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Author Archives: John T. Ward

HUBBARD’S BRIDGE: IT’S GETTING THERE
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Parapets similar to those on the nearby Route 35 Cooper’s Bridge were being installed on the new Hubbard’s Bridge between Red Bank and Middletown last week, as seen from theContinue reading "HUBBARD’S BRIDGE: IT’S GETTING THERE"
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March 27th, 2015 @ 6am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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After a season filled with highlight reels and a Shore Conference championship for his team, Rumson-Fair Haven Regional’s Brendan Barry was named Shore Sports Zone‘s ‘Mr. Hoops’ Thursday night. Check outContinue reading "RFH’S BARRY NAMED SSZ’S ‘MR. HOOPS 2 ...
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March 27th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: LONG-VACANT BUILDING SOLD
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After a seven-year vacancy, 67 Broad Street has a new owner, who says he hopes to have a tenant in by summer. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)Continue reading "RED BANK: LONG-VACANT BUILDING SOLD"
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March 26th, 2015 @ 10am
RED BANK: TREE ENSHROUDED IN… PLASTIC?
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Why was there a plastic sheet hanging in a tree on Hudson Avenue in Red Bank Thursday morning? We haven’t the foggiest. So here’s your chance to write your ownContinue reading "RED BANK: TREE ENSHROUDED IN… PLASTIC?"
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March 26th, 2015 @ 8am
Recent arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. Jeffrey Kowal, age 18, from Rutledge Drive in Red Bank, NJ, arrested on March 10, 2015 on aContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: ARREST REPORTS"
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March 26th, 2015 @ 8am
The plan enables the town to charge for parking on parts of Bridge Avenue and Monmouth Street that have long been subject to two-hour parking limits, which merchants say wereContinue reading "RED BANK: MORE PAID PARKING OK’D"
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March 25th, 2015 @ 10pm
RED BANK FINANCIAL ADVISOR INDICTED
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Evan Kochav seen in a frame from a promotional video for Marcus Evans.  (Click to enlarge) A financial consultant said to be have been based in Red Bank was indictedContinue reading "RED BANK FINANCIAL ADVISOR INDICTED"
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March 25th, 2015 @ 7am
FAIR HAVEN BIDS GOODBYE TO YOUNG OFFICER
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A flag flew at half-staff outside borough hall Monday night in honor of Robert Henne, below, a 23-year-old special police officer who died earlier in the day. (Photos by JohnContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN BIDS GOODBYE TO YOUNG OFFICER"
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March 24th, 2015 @ 5pm
Overnight closures of the Oceanic Bridge between Middletown and Rumson are scheduled to begin Tuesday night as ongoing repair work to the 75-year-old span continues, according to Monmouth County officials.Continue reading "OCEANIC BRIDGE: NIGHT CLOSINGS TO START"
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March 24th, 2015 @ 6am
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of March 12 to March 19, 2015. This information is unedited. CRIMES TheftContinue reading "RED BANK: CRIME & ARREST REPORTS"
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March 23rd, 2015 @ 12pm
RUMSON: SHOTS LEAD TO CONTEMPT CHARGE
By JOHN T. WARD A Philadelphia man was in custody Monday after firing a pistol inside a Rumson residence Sunday night, police said. But Robert Toros, 36, was charged withContinue reading "RUMSON: SHOTS LEAD TO CONTEMPT CHARGE"
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March 23rd, 2015 @ 9am
RED BANK: BRINGING IN THE BIG GUN
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A 120-ton, 16-inch cannon from the battleship USS New Jersey sat in the rail yard in Red Bank Saturday awaiting transport to Battery Lewis in Middletown’s Hartshorne Woods Park. TheContinue reading "RED BANK: BRINGING IN THE BIG GUN"
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March 23rd, 2015 @ 7am
RUMSON: GUNFIRE IN HOME INVESTIGATED
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By JOHN T. WARD Rumson police were questioning two people Sunday night following an incident in which a gun was fired multiple times inside the basement of a home here.Continue reading "RUMSON: GUNFIRE IN HOME INVESTIGATED"
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March 22nd, 2015 @ 9pm
ON THE GREEN: A BLANKET OF WHITE
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The first full day of spring 2015 began Saturday with roads clear and trees, houses and cars adorned with the prettiest snow that winter has to offer, as seen inContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: A BLANKET OF WHITE"
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March 21st, 2015 @ 7am
RED BANK: TENNIS COURTS? YOUR SERVE.
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Do you have an idea and viable plan for the use of Red Bank’s 74-year-old red-clay tennis courts? The riverfront facility in Marine Park, out of action since it wasContinue reading "RED BANK: TENNIS COURTS? YOUR SERVE."
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March 20th, 2015 @ 12pm
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? BILLION-DOLLAR GRUB
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Not many cafeterias  offer a view as pleasing as Riverview Medical Center’s. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD After popping by the maternity wardContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? BILLION-DOLLAR GRUB"
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March 20th, 2015 @ 10am
RED BANK: BURNED HOME TO BE REPLACED
Five months after she was awakened by a smoke alarm and escaped to see her house go up in a ball of flame, a Red Bank woman won approval toContinue reading "RED BANK: BURNED HOME TO BE REPLACED"
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March 20th, 2015 @ 7am
ON THE GREEN: ONE LAST BLAST OF WINTER?
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The final full day of the frigid winter of 2015 saw the borough of Red Bank again laying down down brine Thursday in anticipation of a snowfall Friday. Though theContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: ONE LAST BLAST OF WINTER?"
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March 20th, 2015 @ 5am
RED BANK: BLAZE DAMAGES HOME
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The fire did heavy damage to the house at 93 River Street. The roof at the rear corner of 95 River, at right above and left below, also briefly caughtContinue reading "RED BANK: BLAZE DAMAGES HOME"
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March 19th, 2015 @ 12pm
RED BANK: EFFU DRIVING TOWARD NEW GOAL
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Red Bank’s Eastside Flag Football Union (EFFU), the defending state champions in fundraising for the annual Snow Bowl tournament to benefit the New Jersey Special Olympics, is in the finalContinue reading "RED BANK: EFFU DRIVING TOWARD NEW GOAL"
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March 19th, 2015 @ 8am
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PILGRIM BAPTIST TO JAMAICA
Recently, Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank traveled to Trelawny Parish of Jamaica on a Relief & Recovery Mission Trip.  The Mission T ...
SNAIL WEATHER
Overnight rains and warm humid temperatures brought out a parade of snails along the access path to the Red Bank Primary School near Locust ...
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 ...