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Author Archives: John T. Ward

RESIDENT STUMPS FOR SLIGHTED MAYOR
Ambassador Drive, serving the Elkridge condominium complex off Spring Street, is the only public tribute to late Red Bank Mayor Katharine Elkus White, seen below in 1948. (Click to enlarge)Continue reading "RESIDENT STUMPS FOR SLIGHTED MAYOR"
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September 27th, 2011 @ 11am
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WEEKEND WRECKS LEAD TO DWI CHARGES
A street sign impaled a tree on Broad Street as a result of predawn accident that destroyed a utility pole and led to a shutdown of the road for severalContinue reading "WEEKEND WRECKS LEAD TO DWI CHARGES"
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September 27th, 2011 @ 6am
DRIVER REFUSES CARE AFTER TRAIN HITS CAR
Emergency personnel on the scene Monday night. Below, the driver of the car was briefly trapped. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A North Jersey Coast Line train struckContinue reading "DRIVER REFUSES CARE AFTER TRAIN HITS CAR"
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September 26th, 2011 @ 8pm
RUMSON TO REPLACE RIVERFRONT HOUSE
A derelict house next door to Victory Park will be razed and replaced with a boathouse for RFH Rowing, the mayor says. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD RumsonContinue reading "RUMSON TO REPLACE RIVERFRONT HOUSE"
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September 26th, 2011 @ 2pm
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • On September 21, 2011 at approximately 1:55 pm police responded to the Thassian Mechanical Contractors Business locatedContinue reading "POLICE SEEK INFO ON SUSPECT HANDYMAN"
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September 26th, 2011 @ 11am
POP STAR TOUTS ADVIL FOR SOUL KITCHEN
A production crew swarmed the Jon Bon Jovi-supported Soul Kitchen on Monmouth Street in Red Bank Monday morning as the pop star prepared to shoot a commercial for pain-reliever AdvilContinue reading "POP STAR TOUTS ADVIL FOR SOUL KITCHEN"
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September 26th, 2011 @ 11am
HOOFING IT ACROSS THE OCEANIC
While boating on the Navesink River Sunday, Mike McMahon of Little Silver spotted a caravan of six or eight coaches, each drawn by a team of four horses and carryingContinue reading "HOOFING IT ACROSS THE OCEANIC"
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September 26th, 2011 @ 7am
Goods were moved and cash changed hands as some 120 homes participated in the fourth annual edition of the Red Bank Townwide Yard Sale on Saturday. redbankgreen was there forContinue reading "FALL CLOSEOUT FOR RED BANK YARD SALE"
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September 26th, 2011 @ 5am
TWO INJURED IN MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH
One vehicle, a pickup truck, ended up on its side with two occupants briefly trapped inside outside the Armory Ice Rink. Below, one of the injured being strapped to aContinue reading "TWO INJURED IN MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH"
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September 24th, 2011 @ 11pm
The Red Bank Guinness Oyster Festival scheduled for Sunday has been postponed a week because of uncertainty about the weather. The event is now expected to take place on Sunday,Continue reading "OYSTERFEST POSTPONED"
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September 24th, 2011 @ 6pm
NO INJURIES IN LITTLE SILVER CAR V. POLE
Strange physics appear to have been at work as an SUV smacked a utility pole in Little Silver and ended up wedged between the pole and a street sign atContinue reading "NO INJURIES IN LITTLE SILVER CAR V. POLE"
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September 23rd, 2011 @ 4pm
FLOWERS, STATIONARY BIKES ON THE MOVE
The Front Street Florist has new ownership and will reopen next week as Flowers on Front. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD In this, our 60th Retail Churn report:Continue reading "FLOWERS, STATIONARY BIKES ON THE MOVE"
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September 23rd, 2011 @ 3pm
RECENT RED BANK POLICE ACTIVITY
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of September 16 to September 23, 2011. Bulletins for the period of August 26 toContinue reading "RECENT RED BANK POLICE ACTIVITY"
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September 23rd, 2011 @ 9am
WOMAN HAS A BONE TO PICK OVER DOG LAW
Delynn Mehrlander with Henry, the yellow lab pup she got after the death of her last dog. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD When Little Silver resident Delynn MehrlanderContinue reading "WOMAN HAS A BONE TO PICK OVER DOG LAW"
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September 23rd, 2011 @ 7am
Sellers and shoppers coped with on-and-off showers during the 2009 edition of the Red Bank Townwide Yard Sale. (Click to enlarge) You have to scroll pretty far down in theContinue reading "RAIN DOMINATES FORECAST"
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September 23rd, 2011 @ 6am
OYSTERFEST II SLIDES INTO TOWN SUNDAY
The event is once again a showcase for borough-based eateries, organizers say. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD An ongoing effort by Red Bank restaurateurs to reclaim downtown visitorsContinue reading "OYSTERFEST II SLIDES INTO TOWN SUNDAY"
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September 22nd, 2011 @ 3pm
TOWNWIDE YARD SALE SET FOR SATURDAY
Scenes from the 2010 edition of the Red Bank Townwide Yard Sale. (Photos by Peter Lindner. (Click to enlarge) Some 116 residents are registered to participate as sellers in theContinue reading "TOWNWIDE YARD SALE SET FOR SATURDAY"
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September 22nd, 2011 @ 10am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Know this one? Do tell, please.
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September 22nd, 2011 @ 8am
WOMAN BURNED IN RED BANK FIRE DIES
Phyllis Rudrow at the October, 2009 dedication of a bust of her cousin, Count Basie, flanked by benefactors Ray Brennan, left, and Dr. Gene Cheslock, right. Her home after theContinue reading "WOMAN BURNED IN RED BANK FIRE DIES"
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September 22nd, 2011 @ 6am
RACK ‘EM UP: BILLIARDS MAY RETURN TO RB
If approved by the zoning board, a billiards hall called Lucky Break will move into the long-vacant storefront at 14 West Front. (Click to enlarge) [This article was updated withContinue reading "RACK ‘EM UP: BILLIARDS MAY RETURN TO RB"
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September 21st, 2011 @ 11am
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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!