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Monthly Archives: September 2014

The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of September 18 to September 25, 2014. This information is unedited. CRIMES: CriminalContinue reading "RED BANK: CAR GETS JACKSON POLLOCKED"
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September 30th, 2014 @ 3pm
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RED BANK: LIBRARY MAY RESTORE SATURDAYS
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The resumption of Saturday service is expected to occur as early as this weekend, officials said. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Moving toContinue reading "RED BANK: LIBRARY MAY RESTORE SATURDAYS"
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September 30th, 2014 @ 12pm
RUMSON BOAT RACE SPARKLES ON NAVESINK
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[slideshow_deploy id=’93447′]High school and college rowers had a gorgeous day on our beautiful Navesink River when they gathered for the fifth annual Rumson Boat Race out of Victory Park inContinue reading "RUMSON BOAT RACE SPARKLES ON NAVESINK"
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September 30th, 2014 @ 10am
RED BANK: IS THIS MIKE ON?
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Comedian Mike Birbiglia brings his custom blend of standup, theater and spoken-word to the boards of the Count Basie Friday night. To call Mike Birbiglia a “standup comic” is likeContinue reading "RED BANK: IS THIS MIKE ON?"
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September 30th, 2014 @ 9am
RED BANK: ECOTOUR FEATURES GREEN IDEAS
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Michael Paul Raspanti in his garden. Below, Judy Marlow’s clothes dryer was good for laughs. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON Energy efficiency, organic gardening and rainContinue reading "RED BANK: ECOTOUR FEATURES GREEN IDEAS"
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September 30th, 2014 @ 7am
RED BANK: SPINNING YARNS OF OUTREACH
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The Atrium Yarn Spinners include chairperson Wendy Gansberg, Dorothy Grossman, Theresa Maresca, Elizabeth Mautner, Carmen Rice, Louise Vetter and Barbara Withers. Press release from The Atrium at Navesink Harbor ResidentsContinue reading "RED BANK: SPINNING YARNS OF OUTREACH"
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September 30th, 2014 @ 6am
Justin Gilson netted one on a penalty kick, and that was it for scoring as Red Bank Regional’s boys’ soccer team nipped Long Branch 1-0 on the road Monday. RBRContinue reading "BOYS’ SOCCER: RBR EDGES LONG BRANCH, 1-0"
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September 30th, 2014 @ 5am
Rumson-Fair Haven running back Charlie Volker is in the running for this week’s Shore Sports Zone game ball for this touchdown run against Monmouth Regional last weekend as the Dawgs rackedContinue reading "RFH’S VOLKER VIES FOR SSZ GAME BALL"
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September 29th, 2014 @ 7pm
RED BANK: LUNCH BREAK GETS $1 MILLION
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The donation will ensure completion of a major expansion of the soup kitchen now underway, officials said. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD RedContinue reading "RED BANK: LUNCH BREAK GETS $1 MILLION"
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September 29th, 2014 @ 2pm
RED BANK: 10th AVE. BURRITO EYES FIXX
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The West Front Street bar is to get a facelift and interior renovations, according to plans on file.  (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "RED BANK: 10th AVE. BURRITO EYES FIXX"
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September 29th, 2014 @ 12pm
RUMSON: ART FOR THE HAITIAN PEOPLE
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Artists David Thebaud (left) and Myke Joseph Surpris (right) visit Canvas Studio Art in Rumson on October 3, for the opening of an exhibit dedicated to the art school theyContinue reading "RUMSON: ART FOR THE HAITIAN PEOPLE"
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September 29th, 2014 @ 12pm
FAIR HAVEN: HARVESTFEST BRINGS ‘EM IN
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Fair Haven reaped another in an annual series of enjoyable Harvestfests at the Knollwood School Saturday. Orange cotton candy, a petting zoo and a contest for the most artistic pumpkinContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: HARVESTFEST BRINGS ‘EM IN"
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September 29th, 2014 @ 10am
[slideshow_deploy id=’93364′]A Guinness in one hand, a lobster or a lobster roll in the other: this vignette repeated itself as redbankgreen roamed the packed midway of the Red Bank GuinnessContinue reading "RED BANK: A TWO-FISTED FOOD FESTIVAL"
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September 29th, 2014 @ 8am
SUNRISE OVER RED BANK
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A colorful sunrise greeted early risers on the Green Monday morning, as seen from Madison Avenue in Red Bank. After a weekend of crisp blue skies, the National Weather ServiceContinue reading "SUNRISE OVER RED BANK"
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September 29th, 2014 @ 6am
MIDDLETOWN: LUNCH BREAK MARKS 31 YEARS
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Nick Dawes of the PBS series ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is the guest auctioneer — and Brian Kirk and the Jirks provide the soundtrack — as Red Bank’s Lunch Break celebrates 31Continue reading "MIDDLETOWN: LUNCH BREAK MARKS 31 YEARS"
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September 29th, 2014 @ 6am
LINCROFT: SINGH FOR YOUR LUNCH
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Kabir “Kabeezy” Singh comes to the Student Life Center at Brookdale Community College for the latest in a continuing series of Laugh at Lunch events. Personally, we find very littleContinue reading "LINCROFT: SINGH FOR YOUR LUNCH"
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September 28th, 2014 @ 12pm
RUMSON: ONCE AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD
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With routes passing through Rumson, Middletown and Fair Haven, the 2014 Twin Lights Ride takes in some of the greater Red Bank Green’s most scenic sites. One guy’s “good sleepingContinue reading "RUMSON: ONCE AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD"
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September 27th, 2014 @ 12pm
The lights go out in Rumson, but Charlie Volker his fellow Dawgs light up the home field for Rumson-Fair Haven against Monmouth Regional. Meanwhile, Red Bank Catholic’s special teams prowessContinue reading "IT’S LIGHTS-OUT AS RFH, RBC ROLL TO WINS"
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September 27th, 2014 @ 9am
Gretchen Rell with a bird she called “Monty” in a selfie posted on her Facebook page in January. (Click to enlarge) A volunteer animal rescuer who stockpiled hundreds of deadContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: DEAD-BIRD HIDER SENTENCED"
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September 26th, 2014 @ 5pm
RED BANK: OTHER SHOE DROPS SUNDAY
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The big Red Bank shoe giveaway of 2014, which began last Sunday with the Doc Shoppe handing out 250 pairs of free shoes to borough kids, resumes this Sunday at 8Continue reading "RED BANK: OTHER SHOE DROPS SUNDAY"
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September 26th, 2014 @ 10am
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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.
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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 ...