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Monthly Archives: May 2013

FAIR HAVEN: SANDY REFUGEE JOINS INFLUX
Newly opened Sadie James Boutique offers laid-back, “coastal-inspired” women’s wear. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Chelsea Delaney was all set to close on the purchase of Sea BrightContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: SANDY REFUGEE JOINS INFLUX"
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May 15th, 2013 @ 12pm
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RED BANK: GUERRILLA ART OFF THE WALK
‘Anonymous’ artists plan to crash the Art Walk planned for Friday night in Red Bank, displaying their works in unexpected places. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Friday night’sContinue reading "RED BANK: GUERRILLA ART OFF THE WALK"
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May 15th, 2013 @ 11am
Suzanne Viscomi, center, in 2012 with then-running mate Allen Palma. Cindy Burnham, below, continues her quest for a council seat.  (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The Red BankContinue reading "RED BANK: VISCOMI QUITS COUNCIL RACE"
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May 15th, 2013 @ 6am
SEA BRIGHT: PARTY OUT BACK
The Mad Hatter in better days, above. The owners plan to revive the tiki bar out back next week. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON TheContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: PARTY OUT BACK"
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May 14th, 2013 @ 3pm
FAIR HAVEN EDGES TOWARD SMOKING BAN
Smoking could be banned, or segregated, in borough parks and at parades. (Click to enlarge) By SARAH KLEPNER Fair Haven’s borough council engaged in a lively discussion about the prosContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN EDGES TOWARD SMOKING BAN"
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May 14th, 2013 @ 8am
A Rumson man was helicoptered to a trauma center after his car struck a tree on Navesink River Road in Middletown Monday evening. Frank Caccavo, Jr., 54 remained hospitalized atContinue reading "RUMSON MAN HURT IN MIDDLETOWN CRASH"
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May 14th, 2013 @ 5am
FAIR TO LIGHT UP SEA BRIGHT AGAIN
Undaunted by the damage inflicted by Hurricane Sandy, the Sea Bright Firemen’s Fair returns this week. (Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON For residents of Sea Bright – many ofContinue reading "FAIR TO LIGHT UP SEA BRIGHT AGAIN"
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May 13th, 2013 @ 2pm
FAIR HAVEN: NO TAX HIKE FOR SIXTH YEAR
“It’s not just about saving money,” says council President Jon Peters, below. “It’s keeping the town in good shape.”   (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD On the agenda at FairContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: NO TAX HIKE FOR SIXTH YEAR"
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May 13th, 2013 @ 1pm
Activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of May 3 to May 10, 2013. • Report of Lost Property in the area of ThornbrookContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: SYCAMORE AVENUE BURGLARY"
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May 13th, 2013 @ 10am
RFH: A GAYLA TO ‘JUST BE THEMSELVES’
Vanessa Cameron, David Ramos and Christina Mekheil at the Gayla prom held at RFH Friday night. (Photo by Sarah Klepner. Click to enlarge) By SARAH KLEPNER About 100 high schoolContinue reading "RFH: A GAYLA TO ‘JUST BE THEMSELVES’"
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May 13th, 2013 @ 9am
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • On May 9, 2013 the Middletown Police Detective Bureau and Quality of Life Unit executed a searchContinue reading "M’TOWN: CHASE YIELDS 330 BAGS OF HEROIN"
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May 13th, 2013 @ 7am
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of May 2 to May 09, 2013. This information is unedited. Theft reported on 5-3-13Continue reading "RED BANK: THIEF TAKES RESTAURANT PANS"
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May 13th, 2013 @ 6am
Off-and-on rain was no problem for the merchandise as the Little Silver EMS Cadets concluded a a two-day fundraiser flower sale at the borough firehouse Saturday. (Click to enlarge)
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May 11th, 2013 @ 4pm
FAIR HAVEN: A WELL-TRAVELED HYDRANT
A Fair Haven fire hydrant wound up on River Road – around the corner and several hundred feet from its customary home on Denormandie Avenue, right – after it was struckContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: A WELL-TRAVELED HYDRANT"
