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Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Fair Haven Police Department. • 01/05/13 Cpl. Waltz and S.O. Albert arrested Vincent P. Delisa, 50, of Long Branch for D.W.I. andContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN STORE BURGLARIZED"
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February 11th, 2013 @ 5pm
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Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Little Silver Police Department. • January 1– A resident from Sherwood Rd. reported Credit Card Fraud when he discovered that an unknownContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER POLICE BLOTTER FOR JANUARY"
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February 11th, 2013 @ 4pm
RED BANK: DESIGNER BABIES ON DARWIN DAY
Monmouth University’s Michael Palladino discusses the ethical issues of reproductive technologies at the Red Bank Charter School. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON In honor ofContinue reading "RED BANK: DESIGNER BABIES ON DARWIN DAY"
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February 11th, 2013 @ 2pm
RED BANK: LIBRARIAN FINDS HER PLACE
New library Director Virginia Papandrea hopes to draw more teenagers to the facility, she says. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON Meet Virginia Papandrea, the newlyContinue reading "RED BANK: LIBRARIAN FINDS HER PLACE"
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February 11th, 2013 @ 10am
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of February 1 to February 8, 2013. This information is unedited. Attempted theft occurring onContinue reading "RED BANK: ANOTHER CATHERINE ST. BURGLARY"
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February 11th, 2013 @ 8am
Recent activity reports for the period of February 2 to February 7, 2013, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department. • Residential structure fire occurring at 469 Sycamore AveContinue reading "SHREWSBURY POLICE BLOTTER"
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February 11th, 2013 @ 8am
RED BANK AREA: AFTER THE SNOW, A RINSE
The historic blizzard that socked New England over the weekend left a modest and easily conquered five or six inches on the Green Saturday, creating a snowy playland for someContinue reading "RED BANK AREA: AFTER THE SNOW, A RINSE"
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February 11th, 2013 @ 6am
CHRISTIE, HUD SECRETARY TOUT SANDY AID
HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan, center, with local merchant Frank Bain, left, outside the Sea Bright firehouse Thursday. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON Governor Chris ChristieContinue reading "CHRISTIE, HUD SECRETARY TOUT SANDY AID"
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February 8th, 2013 @ 7am
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • On February 5, 2013 the Middletown Police Detective Bureau and Quality of Life Unit executed a searchContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN COPS BUST FOUR IN FAMILY"
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February 7th, 2013 @ 10am
SEA BRIGHT: UPLIFTING IDEAS FROM KATRINA
Rod Scott addresses Sea Bright residents on post-hurricane home-elevation techniques. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON Sea Bright residents were greeted with a bit of southernContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: UPLIFTING IDEAS FROM KATRINA"
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February 7th, 2013 @ 9am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Regarding last week’s Where, which showed a tumbledown red barn, reader Fred Gill wrote: Looks like the old Red Barn on Newman Springs Road, Red Bank almost to Broad Street.Continue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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February 7th, 2013 @ 7am
SEA BRIGHT: LIBRARY PLAN CRITICIZED
Borough architect Adler discussing the beach pavilion plan at Tuesday’s Sea Bright council meeting. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON A preliminary concept for a newContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: LIBRARY PLAN CRITICIZED"
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February 6th, 2013 @ 10am
CHARTER SCHOOL INTERNS STEP OUT TO WORK
Red Bank Charter School intern Maya Ghosh at work at Paint A Tee on Monmouth Street. Below, Amanda Annaruma in the laundry room at Hair & Company, on White Street.Continue reading "CHARTER SCHOOL INTERNS STEP OUT TO WORK"
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February 5th, 2013 @ 10am
SHREWSBURY MANSION DATED TO THE 1840s
A backhoe begins demolition on the fire-ravaged house, above. Below. furniture salvaged by firefighters. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD In a matter of hours, a raging fire endedContinue reading "SHREWSBURY MANSION DATED TO THE 1840s"
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February 4th, 2013 @ 10pm
SHREWSBURY HOUSE FIRE TAKES HEAVY TOLL
A view of the fire from the home’s back yard. Below, Shrewsbury firefighters prepare to attack the blaze from above. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD More than twoContinue reading "SHREWSBURY HOUSE FIRE TAKES HEAVY TOLL"
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February 4th, 2013 @ 4pm
FIRE RIPS SHREWSBURY MANSION
Firefighters from multiple towns were on the scene of a stubborn, wind-fueled fire that broke out in a Shrewsbury mansion early Monday afternoon. There were reports of “a large amountContinue reading "FIRE RIPS SHREWSBURY MANSION"
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February 4th, 2013 @ 2pm
RED BANK: BOOK SALE BOOSTS LIBRARY
The book sale, which attracted hundreds of shoppers Friday night and Saturday, wraps up today with a $5-a-bag promotion. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON DelayedContinue reading "RED BANK: BOOK SALE BOOSTS LIBRARY"
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February 4th, 2013 @ 10am
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of January 25 through February 1, 2013. This information is unedited. Theft occurring on 1-25-13Continue reading "RED BANK: WEEKLY POLICE BLOTTER"
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February 4th, 2013 @ 8am
The dead reptile was found in a vacant house in the River Plaza section of Middletown. By WIL FULTON A four-and-a-half-foot-long Burmese python found dead in a vacant Middletown houseContinue reading "CRUELTY INVESTIGATED IN PYTHON’S DEATH"
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February 4th, 2013 @ 7am
Activity reports for the period of January 25 to February 1, 2013, , unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department. • Theft occurring at 1075 Broad St. on 1/28/13.Continue reading "SHREWSBURY STORE REPORTS DAMAGE, THEFT"
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February 4th, 2013 @ 6am
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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.
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 ...