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RED BANK: KINDA-SORTA CHIEF MARKS A YEAR IN LIMBO
RED BANK: After a scandal involving the police chief, his replacement completes a full year leading the department in an odd state of limbo.
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August 5th, 2024 @ 7am
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RED BANK: BOROUGH GETS NEW MANAGER
RED BANK: For top job at borough hall, council approves a 38-year-old municipal administrator who began his career as a police dispatcher.
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November 17th, 2023 @ 4pm
RED BANK: VOTE ON TOWN MANAGER SLATED
RED BANK: Council schedules special session to vote on contract for new borough manager. Police chief has been "interim" since mid-2021.
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November 14th, 2023 @ 6pm
RED BANK: FRAZEE TO BECOME POLICE CHIEF
RED BANK: Borough native Frazee to become next police, though McConnell's planned retirement has been postponed by about a month.
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July 28th, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: McCONNELL TO RETIRE
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RED BANK: Police chief and interim administrator Darren McConnell plans to retire next month. But there's an outside chance he'll be back as manager.
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June 19th, 2023 @ 9am
FAIR HAVEN: TWOFER KISS FOR NEW CAPTAIN
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FAIR HAVEN: For new police captain Robert Townshend, Tuesday's promotion was the "second-best thing" ever to happen to him on October 12.
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October 14th, 2021 @ 7am
LITTLE SILVER: Pandemic bonuses for all borough employees, and new police salaries, up for council consideration Monday night.
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December 7th, 2020 @ 7am
RED BANK: EX-FIRE CHIEF MEGO DIES
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RED BANK: Former fire chief, school maintenance worker and crossing guard John Mego has died, according to an announcement by Mayor Menna.
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February 28th, 2020 @ 9am
SHREWSBURY: TURNER TAKES PD COMMAND
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SHREWSBURY: The son of a cop shot on the job is the new police chief.
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December 20th, 2017 @ 9am
RED BANK: JENSEN ELECTED FIRE CHIEF
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RED BANK: Firefighters mark election of Stu Jensen as 2018 chief as he pledges to try to give volunteers training and gear they need.
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December 6th, 2017 @ 7am
FAIR HAVEN: POLICE STATION UPGRADES SLATED
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FAIR HAVEN: The borough police station, housed since 1983 in a former schoolhouse, is about to get its first remodeling since then.
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June 26th, 2017 @ 6am
RED BANK: DeFAZIO TO RETURN AS FIRE CHIEF
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RED BANK: Pete Defazio is slated to begin his third term as chief of the borough's volunteer fire department. He also wore the helmet in 1987 and 1993,
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December 8th, 2016 @ 6pm
RED BANK: SALARIES ON AGENDA
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RED BANK: Six jobs at borough hall could pay more than $100,000 a year under a salary ordinance up for vote Wednesday.
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July 26th, 2016 @ 1pm
FAIR HAVEN: McGOVERN TO TAKE LEAD AT PD
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Joe McGovern, who’s to be sworn in as chief Monday night, has spent his entire career with the borough police department. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: McGOVERN TO TAKE LEAD AT PD"
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April 22nd, 2016 @ 8am
SEA BRIGHT: FIRE CHIEF ARRESTED
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Sea Bright’s fire chief was arrested on a domestic violence charge last week, according to borough police Chief John Sorrentino. Police arrested Andrew “Brett” Murphy at his Ocean Avenue homeContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: FIRE CHIEF ARRESTED"
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March 9th, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: A SAVE, AND THEN A SWEARING-IN
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Chris Soden gives his oath as Red Bank fire chief at the Union Hose Company. Behind Soden are deputies Pete DeFazio, left, and Stu Jensen, partly obscured. (Photo by John T. Ward.Continue reading "RED BANK: A SAVE, AND THEN A SWEARING-IN"
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January 4th, 2016 @ 5am
FAIR HAVEN: CHIEF HANGING UP HIS HAT
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Darryl Breckenridge is winding down a career of 35 years with the police in his hometown. He’s seen below at a 2012 Veteran’s Day commemoration with World War II veteranContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: CHIEF HANGING UP HIS HAT"
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August 19th, 2015 @ 10am
RED BANK: LAUTERWASSER TO BE FD CHIEF
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Chief-elect Joe Lauterwasser, right arrives at the First Aid building Tuesday night with his prospective first deputy, Chris Soden, left, and second deputy Pete DeFazio, center. (Photo by John T.Continue reading "RED BANK: LAUTERWASSER TO BE FD CHIEF"
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December 3rd, 2014 @ 2pm
The eighth chief in the 86-year history of the Middletown police department took the helm Monday night, according to a report by More Monmouth Musings. R. Craig Weber, a 21-yearContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN GETS NEW POLICE CHIEF"
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August 19th, 2014 @ 7am
RED BANK: McCONNELL TO BE NAMED CHIEF
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Captain Darren McConnell is expected to be named chief of the Red Bank police department at Wednesday night’s borough council meeting, redbankgreen has learned. McConnell has been the officer inContinue reading "RED BANK: McCONNELL TO BE NAMED CHIEF"
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December 18th, 2013 @ 9am
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REFLECTIONS ON A GRAY DAY
A pair of chairs placed in the intertidal zone along the shore of the Swimming River sit in the shallows on a grey March morning. (photo by ...
