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Category Archives: MIDDLETOWN

WHAT HEAT?
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It sure didn’t feel like 97 degrees to the Cavalieri family today. The Staten Islanders, who have a vacation home in the Navesink section of Middletown, launched from Rumson andContinue reading "WHAT HEAT?"
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July 21st, 2011 @ 3pm
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By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A 26-year-old Red Bank man was seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle whose driver fled the scene Tuesday night, police said. The accident, which occurredContinue reading "RED BANK MAN VICTIM OF HIT AND RUN"
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July 20th, 2011 @ 2pm
NEEDLES AND PIPES RULE POLICE REPORTS
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By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Lots of drug arrests in this week’s police activity report in Middletown. In one case, a man left a needle and bag of heroin in plain viewContinue reading "NEEDLES AND PIPES RULE POLICE REPORTS"
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July 20th, 2011 @ 12pm
FIRE INSPECTOR INSPIRES DREAD & RESPECT
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Red Bank Fire Inspector John Drucker and his dreaded cruiser. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI There’s no mistaking the seriousness of a situation when theContinue reading "FIRE INSPECTOR INSPIRES DREAD & RESPECT"
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July 18th, 2011 @ 11am
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Middletown police shut down a bar/liquor store last weekend after an inspection showed none of the employees had state-issued cards to serve alcohol. The inspection also yieldedContinue reading "COPS SHUT DOWN MIDDLETOWN BAR"
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July 14th, 2011 @ 11am
NEW LOOK FOR PRIMAS, CIGARS ON WALLACE
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The new-look Primas features bright colors and luxurious merchandise at affordable prices, the owners say. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Primas Home on Broad StreetContinue reading "NEW LOOK FOR PRIMAS, CIGARS ON WALLACE"
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July 8th, 2011 @ 11am
WEINBERG DRUMS FOR NEW SUBDIVISION
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The entrance to E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg’s estate on McClees Road in Middletown. Below, Weinberg at this week’s planning board hearing. (Photos by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge)Continue reading "WEINBERG DRUMS FOR NEW SUBDIVISION"
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July 8th, 2011 @ 12am
STUDY: AVAYA TRAFFIC WON’T BE THAT BAD
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Four Ponds development opponents were well-represented at Wednesday’s planning board meeting. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Even in a worst-case scenario, traffic in and outContinue reading "STUDY: AVAYA TRAFFIC WON’T BE THAT BAD"
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July 7th, 2011 @ 2pm
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A father and two sons were arrested after a lengthy undercover investigation by Middletown police and the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, police said. The three-month investigation ledContinue reading "DAD, SONS BUSTED IN M’TOWN DRUG STING"
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July 6th, 2011 @ 3pm
COPS: PAIR FOUND WITH WEAPONS, HEROIN
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Fair Haven police arrested a man with a dagger, stun gun and heroin Sunday. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A routine traffic stop early SundayContinue reading "COPS: PAIR FOUND WITH WEAPONS, HEROIN"
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July 6th, 2011 @ 10am
More police activity reports from the Middletown Township Police Department. Entries appear here are unedited. • On July 3, 2011 at approximately 10:25 pm police responded to a residence onContinue reading "M’TOWN: MAN HIT IN HEAD WITH BOTTLE"
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July 5th, 2011 @ 2pm
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The Middletown Democratic Committee named a replacement for former township committee candidate Alex DeSevo Friday, just hours after he tendered his resignation from the race under aContinue reading "ARREST LEADS DEMS TO REPLACE CANDIDATE"
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July 5th, 2011 @ 10am
The police activity reports below were provided by the Middletown Township Police Department and are unedited. • On June 29, 2011 at approximately 11:15 am Patrolman Keith Hirschbein was onContinue reading "BUSY WEEK FOR MIDDLETOWN COPS"
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July 5th, 2011 @ 8am
Thunderstorms and rain made the Kaboom Fireworks on the Navesink an iffy proposition all day Sunday. But by sunset, the skies had cleared for another terrific pyrotechnics display over ourContinue reading "SKIES CLEAR AND LIGHT UP OVER THE RIVER"
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July 4th, 2011 @ 12pm
MIDDLETOWN SEEKS KABOOM COMPENSATION
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A view of the Navesink River from Cooper’s Bridge, where Middletown officials are concerned more people will gather this year to see the fireworks. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click toContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN SEEKS KABOOM COMPENSATION"
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July 1st, 2011 @ 10am
VANDALS HIT MULTIPLE MIDDLETOWN PARKS
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Concrete steps at Tindall Park in Middletown were among targets of vandalism the last week, police said. (Photo courtesy of Middletown police; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Joy ridesContinue reading "VANDALS HIT MULTIPLE MIDDLETOWN PARKS"
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June 30th, 2011 @ 9am
Well, in this case, the authorities were called… but only after a homeowner found himself in a tussle with an alleged car burglar. Middletown police report that they arrested aContinue reading "HOMEOWNER GRABS ALLEGED CAR BURGLAR"
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June 29th, 2011 @ 12pm
The police activity reports below were provided by the Middletown Township Police Department and are unedited. • On June 27, 2011 at approximately 7:30 pm Patrolman Richard Fulham was onContinue reading "M’TOWN: BEGGING FOR SMOKES… AT A GYM?"
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June 29th, 2011 @ 12pm
The police activity reports below were provided by the Middletown Township Police Department and are unedited. • On June 20, 2011 at approximately 11:50 am Patrolman Thomas Meckier was onContinue reading "DRUGS AND BOOZE FILL MIDDLETOWN COP LOG"
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June 28th, 2011 @ 9am
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A Middletown Township Committee candidate in this year’s election will resign after being charged with possession of crack cocaine in a Holmdel motel last weekend, the town’sContinue reading "CANDIDATE TO RESIGN AFTER DRUG BUST"
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June 27th, 2011 @ 10am
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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 ...