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Monthly Archives: July 2024

SHOOTING VICTIM ID’d AS HUNT FOR KILLER CONTINUES
News 124 River Street homicide
No arrest and few details as authorities identify the man killed in last week's double shooting in Red Bank.
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July 15th, 2024 @ 5pm
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RED BANK: MIDDLE SCHOOL GROUNDS GET MAKEOVER
News Red Bank Middle School fields improvement project 07102024
RED BANK: Work begins on a running/walking track, pickleball courts, basketball courts and a gazebo behind the Red Bank Middle School. (click to read)
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July 15th, 2024 @ 6am
RED BANK: COUNCIL MEETING STINKS
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RED BANK: This is what democracy looks (and, maybe, smells) like: a water rate hike, moments of silence, and a weird exchange about body odor.
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July 13th, 2024 @ 1pm
RED BANK: SEWAGE MAIN FIXED
News Sewer main fixed at NJ Transit lot 07122024
A 30-inch sewer main that had been sending raw sewage into the Navesink River has been repaired, but questions remain over water quality.
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July 12th, 2024 @ 3pm
RED BANK WEEKEND PICKS: CLASSIC CARS, JAZZ
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Annual classic car show takes over White Street lot and jazz galore among redbankgreen's weekend picks.
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July 12th, 2024 @ 11am
CRASH ON LEIGHTON
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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 lane between Drs.Continue reading "CRASH ON LEIGHTON"
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July 12th, 2024 @ 9am
RED BANK: SEWAGE SPILL THREATENS RIVER
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RED BANK: Contractors for a train station redevelopment project hit a major sewer line, sending sewage into the storm drains, officials said. Click for more.
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July 11th, 2024 @ 9pm
CAR VS STREET SIGN
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The driver of this Mercedes hopped the curb and toppled the street sign at the corner of South Pearl and Drs. James Parker Boulevard Wednesday. The street sign remained onContinue reading "CAR VS STREET SIGN"
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July 10th, 2024 @ 10pm
RED BANK: POLICE PROBE HOMICIDE
News 124 River Street homicide
Police say an early morning shooting left a man dead on the sidewalk and another injured. (click to read)
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July 10th, 2024 @ 8am
RED BANK: PIANO MAN MOVES ON, CAFE OPENS, TWINS OPEN HANDBAG SHOP
News Joy Martin, co-woner of June & Joy in the Galleria
RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, a new Italian cafe opens, twin sisters from Tanzania open a clothing/handbag shop and a longtime Piano biz moves out.
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July 10th, 2024 @ 6am
SKETCHES OF RED BANK BY LOCAL ARTIST MICHAEL WHITE
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Sketches of Red Bank scenes have been floating around on social media and we thought they deserved some spotlight. First appearing in our feed was a holiday sketch of Jack’sContinue reading "SKETCHES OF RED BANK BY LOCAL ARTIST MICHAEL WHITE"
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July 9th, 2024 @ 1pm
POLE DOWN
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Utility pole falls on English Plaza shop Forge after being struck by SUV shortly before noon. No injuries reported, though 86-year-old driver is said to be shaken up.
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July 9th, 2024 @ 12pm
YO, ADRIAN!
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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 for the next trashContinue reading "YO, ADRIAN!"
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July 9th, 2024 @ 10am
RED BANK: FED UP AIRBNB OWNER PACKS IT IN
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RED BANK: Neighbors complained of loud parties. Code enforcement wrote tickets. The Borough Council re-wrote the laws. Now, an Airbnb owner is selling his home out of frustration. (click for more)
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July 9th, 2024 @ 7am
“EL PALOMO” IS IN THE HOUSE
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Jesus Rios, a mariachi singer who performs under the stage name “El Palomo” (The dove) pauses for a moment before entering a backyard graduation party on Leighton Avenue where heContinue reading "“EL PALOMO” IS IN THE HOUSE"
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July 8th, 2024 @ 7am
RED BANK: PERSISTENT PUDDLE
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RED BANK: It's pool of water that never really goes away. What's Going On Here? Fifteen months in the life of a downtown puddle, in photos.
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July 8th, 2024 @ 6am
CROC SPOTTED IN RIVER
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Frighteningly hideous and green, a solitary Croc lurked ominously amid the flotsam and foam in the Navesink River alongside the Red Bank Fire Department’s Marine unit docked at Marine Park.
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July 5th, 2024 @ 1pm
RED BANK: EX MAYOR MICHAEL ARNONE DIES
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RED BANK: Former mayor and longtime Republican Assemblyman Michael Arnone has died. (click to read)
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July 5th, 2024 @ 12pm
WEEKEND PICKS: WOMEN’S SOCCER, JAZZ VIOLIN AND MORE
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From Jazz to soccer, Redbankgreen's picks of things do for the (sort of) Fourth of July weekend.
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July 5th, 2024 @ 6am
RED BANK THROWBACK: 1983’s “WORST FIREWORKS EVER”
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Throwbacks feature looks back at 1983, when a fireworks barge exploded in the Navesink River mid display. (click to read)
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July 4th, 2024 @ 6am
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I’LL EAT IT HERE, THANKS
A squirrel goes all-in for a popular autumn flavor on Madison Avenue in Red Bank Sunday morning.
POP UP TACOS DRAW CROWD
How’s this for a train station redevelopment idea? The pop-up taco vendors Tacos Los Mandones, known on social media as El Mandoon, dr ...
LONG LIVE LOCAL NEWS!
"Long Live Local News" flags from redbankgreen's 20th anniversary celebration in Marine Park Tuesday prove to be the perfect compliment to s ...
MUMS AND WITCHES
17 Prospect Ave (Photo by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
KAYAKERS CLEAR RIVER JUNK
Partyline photo: "The Navesink Nymphs" clear floating tires from the river.
PAINT IT PURPLE?
Caption: ‘Should it be done purple?’ Perfect day. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
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MANTIS (PRAYING) AT CHURCH
Partyliner photographs praying mantis at church.
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
Stunning rainbow over Red Bank as a big weekend storm approaches.
“FESTIVA” YACHT DOCKED AT MARINE PARK
Festiva, an 85-foot yacht, was docked at Marine Park on Friday night. Red Bank Green spoke to the owner, Everett Moore, who said that it was ...
OH NO! ELMO LOST!
A lost Elmo appears to be reaching out for help through the redbankgreen Partyline.
NAVESINK SPILLS OVER
Nor'easter stacks tides up in the Navesink, pushing the river over its (Red) banks.
BUZZ LIGHTYEAR WATCHES LINE DANCERS
redbankgreen Partyline captures Buzz Lighyear watching the line dancers on Broadwalk Monday night. 
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.