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Category Archives: Accidents

CALM HEADS SOUGHT FOR EMERGENCY TEAM
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Tommy Welsh and Ernie Van Pelt with an all-weather truck Red Bank’s emergency services operation acquired for free last year from Long Branch. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "CALM HEADS SOUGHT FOR EMERGENCY TEAM"
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February 13th, 2012 @ 3pm
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An Ocean County resident is facing drunken driving and other charges, as well as possible deportation, following a three-vehicle crash that seriously injured another man in Middletown Tuesday night, theContinue reading "PRESS: DWI CHARGED IN MIDDLETOWN CRASH"
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January 28th, 2012 @ 8am
Three motorists were injured, and one was airlifted to a hospital, following a head-on collision that closed a stretch of Navesink River Road in Middletown Tuesday night, according to newsContinue reading "THREE INJURED IN MIDDLETOWN HEAD-ON"
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January 25th, 2012 @ 7am
FIRE QUICKLY DOUSED AT MOLLY PITCHER INN
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Roofers doused the fire they accidentally started, officials say. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A deck fire caused by a roofing torch was quickly doused without incident atContinue reading "FIRE QUICKLY DOUSED AT MOLLY PITCHER INN"
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January 11th, 2012 @ 2pm
OH, DEER
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redbankgreen came upon this dead deer on the edge of Meadow Ridge Park in Rumson on Monday. Borough officials who removed the carcass surmised that it was struck by aContinue reading "OH, DEER"
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January 5th, 2012 @ 4pm
O’SCANLON SEES RED OVER RED-LIGHT CAMS
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A video posted on YouTube last month by a red-light-camera vendor has drawn fire from a local legislator. By JOHN T. WARD Does the above video support the need forContinue reading "O’SCANLON SEES RED OVER RED-LIGHT CAMS"
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January 3rd, 2012 @ 6pm
A Shrewsbury man was taken to a hospital early Friday afternoon after a mason’s dumptruck fell on him while he was working underneath it, Little Silver police Chief Dan ShafferyContinue reading "MAN INJURED UNDER TRUCK IN LITTLE SILVER"
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December 23rd, 2011 @ 2pm
TWO CITED FOR HEROISM IN FATAL FIRE
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Kristopher Parker and Robert Womble at borough hall Wednesday night. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Kristopher Parker was dropping off his grandmother at the Evergreen Terrace apartments inContinue reading "TWO CITED FOR HEROISM IN FATAL FIRE"
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December 22nd, 2011 @ 11am
MOTORIST, 90, OK AFTER ACCIDENT
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A minivan ended up on its side and at least one person had to be mechanically extricated after an accident on Newman Springs Road near Henry Street in Shrewsbury around 5:30Continue reading "MOTORIST, 90, OK AFTER ACCIDENT"
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December 21st, 2011 @ 10am
FIRE DESTROYS VACANT RUMSON HOME
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The house was fully engaged when police arrived around 10:25 p.m. (Photo above courtesy of Matt Daiter; below, courtesy of Sea Bright Fire Department. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "FIRE DESTROYS VACANT RUMSON HOME"
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December 21st, 2011 @ 8am
PROWN’S 2012 CALENDAR: A MINOR DISASTER
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A bicyclist passes Prown’s Home Improvements on Monmouth Street in Red Bank, where enlargements from the 2012 calendar are on display. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Who amongContinue reading "PROWN’S 2012 CALENDAR: A MINOR DISASTER"
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December 14th, 2011 @ 12pm
BIKE STORE ROOF FIRE QUICKLY DOUSED
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Roofers quickly put out a fire they’d accidentally started atop the Bike Haven store on River Road in Fair Haven around 10 a.m. Wednesday, police said. (Click to enlarge)
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December 14th, 2011 @ 11am
RE-REGRADING A PROBLEM CROSSROADS
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A paving machine lays down a fresh layer of asphalt at the intersection of Rumson Road and Bingham Avenue Tuesday morning. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Just aContinue reading "RE-REGRADING A PROBLEM CROSSROADS"
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December 13th, 2011 @ 2pm
Firefighters from more than a half-dozen towns converged on Little Silver early Saturday afternoon and spent more than four hours fighting a runaway blaze that tore through a 120-year-old houseContinue reading "VIDEO: LITTLE SILVER FIRE"
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December 12th, 2011 @ 9am
FIRE FLARE-UPS KEEP VOLUNTEERS BUSY
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Recurring flare-ups of a fire that destroyed a 120-year-old mansion in Little Silver Saturday afternoon had volunteer firefighters back on the scene that night and again Sunday morning. An aerialContinue reading "FIRE FLARE-UPS KEEP VOLUNTEERS BUSY"
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December 11th, 2011 @ 12pm
BICYCLIST STRUCK IN LITTLE SILVER
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Emergency workers tend to Jorge Perez-Lopez, 35, of Long Branch after he was struck by a car while bicycling on White Road in Little Silver around 5:15 p.m. Sunday night.Continue reading "BICYCLIST STRUCK IN LITTLE SILVER"
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December 5th, 2011 @ 3pm
PICKUP ROLLS ON EAST BERGEN
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A pickup truck wound up on its left side in an accident on East Bergen Place around 5:30 p.m. Friday. No official account was immediately available, but the pickup appearedContinue reading "PICKUP ROLLS ON EAST BERGEN"
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November 18th, 2011 @ 7pm
SIX-CAR CRASH SLOWS LITTLE SILVER FLOW
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An accident involving six vehicles had Little Silver police trying to untangle the sequence of events at midafternoon Wednesday. No serious injuries were reported in the pileup, which appeared toContinue reading "SIX-CAR CRASH SLOWS LITTLE SILVER FLOW"
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November 9th, 2011 @ 4pm
PEDESTRIAN STRUCK IN LITTLE SILVER
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Police and passersby tend to an unidentified person in the A&P parking lot shortly before noon. (Photo by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) An accident in the A&P shopping centerContinue reading "PEDESTRIAN STRUCK IN LITTLE SILVER"
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November 8th, 2011 @ 1pm
LIGHTS OUT
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A police officer directs traffic at Broad Street and East Front Street Tuesday morning.(Photo by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) A blown transformer on Wharf Avenue in Red Bank knockedContinue reading "LIGHTS OUT"
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November 8th, 2011 @ 12pm
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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.