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Monthly Archives: May 2013

RED BANK: RISING TO HELP REPRESSED GIRLS
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Zakiyah Godsey, left, and Natashsa Cargill of the Red Bank branch of the Boys & Girls Club of Monmouth County write letters to girls featured in the documentary film ‘GirlContinue reading "RED BANK: RISING TO HELP REPRESSED GIRLS"
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May 9th, 2013 @ 11am
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RED BANK: THE DOG NIGHTS OF SUMMER?
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Dogs at last month’s Red Bank Street Fair. Mayor Pasquale Menna says he’s working on a recurring dog-friendly event for this summer.  (Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON Red Bank’sContinue reading "RED BANK: THE DOG NIGHTS OF SUMMER?"
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May 9th, 2013 @ 9am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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More than two dozen readers wrote in to identify last week’s Where Have I Seen This?, which showed a burbling fountain at the end of a man-made waterway.
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May 9th, 2013 @ 7am
SEA BRIGHT: MAD HATTER TO REOPEN MAY 23
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The Mad Hatter has given up on a proposal to operate out of a tent and plans to reopen a portion of its storm-damaged building. Below, beer bottles seen throughContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: MAD HATTER TO REOPEN MAY 23"
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May 8th, 2013 @ 4pm
SEA BRIGHT: A GIFT OF FIREWORKS
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After a one-year absence, Independence Day pyrotechnics are expected to soar over the Sea Bright beach. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON This summer, Sea BrightersContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: A GIFT OF FIREWORKS"
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May 8th, 2013 @ 11am
A fundraiser to help pay for field lights will feature local favorites Brian Kirk & and the Jirks. (Click to enlarge) A fundraising effort to install field lights at RedContinue reading "RBR: HELP THE JIRKS LIGHT IT UP"
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May 7th, 2013 @ 9am
SEA BRIGHT: STORM-TOSSED TREASURES
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Frank Torock scanning the beach in Sea Bright for hidden metal last month. (Photos by Dan Natale. Click to enlarge) By DAN NATALE The beaches of Sea Bright have beenContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: STORM-TOSSED TREASURES"
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May 7th, 2013 @ 6am
As expected, traffic on newly reopened Seven Bridges Road in Little Silver is in for more disruption, but this time only at night. This just in from the Borough ofContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: MORE ROAD CLOSINGS"
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May 6th, 2013 @ 4pm
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • Michael Disarli, age 60, from Briarwood Avenue in Atlantic Highlands, NJ, arrested on April 22, 2013 byContinue reading "M’TOWN: SHOPLIFTING BUSTS YIELD DRUGS"
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May 6th, 2013 @ 11am
RED BANK: SHOWING SMOKERS THE DOOR
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Amy Manor is closing off the vestibule to her design studio, above, because of damage she said has been done by nighttime smokers. Below, Manor with cigarette butts left behindContinue reading "RED BANK: SHOWING SMOKERS THE DOOR"
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May 6th, 2013 @ 9am
Activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for April 27 to May 2, 2013. Report of Theft in the area of Broad Street on 4/27/13. Victim reportsContinue reading "SHREWSBURY POLICE LOG"
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May 6th, 2013 @ 8am
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of April 25 to May 02, 2013. This information is unedited. Burglary occurring at RiverContinue reading "RED BANK: THIEF SCOOTS OFF WITH SCOOTER"
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May 6th, 2013 @ 5am
We got your horse right here. Running in today’s Kentucky Derby is Verrazano, a three-year-old co-owned by a pair of local brothers-in-law: Kevin Scatuorchio of Red Bank and Bryan SullivanContinue reading "LOCAL MEN RACE BACK TO KENTUCKY DERBY"
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May 4th, 2013 @ 10am
FAIR HAVEN: HOME PLAN IRKS NEIGHBORS
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Applicant Robert Conti, left, looks on as Fair Haven resident Tom Mannion raises concerns at the zoning board. (Photo by Sarah Klepner. Click to enlarge) By SARAH KLEPNER A dozenContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: HOME PLAN IRKS NEIGHBORS"
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May 3rd, 2013 @ 2pm
RED BANK: SPRING, 2013
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It’s that flowery time of the year for trees, like this one on Oakland Street in Red Bank. Weatherwise, the weekend ahead is looking like a lovely one for plantsContinue reading "RED BANK: SPRING, 2013"
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May 3rd, 2013 @ 11am
RED BANK: GETTING DOWN AND COMFORTERED
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Susan Fowlers’ comforter, sized for use by an individual and foldable into a pillor or travel pillow. (Photo by Alexis Orlacchio. Click to enlarge) By ALEXIS ORLACCHIO Window Shopping theContinue reading "RED BANK: GETTING DOWN AND COMFORTERED"
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May 3rd, 2013 @ 10am
At the Basie Saturday afternoon: dogs and cats rescued from shelters and given a new, ahem, leash on life as circus performers. Matt O’Ree, below, brings his guitar chops toContinue reading "WEEKENDER: CHANCES ARE, CATS WILL FLY"
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May 3rd, 2013 @ 8am
RED BANK: GRANDVILLE UPGRADES DETAILED
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Tenants Sonia Walker, left, and Jennifer Lugo-Walker study the project plans for the 10-story apartment building, below. (Photo above by Sarah Klepner. Click to enlarge) By SARAH KLEPNER About 30Continue reading "RED BANK: GRANDVILLE UPGRADES DETAILED"
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May 2nd, 2013 @ 11am
SEA BRIGHT: COUNSELING SERVICE AVAILABLE
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Greg Russo records an interview with Sea Bright resident Joey, who declined to give his last name, for a video blog. Below, cubicles set up for private consultations in theContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: COUNSELING SERVICE AVAILABLE"
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May 2nd, 2013 @ 10am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Recognize this? Tell us where you think you’ve seen it.
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May 2nd, 2013 @ 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 ...