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Author Archives: John T. Ward

ON THE GREEN: AN EARLY TASTE OF SUMMER
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The lead-in to the Memorial Day weekend includes several days of peak temperatures in the 80s in the region that includes the Greater Red Bank Green, according to the Weather Underground. It beginsContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: AN EARLY TASTE OF SUMMER"
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May 25th, 2016 @ 6am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of May 14 to May 20, 2016. Crime Reports  Report of Theft in the areaContinue reading "SHREWSBURY CRIME REPORTS"
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May 24th, 2016 @ 9am
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of May 5 to May 19, 2016. Crime Reports Theft: Theft of items from a trailer.Continue reading "RED BANK: POLICE BLOTTER"
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May 23rd, 2016 @ 3pm
RED BANK: STEELWORKERS TOP OFF GALLERY
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 A pickup truck carrying the mobile version of the sculpture, and the newly installed replica atop the Detour Gallery, as seen Saturday. Below, artist Sergio Furnari. (Photo by John T. Ward. ClickContinue reading "RED BANK: STEELWORKERS TOP OFF GALLERY"
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May 23rd, 2016 @ 10am
Red Bank police arrested a West Side man for alleged sexual assaults on a minor, according to a police report. Benigno Barrios-Arenas, 50, of Shrewsbury Avenue was arrested Thursday and chargedContinue reading "RED BANK: SEX ASSAULTS ON CHILD CHARGED"
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May 20th, 2016 @ 6pm
RED BANK: LOCAL SMOKE SET TO WAFT
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Steve Raab, right, with partners Loren Raab, his wife, and Eric Keating, left, outside their new restaurant Thursday. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD EnteringContinue reading "RED BANK: LOCAL SMOKE SET TO WAFT"
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May 20th, 2016 @ 1pm
A view of the North Jersey Coast Line northward from the Red Bank station in 2014. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) Jersey Central Power & Light isContinue reading "RED BANK: JCP&L REVIVES POWER LINE PLAN"
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May 20th, 2016 @ 6am
RED BANK: RBC FOOTBALL COACH RESIGNS
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After seven seasons at the helm and a state championship under his belt, Red Bank Catholic head football coach Jim Portela has resigned. Check out Shore Sports Zone for the full story.Continue reading "RED BANK: RBC FOOTBALL COACH RESIGNS"
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May 19th, 2016 @ 6pm
RED BANK: TAX INCREASE REDUCED
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A half-dozen or so residents, outnumbered by borough employees and officials, attended the budget session. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) [Update, May 20: Visuals from this presentationContinue reading "RED BANK: TAX INCREASE REDUCED"
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May 19th, 2016 @ 8am
RUMSON: Former Port Authority chairman Lewis Eisenberg will lead a fundraising effort for Trump.
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May 18th, 2016 @ 12pm
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of May 6 to May 13, 2016. Crime Reports Report of Theft in the areaContinue reading "SHREWSBURY POLICE BLOTTER"
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May 18th, 2016 @ 6am
MIDDLETOWN: EX-FINANCIER EYES TRENTON
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Sen. Barack Obama Prepare for a traffic jam in the vicinity of Navesink River Road next week. Democratic presidential nominee-apparent Barack Obama will visit Middletown on Friday, September 5 for a two-stop lovefest that wraps up at the riverfront chateau...
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May 17th, 2016 @ 8am
The Red Lantern restaurant won clearance to open at 132 Broad Street. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The dizzying transformation of downtown Red Bank intoContinue reading "RED BANK: ANOTHER RESTAURANT APPROVED"
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May 17th, 2016 @ 6am
Morgan Steinhacker scored back-to-back goals to start the second half to give Rumson-Fair Have a five-goal lead over Shore Regional in the Shore Conference Tournament final at Monmouth University Monday,Continue reading "RFH GIRLS TAKE FOURTH STRAIGHT SCT TITLE"
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May 17th, 2016 @ 6am
Rumson-Fair Haven’s Robbie Garavente posted a “natural” hat trick of three straight goals to lead the Bulldogs to their fifth Shore Conference boys’ lacrosse title in the last six yearsContinue reading "RFH REGAINS SCT LACROSSE TITLE"
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May 17th, 2016 @ 5am
The deadline to register to vote in the June 7 New Jersey Primary Elections is Tuesday, May 17. Residents of the Greater Red Bank Green may register at their respective town halls during regularContinue reading "LAST DAY TO REGISTER FOR PRIMARY VOTING"
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May 16th, 2016 @ 8pm
Recent crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. Brian Vanlenten, age 35, from West Front Street in Keyport, NJ, arrested on April 11, 2016Continue reading "MIDDLETOWN POLICE BLOTTER"
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May 16th, 2016 @ 2pm
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, for the month of April, 2016, as provided by the Little Silver Police Department. April 2- John Sullivan, 18, of Little Silver, NJ, and aContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: RECENT CRIMES AND ARRESTS"
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May 16th, 2016 @ 11am
RED BANK: HUNDREDS ENJOY OLDTIMERS GAME
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Alumni players from Red Bank Regional's football Bucs face off against their counterpart rivals from Long Branch HS, in the schools' inaugural Alumni Game on May 14.
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May 16th, 2016 @ 9am
RED BANK: MAN CHARGED IN COPPER THEFT
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An Eatontown man was arrested in Red Bank last week on charges of copper theft and drug possession, police said. Joseph Pfeifer, 27, of Third Street, was arrested in the midstContinue reading "RED BANK: MAN CHARGED IN COPPER THEFT"
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May 16th, 2016 @ 8am
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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 ...
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!