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Category Archives: MIDDLETOWN

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"
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August 26th, 2011 @ 10am
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Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • On August 23, 2011 Detective Laurence Schachtel arrested Jennifer Franklin, age 21, from Hudson Avenue in Middletown,Continue reading "COPS: HOME HEALTH AID DEFRAUDED PATIENT"
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August 24th, 2011 @ 11am
O’HERN, AZZOLINA GET NAME HONORS
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The Red Bank train station and the Route 36 Highlands-Sea Bright bridge, below, have new names. (Click to enlarge) Two prominent pieces of public infrastructure – one, some 140 yearsContinue reading "O’HERN, AZZOLINA GET NAME HONORS"
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August 23rd, 2011 @ 8am
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • On August 21, 2011 at approximately 5:40 pm Patrolman Brady Carr responded to the Shop Rite StoreContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN MISCREANTS REPORT"
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August 22nd, 2011 @ 12pm
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • On August 19, 2011 at approximately 2:10 am Patrolman Stephen Greenwood responded to the area of HighwayContinue reading "COPS: SHOPLIFTER HID RAZORS IN PANTS"
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August 19th, 2011 @ 11am
ROCK SCHOOL DOES A RED BANK ENCORE
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Workers took down the Summit Music signs and  prepped the Monmouth Street building for School of Rock signage last month. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPIContinue reading "ROCK SCHOOL DOES A RED BANK ENCORE"
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August 17th, 2011 @ 1pm
• On August 12, 2011 Patrolman Robert McNair responded to a residence on Monmouth Avenue in reference to a report of a subject who was groping himself in front ofContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN COPS ARREST ALLEGED GROPER"
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August 15th, 2011 @ 11am
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • On August 10, 2011 at approximately 9:10 pm Patrolman Richard Fulham was on patrol in the areaContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN REPORTS POT, BURGLARY BUSTS"
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August 11th, 2011 @ 11am
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A brief standoff with a knife-wielding man on Monday ended without injury and resulted in the man’s arrest for aggravated assault and possession of a weapon forContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: POLICE BLOTTER"
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August 10th, 2011 @ 1pm
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The recurring — and alarming — theme for Middletown’s police officers this week was dealing with alleged drunks crashing into things. There were five reported car accidentsContinue reading "DRUNK DRIVING RAMPANT IN MIDDLETOWN"
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August 8th, 2011 @ 4pm
WEINBERG GETS OK FOR ESTATE CARVE-UP
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Max Weinberg at Middletown’s planning board hearing Wednesday night. (Photo by Stacie Fanelli. Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Turns out you can break the ties that bind. E-Street BandContinue reading "WEINBERG GETS OK FOR ESTATE CARVE-UP"
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August 5th, 2011 @ 7am
RESIDENTS READY TO FIRE BACK AT AVAYA
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Four Ponds architect Ned Gaunt gave the first look at color drawings of the proposed homes at the former Avaya property in Lincroft. Below, an opponent of the plan inContinue reading "RESIDENTS READY TO FIRE BACK AT AVAYA"
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August 4th, 2011 @ 6am
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A man rollerblading in the area of Brandywine Way in Middletown was assaulted by three men Sunday, police said. According to Detective Lieutenant Steve Dollinger, the unidentifiedContinue reading "ROLLERBLADER ASSAULTED ON SKATE HOME"
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August 2nd, 2011 @ 12pm
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It was a tense situation for one Garden State Parkway driver earlier this week who was being chased by a man claiming to be a State PoliceContinue reading "FAKE COP BUSTED IN ROAD RAGE"
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July 29th, 2011 @ 12pm
Photos by Stacie Fanelli. To enlarge the slideshow, click the embiggen symbol in the lower right corner. By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Late in 2009 and into 2010, a sign in aContinue reading "IT’S ALL A MATTER OF TASTE IN CUPCAKE CITY"
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July 29th, 2011 @ 11am
OFFICIALS TOUT BAMM HOLLOW OPEN SPACE
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A view of Bamm Hollow from the Garden State Parkway. Middetown officials say the view won’t change. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI If and whenContinue reading "OFFICIALS TOUT BAMM HOLLOW OPEN SPACE"
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July 27th, 2011 @ 7am
COPS: CLERK POCKETED CASH
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By DUSTIN RACIOPPI An employee at the Target on Route 35 was taken from the store in cuffs last week after police say she pocketed cash that was supposed toContinue reading "COPS: CLERK POCKETED CASH"
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July 26th, 2011 @ 9am
COPS: WHALER ‘RODE OVER’ VICTIM’S BOAT
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Saturday night’s fatal boat collision occurred near Buoy 20, seen here from Rich Stavola’s Navesink River Road home, where authorities based their rescue operations. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPIContinue reading "COPS: WHALER ‘RODE OVER’ VICTIM’S BOAT"
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July 26th, 2011 @ 6am
BOATER MISSING, MAN ARRESTED AFTER LATE-NIGHT BOAT CRASH ON NAVESINK
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A State Police officer frisks an unidentified man early Sunday morning while another shines a flashlight on him. Below, a woman who had been on one of the boats sitsContinue reading "BOATER MISSING, MAN ARRESTED AFTER LATE-NIGHT BOAT CRASH ON NAVESINK"
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July 24th, 2011 @ 6am
The following reports of recent activity were provided by the Middletown Township Police Department and are presented here unedited. • On July 15, 2011 at approximately 11:10 pm Patrolman AntonioContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN POLICE BLOTTER"
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July 22nd, 2011 @ 9am
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MANTIS (PRAYING) AT CHURCH
Partyliner films praying mantis at church.
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 ...