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Author Archives: John T. Ward

RFH: SOURLIS ENDS 30-YEAR WINNING CAREER
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Rumson-Fair Haven girls’ basketball coach George Sourlis, the Shore Conference’s all-time winningest coach, announced his retirement Wednesday. Sourlis ends his 30-year leadership of the Lady Bulldogs after five state championships, 14 sectionalContinue reading "RFH: SOURLIS ENDS 30-YEAR W ...
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April 14th, 2016 @ 6am
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RED BANK REGIONAL HIRES NEW SUPER
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Louis Moore, below, comes to RBR from Bergen County, where he’s been a high school principal since 2007. (Photo above by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "RED BANK REGIONAL HIRES NEW SUPER"
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April 13th, 2016 @ 12pm
Robbie Garavente, Griffin Schultz and Henry Sillen each scored three goals to lead Rumson-Fair Haven’s boys’ lacrosse team  to a 10-3 win at Christian Brothers Academy in Lincroft Tuesday.  Watch theContinue reading "RFH DOMINATES CBA WITH THREE HAT TRICKS"
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April 13th, 2016 @ 5am
ON THE GREEN: A CLEAR PATH TO SUNSHINE
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Working in a light rain, a man cutting a sidewalk on Madison Avenue in Red Bank raised an enveloping cloud of dust Tuesday morning. The rain was expected to taper offContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: A CLEAR PATH TO SUNSHINE"
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April 12th, 2016 @ 10am
RED BANK: LAUNDROMAT TO REOPEN
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Four months after the Brownstone Dry Cleaner and Laundromat on Monmouth Street in Red Bank was evicted over tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid rent, the self-serve laundromat portionContinue reading "RED BANK: LAUNDROMAT TO REOPEN"
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April 12th, 2016 @ 7am
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of March 24 to March 31, 2016. Crime Reports A report of Theft was reportedContinue reading "SHREWSBURY POLICE BLOTTER"
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April 11th, 2016 @ 11am
RED BANK: GOP DRAFT BUDGET HAS TAXES UP
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Councilwoman Linda Schwabenbauer, who heads the finance committee, says there’s been a “severe” drop in revenue from last year along with an increase in expenses. (Photo by John T. Ward.Continue reading "RED BANK: GOP DRAFT BUDGET HAS TAXES UP"
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April 11th, 2016 @ 7am
RED BANK: BAGEL SHOP OPENS
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Mike Gambale removes fresh product from the oven at Hot Bagels Brooklyn’s Finest, a deli that opened Friday morning in a former used-car lot at Maple Avenue and Broad Street inContinue reading "RED BANK: BAGEL SHOP OPENS"
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April 8th, 2016 @ 11am
SHREWSBURY: METROVATION BUSY HERE, TOO
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Country Curtains opened last month after relocating to a new space across Broad Street from its former home in the Grove shopping center. (Photo by Trish Russoniello. Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: METROVATION BUSY HERE, TOO"
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April 8th, 2016 @ 8am
RED BANK: BURNHAM PLANS NO-TIES PARTY
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Council President Cindy Burnham, seen here at her 2014 swearing-in with state Senator Jen Beck at left, plans an independent run for a second term. (Photo by John T. Ward. ClickContinue reading "RED BANK: BURNHAM PLANS NO-TIES PARTY"
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April 8th, 2016 @ 12am
RUMSON STAR’S CONCERT TO STREAM VIA APP
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Local fans of 24-year-old Rumson-bred pop star Charlie Puth who can’t make it to his sold-out show tonight in New York or Friday night’s sold concert at Red Bank’s Count BasieContinue reading "RUMSON STAR’S CONCERT TO STREAM VIA APP"
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April 7th, 2016 @ 3pm
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of March 24 to April 6, 2016. This information is unedited. CRIMES Theft:Continue reading "RED BANK CRIME & ARREST REPORTS"
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April 7th, 2016 @ 10am
RED BANK: SICKLES TO OPEN WEST SIDE STORE
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Sickles Market plans to lease nearly the entire first floor of the Anderson Storage building, seen here looking south on Bridge Avenue. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "RED BANK: SICKLES TO OPEN WEST SIDE STORE"
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April 6th, 2016 @ 11pm
SEA BRIGHT: JERSEY GIRL’S SHORE FOOD TOUR
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Deborah Smith, author of “The Jersey Shore Cookbook,” outside Ama in Sea Bright last week. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The flavors of theContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: JERSEY GIRL’S SHORE FOOD TOUR"
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April 6th, 2016 @ 3pm
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Little Silver Police Department, for the month of March, 2016. March 1– Byron Steele, 27, of Bronx, NY, was arrested followingContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: RECENT CRIMES AND ARRESTS"
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April 6th, 2016 @ 1pm
RED BANK: DI SOMMA TO STAY AS GOP CHAIR
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Sean Di Somma on election night 2015. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Sean Di Somma, whose first two years as Red Bank RepublicanContinue reading "RED BANK: DI SOMMA TO STAY AS GOP CHAIR"
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April 6th, 2016 @ 10am
RUMSON: POLICE BLOTTER
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Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Rumson Police Department for February and March, 2016. 2/5/16 Robert Boyer arrested Timothy Smith, 41, of Middletown for COC [Contempt ofContinue reading "RUMSON: POLICE BLOTTER"
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April 5th, 2016 @ 1pm
Sea Bright volunteer firefighters revived an unconscious cat at the site of an apartment fire early Tuesday morning, the fire department reported on its Facebook page. According to the post, stations 43 and 33Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT: CAT RESUSCITATED AFTER FIRE"
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April 5th, 2016 @ 11am
CHURN: BAGEL SHOP OK’D; NEW EATERY OPENS
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Nikos Zaires and Mike Gambale in their new shop, Hot Bagels Brooklyn’s Finest. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A just-about-ready-to-open bagel shop got the green lightContinue reading "CHURN: BAGEL SHOP OK’D; NEW EATERY OPENS"
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April 5th, 2016 @ 7am
ON THE GREEN: UMBRELLAS AWAY, COLLARS UP
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A drizzling rain prompted a pedestrian on Pinckney Road in Red BaNk to pop out the umbrella Monday morning. After several days of grey skies and off-and-on rain, the GreaterContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: UMBRELLAS AWAY, COLLARS UP"
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April 5th, 2016 @ 6am
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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.
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 ...
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!