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Monthly Archives: September 2014

Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of September 20 to September 25, 2014. Report of Burglary in the area of PattersonContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: POLICE BLOTTER"
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September 26th, 2014 @ 9am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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WHATS FOR LUNCH: SLIDERS ON SURFBOARDS
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Brisket sliders and an Orange Crush on a surfboard-themed table at Woody’s Ocean Grille in Sea Bright.  (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON Meeting a friend forContinue reading "WHATS FOR LUNCH: SLIDERS ON SURFBOARDS"
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September 26th, 2014 @ 9am
Old-style bluesman Juke Joint Jonny brings his 12-string, steel and dreadnought guitars to the Woman’s Club of Red Bank for the next in the monthly series of Reckless Steamy Nights FridayContinue reading "RED BANK: JONNY’S RECKLESS, STEAMY BLUES"
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September 26th, 2014 @ 7am
RED BANK: BREAKFAST ALL DAY LONG
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A breakfast of fried eggs, homefries and sausages from the Red Bank Diner on Broad Street. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON Since the unexpected closing ofContinue reading "RED BANK: BREAKFAST ALL DAY LONG"
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September 26th, 2014 @ 6am
SHREWSBURY: HELP FOR SANDY-HIT LIBRARIES
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The high-tech Digital Bookmobile visits the Monmouth County Library’s Eastern Branch on October 7, to provide outreach to residents of Sea Bright and other communities whose libraries were closed orContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: HELP FOR SANDY-HIT LIBRARIES"
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September 26th, 2014 @ 6am
RUMSON-FH’S COLEMAN IS COACH OF THE YEAR
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Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School Girls Soccer Coach Mary Beth Coleman (center) celebrates her team’s 2013 Group II State Championship with, from left, Assistant Coaches Donna Dini and Jeff Herkimer.Continue reading "RUMSON-FH’S COLEMAN IS COACH OF THE YEAR"
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September 26th, 2014 @ 4am
Recent crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. Kevin Allen, age 30, from Powell Avenue in Atlantic Highlands, NJ, arrested on September 11, 2014Continue reading "MIDDLETOWN: FOUR CHARGED WITH DWI"
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September 26th, 2014 @ 4am
RED BANK: THIS TOWN IS YOUR OYSTER…FEST
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The Guinness Oysterfest returnS to downtown Red Bank Sunday for an afternoon of sunshine, food, music and eary-fall good spirits. Although there are those who choose to shun it ratherContinue reading "RED BANK: THIS TOWN IS YOUR OYSTER…FEST"
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September 25th, 2014 @ 6pm
RED BANK: BASIE TIPS ITS HAT TO JETER
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Red Bank’s Count Basie Theatre found a simple, elegant way to pay tribute to Yankee’s great Derek Jeter on Thursday, the day of his final home game in pinstripes. (ClickContinue reading "RED BANK: BASIE TIPS ITS HAT TO JETER"
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September 25th, 2014 @ 3pm
RED BANK: OWNER SEEKS MISSING PARROT
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Named Cletus, the bird is a year-old green-and-blue Amazon parrot. (Click to enlarge) [SEE UPDATE BELOW] By JOHN T. WARD A Shrewsbury woman is seeking help in finding her year-oldContinue reading "RED BANK: OWNER SEEKS MISSING PARROT"
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September 25th, 2014 @ 12pm
RED BANK: RUMSON COP CHARGED WITH DWI
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The crash occurred at the eastern end of White Street, where the road narrows at the rear of 46 Broad Street.. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The motoristContinue reading "RED BANK: RUMSON COP CHARGED WITH DWI"
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September 25th, 2014 @ 12pm
RED BANK: MATTRESS MAVEN PICKS UP K9 TAB
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Michael Fux, above on Broad Street  in 2011. His donation cleared the way for the addition of Rugger, an 11-month-old German shepherd, to the RBPD. (Rugger photo courtesy of RBPD.Continue reading "RED BANK: MATTRESS MAVEN PICKS UP K9 TAB"
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September 25th, 2014 @ 10am
RED BANK: DWI CHARGE FOLLOWS CRASH
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It’s been a rough week for Red Bank landlord Helwar Realty. Last Thursday, roofers accidentally started a fire between its buildings at 48 and 50 Broad Street. Then, shortly afterContinue reading "RED BANK: DWI CHARGE FOLLOWS CRASH"
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September 25th, 2014 @ 10am
Red Bank Regional defensive back Teddy Mitchell won this week’s Shore Sports Zone game ball for this pick and touchdown against Colts Neck last weekend as the Bucs rolled to aContinue reading "RBR PLAYER HAULS IN SSZ GAME BALL"
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September 25th, 2014 @ 8am
The event is all about Oktoberfest — from the authentic German food to the “unlimited mugs” of beer, to the festive mood that dares to make merry in the faceContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: RAISE A MUG FOR FUTURE DAYS"
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September 25th, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: ROOK TAKES DOWNTOWN NOOK
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Rook signed a lease for space long occupied by Laurel Tracey Gallery, at 10 White Street. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Rook Coffee Roasters, a rapidly expanding by-the-cupContinue reading "RED BANK: ROOK TAKES DOWNTOWN NOOK"
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September 24th, 2014 @ 12pm
MIDDLETOWN 350: WITH A BANG AND A BEATLE
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That’s one giant step for Middletown, as the Moon-bounces are inflated for a Middletown Day celebration that caps the township’s 350th birthday year. (File photo by Dustin Racioppi) When theContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN 350: WITH A BANG AND A BEATLE"
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September 24th, 2014 @ 12pm
RED BANK: HOME, HOME ON THE GREEN
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Judy Marlow’s 46-foot-long sidewalk garden on Madison Avenue is among the stops on Saturday’s Red Bank Green Home Tour. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Just to clarifyContinue reading "RED BANK: HOME, HOME ON THE GREEN"
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September 24th, 2014 @ 10am
BEACH ALERT: RIP CURRENT THREAT HIGH
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Beachgoers taking advantage of the mild early autumn weather are being warned of a high risk of rip currents Wednesday. The National Weather Service says life-threatening rips are expected toContinue reading "BEACH ALERT: RIP CURRENT THREAT HIGH"
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September 24th, 2014 @ 6am
RUMSON: A LIFE-CHANGING SUMMER VACATION
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Students from Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School are pictured with the coffee farmers they assisted during a recent language-immersion trip to Guatemala. Press release from Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High SchoolContinue reading "RUMSON: A LIFE-CHANGING SUMMER VACATION"
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September 24th, 2014 @ 6am
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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 ...