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Monthly Archives: December 2012

Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • Michael Meeker, age 55, from Passaic Street in Middletown, NJ, arrested on December 1, 2012 by PatrolmanContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN POLICE BLOTTER"
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December 7th, 2012 @ 4pm
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Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Fair Haven Police Department. • 10/1/12 Det. Schneider signed complaints against Rufus Monroe of 92 Peach St. Tinton Falls.  Mr. Monroe wasContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN CHARGES TWO WITH BURGLARY"
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December 7th, 2012 @ 3pm
AREA TOY DRIVES NEED YOUR HELP
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The Red Bank PBA is running its annual toy drive at the police station. (Photo by Rebecca Desfosse. Click to enlarge) By REBECCA DESFOSSE Calling all wannabe Santas – there’sContinue reading "AREA TOY DRIVES NEED YOUR HELP"
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December 7th, 2012 @ 3pm
RED BANK: AFFORDABLE GIFTS AND GOODIES
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What, she doesn’t have a wine purse? We can fix that. Read on. (Photos by Rebecca Desfosse. Click to enlarge) By REBECCA DESFOSSE Unsure of what gifts to buy thisContinue reading "RED BANK: AFFORDABLE GIFTS AND GOODIES"
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December 7th, 2012 @ 11am
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Little Silver Police Department. November 1– A resident reported Terroristic Threats following a verbal dispute about juveniles trespassing on another’s property onContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: GAS, RAILROAD TIES STOLEN"
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December 7th, 2012 @ 9am
WEEKEND: BLUES, BOOKS AND SO MUCH MORE
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Heavy-chops bluesman Matt O’Ree plugs in at Jamian’s in Red Bank tonight, and author Karen Schnitzspahn autographs her new book on the history of food at the Shore, below. Friday,Continue reading "WEEKEND: BLUES, BOOKS AND SO MUCH MORE"
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December 7th, 2012 @ 8am
LINGERIE SHOW HEATS UP BROAD STREET
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Seven months after its debut, Red Bank lingerie-and-swimwear boutique Femme by Ashley held a sizzling fashion show in its Broad Street space Thursday night. Models sashayed and posed among attendees asContinue reading "LINGERIE SHOW HEATS UP BROAD STREET"
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December 7th, 2012 @ 7am
Rumson firefighters shine floodlights on the Shrewsbury River from the Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge during the November, 2010 search for kayaker David Civile. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD TheContinue reading "TWO YEARS LATER, KAYAKER’S REMAINS ID’D"
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December 6th, 2012 @ 6pm
TRAIN DELIVERS CHEER TO SEA BRIGHT
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Hundreds of residents and volunteers crowded in front of the firehouse for Train’s show Wednesday night. Below, Rumson’s Charlotte Nagy with lead singer Pat Monahan earlier in the day. (PhotosContinue reading "TRAIN DELIVERS CHEER TO SEA BRIGHT"
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December 6th, 2012 @ 3pm
AFTER 61 YEARS, PHARMACY TO CLOSE
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The store’s pharmacy accounts will be transferred to a nearby Rite Aid, and the gift shop will be closed, the owner says. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD ProfessionalContinue reading "AFTER 61 YEARS, PHARMACY TO CLOSE"
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December 6th, 2012 @ 10am
By: REBECCA DESFOSSE Red Bank’s governing body put the brakes on pending changes to an ordinance limiting the locations in which porn shops and nude dancing clubs can operate Wednesday.Continue reading "RED BANK: SEX SHOP LAW TO TWEAK TERMS"
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December 6th, 2012 @ 8am
A healthy 17 readers wrote in and correctly identified the location of the colorful and fruity awning featured in last week’s Where Have I Seen This? Mistaken guesses: Juanito’s MarketContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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December 6th, 2012 @ 7am
RUMSON UPS FLOOR LEVELS IN FLOOD ZONES
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Blue markers on an aerial view of Rumson indicate homes that were damaged by floods during Hurricane Sandy. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Rumson became the first townContinue reading "RUMSON UPS FLOOR LEVELS IN FLOOD ZONES"
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December 5th, 2012 @ 1pm
Shrewsbury officials are cold to the idea of Red Bank limiting adult-oriented businesses on Newman Springs Road, their shared border. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTONContinue reading "RED BANK: SEX SHOP LAW PROMPTS CONCERNS"
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December 5th, 2012 @ 10am
RUMSON WOMAN DONS NEW ROLE: AUTHOR
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The author with her first, self-published children’s book, which she’ll sign at an event in Fair Haven on Thursday.  (Click to enlarge) By REBECCA DESFOSSE It all started with momContinue reading "RUMSON WOMAN DONS NEW ROLE: AUTHOR"
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December 5th, 2012 @ 9am
STEWART, WILLIAMS TAKE IT TO THE COUNT
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Locally connected guys Brian Williams and Jon Stewart — pictured during one of the NBC news anchor’s frequent appearances on THE DAILY SHOW — team up on December 16 forContinue reading "STEWART, WILLIAMS TAKE IT TO THE COUNT"
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December 5th, 2012 @ 6am
MONMOUTH STREET CLOSED FOR REPAVING
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Commuters and other motorists who use Monmouth Street between Bridge and Maple avenues in Red Bank should avoid it tonight, as it’s closed for milling and repaving. The closure willContinue reading "MONMOUTH STREET CLOSED FOR REPAVING"
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December 4th, 2012 @ 4pm
SCHOOL RECALLS BIGHEARTED ALBERT MARTIN
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Isaac Coates and Garret Sickels reflect on their classmate and teammate Albert Martin, who died suddenly Monday. (Photo by Rebecca Desfosse. Click to enlarge) By REBECCA DESFOSSE Moving through theContinue reading "SCHOOL RECALLS BIGHEARTED ALBERT MARTIN"
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December 4th, 2012 @ 2pm
CHURN: POOR CAT CURLS UP ON BROAD STREET
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A display in the window of the newly opened Poor Cat Designs. (Photo by Rebecca Desfosse. Click to enlarge) By REBECCA DESFOSSE The story of Poor Cat Designs begins withContinue reading "CHURN: POOR CAT CURLS UP ON BROAD STREET"
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December 4th, 2012 @ 12pm
BIRTHDAY BASH FOR BLUE EYES AT THE BASIE
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Frank Sinatra and Count Basie — seen suiting up for an episode of the 1960s TV variety show Hollywood Palace — return in spirit this Friday night, when the SkinnyContinue reading "BIRTHDAY BASH FOR BLUE EYES AT THE BASIE"
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December 4th, 2012 @ 11am
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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 ...