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Category Archives: SHREWSBURY

FOR RETIRED CARPENTER, IT’S HAMMER TIME
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Frank Scordo with one of his favorite conversation pieces, a double-handled hammer. Some 1,200 tools from his collection are on display at the Shrewsbury Historical Society. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi;Continue reading "FOR RETIRED CARPENTER, IT’S HAMMER TIME"
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April 15th, 2011 @ 6am
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By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A rash of car break-ins in Fair Haven has spread to neighboring towns, local departments said Monday. In addition to break-ins reported in Red Bank and FairContinue reading "CAR BREAK-INS REPORTED ALL OVER"
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April 11th, 2011 @ 2pm
Tim Zebo of Red Bank with the composter he got as part of the Monmouth County course in 2008. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Gather up the banana peels,Continue reading "COUNTY OFFERS INSIDE DIRT ON COMPOSTING"
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April 4th, 2011 @ 8am
SHREWSBURY: SLIGHT LIMP BUT IN OK SHAPE
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Shrewsbury Mayor Donald Burden in his office at borough hall. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The theme for Donald Burden the last two years hasContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: SLIGHT LIMP BUT IN OK SHAPE"
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March 29th, 2011 @ 9am
RBR TO INTRO BUDGET, NEW SUPERINTENDENT
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By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Jim Stefankiewicz, right, will waste no time getting back down to business at Red Bank Regional. Even though he won’t officially step in as the high school’sContinue reading "RBR TO INTRO BUDGET, NEW SUPERINTENDENT"
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March 22nd, 2011 @ 12pm
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Oh, the things you see in people’s yards. Have you encountered this range rover in your travels? Tell us where, please, via pony express.
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March 17th, 2011 @ 8am
Six months after he was arrested on charges of trying to defraud a Shrewsbury bank branch out of $93,000, a Middletown man has been indicted on related charges. Sandy Masselli,Continue reading "MIDDLETOWN MAN INDICTED FOR BANK FRAUD"
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March 16th, 2011 @ 4pm
FOR MARRIAGE NO.2, WEDDING WALK NO. 1
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Phyllis Merola and Dennis Evanchik, who plan to marry in May, took in Saturday’s Wedding Walk through Red Bank. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI ThoughContinue reading "FOR MARRIAGE NO.2, WEDDING WALK NO. 1"
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March 14th, 2011 @ 7am
TRADER JOE’S FANS REVEL IN NEW STORE
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Customers got the aloha treatment, complete with leis, at the opening of the new Trader Joe’s store in Shrewsbury Friday morning. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTINContinue reading "TRADER JOE’S FANS REVEL IN NEW STORE"
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March 11th, 2011 @ 9am
RBR NAMES EX-PRINCIPAL AS NEW SUPER
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By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Jim Stefankiewicz (right) is returning for Act II at Red Bank Regional High School, this time to take the reins as superintendent. Stefankiewicz, RBR’s former principal, wasContinue reading "RBR NAMES EX-PRINCIPAL AS NEW SUPER"
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February 18th, 2011 @ 6am
TRADER JOE’S MUM ON SHREWSBURY OPENING
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Trader Joe’s is coming to Shrewsbury’s Treasure Island Plaza, but hasn’t said exactly when. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Trader Joe’s appears to be gearingContinue reading "TRADER JOE’S MUM ON SHREWSBURY OPENING"
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February 16th, 2011 @ 12pm
SHREWSBURY DOC MUSCLES HER WAY TO FAME
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Karyn Marshall, seen below in competition in the 1980s, will be inducted into the Weightlifting Hall of Fame next month. (Click to enlarge. Photo above by Dustin Racioppi.) By DUSTINContinue reading "SHREWSBURY DOC MUSCLES HER WAY TO FAME"
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February 9th, 2011 @ 7am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Be a deer dear and send us an email if you think you can identify this week’s Where location, please.
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February 3rd, 2011 @ 8am
WEAVING A WEB OF FULFILLMENT, FINALLY
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Black Widow Bike Works owner Joy Luv Montefusco, left, and her right-hand man, Mike Jastrzemski, are quietly making a name for themselves in the Red Bank area. (Photo by DustinContinue reading "WEAVING A WEB OF FULFILLMENT, FINALLY"
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January 20th, 2011 @ 8am
WHAT TO DO IN WINTER? ROW, OF COURSE
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Salvador Tecalero, in the foreground, is one of more than 60 members of Navesink Indoor Rowing. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI John Crilly made aContinue reading "WHAT TO DO IN WINTER? ROW, OF COURSE"
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January 13th, 2011 @ 10am
‘COUSIN EDDIES’ DO A CHARITY CRAWL
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A cadre of ‘Cousin Eddies’ made their way around Red Bank Saturday night in a successful bid to get loopy and raise some money. (Photos courtesy of Robert Kern. ClickContinue reading "‘COUSIN EDDIES’ DO A CHARITY CRAWL"
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December 20th, 2010 @ 3pm
LOUNGING AT THE LIBRARY
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A library patron pulling down free wifi over coffee at the new café Thursday. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The Monmouth County Eastern Branch LibraryContinue reading "LOUNGING AT THE LIBRARY"
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December 10th, 2010 @ 6am
HOT SEAT: MAN ESCAPES BURNING HOUSE
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The fire was fully involved when firefighters arrived on the scene. (Photos supplied by a redbankgreen reader. Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The timing of Friday afternoon’s two-alarm houseContinue reading "HOT SEAT: MAN ESCAPES BURNING HOUSE"
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November 26th, 2010 @ 2pm
Donald Burden, the sole candidate to replace Terel Cooperhouse as Shrewsbury Borough’s mayor, fended off 82 write-in votes — nearly eight percent of the total — for other candidates toContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: BURDEN OUTPOLLS WRITE-INS"
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November 2nd, 2010 @ 9pm
SHREWSBURY MULLS BOW HUNT FOR DEER
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Deer on the lawn of an Elm Lane residence earlier this month. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Most mornings, Brian Hall wakes up to find the motion sensor outsideContinue reading "SHREWSBURY MULLS BOW HUNT FOR DEER"
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October 19th, 2010 @ 11am
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PAINT IT PURPLE?
Caption: ‘Should it be done purple?’ Perfect day. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
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 ...