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Monthly Archives: October 2013

CYMCA EXPANDS HEALTHY KIDS PROGRAM
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Pre-K children whose families reside in Red Bank can have access to activities such as swim classes, under a newly expanded program at The Community YMCA. Press release from TheContinue reading "CYMCA EXPANDS HEALTHY KIDS PROGRAM"
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October 16th, 2013 @ 6am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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FALL INTO ACTION FOR 28th BEACH SWEEPS
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Over 65 coastal and waterfront sites, from Cape May to Middlesex Counties, will be cleaned by teams of volunteers during the annual Fall Beach Sweeps effort this Saturday, October 19.Continue reading "FALL INTO ACTION FOR 28th BEACH SWEEPS"
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October 16th, 2013 @ 6am
RUMSON: REHAB HOUSE FOCUS OF COMPLAINTS
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The Rumson house where a man was found dead of a suspected drug overdose Sunday quietly became an addiction recovery residence in August, neighbors say. (Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "RUMSON: REHAB HOUSE FOCUS OF COMPLAINTS"
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October 15th, 2013 @ 9am
R-FH GIRLS NOTCH BIG VICTORIES THIS FALL
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Caroline Heins and Jesse Rigby were announced as winners at the Monmouth County Girls Tennis Tournament on September 21 and 22. A major first place finish for the girls’ crossContinue reading "R-FH GIRLS NOTCH BIG VICTORIES THIS FALL"
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October 15th, 2013 @ 6am
This just in from New Jersey Transit: At approximately 5:00 pm, a New York-bound North Jersey Coast Line train struck and fatally injured an adult, male trespasser west of theContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: RAIL FATALITY REPORTED"
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October 14th, 2013 @ 5pm
RUMSON: REHAB HOUSE DEATH INVESTIGATED
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The death of a person found at a Rumson residence Sunday is under investigation, police Chief Scott Paterson tells redbankgreen. Kin of the deceased haven’t been notified, so he’s unableContinue reading "RUMSON: REHAB HOUSE DEATH INVESTIGATED"
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October 14th, 2013 @ 11am
RED BANK: A LITTLE LIBRARY, ON A POLE
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Judi Pack’s ‘Little Free Library, decorated for Halloween. (Photo by Sarah Klepner. Click to enlarge) By SARAH KLEPNER Judi Pack wants kids to love books so much that she hasContinue reading "RED BANK: A LITTLE LIBRARY, ON A POLE"
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October 14th, 2013 @ 11am
CANGEMI WEDS AS MENNA DOES THE HONORS
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In a ceremony officiated by Red Bank Mayor Pasquale Menna, former Councilwoman Mary Grace Cangemi married Gerard Ryan on the beach at Surfrider in Sea Bright Sunday afternoon. Though Menna,Continue reading "CANGEMI WEDS AS MENNA DOES THE HONORS"
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October 14th, 2013 @ 6am
GETTING IT RIGHT, FOR DIFFERENT LEARNERS
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Accommodations and services are provided in a very different manner in colleges than they are in high schools. For most students, the changes may not be significant — unfortunately, othersContinue reading "GETTING IT RIGHT, FOR DIFFERENT LEARNERS"
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October 14th, 2013 @ 6am
A Red Bank man was arrested earlier this week after a loaded gun he was handling discharged, sending a bullet into a vacant apartment at the Atrium senior housing complex,Continue reading "RED BANK: BULLET FIRED INTO APARTMENT"
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October 12th, 2013 @ 1pm
A Staten Island man was in the Monmouth County lockup following his arrest on charges he scammed a Rumson family impacted by Hurricane Sandy out of $37,000, authorities said FridayContinue reading "RUMSON: CHARGES FILED IN SANDY SCAM"
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October 11th, 2013 @ 5pm
WEEKEND: OF TEA, TIME AND TAG ART
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Time’s running out: Oakes Fegley and Robert Hogan co-star in director Joel Grey’s staging of ‘On Borrowed Time,’ now in its final weekend at Two River Theater. Below, spraypaint specialist DemerContinue reading "WEEKEND: OF TEA, TIME AND TAG ART"
