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Author Archives: John T. Ward

RED BANK/MIDDLETOWN: BRIDGE TO NOWHERE
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After serving as the “temporary” Hubbard’s Bridge on West Front Street between Red Bank and Middletown for 11 years, the modular structure had been completely dismantled Thursday. The span, seenContinue reading "RED BANK/MIDDLETOWN: BRIDGE TO NOWHERE"
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December 11th, 2015 @ 8am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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Red Bank Regional’s Sadiq Palmer was among the three finalists for Zoneman of the Year as Shore Sports Zone marked the close of the 2015 high school football season withContinue reading "SHORE SPORTS ZONE CAPS FOOTBALL ’15"
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December 11th, 2015 @ 5am
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of December 3 to December 10, 2015. This information is unedited. CRIMES CriminalContinue reading "RED BANK CRIME & ARREST REPORTS"
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December 10th, 2015 @ 2pm
FAIR HAVEN: OLD BUILDINGS TO BE JOINED
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Architect Matt Cronin’s design would link the two River Road buildings shown below with a new glass-filled central section. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: OLD BUILDINGS TO BE JOINED"
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December 10th, 2015 @ 10am
RUMSON: MORNING MIST ON THE GREENS
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Fog blanketed the greens and fairways of Rumson Country Club in Rumson Thursday morning. In the weather outlook for Thursday: partly cloudy skies and temperatures peaking at about 59 degrees,Continue reading "RUMSON: MORNING MIST ON THE GREENS"
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December 10th, 2015 @ 8am
RED BANK: SUBWAY DEPARTS WITHOUT A STOP
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The sandwich shop has sat ready for months, said the landlord. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD More than four years after it wasContinue reading "RED BANK: SUBWAY DEPARTS WITHOUT A STOP"
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December 9th, 2015 @ 5pm
ON THE GREEN: LIGHTS STILL ON
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Tuesday’s sunset framed the top two floors of 12 Broad Street in Red Bank in a wash of color, as seen from the Globe Street parking garage. The weather outlook forContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: LIGHTS STILL ON"
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December 9th, 2015 @ 7am
SHREWSBURY: BOROUGH’S ‘STORY’ UPDATED
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Mayor Don Burden and co-author Rick Geffken at the Shrewsbury Municipal Complex. The Bonanno Farm on Sycamore Avenue, preserved under an easement, is visible in the background. (Photo by John T.Continue reading "SHREWSBURY: BOROUGH’S ‘STORY’ UPDATED"
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December 8th, 2015 @ 11am
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of November 23 to December 3, 2015. Crime Reports Theft reported by a female inContinue reading "SHREWSBURY POLICE BLOTTER"
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December 8th, 2015 @ 8am
RED BANK: INTRO TO CODING FOR TWEENS
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Web developer Kenny Katzgrau says even fourth-graders can begin to code after a bit of instruction. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) The idea of computer code may beContinue reading "RED BANK: INTRO TO CODING FOR TWEENS"
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December 7th, 2015 @ 11am
RED BANK: BIZ INCUBATOR SEEKS IDEAS
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Studio Red Bank team members Gordon Forsyth, Erin Largey and Rob Arace. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Got an idea for a business, butContinue reading "RED BANK: BIZ INCUBATOR SEEKS IDEAS"
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December 7th, 2015 @ 7am
R-FH ENDS RBR’S DREAM WITH THIRD TITLE
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Quarterback Michael O’Connor, above, led Rumson-Fair Haven Regional to its third straight state football championship as the Bulldogs ended Red Bank Regional’s undefeated string 21-0 at Rutgers in Piscataway Saturday night.Continue reading "R-FH ENDS RBR’S DREAM WITH THIRD TITLE"
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December 6th, 2015 @ 9am
Defense carried the day as Rumson-Fair Haven Regional defeated Red Bank Regional 21-0 for the NJSIAA Central Group 3 championship at Rutgers in Piscataway Saturday night. On the offensive side,Continue reading "WITH THIRD TITLE, R-FH ENDS RBR’S DREAM"
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December 6th, 2015 @ 9am
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of November 19 to December 3, 2015. This information is unedited. CRIMES CriminalContinue reading "RED BANK: CRIME & ARREST REPORTS"
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December 4th, 2015 @ 3pm
RED BANK: CAR HITS HOUSE; DWI CHARGED
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Residents of 144 Spring Street in Red Bank got a jolt at about 12:15 Friday morning when a vehicle plowed into their house, at the corner of Elm Place, causing extensiveContinue reading "RED BANK: CAR HITS HOUSE; DWI CHARGED"
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December 4th, 2015 @ 8am
RED BANK: ZONERS ZAP RAYRAP PLAN
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Resident Bill Brooks studies a RayRap exhibit prior to the zoning board hearing. Below, a rendering of the proposed six-unit condo building that would front on Harding Road at HudsonContinue reading "RED BANK: ZONERS ZAP RAYRAP PLAN"
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December 3rd, 2015 @ 11pm
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Rumson Police Department for the period of October 1 to December 1, 2015. [SEE UPDATE BELOW] Arrests 10/6/15 S/O Michael Berger arrested RobinContinue reading "RUMSON: POLICE BLOTTER"
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December 3rd, 2015 @ 3pm
RED BANK: COLLEGE STUDENT EYES CHINA
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Mario Williams, seen here at the Danish Café in Red Bank, has his sights set on a semester in China. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "RED BANK: COLLEGE STUDENT EYES CHINA"
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December 3rd, 2015 @ 10am
LITTLE SILVER: RBR’S 1975 VICTORY RECALLED
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A photo from the Red Bank Register’s December 8, 1975 coverage of the championship game, and a team photo from the 1976 yearbook, below. (Click to enlarge) Forty years. It’s beenContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: RBR’S 1975 VICTORY RECALLED"
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December 3rd, 2015 @ 6am
ON THE GREEN: MAYORS HAVE FUR IN THIS ONE
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At stake: the dignity of at least two area mayors. (Click to enlarge) The Battle of Ridge Road will pit maroon against purple in a high-stakes football game between RedContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: MAYORS HAVE FUR IN THIS ONE"
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December 2nd, 2015 @ 1pm
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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!