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This just in from the Middletown PD: On April 23, 2013 at approximately 8:30pm Middletown Police responded to a two car motor vehicle crash at the intersection of Newman SpringsContinue reading "DWI, ASSAULT CHARGES FOR CABBIE IN CRASH"
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April 24th, 2013 @ 11am
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An 81-year-old Lincroft man was burned in a fire started when he was doing plumbing work with a torch, police said Wednesday. The fire, at 6 Rimwood Drive, reported atContinue reading "LINCROFT FIRE INJURES HOMEOWNER, 81"
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April 16th, 2013 @ 2pm
George Harrington being placed under arrest for drunken driving of a boat shortly after the 2011 crash. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD [Editor’s note:Continue reading "M’TOWN: BOATER IN FATAL CRASH INDICTED"
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April 16th, 2013 @ 10am
RED BANK: BIKE AND CAR COLLIDE
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Red Bank police with the victim’s bike following the Wednesday morning accident. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A 51-year-old bicyclist was taken to a hospital after a collisionContinue reading "RED BANK: BIKE AND CAR COLLIDE"
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April 10th, 2013 @ 9am
Activity reports, unedited, for the period of March 23 to March 29, 2013, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department. Report of motor vehicle accident in the area of Rt.Continue reading "SHREWSBURY: DUI CHARGED AFTER CRASH"
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April 2nd, 2013 @ 8am
Unedited police activity reports for the period of March 9 to March 15, 2013, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department. • Report of Motor Vehicle Accident in the areaContinue reading "DUI CHARGED IN SHREWSBURY ACCIDENT"
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March 18th, 2013 @ 1pm
LITTLE SILVER TEEN BADLY HURT IN HEAD-ON
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Volunteer firefighters peel open the roof of the minivan to extricate its driver. (Click to enlarge) An 18-year-old Little Silver man was helicoptered to a trauma center after the minivanContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER TEEN BADLY HURT IN HEAD-ON"
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February 24th, 2013 @ 9pm
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department. Report of Motor Vehicle Accident 2/11/13 in the area of Rt. 35 & Silverbrook Rd. Pole and wires pulledContinue reading "WANDERING TODDLER FOUND UNINJURED"
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February 18th, 2013 @ 12pm
SHREWSBURY MANSION DATED TO THE 1840s
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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
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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
RED BANK LIKES THE BRINE
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Blacktop shows through on the treated portions of Marion Street, above, and the south end of Worthley Street, below, after last week’s snow.  (Photos by Bobby Holiday. Click to enlarge)Continue reading "RED BANK LIKES THE BRINE"
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February 1st, 2013 @ 11am
A 22-year-old Middletown woman was charged with driving under the influence after a head-on collision that slowed noontime traffic in a corner of Red Bank Friday, police said. Kristi LepardContinue reading "DUI CHARGED IN RED BANK HEAD-ON CRASH"
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January 25th, 2013 @ 4pm
A 20-year-old Red Bank man was arrested early Saturday morning after an accident in which his car overturned and a subsequent assault on borough cops at Riverview Medical Center, whereContinue reading "MAN CHARGED WITH DWI & ASSAULT ON COP"
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January 19th, 2013 @ 12pm
The body of a 51-year-old Howell man was found in waters off Rumson Saturday after he’s believed to have drowned while crabbing. Elek Szalay’s body was located by the U.S.Continue reading "CRABBER FOUND DROWNED OFF RUMSON"
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January 13th, 2013 @ 12pm
IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR LAYLA…
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A sailboat named Layla was smashed against the Navesink River dock at Maple Cove in Red Bank during Wednesday night’s storm. Reader Len Oppenheim grabbed this photo from Riverview Towers.Continue reading "IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR LAYLA…"
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December 27th, 2012 @ 9am
Injuries suffered by a pedestrian near the Little Silver train station Saturday afternoon do not appear to be serious, police said. Still, shortly before 6 p.m. traffic was being divertedContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: PEDESTRIAN STRUCK"
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December 15th, 2012 @ 6pm
Rumson firefighters shine floodlights on the Shrewsbury River from the Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge during the November, 2010 search for kayaker David Civile. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD TheContinue reading "TWO YEARS LATER, KAYAKER’S REMAINS ID’D"
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December 6th, 2012 @ 6pm
RED BANK: DRIVER ESCAPES DOWNED WIRES
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Electrical wire burned on the ground and on the lip of a raised dumptruck bin after an accident at Red Bank Recycling on Central Avenue in Red Bank that tookContinue reading "RED BANK: DRIVER ESCAPES DOWNED WIRES"
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November 20th, 2012 @ 10am
MIXED AFTERMATH AMONG SEA BRIGHT HOMES
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Wine lover Kevin Corbett recovered all his wine, as well as his golf clubs, from his riverside house, which is slated for demolition. Two doors away, the year-old home ofContinue reading "MIXED AFTERMATH AMONG SEA BRIGHT HOMES"
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November 5th, 2012 @ 7pm
UPSTAIRS? NADA. DOWNSTAIRS? UTILITY POLE
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It sounded a bit like an urban myth, but redbankgreen can now confirm it: Hurricane Sandy tossed a telephone pole into one of the units at the Anchorage Apartments inContinue reading "UPSTAIRS? NADA. DOWNSTAIRS? UTILITY POLE"
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November 5th, 2012 @ 4pm
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SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
Stunning rainbow over Red Bank as a big weekend storm approaches.
“FESTIVA” YACHT DOCKED AT MARINE PARK
Festiva, an 85-foot yacht, was docked at Marine Park on Friday night. Red Bank Green spoke to the owner, Everett Moore, who said that it was ...
OH NO! ELMO LOST!
A lost Elmo appears to be reaching out for help through the redbankgreen Partyline.
NAVESINK SPILLS OVER
Nor'easter stacks tides up in the Navesink, pushing the river over its (Red) banks.
BUZZ LIGHTYEAR WATCHES LINE DANCERS
redbankgreen Partyline captures Buzz Lighyear watching the line dancers on Broadwalk Monday night. 
EGRET-FUL END TO SUMMER
A great egret patrols the shallows of the Swimming River in front of the Red Bank Primary School last week. Submitted by Brian Donohue
COMMUNITY MESSAGE BOARD NOW OPEN ON HUDSON AVENUE
Community message board open! The RBPD has placed a mobile display board on Hudson Avenue. Send captions and messages you’d like to se ...
A CHIEF’S FAREWELL
Funeral services at St. James church and a large American flag suspended over Broad Street from an RBFD hook and ladder for former Red Bank ...
COIFFING GUARD
redbankgreen Partyline captures super cool crossing guard just chilllin'.
SURF TACO RE-OPENS NEW LOOK DINING ROOM
Partyliner captures Surf Taco's new look dining room.
STEEPLETOP RAVEN
redbankgreen Partyline: a raven calls out from atop the steeple of St. James Church.
CARPENTER OR COMPETITOR? HOT DOG TRUCK RIVALS EMERGE IN RED BANK
On the redbankgreen Partyline: with two new hot dog vendors opening this summer, even a carpenter's box truck makes one wonder.
BOONDOCKS SWAN
redbankgreen Partyline: Swan on the Navesink River as seen from Boondocks restaurant.
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.