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TWO-CAR CRASH ON RUMSON ROAD
Two cars collided on Rumson Road and Avenue of Two Rivers this morning. At least one minor injury was reported. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPIContinue reading "TWO-CAR CRASH ON RUMSON ROAD"
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May 6th, 2011 @ 12pm
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FIREHOUSE SCUFFLE CAUGHT ON TAPE
Video of the October 9 firetruck wetdown in Sea Bright that preceded the alleged assault of a firefighter by two others. By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A dramatic seven-minute video was theContinue reading "FIREHOUSE SCUFFLE CAUGHT ON TAPE"
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May 6th, 2011 @ 6am
MORE HEARINGS EXPECTED ON AVAYA PLAN
The Avaya property hearing saw more than 200 people in attendance, but no decision was made by the planning board. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPIContinue reading "MORE HEARINGS EXPECTED ON AVAYA PLAN"
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May 5th, 2011 @ 11am
MIDDLETOWN MULLING TRAFFIC CAMS
The town intends to install three to five red light cameras. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Drivers in Middletown might start thinking twice before speedingContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN MULLING TRAFFIC CAMS"
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May 5th, 2011 @ 11am
SEA BRIGHT FIREFIGHTERS HEAD TO COURT
Three Sea Bright firefighters will face charges stemming from an altercation during the wet-down party for this new fire truck in October. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT FIREFIGHTERS HEAD TO COURT"
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May 4th, 2011 @ 10am
ENOUGH TO GIVE ONE GAS
Amid a national spike in gasoline prices, Sea Bright Service Station is the apparent winner in the race to $4-a-gallon gas in the greater Green. On Tuesday, the Ocean AvenueContinue reading "ENOUGH TO GIVE ONE GAS"
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May 4th, 2011 @ 9am
CONTROVERSIAL AVAYA HEARING TONIGHT
Residents and Middletown officials are strongly opposed to a 342-unit housing plan at the former Avaya property in Lincroft. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Middletown’sContinue reading "CONTROVERSIAL AVAYA HEARING TONIGHT"
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May 4th, 2011 @ 8am
FAIR HAVENITE REPORTS $70K BULLION THEFT
The crime reports below were provided by the Fair Haven Police Department for the month of April 2011. The information appears here unedited. 4/1/11 2 intoxicated juvenile males; 1 fromContinue reading "FAIR HAVENITE REPORTS $70K BULLION THEFT"
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May 4th, 2011 @ 7am
CUPCAKE CRUSH IN RED BANK
Mr. Cupcakes is one of two new cupcake purveyors in Red Bank, making three in total. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The batter’s going toContinue reading "CUPCAKE CRUSH IN RED BANK"
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May 3rd, 2011 @ 11am
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Middletown’s police department will stay intact, after the second and last remaining police union in contract negotiations with the township came to an agreement on a four-yearContinue reading "M’TOWN COPS REACH DEAL TO SAVE JOBS"
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May 3rd, 2011 @ 7am
SCHOOL’S IN AT FAIR HAVEN LODGE
Gene and Debbie Trotta outside the former Masonic lodge on River Road in Fair Haven, which is now home to their pre-school, Smart Start. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click toContinue reading "SCHOOL’S IN AT FAIR HAVEN LODGE"
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May 2nd, 2011 @ 3pm
LOCALS MOURN BIN LADEN’S VICTIMS
Toms River resident and Jersey City firefighter Mark Lee visited the memorial stone of his lifelong friend Paul Nimbley at Middletown’s September 11 memorial garden Monday, fresh off the newsContinue reading "LOCALS MOURN BIN LADEN’S VICTIMS"
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May 2nd, 2011 @ 11am
IN THE CAN: FAIR HAVEN GOES PRIVATE TODAY
Monday was the first day that Fair Haven’s new trash collection contractor, M&S Waste Services, made the rounds picking up garbage. Privatization is expected to save the borough about $100,000Continue reading "IN THE CAN: FAIR HAVEN GOES PRIVATE TODAY"
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May 2nd, 2011 @ 10am
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI In a last-minute deal Friday, one of the Middletown’s two police unions came to an agreement that will save four department jobs, while the other got anContinue reading "PARKS AND REC JOBS LOST; TOP COPS SPARED"
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May 2nd, 2011 @ 10am
THE WEEK IN REARVIEW
Pink striping down River Road in Fair Haven in celebration of Pink Week, which continues this week. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI You’ll notice theContinue reading "THE WEEK IN REARVIEW"
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May 2nd, 2011 @ 7am
SPRING 2011: BARGAIN BEVERAGE
The first day of May was perfect for catching some sun and a few bucks. Kristina Taylor, 11, set up a lemonade stand outside her home on Ward Avenue inContinue reading "SPRING 2011: BARGAIN BEVERAGE"
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May 2nd, 2011 @ 5am
KABOOM GETS A BOOST FROM THE BANK
Kaboom! Executive Director Charles Moran, right, looks on as Brenda Ross-Dulan of Wells Fargo announces the bank’s donation to the fireworks show. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "KABOOM GETS A BOOST FROM THE BANK"
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April 29th, 2011 @ 4pm
DEVELOPER GETS REPAID, PLEDGES PROGRESS
Developer Roger Mumford is getting his money back from Red Bank, and intends to continue his Lincoln Square project soon as possible. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "DEVELOPER GETS REPAID, PLEDGES PROGRESS"
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April 29th, 2011 @ 6am
PINK WEEK: BACK IN THE BLUSH
A window decorator handles a faux paint spill in the window of DoubleTake Consignment in Red Bank earlier this week as part of the store’s Pink Bank display. (Click toContinue reading "PINK WEEK: BACK IN THE BLUSH"
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April 28th, 2011 @ 1pm
ON THE WEB, RED BANK SITE IS A PRIZE
Red Bank’s website won a Monmouth University award for “best interactive website.” (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI If you happen to be looking for old ordinances or minutes fromContinue reading "ON THE WEB, RED BANK SITE IS A PRIZE"
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April 28th, 2011 @ 10am
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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 ...
DARK COMEDY BY JERSEY DIRECTOR OPENS FILM FEST
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off with "In Memoriam," a dark comedy about an actor with six months to live.
Indie Street Film Festival Kicks Off
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off.
KUDOS FOR RBCS FINANCE WHIZZES
Monmouth County Board of Commissioners and Borough Council honor Red Bank Charter School students who took second place in a national financ ...
MARINE PARK HOT DOGS
Red Bank's newly remade Marine Park also has a new lunch option, a newly licensed hot dog cart.
MATCHA CLOSE UP
Partyline captures a photographer working for Aura Coffee Roaster angles for the perfect shot of two iced matcha lattes on Broad Street Mond ...
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 ...