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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
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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
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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?
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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 ...
LONG LIVE LOCAL NEWS!
"Long Live Local News" flags from redbankgreen's 20th anniversary celebration in Marine Park Tuesday prove to be the perfect compliment to s ...
MUMS AND WITCHES
17 Prospect Ave (Photo by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
KAYAKERS CLEAR RIVER JUNK
Partyline photo: "The Navesink Nymphs" clear floating tires from the river.
PAINT IT PURPLE?
Caption: ‘Should it be done purple?’ Perfect day. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
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MANTIS (PRAYING) AT CHURCH
Partyliner photographs praying mantis at church.
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
Stunning rainbow over Red Bank as a big weekend storm approaches.
“FESTIVA” YACHT DOCKED AT MARINE PARK
Festiva, an 85-foot yacht, was docked at Marine Park on Friday night. Red Bank Green spoke to the owner, Everett Moore, who said that it was ...
OH NO! ELMO LOST!
A lost Elmo appears to be reaching out for help through the redbankgreen Partyline.
NAVESINK SPILLS OVER
Nor'easter stacks tides up in the Navesink, pushing the river over its (Red) banks.
BUZZ LIGHTYEAR WATCHES LINE DANCERS
redbankgreen Partyline captures Buzz Lighyear watching the line dancers on Broadwalk Monday night. 
EGRET-FUL END TO SUMMER
A great egret patrols the shallows of the Swimming River in front of the Red Bank Primary School last week. Submitted by Brian Donohue
COMMUNITY MESSAGE BOARD NOW OPEN ON HUDSON AVENUE
Community message board open! The RBPD has placed a mobile display board on Hudson Avenue. Send captions and messages you’d like to se ...
A CHIEF’S FAREWELL
Funeral services at St. James church and a large American flag suspended over Broad Street from an RBFD hook and ladder for former Red Bank ...
COIFFING GUARD
redbankgreen Partyline captures super cool crossing guard just chilllin'.
SURF TACO RE-OPENS NEW LOOK DINING ROOM
Partyliner captures Surf Taco's new look dining room.
STEEPLETOP RAVEN
redbankgreen Partyline: a raven calls out from atop the steeple of St. James Church.
CARPENTER OR COMPETITOR? HOT DOG TRUCK RIVALS EMERGE IN RED BANK
On the redbankgreen Partyline: with two new hot dog vendors opening this summer, even a carpenter's box truck makes one wonder.
BOONDOCKS SWAN
redbankgreen Partyline: Swan on the Navesink River as seen from Boondocks restaurant.