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Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • Joseph Cooney, age 32, from Center Avenue in Leonardo, NJ, arrested on March 27, 2012 by PatrolmanContinue reading "MAN BUSTED FOR PROMOTING PROSTITUTION"
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MARINA OWNER BRACES FOR BRIDGE SQUEEZE
“There’s no money for business interruption,” says Red Bank Marina owner Steve Remaley, below, who also stands to lose land on both sides of the bridge. (Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "MARINA OWNER BRACES FOR BRIDGE SQUEEZE"
FIRE RIPS THROUGH MIDDLETOWN HOME
Flames burn through the roof on the east side of the house. The blaze caused a shutdown of a stretch of Bamm Hollow Road, below. (Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "FIRE RIPS THROUGH MIDDLETOWN HOME"
Just in from the Middletown PD Tuesday morning: On March 15, 2012 the Middletown Police arrested Jason Randell, age 25, from Patterson Lane on drug charges after the execution ofContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: TEN-POUND POT BUST"
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • Theresa Brown, age 28, from Parsonage Road in Edison, NJ, arrested on March 20, 2012 by PatrolmanContinue reading "WOMAN CHARGED WITH DWI, ASSAULTING COP"
The suspect was apprehended when he crashed his car on Courtney Way after a chase of about three miles, Middletown police said. By JOHN T. WARD A Middletown man wasContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: SUSPECT TRIED TO KILL COP"
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • Stella Geller, age 33, from Monmouth Boulevard in Oceanport, NJ, arrested on March 16, 2012 by PatrolmanContinue reading "RECENT MIDDLETOWN ARRESTS"
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • Steven Nalbach, age 51, from Hamilton Avenue in Leonardo, NJ, arrested on March 12, 2012 by DetectiveContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN BLOTTER UPDATE"
The marijuana possession case against former Fair Haven resident Eric Hafner was postponed two weeks by a Middletown judge Monday, the Asbury Park Press reports. Hafner, 20, was the subjectContinue reading "PRESS: MEDICAL MARIJUANA CASE POSTPONED"
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • Howy Green, age 30, from Laurel Avenue in Keansburg, NJ, arrested on March 6, 2012 by PatrolmanContinue reading "BUSY WEEK FOR MIDDLETOWN COPS"
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • Mark Todd, age 38, from Grace Street in Jersey City, NJ, arrested on March 5, 2012 byContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: THREE POT BUSTS, THREE DWI"
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • On February 29, 2012 Detectives Kevin Gardiner and Laurence Schachtel arrested Brittany Stewart, age 20, from CresciContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: PAIR CHARGED IN BURGLARIES"
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • Carissa Bossert, age 23, from Woods End Road in Middletown, NJ, arrested on February 26, 2012 byContinue reading "MAN ARRESTED FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT"
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • Latisha Boyd, age 21, from Boston Way Village in Asbury Park, NJ, arrested on February 21, 2012Continue reading "MIDDLETOWN POLICE BLOTTER"
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • Connor Keelen, age 21, from Main Street in Keansburg, NJ, arrested on February 16, 2012 by SergeantContinue reading "LONG CHARGE LIST AGAINST ASBURY WOMAN"
WEIGH IN ON POSSIBLE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT
Monmouth County officials will hold two public-input sessions on whether to repair or replace the Rumson-Sea Bright bridge.   (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A new bridge toContinue reading "WEIGH IN ON POSSIBLE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT"
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • On February 13, 2012 at approximately 2:25 am police responded to the area of Nautilus Drive inContinue reading "M’TOWN COPS NAB PAIR FOR CAR BREAK-INS"
An 19-year-old Red Bank man has pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide following an automobile crash in Middletown that killed a passenger in his car nearly a year ago. Adam Sofio,Continue reading "RED BANK TEEN TAKES PLEA IN AUTO DEATH"
RUMSON ALSO LIKELY TO SCRUB FIREWORKS
Scenes from the 2011 Rumson fireworks show, which was synched up with the Red Bank display upriver. (Photos by Dustin Racioppi. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD As goContinue reading "RUMSON ALSO LIKELY TO SCRUB FIREWORKS"
RED BANK FIREWORKS CANCELLED; SECURITY COSTS, INADEQUATE PUBLIC FUNDING CITED
Scenes from the 2011 fireworks show, when police presence was ramped up following widespread brawling and drunkeness in 2010. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank’s largest publicContinue reading "RED BANK FIREWORKS CANCELLED; SECURITY COSTS, INADEQUATE PUBLIC FUNDING CITED"
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FORMER FAMEABILIA REMAKE
Coming soon across from Toast! More to come soon on redbankgreen about this development. (photo from Partyline contributor Greg Fitzgerald)
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 ...