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Category Archives: FAIR HAVEN

The path to a second term appears unobstructed for Red Bank Mayor Pasquale Menna. By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Mayors Pasquale Menna and Mike Halfacre, of Red Bank and Fair Haven, respectively,Continue reading "WHO’S RUNNING, AND WHO ISN’T"
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April 14th, 2010 @ 8am
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BREAKING PLEDGE, HALFACRE SEEKS 2ND TERM
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Can he leap his own pledge in a single bound? Mayor Mike Halfacre’s calf tattoo, bearing his initials and those of his wife and children. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTINContinue reading "BREAKING PLEDGE, HALFACRE SEEKS 2ND TERM"
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April 8th, 2010 @ 1pm
HALFACRE ENDS CAMPAIGN
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Instant memento: Fair Haven Mayor Mike Halfacre in his office with a campaign sign earlier this month. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) Coming off a disappointing failure to win the backingContinue reading "HALFACRE ENDS CAMPAIGN"
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March 30th, 2010 @ 1pm
Mike Halfacre stops in downtown Red Bank during a bike ride in 2008. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Congressional candidate Mike Halfacre failed to capture home-county backing from hisContinue reading "HALFACRE RACE LOSES AIR"
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March 30th, 2010 @ 12pm
CHALK ONE UP TO ASKING NICELY, IN PUBLIC
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Lisa Tegen came into work at Java Stop two weeks ago to find this message on the chalkboard. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It isn’t quite as audaciousContinue reading "CHALK ONE UP TO ASKING NICELY, IN PUBLIC"
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March 30th, 2010 @ 10am
To best appreciate our angle on the gilded wrench shown in last week’s Where, perhaps one has to pull up beside it in a tiny British roadster.
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March 25th, 2010 @ 8am
FAIR HAVEN REDUCES TAXES… AGAIN
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Fair Haven Mayor Mike Halfacre, shown here at a December council meeting, introduced a  smaller 2010 budget that shrinks taxes on Monday night. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPIContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN REDUCES TAXES… AGAIN"
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March 23rd, 2010 @ 1pm
HALFACRE HITTING THE TRAIL HARD
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Fair Haven Mayor and candidate for Rush Holt’s 12th district Congressional seat, seen in his office with a map of the district. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI YouContinue reading "HALFACRE HITTING THE TRAIL HARD"
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March 18th, 2010 @ 1pm
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Last week’s Where could be found atop the handy Mutt Mitt dispenser at Fair Haven Fields Natural Area on Ridge Road.
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March 18th, 2010 @ 9am
RIVER ROAD GETS OVERSTIMULATED
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A stretch of River Road in Fair Haven, seen looking east here, will get upgrades thanks to federal stimulus money. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI How do youContinue reading "RIVER ROAD GETS OVERSTIMULATED"
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March 16th, 2010 @ 1pm
McCARTER TREES GETTING AXED FOR SAFETY
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Workers at McCarter Park Wednesday load a truck with one of the many trees being removed this week. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The scene at Fair Haven’sContinue reading "McCARTER TREES GETTING AXED FOR SAFETY"
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March 11th, 2010 @ 9am
FAIR HAVEN WAIVES PARKING FUND FEES
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The Nauvoo Grill, on Fair Haven Road, would save on parking fees if its request for outdoor dining is approved. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Fair Haven’s boroughContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN WAIVES PARKING FUND FEES"
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March 10th, 2010 @ 10am
FAIR HAVEN RENAMING POND FOR BENNETT
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Barbara Bennett at the pond at Fair Haven Fields natural area to be named in memory of her late husband, Dery Bennett. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI ItContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN RENAMING POND FOR BENNETT"
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March 5th, 2010 @ 10am
ASPHALT CANVAS: A HARBINGER OF SPRING?
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With less than three weeks to go before the start of spring, melting snow at Princeton Road and Park Avenue in Fair Haven left a wet spot that redbankgreen‘s accidentalContinue reading "ASPHALT CANVAS: A HARBINGER OF SPRING?"
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March 5th, 2010 @ 7am
FAIR HAVEN MODEL ROCKS SPRING RUNWAYS
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Less than a year out of Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High, model Jacqueline Jablonski is the “queen” of the spring fashion shows underway in New York’s Bryant Park. So proclaims today’sContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN MODEL ROCKS SPRING RUNWAYS"
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February 19th, 2010 @ 7am
A stockbroker from Fair Haven is looking at seven years in prison under the terms of a plea deal he accepted yesterday for pocketing nearly $700,000 he swindled from 31Continue reading "FAIR HAVEN BROKER COPS TO $700K SCAM"
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February 17th, 2010 @ 7am
To enlarge the photo display, start it, then click the embiggen symbol in the lower right corner. To get back to redbankgreen, hit your escape key. By DUSTIN RACIOPPI FollowingContinue reading "SNOW DAY: CAN YOU DIG IT?"
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February 12th, 2010 @ 7am
FORMER FIRE CHIEF PLEADS GUILTY TO DWI
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Emergency workers hustle Shaun Foley to an ambulance moments after rescuing him from the Navesink River on November 22. By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Fair Haven’s former fire chief pleaded guilty toContinue reading "FORMER FIRE CHIEF PLEADS GUILTY TO DWI"
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February 9th, 2010 @ 6am
FAIR HAVEN TO TRY ITS HAND AT YARD SALE
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By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Bargain hunters can start licking their chops, because Fair Haven is heaping a town-wide yard sale onto its already-popular semiannual sidewalk sale. The Borough Council gave theContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN TO TRY ITS HAND AT YARD SALE"
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February 4th, 2010 @ 12pm
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Former Fair Haven Fire Chief Shaun Foley is scheduled to appear in Rumson Municipal court late Monday afternoon to answer charges arising from a November 22 carContinue reading "FOLEY TO FACE DWI CHARGES MONDAY"
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February 3rd, 2010 @ 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.