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Author Archives: John T. Ward

RUMSON: OXFORD HOUSE REACHES OUT
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“Not the best mix” of residents formed the initial population at the Oxford House when it opened in Rumson in August, a facility official told neighbors Tuesday night. One ofContinue reading "RUMSON: OXFORD HOUSE REACHES OUT"
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November 27th, 2013 @ 7am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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David Burke Fromagerie manager Alexander Loehing walks us through the limited-time fixed price lunch menu at the Rumson dining institution. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) When he isn’tContinue reading "PIEHOLE: RICH EATS ON THE SORTA CHEAP"
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November 26th, 2013 @ 3pm
RED BANK: LUCKY BREAK’S SHATTERED DREAM
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James Hertler, below, shut down Lucky Break Billiards in September, a month after police cracked down over BYOB issues. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD How’s this for anContinue reading "RED BANK: LUCKY BREAK’S SHATTERED DREAM"
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November 26th, 2013 @ 4am
RED BANK: STAR POWER. OH, AND CAKE, TOO.
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Cake Boss Buddy Valastro emerges to a forest of fans and cellphone cameras at the opening of Carlo’s Bake Shop in Red Bank Monday. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "RED BANK: STAR POWER. OH, AND CAKE, TOO."
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November 25th, 2013 @ 5pm
RED BANK: STILL GOING NAKED
[slideshow_deploy id=’86011′]It was nippy outside Sunday evening, but at Red Bank’s Red lounge, it was a place to Go Naked. Dozens came out to the third annual Go Naked and CheckContinue reading "RED BANK: STILL GOING NAKED"
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November 25th, 2013 @ 2pm
The owner of an investment firm based in Fair Haven was arrested Monday on charges he ran an $18 million Ponzi scheme, federal authorities said. Louis J. Spina, 56, formerlyContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: FEDS CHARGE $18 MILLION SCAM"
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November 25th, 2013 @ 1pm
RED BANK: WELL, SHUCKS, OYSTERS FOR T-DAY
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Jamian LaViola of Jamian’s demonstrates how to properly and safely shuck an oyster in a video on redbankgreen‘s PieHole food page. Ever since our conversation a few weeks ago withContinue reading "RED BANK: WELL, SHUCKS, OYSTERS FOR T-DAY"
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November 25th, 2013 @ 12pm
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of November 15 to November 22, 2013. Report of Theft in the area of ShrewsburyContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: COUNTERFEIT C-NOTE PASSED"
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November 25th, 2013 @ 10am
RED BANK: CAKE BOSS TAKES OFF THE WRAPS
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Just two months after announcing plans to open a store in Red Bank, celebrity baker Buddy Valastro, also known as the Cake Boss, is expected to debut his newest Carlo’sContinue reading "RED BANK: CAKE BOSS TAKES OFF THE WRAPS"
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November 25th, 2013 @ 6am
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of November 14 to November 21, 2013. This information is unedited. CRIMES: CriminalContinue reading "RED BANK: SILLY STRING MISCHIEF REPORTED"
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November 25th, 2013 @ 5am
RED BANK: YOUR PHOTOS, IN TILE AND GLASS
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Pete Theodoropoulus in his new Red Bank tile-art gallery, Tesserae, where works sell for $2,500 to $25,000. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Pete Theodoropoulus is still not anContinue reading "RED BANK: YOUR PHOTOS, IN TILE AND GLASS"
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November 22nd, 2013 @ 4pm
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH: SOUP WITH A ZING
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What’s for lunch? Vegetable barley soup, with a mysterious kick, from Readie’s in Red Bank. Mystery solved at PieHole. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)
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November 22nd, 2013 @ 11am
Vegetable barley soup, with a kick. We had it with turkey on a roll. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The vegetable barley soupContinue reading "RED BANK: FOR LUNCH? SOUP WITH BITE"
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November 22nd, 2013 @ 11am
RED BANK: STATION MANAGER BUSTED FOR POT
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State Troopers with the suspect during the search of the station Thursday night. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) The manager of a Red Bank gas station raidedContinue reading "RED BANK: STATION MANAGER BUSTED FOR POT"
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November 22nd, 2013 @ 11am
RED BANK: PERKY, FREE-RANGE EGGS, CHEEP
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Hauser Hill Farms eggs are among the best bargains as the Red Bank Farmers’ Market closes out its 2013 season Sunday. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIMContinue reading "RED BANK: PERKY, FREE-RANGE EGGS, CHEEP"
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November 22nd, 2013 @ 10am
RED BANK: TROOPERS MUM ON STATION RAID
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A State Trooper peers into boxes removed from a pump island attendant’s booth Thursday night. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD State Police shutContinue reading "RED BANK: TROOPERS MUM ON STATION RAID"
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November 21st, 2013 @ 11pm
RED BANK: REUSILLES CLOCK TO BE RESTARTED
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After an outage of more than two years, a Red Bank landmark, the Reussilles’ (later Ballew’s) Jewelers clock on Broad Street is expected to be back in the business ofContinue reading "RED BANK: REUSILLES CLOCK TO BE RESTARTED"
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November 21st, 2013 @ 4pm
Did you see the macho guys in wedding dresses in downtown Red Bank last week? Turns out they’re DJs with an outfit called SCE Events, and they got dolled upContinue reading "RED BANK: MEN IN WHITE"
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November 21st, 2013 @ 9am
RED BANK: WHERE THEY’LL EAT ON T-DAY
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You don’t need a PhD in sociology – or a masters in journalism – to know that the best and most scientific demographic sampling takes place in barbershops. So toContinue reading "RED BANK: WHERE THEY’LL EAT ON T-DAY"
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November 21st, 2013 @ 9am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Recognize this Where Have I Seen This? Send your answer to [email protected], please.
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November 21st, 2013 @ 7am
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9/11 TRIBUTE
Bailey Bryce Holiday and her father Bobby Holiday Jr. paint the lawn at Riverside Gardens Park Tuesday in preparation for the upcoming comme ...
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.
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 ...