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[See update below] Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • Geoffrey Guido, age 54, from Leonard Avenue in Atlantic Highlands, NJ, arrested on AugustContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: FOUR CHARGED WITH DWI"
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Bon Jovi’s mansion on the Middletown side of the Navesink was one of the homes entered in the 2011 burglary spree, authorities said.  (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "BON JOVI BURGLAR PLEADS GUILTY"
DOLPHINS: FAVORITE SPOT IN NAVESINK?
Pat McFadden of Little Silver grabbed this shot of dolphins visiting our beautiful Navesink River while he was out kayaking Thursday.
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • Robert Dunn, age 21, from Tenth Street in Belford, NJ, arrested on August 21, 2012 by PatrolmanContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN POLICE BLOTTER"
BBQ JOINT EYES WEST SIDE; TEMPLE EXPANDS
The former home of Red Bank Pizza, on North Bridge Avenue, has been vacant for nearly two years. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Is it just wishful thinking,Continue reading "BBQ JOINT EYES WEST SIDE; TEMPLE EXPANDS"
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • Brian Miller, age 22, from Walnut Avenue in Red Bank, NJ, arrested on August 12, 2012 byContinue reading "CONTEMPT CASES DOT MIDDLETOWN BLOTTER"
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • JD Rockafellow, age 23, from South Avenue in Atlantic Highlands, NJ, arrested on August 7, 2012 byContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN POLICE BLOTTER"
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • Michael Cacciuttolo, age 34, from Park Avenue in Middletown, NJ, arrested on July 29, 2012 by PatrolmanContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN COPS BUST MINORS FOR BOOZE"
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • James Koenig, age 55, from Brainard Avenue in Port Monmouth, NJ, arrested on July 22, 2012 byContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN MAN CHARGE WITH SEX ASSAULT"
Peter Burnham, who resigned as president of Brookdale Community College last year amid questions over his lavish pay and perks, pleaded guilty Tuesday to defrauding the school out of $40,000,Continue reading "FORMER BROOKDALE PREZ COPS TO FRAUD"
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • Gary Colyer, age 28, from Hwy 9 in Old Bridge, NJ, arrested on July 15, 2012 byContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN POLICE BLOTTER"
By JOHN T. WARD A Middletown man has been indicted by a Monmouth County grand jury for a multi-town rampage in which he’s alleged to have smashed his car intoContinue reading "M’TOWN MAN INDICTED IN ALLEGED RAMPAGE"
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • James Delucia, age 59 from Main Street in Middletown, NJ, arrested on July 9, 2012 by PatrolmanContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN POLICE BLOTTER"
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • On July 5, 2012 the Middletown Police Detective Bureau and Quality of Life Unit executed an arrestContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN ARREST REPORT"
MIDDLETOWN ADJUSTS TO WATER LIMITS
“You don’t realize how much you use water” until the supply is restricted, said Don Cunningham, owner of Junction Bagels & Subs. Below, Charlie Rogers of Middletown’s Office of EmergencyContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN ADJUSTS TO WATER LIMITS"
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • Brian Seward, age 49, from Shore Boulevard in Keansburg, NJ, arrested on June 20, 2012 by PatrolmanContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN COPS CITE SIX FOR DWI"
COW PUT DOWN AFTER RIVER PLAZA ACCIDENT
One of the two cows that got loose in lower Middletown early Tuesday. Her half-sister was destroyed by police after she was struck by a car. (Photo courtesy of MaryContinue reading "COW PUT DOWN AFTER RIVER PLAZA ACCIDENT"
A SOLSTICE SUNSET
8:24 p.m.: Closing out the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, the sun descended over the Navesink River, as seen from Red Bank Marina. (Photo by Stacie Fanelli. ClickContinue reading "A SOLSTICE SUNSET"
THUMBS UP FOR THE REFRESHING OCEAN
4:31 p.m.: Amelia Liberatore, Sarah Pyne and Vanessa Romano, all of Middletown, head home after six hours at the Anchorage beach in Sea Bright. They stayed in the water mostContinue reading "THUMBS UP FOR THE REFRESHING OCEAN"
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • Kyle Constanza, age 20, from Wendover Court in Bedminster, NJ, arrested on June 12, 2012 by CorporalContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN BUSTS TEEN FOR DWI"
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THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY
Whether through schmear force of will or user error, this bagel somehow seems to have escaped the cooking vat or hopped out of the bag as so ...
MANTIS HANGIN’ DOWNTOWN
A mantis seems to be saying, “shh, don’t tell them I’m here” as it hangs under an eave on White Street with a pair o ...
SUNDAY MORNING BOLLARD CRASH
No stranger to being awoken by an early morning bollard strike, redbankgreen reader and Broad St. resident Steven Sickles submitted this Par ...
SOUPY SAILING
Sailboats out there in all that fog and rain on the Navesink River Wednesday. (Photo by Partyline contributor James Barnett)
SMOKY WHO?
Smokey Bear has nothing on Red Bank Fire Department First Deputy Chief Frank Woods as he delivers the straight dope on fire prevention to ca ...
HAZY DAYS INDEED
View of the Navesink River, taken from New Jersey Transit Coastline Train #3320 Friday morning. Photo by Partyline contributor Karly Swaim
RAINBOW OVER RED BANK
A midsummer evening thunderstorm and a rainbow. Does it get any better? This rainbow appeared over Red Bank after Friday evening’s sho ...
MEANWHILE, ON THE DARK SIDE OF RED BANK
Away from the lights and crowds of Broadwalk, Darth Vader was seen hanging just a couple of blocks down in Red Bank’s second best park ...
PARKLETTING BEGINS
Construction began Monday morning on a “parklet” on Monmouth Street near the intersection with Broad. You can read more about wh ...
NOT SO SCARY
Twenty times? Fifty times? How many times did we drive by this home on the corner of River Street and Shrewsbury and do a double take before ...
LOCAL 9 TAKE TROPHY
After a long hot two days of baseball, the Red Bank area-based Jersey Shore Raiders emerged as champions of the United States Amateur Baseba ...
RHAPSODY ON ICE
RED BANK: On a cool-ish summer evening, keyboardist NGXB entertained customers of Strollo's Italian Ice with renderings of 'Bohemian Rhapsod ...
PUDDLE BE GONE
A work crew was out this week attacking the site of the notoriously persistent puddle at the corner of Broad and Mechanic Streets. This phot ...
SMALLS FOR MAYOR?
We at redbankgreen remain neutral in political affairs and never make endorsements. But we have to say Borough Clerk Laura Reinertsen’ ...
CRASH ON LEIGHTON
The driver of this car was headed north on Leighton Avenue when they it hit an SUV pulling a work trailer headed in south in the opposing la ...
CAR VS STREET SIGN
The driver of this Mercedes hopped the curb and toppled the street sign at the corner of South Pearl and Drs. James Parker Boulevard Wednesd ...
SKETCHES OF RED BANK BY LOCAL ARTIST MICHAEL WHITE
Sketches of Red Bank scenes have been floating around on social media and we thought they deserved some spotlight. First appearing in our fe ...
POLE DOWN
Utility pole falls on English Plaza shop Forge after being struck by SUV shortly before noon. No injuries reported, though 86-year-old drive ...
YO, ADRIAN!
It’s a tough turn for our hero as Rocky Balboa is relegated to the curb for trash pickup on Locust Avenue. We’ll have to go back ...
“EL PALOMO” IS IN THE HOUSE
Jesus Rios, a mariachi singer who performs under the stage name “El Palomo” (The dove) pauses for a moment before entering a bac ...