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Monthly Archives: July 2012

The foot of Prospect Avenue, where Red Bank plans to rebuild a deteriorated bulkhead, as seen last December. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank officials consider theContinue reading "‘LIVING SHORELINE’ SWAMPED BY LEGAL ISSUE"
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July 12th, 2012 @ 11am
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TOWN FIRES BACK IN GAS EQUIPMENT SPAT
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Gas utility crews have been working downtown this week to replace gas regulators in pits beneath sidewalks without moving them. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Escalating a disputeContinue reading "TOWN FIRES BACK IN GAS EQUIPMENT SPAT"
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July 12th, 2012 @ 9am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Wheregulars Trish DePonti and the Colmorgen Kids correctly identified the location of last week’s Where: part of the facade of the Willow Deli, on Willow Drive in Little Silver. ThanksContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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July 12th, 2012 @ 6am
CHURN: COMICS, FURNITURE, BURGERS & MORE
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The reality show about comic book aficionados is being taped once again at Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash as well as at 28 Broad Street, above. (Click to enlarge)Continue reading "CHURN: COMICS, FURNITURE, BURGERS & MORE"
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July 11th, 2012 @ 3pm
BULKHEAD PROJECT MAY HINGE ON DEED
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Environmentalists want to replace this old wooden bulkhead with a graded, natural one to help preserve wildlife. Below, Tim Dillingham of the American Littoral Society addresses Red Bank’s Environmental CommissionContinue reading "BULKHEAD PROJECT MAY HINGE ON DEED"
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July 11th, 2012 @ 10am
PINK LINE: RUMSON SAYS ‘PAINT IT BLACK’
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The fading pink stripe on East River Road in Rumson, as seen Wednesday morning. (Click to enlarge) By CONNOR SOLTAS As it did in the past in Red Bank, aContinue reading "PINK LINE: RUMSON SAYS ‘PAINT IT BLACK’"
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July 11th, 2012 @ 8am
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Little Silver Police Department. • June 11- Michael Zduniak, 24, of Howell, NJ, was arrested following a motor vehicle stop for aContinue reading "ATTEMPTED BURGLAR FLEES AFTER BEING SEEN"
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July 10th, 2012 @ 3pm
SNIFFING OUT A SUSPECT IN CRUELTY CASE
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Boss, a pit bull who was abandoned in Red Bank in April, was last believed to be available for adoption at the Humane Society. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "SNIFFING OUT A SUSPECT IN CRUELTY CASE"
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July 10th, 2012 @ 8am
Matt DePonti, below, reinstalls a bench on Broad Street in Red Bank last Friday after it was refurbished by his employer, Powerhouse Signworks. Seven benches that had been broken andContinue reading "PARK IT: DOWNTOWN BENCHES GET MAKEOVER"
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July 9th, 2012 @ 2pm
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Fair Haven Police Department. • 6/2/12 -Sgt. Townshend and Det. Schneider took a report of an Armed Robbery that occurred at aContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN POLICE BLOTTER IN JUNE"
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July 9th, 2012 @ 12pm
HOODS UP AT DOC HOLIDAY CAR SHOW
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More than 300 eye-catching cars, and a handful of motorcycles, shone under the summer sun on White Street in Red Bank Sunday as the Liberty Hose fire company held itsContinue reading "HOODS UP AT DOC HOLIDAY CAR SHOW"
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July 9th, 2012 @ 11am
Fair Havenites took took to the beautiful Navesink River for a day of celebratory boat races in honor of the town’s nautical heritage as part of its ongoing centennial Saturday.Continue reading "BOATERS MARK RIVER TOWN’S CENTENNIAL"
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July 9th, 2012 @ 9am
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of June 29 to July 6, 2012. This information is unedited. Theft occurring at BridgeContinue reading "RED BANK: BRIDGE AVE. HOUSE BURGLARIZED"
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July 9th, 2012 @ 7am
Monmouth County officials were expected to shut down Seven Bridges Road (seen above from Rumson Road) Monday to allow for the $2.7 million reconstruction of a small, timber bridge onContinue reading "SEVEN BRIDGES ROAD DETOURS TO BEGIN"
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July 9th, 2012 @ 6am
Red Bank police are investigating a smash-and-grab burglary at a Broad Street jewelry store shortly before dawn Sunday. Captain Darren McConnell tells redbankgreen that patrols responded to a 5 a.m.Continue reading "RED BANK: SMASH-AND-GRAB AT JEWEL SHOP"
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July 8th, 2012 @ 12pm
CAR V. POLE AND FENCE IN FAIR HAVEN
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A car struck a utility pole and crashed through a fence on Prospect Avenue near Harding Road in Fair Haven at about 9:30 Saturday morning. Neighbors said at least oneContinue reading "CAR V. POLE AND FENCE IN FAIR HAVEN"
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July 7th, 2012 @ 10am
PEDESTRIAN STRUCK ON BROAD
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The scene on Broad Street shortly after 3:30 p.m. Friday. (Click to enlarge) A Red Bank man suffered a head injury of unknown severity when he was struck by aContinue reading "PEDESTRIAN STRUCK ON BROAD"
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July 6th, 2012 @ 4pm
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • On July 5, 2012 the Middletown Police Detective Bureau and Quality of Life Unit executed an arrestContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN ARREST REPORT"
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July 6th, 2012 @ 11am
KIOSKS: PUNCHED, TWEAKED AND ACCEPTED?
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Parking lot greeter Nicholas Wilk instructs a visitor on using a pay station in the English Plaza lot. Below, a screen menu shows that half-hour parking is not an option.Continue reading "KIOSKS: PUNCHED, TWEAKED AND ACCEPTED?"
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July 6th, 2012 @ 10am
CENTURY-OLD FAIR HAVEN SETS SAIL
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The regatta will feature races with Optimist Prams, which are small one-person sailboats (below), for all junior sailers. (Photos by Danielle Tepper. Click to enlarge) By DANIELLE TEPPER Sandwiched between theContinue reading "CENTURY-OLD FAIR HAVEN SETS SAIL"
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July 6th, 2012 @ 7am
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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.
9/11 TRIBUTE
Bailey Bryce Holiday and her father Bobby Holiday Jr. paint the lawn at Riverside Gardens Park Tuesday in preparation for the upcoming comme ...
PILGRIM BAPTIST TO JAMAICA
Recently, Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank traveled to Trelawny Parish of Jamaica on a Relief & Recovery Mission Trip.  The Mission T ...
SNAIL WEATHER
Overnight rains and warm humid temperatures brought out a parade of snails along the access path to the Red Bank Primary School near Locust ...
ECHOES OF THE PAST IN TILE
Next to Playa Bowls. Always fascinated how this has stood here this long. (Submitted by Joseph Jakub)
VIVA LA ELSIE’S
redbankgreen Partyline captures French visitor enjoying a pickle sub from Elsie's.
Truck strike downs pole
A truck struck a utility pole at the intersection of Catherine Street and Shrewsbury Avenue at about 8 am Monday morning. The pole wss compl ...
THRONGS FLOCK TO RED BANK STREET FAIR
redbankgreen Partyline: Thousands fill the streets of Red Bank for street fair.
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 ...