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Monthly Archives: March 2012

The suspect was apprehended when he crashed his car on Courtney Way after a chase of about three miles, Middletown police said. By JOHN T. WARD A Middletown man wasContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: SUSPECT TRIED TO KILL COP"
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March 25th, 2012 @ 2pm
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A 67-year-old Shrewsbury woman was seriously injured Friday after she was hit by a car while walking in or near the parking lot of the Trader Joe’s supermarket, police report.Continue reading "SHREWSBURY WOMAN STRUCK BY CAR"
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March 23rd, 2012 @ 12pm
BATTLE OVER TREE ENDS WITH REMOVAL OK
The 100-foot tulip poplar, center, became a lightning rod for opinions about Fair Haven’s tree law.  (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD After nearly a year of controversy, aContinue reading "BATTLE OVER TREE ENDS WITH REMOVAL OK"
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March 23rd, 2012 @ 8am
RIVERVIEW DAY-STAY GETS FACELIFT
With the number of surgeries performed up 20 percent in the past three years, Riverview Medical Center opens the doors to phase one of a $15 million upgrade to itsContinue reading "RIVERVIEW DAY-STAY GETS FACELIFT"
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March 23rd, 2012 @ 5am
One of your neighbors made be suddenly wealthy. The winner of Wednesday night’s $70 million winning Powerball ticket was sold at the Little Silver Pharmacy, MyFoxNY reports. From the report:Continue reading "$70 MILLION WINNER SOLD IN LITTLE SILVER"
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March 22nd, 2012 @ 7am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
The wall-embedded outboard motor shown in last week’s Where got some beanie propellers turning.
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March 22nd, 2012 @ 6am
A 27-year-old Highlands woman faces a slew of charges arising from an  string of car burglaries in Rumson and Little Silver, police reported Wednesday. She’s also in trouble in Shrewsbury.Continue reading "WOMAN FACES CHARGES IN THREE TOWNS"
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March 21st, 2012 @ 7pm
MORE FAUX TURF SLATED FOR BASIE FIELDS
The additional fields would be striped primarily for soccer, lacrosse and field hockey, unlike the existing football and soccer field, above. Below, a visual provided by officials of the planContinue reading "MORE FAUX TURF SLATED FOR BASIE FIELDS"
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March 21st, 2012 @ 10am
For the third consecutive year, Red Bank Middle Schoolers have exterminated the competition in a national video-production contest sponsored by a pest-control trade group. The $3,000 grand prize for theContinue reading "RBMS BAGS MORE CASH WITH ANTI-RAT RAP"
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March 21st, 2012 @ 8am
BASIE TO GET ‘RED CARPET’ STREET CROSSING
Authorities hope the crossing will centralize pedestrian movements to and from the theater on show nights. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank’s long-awaited plan to extend streetscapeContinue reading "BASIE TO GET ‘RED CARPET’ STREET CROSSING"
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March 21st, 2012 @ 6am
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • Stella Geller, age 33, from Monmouth Boulevard in Oceanport, NJ, arrested on March 16, 2012 by PatrolmanContinue reading "RECENT MIDDLETOWN ARRESTS"
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March 20th, 2012 @ 10am
RUMSON MAN NABBED FOR BURGLARY
David Wilt with police outside his Rumson residence, below, during his arrest Monday. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Police arrested a 20-year-old Rumson man outside his mother’s mansion MondayContinue reading "RUMSON MAN NABBED FOR BURGLARY"
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March 20th, 2012 @ 5am
An unidentified man took a  snooze in the sun in downtown Little Silver Monday as temperatures rose into the 70s on the last day of winter. Partly sunny skies mayContinue reading "A LITTLE LAST-MINUTE HIBERNATING"
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March 20th, 2012 @ 4am
Matt DePonti of Powerhouse Signworks gets the word about Wedding Walk out above Broad Street last week. (Click to enlarge) Here come the brides-to-be again, as Red Bank merchants repriseContinue reading "WEDDING WALKERS TO STROLL RED BANK"
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March 19th, 2012 @ 12pm
Aye, and it was a lovely day on the Green this past Saturday. redbankgreen photographer Peter Lindner was out and about to capture some of the merriment on a coolContinue reading "GREEN ON GREEN"
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March 19th, 2012 @ 10am
GIRLS’ NIGHT OUT IN THE GREENHOUSE
Friday night was one of goodie bags, massages, wine, food and more, as hundreds of women gathered at Sickles Market in Little Silver for a girls’ night out fundraiser forContinue reading "GIRLS’ NIGHT OUT IN THE GREENHOUSE"
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March 19th, 2012 @ 8am
FOR A GENTLE WINTER, A WARM GOODBYE
Buds were bursting outside the Atrium at Navesink on Riverside Avenue in Red Bank Sunday as the unseasonably warm and nearly snowless winter 2012 wound down. Monday’s temperatures are expectedContinue reading "FOR A GENTLE WINTER, A WARM GOODBYE"
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March 19th, 2012 @ 6am
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of March 9 to March 16, 2012. This information is unedited. Theft occurring on 3-8-12Continue reading "RED BANK: ANOTHER FAUX-GOLD SCAM"
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March 19th, 2012 @ 5am
OK, we’ll bite. The folks behind a new Ewan MacGregor film called ‘Salmon Fishing in the Yemen‘ are giving away free passes to first-night screenings across the U.S. One ofContinue reading "SALMON FISHING ON WHITE STREET"
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March 16th, 2012 @ 8am
BATTLE OVER HOTEL HEIGHT DRAGS ON
A planned six-story hotel at the longtime site of an Exxon station is the subject of a hearings at both the planning and zoning boards.   (Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "BATTLE OVER HOTEL HEIGHT DRAGS ON"
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March 16th, 2012 @ 7am
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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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