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May 10th, 2013 @ 1pm
YOUR WEEKEND OPTIONS, RIGHT HERE
Images of 20th century Red Bank and other Monmouth County locales are featured in a show of photos from the Dorn’s Collection beginning Saturday at Red Bank Frameworks. (Click toContinue reading "YOUR WEEKEND OPTIONS, RIGHT HERE"
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May 10th, 2013 @ 11am
RED BANK: FARMERS RETURN TO MARKET
Among the myriad culinary and craft-shopping options available throughout the Green on Mother’s Day is one that bristles with green freshness: the Red Bank Farmer’s Market, above, which reopens SundayContinue reading "RED BANK: FARMERS RETURN TO MARKET"
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May 10th, 2013 @ 11am
FAIR HAVEN: NEW FOOD MARKET OPENS
Before carving out a career with the likes of Balducci’s and Gourmet Garage, BFF Market’s Tony Balderose, below, spent years in the telecom industry. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "FAIR HAVEN: NEW FOOD MARKET OPENS"
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May 10th, 2013 @ 10am
BOWLING SITE EYED FOR RESTAURANT, STORES
An architect’s rendering shows spaces for three yet-to-be identified stores and a restaurant on the former site of Memory Bowling in Shrewsbury, which was destroyed in a June, 2009 fire,Continue reading "BOWLING SITE EYED FOR RESTAURANT, STORES"
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May 10th, 2013 @ 5am
TWO SLIGHTLY INJURED IN TINTON FALLS FIRE
Smoke pours from the house at 85 Reeds Road Thursday afternoon. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON Two Tinton Falls volunteer firefighters were treated for injuriesContinue reading "TWO SLIGHTLY INJURED IN TINTON FALLS FIRE"
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May 9th, 2013 @ 7pm
TINTON FALLS: HOUSE FIRE ON REEDS ROAD
Firefighters were on the scene of a blaze at 85 Reeds Road in Tinton Falls early Thursday afternoon. No injuries were immediately reported. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge)
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May 9th, 2013 @ 1pm
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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 ...
DARK COMEDY BY JERSEY DIRECTOR OPENS FILM FEST
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off with "In Memoriam," a dark comedy about an actor with six months to live.
Indie Street Film Festival Kicks Off
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off.
KUDOS FOR RBCS FINANCE WHIZZES
Monmouth County Board of Commissioners and Borough Council honor Red Bank Charter School students who took second place in a national financ ...
MARINE PARK HOT DOGS
Red Bank's newly remade Marine Park also has a new lunch option, a newly licensed hot dog cart.
MATCHA CLOSE UP
Partyline captures a photographer working for Aura Coffee Roaster angles for the perfect shot of two iced matcha lattes on Broad Street Mond ...
SOUTH STREET AUTHOR TO READ AT LIBRARY SATURDAY
South Street resident Scott Robertson will read selections from his book, Contents of a Curious Mind, Saturday, Aug. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 ...
EARTH SPIRIT FOUNDER DIES
Jocelyn Ruth Midose, longtime owner of Earth Spirit New Age Center has died.
A PERFECT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
The annual National Night Out event organized by the Red Bank Police Department drew hundreds to frolic amid the green grass and cotton cand ...
Blackhawk Helicopter Arrives for National Night Out
The Blackhawk helicopter has arrived. Everyone’s favorite part of each National Night Out hosted by the Red Bank Police Department jus ...
PARKING METER MOMENT
Patty Bishop of Verona was halfway through her haircut at Fox & Jane when she realized she needed to feed the parking meter. After she p ...
JOIN US AT JJ’S – PLEASE!
A doe-eyed sect of sentient boba teas sweetly beseeches us to join their adorable cult outside of JJ Delicacies this sticky August Sunday!
NEIGHBORS GATHER AT TINO’S
Chris Havens of River Street gathered group of Red Bankers for dinner on Thursday night. The gathering was in the back patio of Tino’s Mex ...
TREE BRANCH VS CAR
A tree branch fell on a parked car on Chestnut Street near Pearl Street Sunday. Submitted by Brian Donohue
APOSTROPHE CATASTROPHE
As a curmudgeonly curator of terrible punctuation on public signs, I’ve seen and shaken my head at a lot of gratuitous quotation marks ...
DANE FOR DEMOCRACY
redbankgreen Partyline captures a great dane who, all signs indicate, has had enough.