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Monthly Archives: August 2013

Frank Lawrence addresses the audience of Sea Bright residents at the Holy Cross gym. Below, Sea Bright resident Louise Golda, left, with Marie Banich, whose mother lives in town. (PhotoContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT BRINGS ITS FUTURE INTO FOCUS"
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August 22nd, 2013 @ 1pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
Activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of August 9 to August 16, 2013. Report of Underage Drinking Party in the area of BordenContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: JUVENILES BUSTED FOR BOOZE"
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August 22nd, 2013 @ 11am
Six teams wrapped up the beach volleyball season in Sea Bright with a tournament Wednesday night. Though the league had half as many teams as last year, Chris Schoonhoven, 32,Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT: SPIKING SUMMER OF 2013"
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August 22nd, 2013 @ 9am
Turns out there’s a wealth of Rumson history behind the large exterior clockface we featured in last week’s Where Have I Seen This?
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August 22nd, 2013 @ 6am
A man who calls himself Black Ivory, right, with a ’67 Chevy Nova, one of his four classic muscle cars, at a car show hosted by Buona Sera restaurant inContinue reading "RED BANK: RATTLING AND ROLLING TO TOWN"
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August 21st, 2013 @ 1pm
Musicians with the Red Bank-based Rockit program for aspiring rock-n-rollers ages 8 to 18 rehearsed Tuesday for their biannual show at the Count Basie Theatre this Saturday. Featuring vocalists Emily Ainbinder,Continue reading "RED BANK: READY TO ROCKIT AT THE BASIE"
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August 21st, 2013 @ 11am
Walgreen’s proposes to build a 14,200-square-foot pharmacy with a drive-thru window on the former site of the Rassas auto dealership. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD With hearings onContinue reading "RED BANK: SPEED BUMP FOR WALGREEN’S?"
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August 21st, 2013 @ 8am
A former Red Bank-based lawyer faces up to 12 years in prison following his admission Tuesday that he stole a house in Locust from the estate of his late landlordContinue reading "LAWYER ADMITS STEALING HOUSE AND MORE"
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August 20th, 2013 @ 6pm
‘Jeffrey the Giraffe’ greets passersby on Chestnut Street in Red Bank Monday evening, above, and on a recent Sunday, below. His creator, Sergio Navarro, said that Jeffrey – a clothesContinue reading "RED BANK: STICKING HIS NECK OUT FOR LAFFS"
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August 20th, 2013 @ 12pm
Video from an intersection in Roselle Park, one of six locations cited by Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon as shortchanging motorists on yellow light time, resulting in more tickets tied to cameraContinue reading "IN THE NEWS: SEA GULL’S NEST, TRAFFIC CAMS"
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August 20th, 2013 @ 7am
Animal control officer Henry Perez holds the brown bat he caught in the Red Bank home of redbankgreen owners John Ward and Trish Russoniello Monday morning. The bat went off toContinue reading "ALL IN A FURRY, SCALY, SMELLY DAY’S WORK"
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August 20th, 2013 @ 6am
Red Bank Regional student Patricia Martinez, second from right above,with her family at the Two River Theater Sunday. Below, Chilean women talk about the evening’s reading. (Photo by Sarah Klepner.Continue reading "RED BANK: PLAY SERIES UNITES COMMUNITIES"
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August 20th, 2013 @ 5am
Red Bank businesses with store and office-fronts in need of sprucing up may be eligible for façade-improvement grants of up to $1,850 under a program that Mayor Pasquale Menna isContinue reading "RED BANK: FACADE MONEY NOW AVAILABLE"
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August 19th, 2013 @ 2pm
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of August 08 to August 15, 2013. This information is unedited. Theft occurring on 8-10-13Continue reading "RED BANK: NEW BRIDGE PARTS STOLEN"
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August 19th, 2013 @ 6am
Lunch Break executive director Gwen Love and the winners of an eight-team softball tournament held Sunday at Count Basie Fields to raise funds for the Red Bank community service organizationContinue reading "RED BANK: STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE"
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August 19th, 2013 @ 5am
A Red Bank man was taken for cash and a cellphone in a daylight scam attempt that turned into a strong-arm robbery in Shrewsbury Friday morning, police said. The unidentifiedContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: MUGGING REPORTED"
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August 16th, 2013 @ 6pm
RED BANK: MEDIUM HOT THAI JUST LIKE MOM’S
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A planned expansion of Muang Thai into an adjoining flower shop will provide direct access to the outdoor seating area, below, that now requires a walk around the corner. (PhotoContinue reading "RED BANK: MEDIUM HOT THAI JUST LIKE MOM’S"
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August 16th, 2013 @ 2pm
The bank’s five branches, including the one on Broad Street in Shrewsbury, above, will be rebranded as 1st Constitution. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Little more than aContinue reading "RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN BANK TO BE ACQUIRED"
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August 16th, 2013 @ 12pm
Jeanne-Marie Van Hemmen of Fair Haven rides home  from her law office on Bodman Place in Red Bank Thursday. She rides a Dutch bike called an ‘omafiets‘, which she said translatesContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: GRANNY-GEARING, DUTCH STYLE"
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August 16th, 2013 @ 11am
Former Sea Bright restaurateur Joanne Garelli leads a food truck in a cross-country reality TV race that plays out this season on the Food Network, starting Sunday.  (Photos by JohnContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: BREAKFAST AND LUNCH, TO GO"
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August 14th, 2013 @ 11am
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VOLUNTEERS GET INTO THE WEEDS
Toting plastic trash bags, 51 volunteers conducted a walking litter cleanup on Red Bank's West Side Saturday.
