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Category Archives: MIDDLETOWN

Recent arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. Frank Ferraro, age 23, from Fox Road in Edison, NJ, arrested on December 16, 2014 by Patrolman NicholasContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: BUSTIN’ INTO THE NEW YEAR"
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January 5th, 2015 @ 10am
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MIDDLETOWN: CATCHING UP WITH 2014
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Frankie Valli meets Dirty Harry — when director Clint Eastwood’s cinema treatment of the Four Seasons musical bio JERSEY BOYS screens as part of a month of free 2014 releasesContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: CATCHING UP WITH 2014"
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January 2nd, 2015 @ 12pm
HUBBARD’S BRIDGE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Beginning next Monday, or thereabouts, Hubbard’s Bridge between Red Bank and Middletown will be closed to traffic for four months as a new span, at left above, is completed, MonmouthContinue reading "HUBBARD’S BRIDGE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW"
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December 31st, 2014 @ 8am
MIDDLETOWN: WOMAN STRUCK AND KILLED
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A 75-year-old Middletown woman died Monday evening when she was struck crossing Route 35, township police said Tuesday. Nadra Sourial was stuck as she crossed the highway from east toContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: WOMAN STRUCK AND KILLED"
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December 30th, 2014 @ 11am
Stephanie Kracz racked up 27 points as Middletown South’s girls’ basketball team notched a 59-45 victory over Red Bank Catholic in semifinal action of the WOBM Christmas Classic in Toms RiverContinue reading "M’TOWN SOUTH GIVES COACH 300TH OVER RBC"
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December 29th, 2014 @ 6am
‘TWAS THE NIGHTSHIRT BEFORE CHRISTMAS…
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Seen outside a home on Hubbard Avenue in Middletown Monday. The sign at right reads “Claus Bed & Breakfast.” (Photo by Trish Russoniello. Click to enlarge)
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December 23rd, 2014 @ 5pm
Recent arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. Scott Rubman, age 45, from Heights Terrace in Middletown, NJ, arrested on November 21, 2014 by Corporal LawrenceContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: WHO’S BEEN BUSTED"
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December 23rd, 2014 @ 1pm
KEEP IT LOCAL FOR LAST-MINUTE FOOD GIFTS
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Chocolate-covered pretzels dressed up and party-ready happen to be hyperlocal. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON Looking for a last-minute Christmas gift with some culinary influence?Continue reading "KEEP IT LOCAL FOR LAST-MINUTE FOOD GIFTS"
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December 23rd, 2014 @ 12pm
PROSECUTOR: NO WRONGDOING IN ARREST
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Video of Jeffrey Michel’s arrest on the Brookdale campus last month. (Video by Vincent Cordero) By JOHN T. WARD The viral-video pepper-spray arrest of a Brookdale Community College student lastContinue reading "PROSECUTOR: NO WRONGDOING IN ARREST"
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December 16th, 2014 @ 1pm
LITTLE SILVER COP CHARGED WITH ASSAULT
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A Little Silver police officer was charged with simple assault Friday following an alleged domestic violence incident in Sea Bright a day earlier, authorities tell redbankgreen. Joseph Glynn, Jr., 26,Continue reading "LITTLE SILVER COP CHARGED WITH ASSAULT"
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December 15th, 2014 @ 12pm
RED BANK: FOUR-MONTH CLOSURE NEARS
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The path of the new Hubbards Bridge between Middletown, on the left, and Red Bank is marked in yellow. (Click to enlarge) Commuters who use the bridge connecting Red BankContinue reading "RED BANK: FOUR-MONTH CLOSURE NEARS"
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December 15th, 2014 @ 10am
LINCROFT: MUSEUM STOP FOR MODEL TRAINS
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The traditional holiday train display returns to the Monmouth Museum, in tandem with an ‘All Aboard’ photo display of railroad landscapes. (Photo by Benjamin Riley) Holiday traditions come and go, butContinue reading "LINCROFT: MUSEUM STOP FOR MODEL TRAINS"
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December 8th, 2014 @ 4pm
MIDDLETOWN: VERY MERRY MATINEES
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Marley’s ghost rattles old Scrooge in the 1938 MGM treatment of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, one of several holiday-themed films screening for free this month of Mondays at Middletown Library. TheContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: VERY MERRY MATINEES"
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December 7th, 2014 @ 12pm
AROUND THE GREEN: VOICES HEARD ON HIGH
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Above: Dr. Ryan Brandau leads the assembled voices of the Monmouth Civic Chorus in the annual Christmas program at the Count Basie Theatre…while the New Jersey Chamber Singers (right) visitContinue reading "AROUND THE GREEN: VOICES HEARD ON HIGH"
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December 5th, 2014 @ 12pm
AROUND THE GREEN: OUTSIDE THE BIG BOX
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Silent auction gift baskets await inspection during the recent Holiday Bazaar at Christ Church in Shrewsbury. For those who missed it, there are many more craft shows, artisan fairs andContinue reading "AROUND THE GREEN: OUTSIDE THE BIG BOX"
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December 4th, 2014 @ 12pm
MIDDLETOWN: POETIC VOICES PLEASE
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Acclaimed British poet Cora Greenhill visits the Middletown Library on Monday, December 1, in an event hosted by the Red Bank Writers Group. As her official bio states, “She livesContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: POETIC VOICES PLEASE"
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November 30th, 2014 @ 12pm
MIDDLETOWN: A SWIFT SUNDAY IN THE PARK
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And they’re off: the leaf-laden trails of Middletown’s Bodman Park are the scene for the start of the Navesink Challenge, the 14th annual edition of which hits the ground runningContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: A SWIFT SUNDAY IN THE PARK"
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November 29th, 2014 @ 12pm
AROUND THE GREEN: WHERE’S SANTA?
