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M’TOWN POLICE NAB MAN WITH EXPLOSIVES
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A 28-year-old man was arrested last night after police found him hiding outside a Port Monmouth home with an explosive device, Middletown police said. Zachary Sullivan, whoContinue reading "M’TOWN POLICE NAB MAN WITH EXPLOSIVES"
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November 1st, 2010 @ 4pm
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This week’s Comment of the Week was posted last Tuesday by “Pat.” Pat’s comment was part of an exchange about a photo redbangkreeen ran from the wedding of a coupleContinue reading "‘AGREE TO DISAGREE’ ON FIRE PHOTO"
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November 1st, 2010 @ 1pm
LINCROFT PAIR START A FIRE
David Kelly III gets a smooch from his new bride, Kristin Williams, following their wedding Friday evening at St. James RC Church in Red Bank. He’s a fireman in theContinue reading "LINCROFT PAIR START A FIRE"
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October 22nd, 2010 @ 6pm
Fair Haven Fire Chief Jim Cerutti is pressing town officials to end an emergency dispatch arrangement with Monmouth County because of what he says are chronic delays in relaying serviceContinue reading "CERUTTI: COUNTY DISPATCH LAGS TOO MUCH"
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October 14th, 2010 @ 9am
Scenes from the annual Red Bank Fire Prevention Fair put on by the town’s volunteer firefighters in the White Street municipal lot Sunday. Photos by Peter Lindner. (To enlarge theContinue reading "FIREFIGHTERS TOUT PREVENTION"
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October 12th, 2010 @ 6am
TIME TO GET WET
Sea Bright Fire Department’s newest addition. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Since buying a new fire truck this summer, Sea Bright’s fire department has putContinue reading "TIME TO GET WET"
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October 8th, 2010 @ 9am
VACANT HOME USED IN FIREFIGHTING DRILL
Volunteer Fair Haven firefighters during a smoke exercise Monday night. Below, the head of a mannequin used in the demonstration became separated from its body. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTINContinue reading "VACANT HOME USED IN FIREFIGHTING DRILL"
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September 28th, 2010 @ 10am
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the week of September 17 to September 24, 2010. The information appears here unedited. Criminal Mischief occurringContinue reading "FIRE DEPARTMENT BOAT VANDALIZED"
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September 27th, 2010 @ 6am
“Several” State Troopers suffered non-life-threatening injuries “during a small chemical explosion” in Middletown Tuesday afternoon, according to a report by the Star-Ledger. The troopers drove themselves to Riverview Medical CenterContinue reading "TROOPERS HURT IN ‘MI ...
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September 14th, 2010 @ 10pm
A beach club cabana fire resulted in a brief closure of Route 36 in Sea Bright Wednesday night, according to a report by the political blog MoreMonmouthMusings. The blaze, atContinue reading "POSSIBLE ARSON SEEN IN SEA BRIGHT FIRE"
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September 9th, 2010 @ 5am
Red Bank residents took a walk through town and then gathered at borough hall for a barbecue hosted by PBA Local 39 Tuesday as part of National Night Out, anContinue reading "IN CASE OF EMERGENCY: A NIGHT OUT"
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August 4th, 2010 @ 6am
In spite of wilting heat, the eighth annual Liberty Hose fire company car show drew some 320 exhibitors and several thousand spectators to the White Street municipal lot in RedContinue reading "NOT AN EMPTY SPOT IN THE LOT"
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July 12th, 2010 @ 5am
DRIVER ESCAPES BURNING CAR
An unidentified woman escaped from the car she was driving on Branch Avenue in Red Bank when it caught fire Saturday. Firefighters responding to the call at about 2:30p foundContinue reading "DRIVER ESCAPES BURNING CAR"
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June 26th, 2010 @ 2pm
APARTMENT FIRE QUICKLY DOUSED
A firefighter breaks a window to the damaged apartment. Below, passersby and neighbors take in the scene. (Click to enlarge) A fire damaged at least one apartment in downtown RedContinue reading "APARTMENT FIRE QUICKLY DOUSED"
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April 18th, 2010 @ 4pm
FIRE RIPS THROUGH WEST SIDE RENTAL
