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Monthly Archives: March 2014

LITTLE SILVER WOMAN ‘HOARDED DEAD BIRDS’
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Gretchen Rell in a 2011 photo on her Facebook page. She described the bird she’s holding as a survivor of a pigeon shoot. (Click to enlarge) A volunteer animal rescuerContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER WOMAN ‘HOARDED DEAD BIRDS’"
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March 11th, 2014 @ 6am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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SANDY HOOK: FAT, HAPPY SEALS ON THE BEACH
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Reader William Healey spied this pod of seals sunning on the bay side of Sandy Hook Sunday afternoon. Joe Reynolds of the environmental blog Shore11.org reports they’ve been there sinceContinue reading "SANDY HOOK: FAT, HAPPY SEALS ON THE BEACH"
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March 10th, 2014 @ 10am
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of February 28 to March 7, 2014 . Arrests Jvaughn Maxwell, male age 22 ofContinue reading "SHREWSBURY POLICE ACTIVITY"
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March 10th, 2014 @ 9am
RUMSON GOES VERDANT GREEN AGAIN
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[slideshow_deploy id=’88739′]Under crisp blue skies, Rumson rolled donned its finest greenery for the town’s second St. Patrick’s Day Parade Sunday.  (Photos by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge)
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March 10th, 2014 @ 6am
With the Affordable Health Care Act’s open enrollment period scheduled to end on March 31, Lunch Break of Red Bank will host a series of enrollment assistance sessions,  in whichContinue reading "LUNCH BREAK OFFERS HEALTH INSURANCE HELP"
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March 10th, 2014 @ 6am
PIEHOLE: TOMATOES, CHEESE AND BEER
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Brian Imbriale puts the finishing touches on PieHole‘s curry chicken salad sandwich at Fair Haven’s Balderose Fine Foods. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) redbankgreen’s PieHole is all about local food andContinue reading "PIEHOLE: TOMATOES, CHEESE AND BEER"
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March 7th, 2014 @ 3pm
WEEKEND: MOODY BLUE & MINTY GREEN
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The second annual Rumson St. Patrick’s Day Parade takes to the borough streets on Sunday. Below, the Moody Blues. Friday, February 28: RED BANK: From the harmonies of their early,Continue reading "WEEKEND: MOODY BLUE & MINTY GREEN"
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March 7th, 2014 @ 2pm
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? CURRY CHICKEN FROM BFF
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The curry chicken salad sandwich from Balderose Fine Food in Fair Haven.  (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS Back in January, when we last checked inContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? CURRY CHICKEN FROM BFF"
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March 7th, 2014 @ 12pm
RETAIL CHURN: BOOTS, FOOD AND FIT KIDS
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•After 14 years in Fair Haven, Dean Ross is ready to take on double the rent to sell shoes in Red Bank. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD ThisContinue reading "RETAIL CHURN: BOOTS, FOOD AND FIT KIDS"
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March 7th, 2014 @ 11am
NAVESINK RIVER OSPREY NEST NEEDS TLC
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The osprey nest as seen last May. Below, adult ospreys sunning on a Red Bank dock last April. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Wildlife conservationists are lookingContinue reading "NAVESINK RIVER OSPREY NEST NEEDS TLC"
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March 7th, 2014 @ 6am
RBR SKIER TO COMPETE IN JUNIOR NATIONALS
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RBR senior and Little Silver resident Ray Reynolds will be at the USSA Junior National skiing competition in Park City Utah this month, as a freestyle men’s mogul skier. PressContinue reading "RBR SKIER TO COMPETE IN JUNIOR NATIONALS"
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March 7th, 2014 @ 6am
LITTLE SILVER: COP GETS FIVE YEARS
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Solari was found guilty of assaulting an arrestee in the borough police station. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Suspended Little Silver police officer Steven Solari was sentencedContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: COP GETS FIVE YEARS"
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March 6th, 2014 @ 1pm
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of February 28 to March 6, 2014. This information is unedited. CRIMES: CriminalContinue reading "RED BANK POLICE BLOTTER"
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March 6th, 2014 @ 1pm
RED BANK: BEER & CHEESE PAIR UP AT MOLLY
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A serendipitous sandwich order led to an event that will feature Belgian-style brews and cheeses from the Cheese Cave at Red Bank’s Molly Pitcher Inn this month. (Photo by Jim Willis.Continue reading "RED BANK: BEER & CHEESE PAIR UP AT MOLLY"
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March 6th, 2014 @ 11am
RED BANK: TALKING DIRT AT THE LIBRARY
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A dozen or so cilantro seedlings and twice as many gardeners were on hand last night at the Red Bank Public Library for a talk on organic gardening. (Photo by Jim Willis.Continue reading "RED BANK: TALKING DIRT AT THE LIBRARY"
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March 6th, 2014 @ 9am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Can you identify Where the above photo was shot? Take a guess! Send your answer to [email protected].
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March 6th, 2014 @ 7am
ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS AT RFH
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RFH junior Marcus Iwama celebrates his win in the 132-pound weight class at the Regional Wrestling Championship in Toms River on March 1. Press release from Rumson-Fair Haven Regional HighContinue reading "ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS AT RFH"
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March 6th, 2014 @ 6am
Ducks at the river’s edge in Victory Park, Rumson, in a Vine made on March 5, 2014. (Video by Gerda Liebmann. Click to enlarge)
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March 5th, 2014 @ 10am
RED BANK LEGENDS, PAST & PRESENT
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Eileen Moon at the Red Bank Public Library, built in the former home of ‘legendary’ industrialist Sigmund Eisner. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "RED BANK LEGENDS, PAST & PRESENT"
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March 5th, 2014 @ 7am
RBR HOSTS ASBURY DANCERS, STORYTELLERS
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Guest artists from the Asbury Park Technical Academy of Dance  performed a program on Black History at Red Bank Regional High School, including a powerful piece inspired by the killingContinue reading "RBR HOSTS ASBURY DANCERS, STORYTELLERS"
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March 5th, 2014 @ 6am
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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 ...