school loving deer!
JUST IN TIME FOR THE FALL CLASSIC
Just in time for the start of the World Series later this week baseball-themed paintings by artist Max Maxon hang in the windows of the Art ...
DINNER PLANS?
Chipotle in Red Bank Sunday evening will donate a quarter of proceeds from sales Sunday to the volunteer Red Bank Fire Department auxiliary.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES VIBE CODE SESSION AT LOCAL NEWS CAMP
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green, is running a vibe code session, teaching other publishers to vibe code at Blue Engine Collectiv ...
Her Majesty visits Red Bank
Navesink Queen docked at the Molly Pitcher Marina. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Boris Kofman)  
RED BANK DINER MONEY TREE
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sunshine and a money tree at the Red Bank Diner.
NAVESINK LIGHTS
Riverview Hospital lights up the Navesink. (Text and photo by Partyline contributor Terry Franco)  
HALF BAKED BROAD STREET
Broad Street repaving begins with road subject to overnight closures.
COLOR RUN AT RED BANK PRIMARY SCHOOL
redbankgreen Partyline happens upon a cloud of color at annual color run event at Red Bank Primary School.
I’LL EAT IT HERE, THANKS
A squirrel goes all-in for a popular autumn flavor on Madison Avenue in Red Bank Sunday morning.
POP UP TACOS DRAW CROWD
How’s this for a train station redevelopment idea? The pop-up taco vendors Tacos Los Mandones, known on social media as El Mandoon, dr ...
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