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Above, Tuba Christmas toots exclusively at Middletown Arts Center on  the evening of December 7 — while below, Santa (seen in a past appearance at Red Bank’s West Side TreeContinue reading "AROUND THE GREEN: WHERE’S SANTA?"
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November 28th, 2014 @ 12pm
Recent arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. Pedro Santiago, age 19, from Park Avenue in Perth Amboy, NJ, arrested on October 25, 2014 by PatrolmanContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: RECENT ARRESTS"
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November 20th, 2014 @ 11am
MIDDLETOWN: HOW TO MAKE A ‘DIAMOND’
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Elias Kotsis and Jessica Fisher (center) are featured in the cast of Middletown High School South’s THE DIAMOND AS BIG AS THE RITZ, director Alexis Kozak’s own adaptation of theContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: HOW TO MAKE A ‘DIAMOND’"
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November 19th, 2014 @ 12pm
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PIANO TRASHED
Left out to take at 83 River Street. Property owner is a touring musician. Studio and home. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris H ...
FALL COLORS IN RED BANK
redbankgreen's Partyline captures peaking fall foliage on a Red Bank street corner.
FALL AT THE COURTS OF RED BANK
On the Partyline: stunning foliage at Red Bank's "medieval office park."
WALK FOR DEMOCRACY
The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center led a "Walk for Democracy" Sunday from Riverside Gardens Park to the cultral center on Drs. James Park ...
Go big or go home
On the redbankgreen Partyline: Gourd display at Lighthouse on its penultimate night of the season.
MARIGOLDEN SUNSHINE
Partyline photo captures October sunshine hitting marigolds for sale ahead of Dia de Los Muertos.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES CODING TO MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green and creator of Broad Street, was teaching City and Regional Magazine Association publishers how ...
LET’S SEE YOUR KINDLE DO THIS
A stack of books served as a chock while a motorist changed a flat tire on Branch Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Submitted by John T. Ward
NEW WELCOME SIGN INSTALLED
A new "Welcome to Red Bank" sign has gone up at the northern Route 35 entrance to town at the foot of Cooper's Bridge.
JUNIOR BUCS WRESTLING WELCOMES YOUNG ATHLETES FOR 22ND SEASON
Junior Bucs Wrestling is preparing for its 22nd season, offering boys and girls from Red Bank, Shrewsbury, and Little Silver an opportunity ...
TIME FOR SCHOOL, DEER
Fall has arrived and so have the middle school loving deer!
JUST IN TIME FOR THE FALL CLASSIC
Just in time for the start of the World Series later this week baseball-themed paintings by artist Max Maxon hang in the windows of the Art ...
DINNER PLANS?
Chipotle in Red Bank Sunday evening will donate a quarter of proceeds from sales Sunday to the volunteer Red Bank Fire Department auxiliary.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES VIBE CODE SESSION AT LOCAL NEWS CAMP
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green, is running a vibe code session, teaching other publishers to vibe code at Blue Engine Collectiv ...
Her Majesty visits Red Bank
Navesink Queen docked at the Molly Pitcher Marina. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Boris Kofman)  
RED BANK DINER MONEY TREE
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sunshine and a money tree at the Red Bank Diner.
NAVESINK LIGHTS
Riverview Hospital lights up the Navesink. (Text and photo by Partyline contributor Terry Franco)  
HALF BAKED BROAD STREET
Broad Street repaving begins with road subject to overnight closures.
COLOR RUN AT RED BANK PRIMARY SCHOOL
redbankgreen Partyline happens upon a cloud of color at annual color run event at Red Bank Primary School.
I’LL EAT IT HERE, THANKS
A squirrel goes all-in for a popular autumn flavor on Madison Avenue in Red Bank Sunday morning.
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