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Monthly Archives: October 2012

The above map indicates that the probability of storm surges of six feet or more accompanying Hurricane Sandy are greater along the Navesink River, upper Shrewsbury River, Sandy Hook BayContinue reading "GOOGLE FORECASTS HIGHEST SURGES HERE"
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October 29th, 2012 @ 12am
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Residents crowded the downtown bus stop and shopkeepers boarded up windows Sunday afternoon in anticipation of Hurricane Sandy. (Photo by Rebecca Desfosse. Click to enlarge) By: REBECCA DESFOSSE Most orContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT BATTENS DOWN FOR WALLOPING"
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October 28th, 2012 @ 6pm
SEA BRIGHT READIES FOR POSSIBLE STORM
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If the TV cameras are out in Sea Bright, a storm must be brewing: Councilman Read Murphy being interviewed Thursday. Below, a rainfall forecast map issued early Friday by theContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT READIES FOR POSSIBLE STORM"
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October 26th, 2012 @ 10am
AUTUMN 2012: SUGAR MAPLE ON SUGAR MAPLE
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Sugar Maple Drive in Rumson, looking north, with the hills of Hartshorne Woods in Middletown visible in the distance. (Click to enlarge)
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October 26th, 2012 @ 8am
GHOST TOURS ADD DEATHLY CHILL TO STROLL
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Tour guide Bill Normyle tells a group about the Dublin House’s infamous Mrs. Patterson, a ghost known for locking doors to make her presence known. (Photo by Stacie Fanelli. Click toContinue reading "GHOST TOURS ADD DEATHLY CHILL TO STROLL"
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October 26th, 2012 @ 7am
PET LOVER RESCUES HUNDREDS FROM DEATH
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Jen McFadden and Raider, a racing hound/terrier mix, who made himself right at home at Joel McFadden Designs pending adoption. Below, a vanload of animals saved from southern shelters makes a stopContinue reading "PET LOVER RESCUES HUNDREDS FROM DEATH"
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October 25th, 2012 @ 12pm
WEEKEND: HENRY, HOCKEY, & HEEBIE JEEBIES
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Staged by Michael Sexton of the Shakespeare Society, the Bard’s Henry V opens a three-week run at Red Bank’s Two River Theater Friday night. (Photo by T Charles Erickson. ClickContinue reading "WEEKEND: HENRY, HOCKEY, & HEEBIE JEEBIES"
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October 25th, 2012 @ 10am
LACROSSE STORE TAKES AIM AT BROAD STREET
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Lacrosse Unlimited plans to take the space at far right in the building above, formerly tenanted by Hip & Humble Home.  (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A fast-growing,Continue reading "LACROSSE STORE TAKES AIM AT BROAD STREET"
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October 25th, 2012 @ 9am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Readers Jenn Woods, Pat Noble and Trish DePonti correctly identified the store interior lit in hot pink and purple shown in last week’s Where Have I Seen This?
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October 25th, 2012 @ 7am
By JOHN T. WARD A former Red Bank lawyer was arrested Wednesday on a theft charge for fraudulently putting the ownership of a Middletown property in his own name, theContinue reading "EX-LAWYER ARRESTED FOR LOCUST FRAUD"
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October 24th, 2012 @ 5pm
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • James McBurney, age 23, from Navesink Avenue in Middletown, NJ, arrested on October 17, 2012 by PatrolmanContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN BUSTS TWO FOR BURGLARY"
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October 24th, 2012 @ 10am
DRIVING JERSEY SERIES RUNS LOW ON FUEL
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Filmed in June before a Count Basie Theatre screening of the blockbuster summer hit “Jaws,” the above video is an example of Driving Jersey’s storytelling style. Steve Rogers at work,Continue reading "DRIVING JERSEY SERIES RUNS LOW ON FUEL"
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October 24th, 2012 @ 9am
RED BANK: SMITTEN BY SNAKES
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Christian Rebscher with a pair of slithery pets in downtown Red Bank. (Photos by Dan Natale. Click to enlarge) By DAN NATALE Twenty-nine-year-old Christian Rebscher started keeping snakes seven yearsContinue reading "RED BANK: SMITTEN BY SNAKES"
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October 24th, 2012 @ 7am
Shrewsbury Borough School embarks on its annual anti-drug-abuse and anti-bullying effort this week. (Photo by Rebecca Desfosse. Click to enlarge) By REBECCA DESFOSSE It’s a week of red at theContinue reading "SHREWSBURY SEES RED ON DRUGS & BULLIES"
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October 23rd, 2012 @ 10am
RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN PLANS LEGRAND VISIT
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By: REBECCA DESFOSSE Just over two years ago, Eric LeGrand’s life changed in a flash. During the fourth quarter of a football game against Army, LeGrand, a Rutgers University defensiveContinue reading "RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN PLANS LEGRAND VISIT"
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October 23rd, 2012 @ 7am
By JOHN T. WARD A Middletown man is facing 14 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to a one-day spree of violence last March that included attacks on hisContinue reading "GUILTY PLEA IN RAMPAGE ASSAULT ON COPS"
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October 23rd, 2012 @ 6am
RED BANK HEAD LIBRARIAN OUSTED
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By JOHN T. WARD After less than a year in the job, Red Bank Public Library director Mary Faith Chmiel has been forced out. Chmiel, right, tells redbankgreen she wasContinue reading "RED BANK HEAD LIBRARIAN OUSTED"
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October 22nd, 2012 @ 1pm
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of October 12 to October 19, 2012. This information is unedited. Theft occurring on 10-13-12Continue reading "RED BANK: TOOLS STOLEN FROM VAN"
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October 22nd, 2012 @ 11am
This just in from the Middletown PD: Middletown Twp. Police report they are investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash which occurred at State Highway 36 Southbound and Wilson Avenue atContinue reading "WOMAN STRUCK AND KILLED IN MIDDLETOWN"
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October 22nd, 2012 @ 8am
A plethora of princesses mingled with cowpokes, cartoon characters and creepy creatures of the night at the sixty-fifth annual Red Bank Halloween Parade Sunday. redbankgreen‘s Rebecca Desfosse was there toContinue reading "RED BANK: A HALLOWEEN PREVIEW ON PARADE"
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October 22nd, 2012 @ 8am
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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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