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Category Archives: MIDDLETOWN

MAN CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING M’TOWN COP
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A predawn line-cutting incident at a Middletown Target store on Black Friday led to the arrest of a Belford man on charges of assaulting a township police officer, according toContinue reading "MAN CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING M’TOWN COP"
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November 29th, 2010 @ 11am
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FARMERS’ MARKET RELOCATES TO RIVER PLAZA
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Vendors of apples, fresh bread and other goodies packed up their movable feast at the Galleria and took it across the Navesink to Chris’ Landing in Middletown three weeks ago.Continue reading "FARMERS’ MARKET RELOCATES TO RIVER PLAZA"
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November 26th, 2010 @ 10am
CASEYS TOP DAWGS IN ANNUAL RIVALRY
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RBC topped R-FH 40- 14 in their annual Thanksgiving matchup. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It’s an annual tradition that’s getting a little lopsided: RedContinue reading "CASEYS TOP DAWGS IN ANNUAL RIVALRY"
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November 26th, 2010 @ 7am
BYRNES STILL PUSHING THE TV BUTTONS
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By DUSTIN RACIOPPI When the New Year rolls in, Sean Byrnes will no longer sit behind the dais of Middletown’s governing body. So if he wants to know in detailContinue reading "BYRNES STILL PUSHING THE TV BUTTONS"
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November 23rd, 2010 @ 11am
WARSHAW TAPPED AS COUNTY PROSECUTOR
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Peter Warshaw at Fair Haven’s National Night Out festivities in 2009. (Click to enlarge) Governor Chris Christie has nominated Peter Warshaw Jr. to succeed Luis Valentin as Monmouth County Prosecutor,Continue reading "WARSHAW TAPPED AS COUNTY PROSECUTOR"
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November 23rd, 2010 @ 8am
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Middletown Mayor Gerry Scharfenberger, already on the griddle for not disclosing before this month’s election that he took a state job in August, is getting additional heatContinue reading "SCHARFENBERGER BLASTED FOR PAY CLAIM"
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November 16th, 2010 @ 9am
Middletown police arrested three men for marijuana possession in two unrelated cases in recent weeks, the department announced today. The first of the busts occurred on October 28, when twoContinue reading "M’TOWN COPS NAB THREE IN TWO POT BUSTS"
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November 15th, 2010 @ 12pm
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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You never write, you never call… Or maybe you just never make out to the office park on Schulz Drive off Half Mile Road in Lincroft.
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November 11th, 2010 @ 9am
Several times a week enroute to and from her day job in Eatontown, artist Gerda Liebmann would stop at the northern end of the Oceanic Bridge in Middletown to takeContinue reading "RIVER WATCH: NO TWO DAYS ARE THE SAME"
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November 9th, 2010 @ 10am
A 19-year-old Fair Haven man was arrested in Middletown on Saturday night on drug and weapon-possession charges, the township police department reported today. Carl Vonpier was busted in the LincroftContinue reading "FAIR HAVENITE BUSTED ON WEAPON CHARGE"
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November 8th, 2010 @ 11am
MIDDLETOWN: FULLY REPUBLICAN AGAIN
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At Democratic headquarters tonight, the mood went from hopeful to somber as the Republicans won the township committee election. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI TheContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: FULLY REPUBLICAN AGAIN"
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November 2nd, 2010 @ 9pm
M’TOWN POLICE NAB MAN WITH EXPLOSIVES
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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
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
A woman who was charged with dragging a leashed dog with a car because she didn’t want the animal to soil the car’s interior in August has pleaded guilty, theContinue reading "WOMAN ADMITS DRAGGING DOG WITH CAR"
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October 25th, 2010 @ 12pm
Earlier this month, redbankgreen emailed questionnaires to local candidates for public office in towns with contested elections on November 2. Beginning today, we’re running their replies, starting with those fromContinue reading "CANDIDATE Q&As: MIDDLETOWN"
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October 22nd, 2010 @ 7am
BYRNES: FORM A FINANCE TASK FORCE
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NAME: Sean F. Byrnes (Democrat, incumbent) AGE: 47 OCCUPATION: Attorney LENGTH OF RESIDENCE IN TOWN: 10 years General Questions: 1. What do you see as the top three issues inContinue reading "BYRNES: FORM A FINANCE TASK FORCE"
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October 22nd, 2010 @ 7am
MAHONEY: BUDGET NEEDS BETTER PLANNING
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NAME: Mary Mahoney (Democrat) AGE: 56 (do you have to print that?) Yikes! OCCUPATION: Worked for 18 years as a buyer and showroom manager in the garment center before retiringContinue reading "MAHONEY: BUDGET NEEDS BETTER PLANNING"
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October 22nd, 2010 @ 7am
SCHARFENBERGER: UNIONS NEED TO BEND
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NAME: Gerry Scharfenberger (Republican, incumbent) AGE: 51 OCCUPATION: Archaeologist, Professor LENGTH OF RESIDENCE IN TOWN: 16 years General Questions: 1. What do you see as the top three issues inContinue reading "SCHARFENBERGER: UNIONS NEED TO BEND"
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October 22nd, 2010 @ 7am
SETTEMBRINO: CUT NON-ESSENTIAL SERVICES6
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NAME: Kevin M. Settembrino, (Republican) AGE: 40 OCCUPATION: Architect, AIA, LEED AP LENGTH OF RESIDENCE IN TOWN: 3 Years General Questions: 1. What do you see as the top threeContinue reading "SETTEMBRINO: CUT NON-ESSENTIAL SERVICES6"
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October 22nd, 2010 @ 7am
SEEKING A SOLUTION FOR SHADOW LAKE
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Middletown and DEP officials will meet today to discuss problems at Shadow Lake. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Middletown and state Department of Environmental ProtectionContinue reading "SEEKING A SOLUTION FOR SHADOW LAKE"
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October 21st, 2010 @ 8am
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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.