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Crime reports provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the week of September 11 to September 17, 2009. This information appears here unedited. Criminal Mischief occurring on 9-11-09 inContinue reading "POLICE BLOTTER"
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September 22nd, 2009 @ 6am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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Monmouth Boat Club in Red Bank was the host Saturday for the Woodpussy National Championship regatta, an annual event featuring a class of small sailboats known as woodpussies.  The clubContinue reading "MONMOUTH BOAT CLUB SAILOR SHINES"
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September 21st, 2009 @ 2pm
TRIO NABBED IN JEWELRY STORE ROBBERY
Morris County authorities say they have arrested three men in connection with a series of attempted jewelry store scams throughout New Jersey, including one that ended as an armed robberyContinue reading "TRIO NABBED IN JEWELRY STORE ROBBERY"
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September 21st, 2009 @ 1pm
Fair Haven took on the air of a European hamlet Sunday with the first edition of the Tour de Fair Haven, a daylong series of bicycle races that attracted moreContinue reading "FIRST TOUR DE FAIR HAVEN ROLLS TO SUCCESS"
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September 21st, 2009 @ 7am
Red Bank’s Two River Theater Co. kicked off its 2009-2010 season Saturday night with a sold-out performance of ‘26 Miles, a drama by Quiara Alegria Hudes, co-creator of the Tony-winningContinue reading "TRTC KICKS OFF SEASON WITH ’26 MILES’"
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September 21st, 2009 @ 7am
ATRIUM LOT PLAN HITS SPEED BUMP
A representative of the Atrium at Navesink holds an artist’s depiction of the proposed lot while residents listen to testimony at last night’s zoning board hearing. (Click to enlarge) QuestionsContinue reading "ATRIUM LOT PLAN HITS SPEED BUMP"
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September 18th, 2009 @ 8am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
It’s safe to say we were swamped with responses to last week’s Where Have I Seen This?, and quite pleasantly so, as many of the 33 emails we received wereContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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September 17th, 2009 @ 10am
FAIR HAVEN GEARS UP FOR BIKE RACE
Detour de Tour: Signs on River Road alert motorists to Saturday’s planned shutdown. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI As he was driving through Fair Haven last week, Michel BergerContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN GEARS UP FOR BIKE RACE"
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September 17th, 2009 @ 7am
IN oRBit: EMBEDDED IN OKLAHOMA!
In today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit, correspondent Dorothy Creamer goes deep undercover to bring you a unique insiders’ perspective on Oklahoma!, the beloved Rodgers & Hammerstein musical going up thisContinue reading "IN oRBit: EMBEDDED IN OKLAHOMA!"
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September 17th, 2009 @ 7am
The 80-year-old woman seriously injured in a two-vehicle collision on Shrewsbury Avenue in Red Bank yesterday has died. Mary Spollen, of Middletown, died last night at the trauma center ofContinue reading "ACCIDENT VICTIM DIES"
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September 16th, 2009 @ 2pm
PRESERVATION GROUP GETS SPOTLIGHT
Historic Preservation Commission members Ed Zipprich, Michaela Ferrigine and George Bowden outside a old house on Washington Street. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It took a couple of yearsContinue reading "PRESERVATION GROUP GETS SPOTLIGHT"
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September 16th, 2009 @ 1pm
Red Bank teacher Jonelle Melton‘s death is being treated as a homicide by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s office, the Asbury Park Press reports. But no cause of death and otherContinue reading "MELTON DEATH BEING TREATED AS MURDER"
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September 16th, 2009 @ 1pm
PRESS: HUSBAND FOUND TEACHER’S BODY
The Monmouth County Prosecutor‘s office is awaiting the results of an autopsy, due as soon as today, before saying anything about the cause of death in the case of RedContinue reading "PRESS: HUSBAND FOUND TEACHER’S BODY"
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September 16th, 2009 @ 7am
IN oRBit: THURSDAY SIGHTS, SUNDAY BITES
Today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit finds us wandering the streets of the downtown and Left Bank biz districts, guided only by the star called Red Bank RiverCenter, as the promotional partnershipContinue reading "IN oRBit: THURSDAY SIGHTS, SUNDAY BITES"
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September 16th, 2009 @ 7am
ON THE AGENDA IN FAIR HAVEN: RATS
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Fair Haven’s newest residents aren’t the kind you want to offer a welcoming fruit basket. In fact, the borough government is hoping to run them out ofContinue reading "ON THE AGENDA IN FAIR HAVEN: RATS"
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September 16th, 2009 @ 6am
ACCIDENT WITH INJURY TIES UP TRAFFIC
Police said the car was crossing Shrewsbury Avenue when it hit the back end of a utility truck. (Click to enlarge) An 80-year-old Middletown woman was seriously injured this afternoonContinue reading "ACCIDENT WITH INJURY TIES UP TRAFFIC"
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September 15th, 2009 @ 4pm
IN oRBit: TWO SIDES OF THE RIVER
Today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit puts the focus on the Two River Theater, that gleaming cathedral of culture that rose up from the warehouses and woodsheds of Red Bank’s West SideContinue reading "IN oRBit: TWO SIDES OF THE RIVER"
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September 15th, 2009 @ 7am
MAPLE AVENUE LIGHTS STILL DARK
Installation work is done. Just waiting for the cable guy, er, the utility company. (Click to enlarge) What’s with the new traffic lights that are supposed to smooth the flowContinue reading "MAPLE AVENUE LIGHTS STILL DARK"
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September 15th, 2009 @ 5am
STREET FAIR WITH FLAIR
Some scenes from the Street Fair held in downtown Red Bank on Sunday, where shoppers had their pick of wares, services and amusments such as dog adoptions, marinara sauce, landscapers,Continue reading "STREET FAIR WITH FLAIR"
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September 15th, 2009 @ 5am
FAIR HAVEN DISCONNECTS DISPATCH PLAN
Police and fire dispatch duties will be shifted to the Monmouth County Sheriff’s office, borough officials said. By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Abandoning a plan hatched in controversy, Fair Haven won’t beContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN DISCONNECTS DISPATCH PLAN"
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September 15th, 2009 @ 12am
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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!
NEIGHBORS GATHER AT TINO’S
Chris Havens of River Street gathered group of Red Bankers for dinner on Thursday night. The gathering was in the back patio of Tino’s Mex ...
TREE BRANCH VS CAR
A tree branch fell on a parked car on Chestnut Street near Pearl Street Sunday. Submitted by Brian Donohue
APOSTROPHE CATASTROPHE
As a curmudgeonly curator of terrible punctuation on public signs, I’ve seen and shaken my head at a lot of gratuitous quotation marks ...