SPRING BUSKIN’ OUT
A A busker on Broad Street strums away in the March sunshine Friday. (photo by Brian Donohue)
WHATA BUNCHA BULL SHEET
We thought we at redbankgreen had the pulse of our community, until we read the Asbury Park Press and saw this ad on their site. Apparently ...
NAVESINK SUNRISE
Sunrise over the Navesink River, seen from NJ Transit Coastline train 3320 Monday morning. (Photo by Partyline contributor Karly Swaim)
Stunning Sunrise Views from NJ Transit Train 3320
Sunrise over the Navesink River, taken from NJ Transit Coast Line train 3320 this morning. (Photo by Partyline contributor Karly Swaim) Want ...
BUT FAMILY MEANS NOBODY GETS LEFT BEHIND!
The most famous line from the Disney film “Lilo and Stitch” may be “family means nobody gets left behind.” And three ...
LOCAL MAN WAITING ‘TIL NEXT YEAR AGAIN
We at redbankgreen know there are people who are absolute fanatics of our weekly “Where Have I Seen This” challenge.  But we al ...
FROZEN SNAKE WEATHER
Down among the serpentine turns in the Swimming River, this eastern garter snake was found frozen stiff in the frigid weather. There were no ...
THIS LOT IS GOING TO POT!!
Do NOT hit this monster pothole in Red Bank’s best parking lot for people watching or your weekend plans may go up in smoke. In the backgr ...
DEM GOV HOPEFUL FULOP VISITS RED BANK
110 people braved the ice on Super Bowl Sunday morning to head to Triumph Brewery to hear Steve Fulop’s case for why he should be our ...
REAL BRICKS!
Pardon our nerdiness, but we were excited to see the facade of the long-vacant building at 42 Monmouth being renovated with a facade that ap ...
NAVESINK SUNRISE
Sunrise colors Sunday over the Navesink. Shot from Maple Cove. (photo by Partyline contributor Thomas Doremus)
PET OWNER TO RED BANK: SCREW YOU
(photo and text by Partyline contributor Anna Cruz; headline by redbankgreen) Remember to scoop the poop!  
A HAIR DRYER IN A TREE?
(Photo and text by Partyline contributor Nicole Taetsch) If someone is missing a red hair dryer, it’s hanging from a tree on Oakland S ...
FROM DEEP LEFT FIELD..
(Photo and words by Partyline contributor Peter Cavalier) Shapes, Angles, and Colors: an Artist’s Canvas Where: A frigid Saturday morn ...
SUNSET ICE BOATING
Sunset ice boating Saturday. (photo by Partyline contributor Thomas Doremus)
ICY NAVESINK BLISS
Ice boating is back, baby! (Photo by partyline contributor Boris Kofman)
TEACHERS GET COUNCIL KUDOS
The Mayor and Borough Council honored five teachers from the Red Bank Borough Schools who were selected for the Governor’s Educator of the ...
RED BANK LIBRARY HEAD BIDS ADIEU
Eleni Glykis in her last day on the job in Red Bank Thursday (photo by Brian Donohue) redbankgreen stopped in the Red Bank Public Library to ...
TO TOWER HILL!
Parents and kids flocked to Tower Hill on Monday morning, taking advantage of the federal holiday and perfectly timed Sunday snowfall.

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