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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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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"
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • On September 18, 2011 at approximately 9:15 pm Patrolman Richard Fulham was on patrol in the areaContinue reading "COP BUSTS TWO FOR DWI, ONE A WALK-UP"
COPS: TRAIL OF BLOOD LED TO DRUNK GUY
An unidentified employee of a blood-spattered office building prepares to sweep the sidewalk on Mechanic Street as Jack Anderson cleans up glass in the background. (Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "COPS: TRAIL OF BLOOD LED TO DRUNK GUY"
WHAT IN BLOODY HELL HAPPENED HERE?
Building owner Jack Anderson removes broken glass Thursday morning from the scene of a mystery incident on Mechanic Street in Red Bank. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD SomebodyContinue reading "WHAT IN BLOODY HELL HAPPENED HERE?"
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"
THIEF RETURNS GUITAR
Dale Lakata’s guitar at Jamian’s Thursday evening. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The man whose plucking of a performer’s beloved acoustic guitar from a Red Bank bar wasContinue reading "THIEF RETURNS GUITAR"
Activity reports for August from the Fair Haven Police Department. Entries appear here unedited. 8/1/11 -Ptl. Hostrup arrested 3 Fair Haven juveniles for possession of CDS (marijuana) and drug paraphernaliaContinue reading "CABBIE STIFFED IN FAIR HAVEN"
• On September 6, 2011 at approximately 5:00 pm Patrolman Michael Reuter and Patrolman Nicholas Fenezia of the Quality of Life Unit were on patrol in the area of theContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: TEEN HAD DRUGS & A MACHETE"
GUITAR THIEF CAUGHT ON CAMERA
A frame from a surveillance video shows the alleged thief eying the guitar at Jamian’s. (Click to enlarge) Do you know this guy?
MIDDLETOWN: POLICE BLOTTER
A frame from a video of the firehouse tussle that landed three Sea Bright volunteers in court on misdemeanor charges. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Sea Bright’s fireContinue reading "TWO SEA BRIGHT FIREFIGHTERS GET BACKUP"
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • On August 31, 2011 Detective Daniel Sullivan arrested Christopher Perez-Santalla for Theft as a result of anContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: POLICE REPORTS"
SENTENCINGS DELAYED IN FIREHOUSE TUSSLE
One of two videos of a firehouse fight involving three Sea Bright firemen last October. The second video is below. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The lawyer forContinue reading "SENTENCINGS DELAYED IN FIREHOUSE TUSSLE"
MAN CHARGED WITH STEALING FROM PARENTS
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • On August 28, 2011 at approximately 1:55 pm Patrolman Carl Roth and Patrolman Anthony Gigante responded toContinue reading "MAN CHARGED WITH STEALING FROM PARENTS"
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of August 19  to August 26, 2011. This information is unedited. Theft occurring at MapleContinue reading "RED BANK: THREE ATTEMPTED BURGLARIES"
By JOHN T. WARD Several major roadways were out of commission and an estimated 1,600 homes remained without electrical power in Little Silver Sunday evening. There’s no firm estimate onContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER HIT BY FLOODING & OUTAGES"
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • On August 24, 2011 at approximately 10:05 pm Patrolman Richard Belmonte was on patrol in the areaContinue reading "COPS ARREST STUMBLING TEEN"
RUMSON, FAIR HAVEN IN MAG’S ‘TOP TOWNS’
River Road in Fair Haven shortly before a recent dawn. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD In a ranking that skews heavily toward the state’s wealthiest municipalities, Rumson andContinue reading "RUMSON, FAIR HAVEN IN MAG’S ‘TOP TOWNS’"
FIXX BUYS TIME: 15 MINUTES FOR 90 DAYS
Music at Fixx will be cut off at 1:30 a.m. for the next three months under a deal worked out with the borough council. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "FIXX BUYS TIME: 15 MINUTES FOR 90 DAYS"
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RED BANK: NEW MURAL BRIGHTENS CORNER
RED BANK: Lunch Break founder Norma Todd is depicted in a mural painted this week on the front of the newly renovated social service agency.
TULIPS TOGETHER
Spring tulips taking in the sunset outside the Molly Pitcher Inn in Red Bank Monday evening.
RIVER RANGERS RETURN
River Rangers, a summer canoeing program offered by the Navesink Maritime Heritage Association, returns this summer for up to 20 participa ...
DOUBLE DYLAN IN RED BANK
Trucks for a production company filming what one worker said was a Bob Dylan biography have lined Monmouth Street the past two days with cre ...
AFTER THE RAIN
A pear tree branch brought down by a brief overnight storm left a lovely tableau on the sidewalk in front of Red Bank's Riverside Gardens Pa ...
CONE OF UNCERTAINTY
Asked by a redbankgreen reporter why these cones were on top of cars, the owner of the car in the foreground responded: “That’s ...
RAIL RIDER’S VIEW
A commuter's view of Cooper's Bridge and the Navesink River from North Jersey Coast Line train 3320 out of Red Bank Tuesday morning.
PUT ME IN COACH!
Red Bank T-Ball kicked off at East Side park on Saturday morning. The brisk weather proved to be no deterrent to the young players, ranging ...
IT’S A SIGN!
Once proudly declaring its all-but-certain arrival in Spring 2019, the project previously known as Azalea Gardens springs to life again with ...
SPRINGTIME MEMORIES OF CARL
The Easter Bunny getup and St. Patrick’s Day hat that belonged to longtime Red Bank crossing guard and neighborhood smile-creator Carl ...
RED TRUCKS AT RED ROCK
A small dishwasher fire at Red Rock Tap and Grill was put out quickly by firefighters overnight, causing minimal damage. Red Bank Fire Depar ...
CREATIVE COVER UP
The windows of Pearl Street Consignment on Monmouth Street were smashed when a driver crashed their car through them injuring an employee la ...
THEY’RE BACK!
Ospreys returned to the skies over Red Bank this week for the first time since they migrated to warmer climes in late fall. With temperature ...
SPRING IS SPRUNG
RED BANK: Spring 2024 arrives on the Greater Red Bank Green with the vernal equinox at 11:06 p.m. Tuesday.
RED BANK’S FINEST – AND NEWEST
Red Bank Police Officer Eliot Ramos was sworn in as the force’s newest patrolman Thursday, and if you’re doing a double take thinkin ...
EASTER EGG MAYHEM AT THE PARK
An errant whistle spurred an unexpectedly early start to the Spring Egg Hunt on Sunday, which had been scheduled to begin at eggsactly 11am ...
PRESEASON DOCKWORK
RED BANK: With winter winding down, marina gets ready for boating season with some dockwork on our beautiful Navesink River.
CORNED BEEF AND DISCO FRIES?
It’s Friday, and smart Lent-observing Leprechauns know the pot of gold at the end of Red Bank’s rainbow is actually the deliciou ...
SURFBOARD DITCHED
It’s a violation of etiquette in surfing to ditch your board.  (it could hit another surfer and hurt them). But someone appears to ha ...
ELSIE, TAKE ME WITH YOU!
Soaked by pouring rain with the temperature hovering in the low 40’s, this sign in the window of Elsie’s Subs on Monmouth Street ...