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RUMSON: GUN BUYBACK ‘BRISK’
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Sergeant Rocco Santorsola shows off a MAC 10 assault weapon exchanged for $200 at the gun buyback in Rumson Friday morning. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "RUMSON: GUN BUYBACK ‘BRISK’"
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May 16th, 2014 @ 1pm
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Monmouth County residents can anonymously surrender weapons as part of a countywide gun buyback program, scheduled for Friday May 16 and Saturday May 17 in Rumson. Between the hours ofContinue reading "GUN BUYBACK RETURNS TO RUMSON"
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May 13th, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: EX-CON HELD IN SHOOTING
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Anthony Sims in a photo released by police in 2007. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank police have a suspect in custody for last week’s shooting ofContinue reading "RED BANK: EX-CON HELD IN SHOOTING"
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April 14th, 2014 @ 7pm
A former borough resident was in critical condition after being shot repeatedly as he sat in a parked car in Red Bank Wednesday evening, police said. Police are looking forContinue reading "RED BANK: MAN SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES IN CAR"
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April 9th, 2014 @ 11pm
NO RETRIAL FOR CONVICT IN RUMSON MURDER
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The convicted gunman in a 1987 Rumson murder failed to demonstrate that alleged prosecutorial errors led to an unfair trial, a judge ruled Friday, according to a report on NJ.com.Continue reading "NO RETRIAL FOR CONVICT IN RUMSON MURDER"
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March 11th, 2014 @ 9am
RED BANK: McCONNELL TO BE NAMED CHIEF
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Captain Darren McConnell is expected to be named chief of the Red Bank police department at Wednesday night’s borough council meeting, redbankgreen has learned. McConnell has been the officer inContinue reading "RED BANK: McCONNELL TO BE NAMED CHIEF"
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December 18th, 2013 @ 9am
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of October 10 to October 17, 2013. This information is unedited. CRIMES: BurglaryContinue reading "RED BANK BLOTTER: BREAK-IN AT LUNCH BREAK"
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October 17th, 2013 @ 10am
A Red Bank man was arrested earlier this week after a loaded gun he was handling discharged, sending a bullet into a vacant apartment at the Atrium senior housing complex,Continue reading "RED BANK: BULLET FIRED INTO APARTMENT"
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October 12th, 2013 @ 1pm
CONVICT IN RUMSON MURDER SEEKS RETRIAL
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The Red Bank Register story reporting the arrest of Albert Erle Kershaw in February, 1988. (Click to enlarge) From Sunday’s Star-Ledger, a report on the efforts of a convicted killerContinue reading "CONVICT IN RUMSON MURDER SEEKS RETRIAL"
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September 29th, 2013 @ 9am
By JOHN T. WARD A two-day gun-buyback program aimed at getting unwanted firearms out of circulation ended with a bit of a bang this weekend. Police in affluent, suburban RumsonContinue reading "RUMSON OUTDRAWS ASBURY IN GUN BUYBACK"
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September 24th, 2013 @ 7am
Rumson is one of two Monmouth County towns that will serve as collection sites Friday and Saturday for a gun buyback program. Weapons may be surrendered anonymously, with no questionsContinue reading "RUMSON: GUN BUYBACK, NO QUESTIONS ASKED"
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September 20th, 2013 @ 6am
INDICTMENT IN SHOOTING, RED BANK HOLDUP
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A one-man, 24-hour crime spree that included a holdup of a Red Bank gas station and a shooting in Asbury Park got  a Monmouth County man indicted on federal chargesContinue reading "INDICTMENT IN SHOOTING, RED BANK HOLDUP"
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September 5th, 2013 @ 2pm
Three men, two of them carrying handguns, invaded a Red Bank home and robbed two men Tuesday evening, the Star-Ledger website NJ.com reported. The crime occurred at about 7 p.m.Continue reading "RED BANK: ARMED HOME INVASION REPORTED"
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August 7th, 2013 @ 5am
A 69-year-old Staten Island man who admitted robbing a Fair Haven antiques store at gunpoint last summer has been sentenced to 114 months in prison, federal law enforcement officials saidContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: ROBBER GETS NINE YEARS"
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July 24th, 2013 @ 6am
RED BANK: ZIMMERMAN VERDICT REACTIONS
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redbankgreen‘s Sarah Klepner gathered these reactions on Red Bank’s West Side Monday to the acquittal of George Zimmerman in killing of Trayvon Martin. George H. Brown, Red Bank: “It speaksContinue reading "RED BANK: ZIMMERMAN VERDICT REACTIONS"
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July 16th, 2013 @ 12pm
This just in from the Middletown PD: On April 23, 2013 Detective Kelly Godley of the Middletown Police Department arrested Darius Williams, age 24, from Witmer Place in Long Branch,Continue reading "SUSPECT ARRESTED IN GAS STATION HOLDUP"
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April 24th, 2013 @ 11am
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • On Wednesday, April 17, 2013 the Middletown Police Department Detective Bureau arrested Michael Crupi, age 35, fromContinue reading "ARRESTS MADE IN HOLDUP, BURGLARIES"
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April 22nd, 2013 @ 4pm
This just in from the Middletown police: On April 18, 2013 at approximately 5:40 am a black male subject, approximately 6′-0″ tall with a stocky build and a thin goateeContinue reading "ARMED ROBBERY AT MIDDLETOWN RACEWAY"
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April 18th, 2013 @ 7pm
Blue Stove Antiques was robbed at gunpoint last June 2, with some $200,000 in jewelry and other valuables taken. (Click to enlarge) A 69-year-old man admitted robbing Blue Stove AntiquesContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: 69-YEAR-OLD COPS TO ROBBERY"
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April 4th, 2013 @ 7am
RED BANK: FATAL SHOOTING CONFIRMED
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Investigators on the scene at 97 West Sunset Avenue in Red Bank at 9 a.m. Wednesday, where police confirm a fatal shooting took place overnight. Officials have not yet releasedContinue reading "RED BANK: FATAL SHOOTING CONFIRMED"
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November 14th, 2012 @ 10am
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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.