“IT’S A PARTY AT WAWA!”
You wish you could vibe like Brian, who lives on the other side of Hubbard’s Bridge. He caught redbankgreen’s attention in Red B ...
POPE OKS ORATORY
RED BANK: St. Anthony of Padua obtains papal approval to establish Oratory of St. Philip Neri, a community of priests and brothers devoted t ...
RED BANK: NEW MURAL BRIGHTENS CORNER
RED BANK: Lunch Break founder Norma Todd is depicted in a mural painted this week on the front of the newly renovated social service agency.
TULIPS TOGETHER
Spring tulips taking in the sunset outside the Molly Pitcher Inn in Red Bank Monday evening.
RIVER RANGERS RETURN
River Rangers, a summer canoeing program offered by the Navesink Maritime Heritage Association, returns this summer for up to 20 participa ...
DOUBLE DYLAN IN RED BANK
Trucks for a production company filming what one worker said was a Bob Dylan biography have lined Monmouth Street the past two days with cre ...
AFTER THE RAIN
A pear tree branch brought down by a brief overnight storm left a lovely tableau on the sidewalk in front of Red Bank's Riverside Gardens Pa ...
CONE OF UNCERTAINTY
Asked by a redbankgreen reporter why these cones were on top of cars, the owner of the car in the foreground responded: “That’s ...
RAIL RIDER’S VIEW
A commuter's view of Cooper's Bridge and the Navesink River from North Jersey Coast Line train 3320 out of Red Bank Tuesday morning.
PUT ME IN COACH!
Red Bank T-Ball kicked off at East Side park on Saturday morning. The brisk weather proved to be no deterrent to the young players, ranging ...
IT’S A SIGN!
Once proudly declaring its all-but-certain arrival in Spring 2019, the project previously known as Azalea Gardens springs to life again with ...
SPRINGTIME MEMORIES OF CARL
The Easter Bunny getup and St. Patrick’s Day hat that belonged to longtime Red Bank crossing guard and neighborhood smile-creator Carl ...
RED TRUCKS AT RED ROCK
A small dishwasher fire at Red Rock Tap and Grill was put out quickly by firefighters overnight, causing minimal damage. Red Bank Fire Depar ...
CREATIVE COVER UP
The windows of Pearl Street Consignment on Monmouth Street were smashed when a driver crashed their car through them injuring an employee la ...
THEY’RE BACK!
Ospreys returned to the skies over Red Bank this week for the first time since they migrated to warmer climes in late fall. With temperature ...
SPRING IS SPRUNG
RED BANK: Spring 2024 arrives on the Greater Red Bank Green with the vernal equinox at 11:06 p.m. Tuesday.
RED BANK’S FINEST – AND NEWEST
Red Bank Police Officer Eliot Ramos was sworn in as the force’s newest patrolman Thursday, and if you’re doing a double take thinkin ...
EASTER EGG MAYHEM AT THE PARK
An errant whistle spurred an unexpectedly early start to the Spring Egg Hunt on Sunday, which had been scheduled to begin at eggsactly 11am ...
PRESEASON DOCKWORK
RED BANK: With winter winding down, marina gets ready for boating season with some dockwork on our beautiful Navesink River.

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