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Monthly Archives: February 2013

By JOE FISHER With long lines of motorists and generator owners searching for gasoline in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy still a fresh memory, Red Bank officials are taking stepsContinue reading "RED BANK MAY MANDATE GAS-PUMP BACKUPS"
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February 28th, 2013 @ 3pm
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WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Click to enlarge this week’s Where Have I Seen This?  and tell us if you can shed any light on its location. Answer via email, please. Last week’s day-glo chartreuse BuddhaContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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February 28th, 2013 @ 8am
TWO CHARGED WITH CHILD PORN POSSESSION
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Two area men were among 24 men and one juvenile arrested in New Jersey this month on charges of possessing child pornography, including rape videos, the state Attorney General announcedContinue reading "TWO CHARGED WITH CHILD PORN POSSESSION"
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February 28th, 2013 @ 7am
RED BANK: SKATEBOARDER CHARGED FOR POT
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A routine call about illegal skateboarding at the Globe Court parking garage resulted in the arrest of a 19-year-old Barnegat man, Matthew Velez, for misdemeanor marijuana possession Wednesday afternoon, RedContinue reading "RED BANK: SKATEBOARDER CHARGED FOR POT"
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February 27th, 2013 @ 5pm
FAIR HAVEN: STARS IN ONE’S EARS
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Celluloid earrings featuring James Dean are among the items included in the going-out-of-business sale at Nature’s Emporium. (Photo by Danielle Tepper. Click to enlarge) By DANIELLE TEPPER Welcome to WindowContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: STARS IN ONE’S EARS"
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February 27th, 2013 @ 10am
RED BANK: MEDICATED PETE GOES BIG TIME
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‘Medicated Pete’ McHeffey, below, shows off a frame from the remake of ‘D.O.A.,’ in which he stars as a doomed man. Above, three trailers for the film.  (Click to enlarge)Continue reading "RED BANK: MEDICATED PETE GOES BIG TIME"
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February 27th, 2013 @ 8am
RUMSON: STRANDED DOLPHIN DIES IN RIVER
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An adult dolphin died beneath a residential dock on Harbor Drive in Rumson around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. Scott Longfield, a Fair Haven resident and volunteer with the Marine Mammal StrandingContinue reading "RUMSON: STRANDED DOLPHIN DIES IN RIVER"
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February 26th, 2013 @ 6pm
Installers laid down rubber pellets as the base for the new artificial turf at Count Basie Fields in January. (Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON With the first day ofContinue reading "RED BANK REC GEARS UP FOR SPRING"
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February 26th, 2013 @ 1pm
SEA BRIGHT: OPERATION SHEETROCK TRIMMED
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The rebuilding of a public access stairway over the sea wall is among the projects in the scaled-back volunteer outreach, says coordinator Frank Lawrence, below. (Photo below by Wil Fulton.Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT: OPERATION SHEETROCK TRIMMED"
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February 26th, 2013 @ 8am
CHARITIES GET BOUNCE FROM PUB CRAWL
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A cold rain didn’t throw a damper on Red Bank RiverCenter‘s first-ever Bar Bounce, held Saturday afternoon at 12 borough taverns, including Taste, above, and Jamian’s, at right. The eventContinue reading "CHARITIES GET BOUNCE FROM PUB CRAWL"
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February 25th, 2013 @ 12pm
RED BANK: WATER LINE BREAKS ON EAST SIDE
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A water main break at Harding Road and Spring Street in Red Bank Monday morning. Spring Street was closed between Harding and Elm Place. (Click to enlarge) Red Bank’s boroughContinue reading "RED BANK: WATER LINE BREAKS ON EAST SIDE"
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February 25th, 2013 @ 11am
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department. February 16, 2013 – February 22, 2013 A juvenile resident reports being followed in the area of Frances StContinue reading "SHREWSBURY POLICE BLOTTER"
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February 25th, 2013 @ 6am
LITTLE SILVER TEEN BADLY HURT IN HEAD-ON
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Volunteer firefighters peel open the roof of the minivan to extricate its driver. (Click to enlarge) An 18-year-old Little Silver man was helicoptered to a trauma center after the minivanContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER TEEN BADLY HURT IN HEAD-ON"
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February 24th, 2013 @ 9pm
The Festive Flutes performing the theme from the ‘Pink Panther’ films Thursday night. (Video by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON The Little Silver Public Library served upContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: THOSE FLUTES ARE SUITE"
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February 22nd, 2013 @ 2pm
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • Christian Cofone, age 38, from Clavendon Court in Middletown, NJ, arrested on February 13, 2013 by PatrolmanContinue reading "M’TOWN MAN CHARGED WITH DWI, STALKING"
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February 22nd, 2013 @ 12pm
Just a week after Valentine’s Day, hearts were celebrated in Red Bank Thursday night not for love or romance, but for health, as Buona Sera Ristorante once again hosted “TheContinue reading "AMPING UP THE ‘RED’ IN RED BANK"
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February 22nd, 2013 @ 8am
A SHAKING, BOUNCING, OOH-LA-LA WEEKEND
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Grace and the Nocturnals bring a bit of ooh-la-la to the Basie tonight. Bar Bounce bops into Red Bank for Hurricane Sandy relief Saturday. (Click to enlarge) Friday, February 22Continue reading "A SHAKING, BOUNCING, OOH-LA-LA WEEKEND"
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February 22nd, 2013 @ 6am
SEA BRIGHT: CHRISTIE WINS DEM’S BACKING
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Governor Chris Christie poses with Boondocks Fishery owner Kelly Ryan wearing lobster-claw headgear given out at the Red Bank restaurant. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTONContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: CHRISTIE WINS DEM’S BACKING"
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February 21st, 2013 @ 1pm
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of February 14 to February 21, 2013. This information is unedited. Theft occurring on 2-17-13Continue reading "STOLEN: iPOD, iPHONE & A KID’S SHOES"
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February 21st, 2013 @ 11am
LINCROFT: FOUR PONDS PLAN HEADS TO COURT
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The Middletown Planning Board last year rejected a proposal for 342 homes on the site of a former Avaya office building. (Photo by Joe Fisher. Click to enlarge) By JOEContinue reading "LINCROFT: FOUR PONDS PLAN HEADS TO COURT"
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February 21st, 2013 @ 9am
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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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