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Monthly Archives: May 2024

WEEKEND: SOCCER, MORE SOCCER, MUSIC AND ART
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RED BANK: Semipro soccer; an outdoor benefit concert; bands in bars; an art opening and more. Here's what's on tap in town this weekend.
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May 31st, 2024 @ 8am
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SYMPHONY RETURNS JUNE 29
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RED BANK: An annual crowd pleaser returns June 29 with a free concert in Marine Park by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, RiverCenter said Thursday.
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May 30th, 2024 @ 6pm
RED BANK: DUCKLING RESCUED FROM SEWER
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RED BANK: The best 90 seconds of video you'll see today: firefighters rescue duckling from 100-foot-long storm sewer pipe.
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May 30th, 2024 @ 2pm
Heard on the Green
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Heard on the Green
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May 30th, 2024 @ 10am
DUCK RESCUE EFFORT
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Duckling rescue attempt underway in sewer at East Front and Broad, 10:29 a.m.
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May 30th, 2024 @ 10am
RED BANK: BIG-TRUCK PARKING BAN PENDING
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RED BANK: Truck owners may need to take their vehicles off street as council mulls five-ton limit for those parked overnight.
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May 30th, 2024 @ 6am
RED BANK: CRASH PROMPTS DETOURS
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RED BANK: Three-vehicle crash sends two to the hospital and knocks down power lines, prompting detours.
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May 29th, 2024 @ 5pm
HOUSING CRUNCH
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Demolition begins for new apartments at Globe Court and Mechanic Street.
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May 29th, 2024 @ 10am
RED BANK: AID BILL EASES, BUT DOESN’T END SCHOOL BUDGET SQUEEZE
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RED BANK: Borough Schools get some relief from bill aimed at restoring state aid cuts, but financial squeeze still causing pain.
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May 29th, 2024 @ 6am
RED BANK: MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY HONORS THE FALLEN
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RED BANK: Local Girl and Boy Scout troops, the Red Bank Fire Department, The Elk and Rotary Clubs, local clergy and military along with elected officials and a strong showing of citizens all paid their respects.
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May 28th, 2024 @ 7am
FREE REDBANKGREEN SHIRTS, NEW COMMENT POLICY
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A few important messages, an opportunity to contribute, and free t-shirts! From the publisher of Redbankgreen. (click to read)
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May 24th, 2024 @ 3pm
RED BANK: COUNCIL MOVES ON SHORT TERM RENTALS, MARINE PARK FIX-UPS
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RED BANK: Nuisance AirBnB style rentals could get their comeuppance in court and a remake of Marine Park may finally get underway.(click to read)
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May 24th, 2024 @ 8am
FEELING SNAPPY
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      Snapping Turtles come ashore to lay their eggs this time of year and are a common site along the Swimming River waterfront. This one was spotted alongContinue reading "FEELING SNAPPY"
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May 23rd, 2024 @ 3pm
RED BANK: FAMILY MOURNS MAN KILLED WALKING HOME FROM WORK
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Frank Luna Santamaria was killed by a car while walking home from work. His family is raising money to pay for a funeral in Mexico. (click to read)
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May 23rd, 2024 @ 7am
RED BANK: BREWERY TURNOVER PROVES BRIEF HICCUP
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RED BANK: New beer hall, Five Dimes Brewery, set to turn the taps back on at former Red Tank Brewing site.
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May 22nd, 2024 @ 7am
RED BANK: PEDESTRIAN DIES FROM INJURIES
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RED BANK: A 20-year-old borough man has died of injuries sustained when he was struck by a car last week, police said. (Click to read more.)
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May 21st, 2024 @ 6pm
RED BANK: BANK WITHDRAWING FROM TOWN
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RED BANK: Wells Fargo is shutting down its Broad Street operations, vacating one of the town's most visible commercial properties. (Click.)
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May 21st, 2024 @ 11am
TUB TIME
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RED BANK: A sparrow waits for the next available dirt tub while two others take their Sunday baths. (Click for video.)
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May 21st, 2024 @ 11am
RED BANK: AFTER LOST DECADE, TOXIC CLEANUP IS “EMERGENCY”
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RED BANK: In 2014, officials said the cleanup of a contaminated former landfill along the Swimming River would take five to ten years to finish. A decade later, they haven't even started. (click to read)
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May 21st, 2024 @ 8am
CHECK IT OUT
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A bench outside the Red Bank Public Library provided a serene view of our beautiful Navesink River Monday evening.
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May 21st, 2024 @ 6am
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EGRET-FUL END TO SUMMER
A great egret patrols the shallows of the Swimming River in front of the Red Bank Primary School last week. Submitted by Brian Donohue
COMMUNITY MESSAGE BOARD NOW OPEN ON HUDSON AVENUE
Community message board open! The RBPD has placed a mobile display board on Hudson Avenue. Send captions and messages you’d like to se ...
A CHIEF’S FAREWELL
Funeral services at St. James church and a large American flag suspended over Broad Street from an RBFD hook and ladder for former Red Bank ...
COIFFING GUARD
redbankgreen Partyline captures super cool crossing guard just chilllin'.
SURF TACO RE-OPENS NEW LOOK DINING ROOM
Partyliner captures Surf Taco's new look dining room.
STEEPLETOP RAVEN
redbankgreen Partyline: a raven calls out from atop the steeple of St. James Church.
CARPENTER OR COMPETITOR? HOT DOG TRUCK RIVALS EMERGE IN RED BANK
On the redbankgreen Partyline: with two new hot dog vendors opening this summer, even a carpenter's box truck makes one wonder.
BOONDOCKS SWAN
redbankgreen Partyline: Swan on the Navesink River as seen from Boondocks restaurant.
9/11 TRIBUTE
Bailey Bryce Holiday and her father Bobby Holiday Jr. paint the lawn at Riverside Gardens Park Tuesday in preparation for the upcoming comme ...
PILGRIM BAPTIST TO JAMAICA
Recently, Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank traveled to Trelawny Parish of Jamaica on a Relief & Recovery Mission Trip.  The Mission T ...
SNAIL WEATHER
Overnight rains and warm humid temperatures brought out a parade of snails along the access path to the Red Bank Primary School near Locust ...
ECHOES OF THE PAST IN TILE
Next to Playa Bowls. Always fascinated how this has stood here this long. (Submitted by Joseph Jakub)
VIVA LA ELSIE’S
redbankgreen Partyline captures French visitor enjoying a pickle sub from Elsie's.
Truck strike downs pole
A truck struck a utility pole at the intersection of Catherine Street and Shrewsbury Avenue at about 8 am Monday morning. The pole wss compl ...
THRONGS FLOCK TO RED BANK STREET FAIR
redbankgreen Partyline: Thousands fill the streets of Red Bank for street fair.
PORTA POTTY X-ING
redbankgreen Partyline captures porta johns moving down the railroad tracks.
(G&G) DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
A solid lunchtime line at the G&G hot dogs truck on Shrewsbury Avenue on Monday afternoon. Driving this stretch of road when  G&G i ...
RBG CUB SIGHTING
A Partyline contributor positioned on the dais at Thursday's meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment captured redbankgreen reporter intern ...
DOWNPOUR STRAINS DRAIN
Partyline captures video of a flooded intersection during Tuesday's afternoon thunderstorm.
STILL ‘OPEN’ SPACE
Next to Fins and Feathers, very surprised to see an overgrown parking lot that still sits there…overgrown and with blacktop. (Photo and te ...