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Category Archives: Accidents

JEEP DRIVER CITED IN ACCIDENT
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Emergency workers tend to Vivian Maxwell near the Jeep that struck her Wednesday afternoon. (Click to enlarge) The pedestrian struck by a Jeep on Broad Street in Red Bank WednesdayContinue reading "JEEP DRIVER CITED IN ACCIDENT"
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November 3rd, 2011 @ 1pm
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By JOHN T. WARD A Fair Haven girl is recovering from injuries sustained when she was struck by a car while crossing River Road Friday night, police said Monday. TheContinue reading "TEEN STRUCK BY CAR IN FAIR HAVEN"
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October 31st, 2011 @ 6pm
Red Bank’s Dublin House pub is on the hook for more than $1 million of a $3.3 million jury award to the family a man killed by a drunk, off-dutyContinue reading "DUBLIN HOUSE HIT FOR $1.1M IN DWI DEATH"
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October 27th, 2011 @ 3pm
DRIVER PLEADS GUILTY IN PRINCIPAL’S DEATH
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Students and parents mourn the death of Markham Place School principal Donald Merce in May, 2008. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The motorist who killed Little Silver middleContinue reading "DRIVER PLEADS GUILTY IN PRINCIPAL’S DEATH"
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October 26th, 2011 @ 8pm
WEEKEND WRECKS LEAD TO DWI CHARGES
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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
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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
TWO INJURED IN MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH
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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
NO INJURIES IN LITTLE SILVER CAR V. POLE
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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
WOMAN BURNED IN RED BANK FIRE DIES
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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
Shots from Sunday’s Tour de Fair Haven. A rider in Sunday’s Tour de Fair Haven pro-level bike race suffered superficial injuries in a crash that led to his being helicopteredContinue reading "MEDEVACED RACER OK AFTER BIKE CRASH"
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September 19th, 2011 @ 11am
A Garden State Parkway accident that that killed a Middletown father of five in April has led to the indictment of a Jackson man on a vehicular homicide and otherContinue reading "PARKWAY FATALITY YIELDS DWI INDICTMENT"
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September 12th, 2011 @ 1pm
HELP US REPORT ON IRENE
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A bicyclist was involved in an accident with a car on Spring Street in Red Bank late Saturday. Details were not immediately available, but police said the bicyclist suffered minorContinue reading "HELP US REPORT ON IRENE"
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August 28th, 2011 @ 6am
TARGETING WASPS, OWNER SETS HOUSE AFIRE
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Smoke pours from the gable end of the attic at 96 South Street. Below, homeowner Peter Chan with borough Fire Marshal Stanley Sickels. (Click to enlarge) A smoky fire damagedContinue reading "TARGETING WASPS, OWNER SETS HOUSE AFIRE"
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August 22nd, 2011 @ 10pm
LIQUOR STORE TAKES A LICKING
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No injuries were reported, and no summonses issued, after a car drove through the front window of Crate’s Beverages on Bridge Avenue in Red Bank early Tuesday afternoon. Police saidContinue reading "LIQUOR STORE TAKES A LICKING"
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August 16th, 2011 @ 3pm
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The recurring — and alarming — theme for Middletown’s police officers this week was dealing with alleged drunks crashing into things. There were five reported car accidentsContinue reading "DRUNK DRIVING RAMPANT IN MIDDLETOWN"
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August 8th, 2011 @ 4pm
SUV FLIPS IN RUMSON
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Watched by onlookers, below, emergency responders pulled a woman from her car after it flipped over on West River Road in Rumson. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "SUV FLIPS IN RUMSON"
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August 8th, 2011 @ 12pm
SAFETY PUSH MAKES IT TO MASTER PLAN
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By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Red Bank’s team of two-wheeled street safety activists earned a small victory Monday night in their effort to make borough paths safer and more accessible to bicyclistsContinue reading "SAFETY PUSH MAKES IT TO MASTER PLAN"
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August 3rd, 2011 @ 12pm
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI [Editor’s note: This story contains updated information from Gateway National Park at 11:30 a.m.] A man who was struck by lightning in a brief, violent storm onContinue reading "MAN REVIVED AFTER LIGHTNING HIT"
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August 2nd, 2011 @ 8am
A 16-year-old Little Silver boy was seriously injured late Friday morning when he was struck by a car while crossing Seven Bridges Road on a bike, police say. The unidentifiedContinue reading "TEEN BICYCLIST HIT BY CAR IN LITTLE SILVER"
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July 29th, 2011 @ 5pm
COPS: WHALER ‘RODE OVER’ VICTIM’S BOAT
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Saturday night’s fatal boat collision occurred near Buoy 20, seen here from Rich Stavola’s Navesink River Road home, where authorities based their rescue operations. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPIContinue reading "COPS: WHALER ‘RODE OVER’ VICTIM’S BOAT"
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July 26th, 2011 @ 6am
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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.