WEEKEND: CARNIVAL, NATURE WALK, TRI…
The Sea Bright Firemen’s Fair brings cheer to the oceanside town this weekend s it works to recover from Hurricane Sandy. Folk musicians the Blind Tellers, below, are at the Red Bank Public Library....
View ArticleMIDDLETOWN POLICE BLOTTER
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • Pietro Amato, age 37, from Leonardville Road in Atlantic Highlands, NJ, arrested on May 11, 2013 by...
View ArticleMEMORIAL DAY COMMEMORATIONS
Red Bank, above, and Fair Haven, below, return with traditional Memorial Day events Monday. (Click to enlarge) RED BANK: Memorial Day Commemoration, Monday, 11 a.m., Veterans’ Monument, 51 Monmouth...
View ArticleWEEKEND: EAT, DRINK, LISTEN, REPEAT
Don’t even bother trying to curb your appetite at Red Bank Riverfest, which runs through Sunday in Marine Park. Details in the poster below. (Click to enlarge) Friday, May 31: RED BANK: Come sample the...
View ArticleMIDDLETOWN: SAME GUY ARRESTED THRICE
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • Damian Salgado, age 34, from Kimberly Court in Middletown, NJ, arrested on May 23, 2013 by Patrolman Scott...
View ArticleRUMSON MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO KICKBACKS
A Rumson man controlled a slush fund of $800,000 used to bribe physicians in a scheme that netted more than $100 million in illegal income, federal authorities said Monday. Cliff Antell, 38, no street...
View ArticleNAVESINK RIVER: A PADDLE FOR A FRIEND
Jerry Conway out on the Navesink off Rumson last Sunday, warming up for this weekend’s event. (Click to enlarge) He’s got a bum shoulder, but that won’t stop Jerry Conway. Twice in the past two years,...
View ArticleMIDDLETOWN: MAN CHARGED WITH STALKING
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. Dennis Knapp, age 42, from Highland Avenue in Leonardo, NJ, arrested on June 3, 2013 by Patrolman Anthony...
View ArticleSTUDIO OUT, SUGARUSH IN, RETAILER BACK
Chris Paseka, above, and partner Jesse Bello-Paseka plan to double the size of Sugarush, taking over space vacated by the Kathryn Barnett School of Dance. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Kathryn...
View ArticleMIDDLETOWN POLICE BLOTTER
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. John Angioletti, age 29, from Tatum Drive in Middletown, NJ, arrested on June 15, 2013 by Sergeant First...
View ArticleLAST WEEKEND IN JUNE. DRINK IT ALL IN…
Beer and wine will be sold in a Red Bank park for the first time at this weekend’s Sippin’ On the River food festival at Marine Park. David Byrne and St. Vincent, below, bring a honkin’ big brass band...
View ArticleM’TOWN MAN INDICTED IN STORE ATTACK
The man accused of viciously stabbing a shopper at a Bed Bath and Beyond store in Middletown last January has been indicted on an attempted murder charge by a Monmouth County grand jury, authorities...
View ArticleWEEKEND: EAT, DRINK, SING, SAIL, AND MORE
A promo video for ‘Eat! Drink! Italy!,’ Red Bank restaurateur Victor Rallo’s new TV show, which gets a launch at the Basie Saturday night. Below, a rousing night of patriotic songs fills the First...
View ArticleM’TOWN: MAN CHARGED WITH DWI, LEWDNESS
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • Michael Murphy, age 33, from Brainard Avenue in Port Monmouth, NJ, arrested on June 27, 2013 by Patrolman...
View ArticleA BUSTLING SUMMER WEEKEND AWAITS
Local farmers and craftspeople fill the parking lot at the Galleria every Sunday morning this time of year. Steven Jacobson, the 17-year-old author of “One Last Season,” below, reads from his novel...
View ArticleMIDDLETOWN POLICE BLOTTER
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. Maurice Levy, age 30, from Hollywood Avenue in Long Branch, NJ, arrested on July 7, 2013 by Patrolman...
View ArticleWEEKENDER: ON THE GREEN AND ON THE SAND
Contractors building a new staircase over the sea wall at the Mad Hatter in Sea Bright, where thousands of revelers are expected for the daylong Dunesday fundraiser. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to...
View ArticleMIDDLETOWN: TWO FIREFIGHTERS HURT
Two volunteer firefighters suffered minor injuries in an early morning fire that tore through a Middletown beauty spa early Monday morning, according to a report on the Asbury Park Press website....
View ArticleRED BANK: MONOC SETS RESPONSE TRIAL
A MONOC rig will be based in Red Bank, and respond only to in-town emergencies, during a two-month trial. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD It’s MONOC to the rescue in Red Bank, at least in the near...
View ArticleWEEKENDER: BARGAINS, BANDS AND THE BARD
Bargains line the brick walkways of downtown Red Bank for the annual Sidewalk Sale this weekend. Below, fans of the Haven find shelter at the Walt Street Pub Friday night. (Click to enlarge) Friday,...
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