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October 11th, 2013 @ 10am
SHREWSBURY: D’JEET HARVESTS THE GROVE
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Chef/owner of d’jeet Casey Pesce harvesting greens at the Grove. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS When Casey Pesce, chef/owner of d’jeet in the Grove was studyingContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: D’JEET HARVESTS THE GROVE"
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October 11th, 2013 @ 9am
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of October 3 to October 10, 2013. This information is unedited. CRIMES: TheftContinue reading "RED BANK: BOAT MOTOR TAKES A WALK"
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October 11th, 2013 @ 7am
SPECIAL GUESTS AND FESTS, AT LOCAL SCHOOLS
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Children’s book author-illlustrator and award winning educator Timothy Bellavia comes to Tower Hill School in Red Bank, as part of a special presentation for students on Friday, October 18. AContinue reading "SPECIAL GUESTS AND FESTS, AT LOCAL SCHOOLS"
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October 11th, 2013 @ 6am
RED BANK: ITALIAN EATERY EYES 28 BROAD
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Last rented by Primas Home Café furnishings, 28 Broad Street is the intended home Patrizia’s, an Italian restaurant. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Downtown Red Bank could beContinue reading "RED BANK: ITALIAN EATERY EYES 28 BROAD"
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October 10th, 2013 @ 4pm
RED BANK: BOOTS ON BROAD STREET
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It was one of those boring rainy days in downtown Red Bank when everyone seems to stay put in the office or at home. But it didn’t stop Tracy StamerContinue reading "RED BANK: BOOTS ON BROAD STREET"
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October 10th, 2013 @ 2pm
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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October 10th, 2013 @ 8am
BORO SCHOOL ENCOURAGES KIDS TO WALK IT
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Students who attend Shrewsbury Boro School are encouraged to walk or bike to school with their families on October 16, as part of the nationwide Safe Route to School initiative.Continue reading "BORO SCHOOL ENCOURAGES KIDS TO WALK IT"
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October 10th, 2013 @ 6am
RED BANK: TRIAL ON FIXX LICENSE SLATED
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Fixx faces a possible 40-day suspension for two recent brawls. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank’s governing body is scheduled to decide next month whether to suspendContinue reading "RED BANK: TRIAL ON FIXX LICENSE SLATED"
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October 9th, 2013 @ 9pm
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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.
SUNFLOWER GAUNTLET
On the Partyline: a sunflower guantlet on River Street.
VIGIL FOR 68 DEAD
About 100 people attended a Saturday vigil at Johnny Jazz Park in Red Bank as part of a nationwide series of events to mourn the lives of pe ...
LITTERBUGS HIT MARINE PARK
Partyline PSA: Please don't leave your trash in our nice new park!
PARKING SUCCESS AT RED ROCK
All these people found parking for the Cliffs at Red Rock!
SHO AND TELL
A peak inside Sho Asian Table a new restaurant still under construction and slated to open later this summer at 8 West Front Street in Red B ...
“Night of the Living Nick” Halloween Car Turns Heads
Nick Brown, a special effects artist from the Atlantic Highlands, was seen driving his creatively decorated Halloween car around Red Bank th ...
“HOLY F***!” LIGHTNING STRIKE FROM WASHINGTON STREET BACKYARD
Lightning struck during Saturday’s storms in the backyard of Washington Street resident Kimberly Johnson. The strike obviously caught ever ...
SMOKY NAVESINK SUNRISE
redbankgreen's partyline photographer Karly Swaim captured the sun rising through hazy, smoky skies above the Navesink River from NJ Transit ...
MAGGIE’S HEAT WAVE HAIRCUT
Maggie, a golden doodle who belongs to Sara Horan, shows off her new shorter-for-summer hair cut outside Fins & Feathers on Monmouth Street ...
PEACE, LOVE AND JUGGLING
Music and flow arts filled Riverside Gardens Park Friday night at the free flow arts meetup hosted by Cirque de Peace, with guest band Sweet ...