A volunteer firefighter crouches on the porch roof to avoid a spray of water from inside. (Click to enlarge) The occupants of a rental on Red Bank’s West Side safelyContinue reading "FIRE RIPS THROUGH WEST SIDE RENTAL"
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April 3rd, 2010 @ 5am
WRECKING STORM TAXES EMERGENCY CREWS
A fallen tree punched a hole in the roof of a house on Garden Road in Little Silver. Firefighters responded to a report of smoke. (Click photos to enlarge) AContinue reading "WRECKING STORM TAXES EMERGENCY CREWS"
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March 13th, 2010 @ 6pm
RED BANK CLAIMS LESS OVERCROWDING
This house at 21 Linden Place was the most-cited for overcrowding and related violations in 2009, borough records show. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Overcrowding of rental homes isContinue reading "RED BANK CLAIMS LESS OVERCROWDING"
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March 1st, 2010 @ 11am
LEND A HAND ON BLOCKED HYDRANTS, PLEASE
Clear access to hydrants can save valuable time in an emergency, firefighters say. The Red Bank Volunteer Fire Department is asking any property owner with a fire hydrant on theirContinue reading "LEND A HAND ON BLOCKED HYDRANTS, PLEASE"
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February 16th, 2010 @ 7am
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
MEGO EAGER TO STOP FIRES — AND TRAFFIC
First Deputy Fire Chief John Mego with his wife, Betty, and three grandchildren at yesterday’s borough government reorganization meeting. (Click to enlarge) A little more than three weeks after heContinue reading "MEGO EAGER TO STOP FIRES — AND TRAFFIC"
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January 4th, 2010 @ 8am
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PEACE, LOVE AND JUGGLING
Music and flow arts filled Riverside Gardens Park Friday night at the free flow arts meetup hosted by Cirque de Peace, with guest band Sweet ...
IMMIGRATION PROTESTS CONTINUE
Protests against a wave of immigration arrests in Red Bank and nationwide continued for a third and fourth straight day on Shrewsbury Avenue ...
CARS, BARS AND VANS
Middletown resident Rob King was cruising through the Red Bank municipal parking lot behind the Dublin House Saturday night in his 1969 Plym ...
TWO SHORTS IN FILMONEFEST
Leonardo Morales Pitalua, a 20-year-old animator who lived in Red Bank until February, will have two short films shown at FilmOneFest in Hig ...
LONG DOGGONE WAIT
Partyline photo: The driver of an e-bike and his human passenger wait at the Monmouth Street train crossing while a northbound NJ Transit tr ...
WE’RE LICHEN THIS FUNGHI!
A mushroom sprouts from the mouth-like hole in this lichen-covered tree on the grounds of Red Bank Primary School Tuesday morning.
HELL STRIP FIREWORKS
Revelers launched fireworks from the hell strip in front of a home on Drs. James Parker Boulevard on July 4, one of many impromptu and quest ...
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SWIMMING, ER, SCULLING RIVER?
Partyline photo captures a single rower working their way up the Swimming River.
SUMMER SUNRISE
A stunning Sunrise on the Navesink River in Red Bank Tuesday June 30.
BRAZEN LAWLESSNESS?
Who does this? One of those famously (and, yes apocryphally) illegal-to-remove mattress tags lies on the plaza outside the Count Basie Cente ...
SUNNY SKIES, JAZZY VIBES AT RED BANK ARTS FEST
A jazz combo comprised of current and former students of the Red Bank-based Jazz Arts Project performed at the first Red Bank Arts Festival ...
COOL JUNE BRIDE RIDE
It’s a wedding thing. (Photo and text by Rosann Dal Pra)  
RED BANK CLASSIC 5k
Runners at the starting line of the Red Bank Classic 5k Saturday morning.
WORLD CUP WATCH PARTY AT COUNT BASIE FIELD
Solid turnout, festive vibes and a huge Mexico win: Count Basie Park World Cup Watch Party photos. (Click to read)
DOUBLE RAINBOW OVER RED BANK
Partyline contributor captures stunning double rainbow over Red Bank.
RED BANK: SINKHOLE ON SHREWSBURY AVE
Emergency sinkhole repairs closed Shrewsbury Avenue northbound traffic for most of the day Wednesday.
NAVESINK SUNRISE
Partyliner captures stunning sunrise over the Navesink River in Red Bank.
DRONES SCRUB BANK BUILDING
Partyline photo: A power washing drone was used to clean the exterior of the Ocean First Bank Building at 110 West Front Street recently.
MESSAGE TO READERS
Please stand by: A quick message to readers about a pause in news coverage.
IN THE DISTANCE, NEW STATUE UNVEILED
A new monument commemorating the 250th anniversary of US Independence is unveiled in a park that only has a Red Bank mailing address.