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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Teen Struck By Train in Red Bank Stole Laptop From Rook First, Police Say

The Feb. 10 theft in Little Silver was captured on the train station's surveillance camera.

The teen who was injured early Sunday morning at the Red Bank Train Station has been charged with stealing a laptop one stop earlier in Little Silver, according to police. Oluwatomiwa Adewusi, 19, Avenel, was charged with burglary and theft after he was observed on surveillance video stealing the laptop along with a drink and chips from Rook Coffee Roasters inside the Little Silver Train Station. The footage showed that the suspect entered followed a delivery person into the building and then boarded the northbound NJ Transit train to Red Bank following the theft. Little Silver Police circulated a still photo of the suspect taken from surveillance footage to local police departments. Red Bank Police identified him as the same man who was …

Thursday, November 22, 2012

Commuters, Coffee Lovers: Rook is Open

Customers will be able to text in orders and pay for their premium java with smart phones

After months of anticipation, area commuters and coffee lovers can grab a premium cup of Joe right at the train station. Rook Coffee Roaster, launched in 2010 by Oceanport residents Holly Migliaccio and Shawn Kingsley, opened the doors to its newest outpost at the Little Silver Train Station on Monday. “We leaked the word on our Facebook page late on Friday, that we would open our doors in the morning. That small leak helped for a fantastic first day,” said Migliaccio in a release. The Little Silver Borough Council accepted the beanery's $10,800 bid to run the train station's concession area, which had been vacant since 2010, in April. Rook also has locations in Long Branch, Oakhurst and Ocean Township across the street from Wegman's. The …

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Rook Coffee Bid Accepted for Little Silver Train Station

Both sides are still negotiating details before the lease is signed.

Good news coffe lovers: the Little Silver Borough Council accepted a bid from Rook Coffee Roasters on Monday night to run the train station's concession stand. But Holly Migliaccio, co-owner of the popular local beanery, stressed to Patch on Thursday that the lease hasn't been signed and details still need to be negotiated for the three-year deal that they won with their $10,800 bid. What she did share was that the train station outpost will be set up much the same way as the Rook's Long Branch and Oakhurst shops, with coffee sold to-go and no seating. There will also be the same selection of "good, high quality" food, said Migliaccio, like bagels from Red Bank's Bagel Oven and baked treats from Balthazar Bakery. Rook will have the option …

JosephGhabourLaw

9:00 am on Friday, June 15, 2012

Congratulations! Tasty java and a stronger community. For every $100 spent, local business put $68 back into the local economy vs. $43 with chains/non-local business. http://solenow.org/2012/03/300/   more ›

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