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RED BANK: BORO TRUCK DRIVER STRIKES PEDESTRIAN
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Pedestrian struck by driver of a Borough of Red Bank DPU truck. (Click to read)
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April 9th @ 5pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: RESTAURANT PLAN OK’D FOR DEAD GAS STATION SITE
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Red Bank Planning Board approves Victor Rallo's plan to remake a longtime eyesore property. (Click to read)
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April 9th @ 12pm
RED BANK CHURN: FOURCHETTE CHEESE SHOP CLOSES
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Cheese shop owner closing Red Bank location saying the "universe" made the decision. (Click to read)
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April 9th @ 10am
RED BANK: RALLO PLANS EATERY FOR FORMER GAS STATION
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Birravino owner to unveil plans for new eatery in Red Bank. (Click to read)
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April 7th @ 2pm
RBR SPORTS : WRESTLER NOTCHES 117 WINS, COACHES HONORED
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Wrestler notches 117 wins and coaches are honored for crushing it in the monthly sports update from Red Bank Regional High School. (click to read)
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April 7th @ 10am
RED BANK: COP WED TO EX-CHIEF SUES BOROUGH FOR BIAS
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Her police chief husband resigned after an ethics scandal stemming from their affair. Now, police officer Kristen McConnell has filed a sexually explicit lawsuit against top Red Bank officials. (Click to read)
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April 6th @ 12pm
“MISS JACKIE” BELOVED SCHOOL AIDE DIES
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Longtime Red Bank Borough Schools aide Jacqueline Porter-Boyd died March 30, according to an obituary posted by Damiano Funeral Home. Porter-Boyd was a well-known face to hundreds (thousands?) of RedContinue reading "“MISS JACKIE” BELOVED SCHOOL AIDE DIES"
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April 6th @ 10am
EASTER BOX TURTLE
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A very sleepy-looking but otherwise healthy appearing Eastern Box Turtle found on the trail along the Swimming River in Red Bank on Easter morning.
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April 5th @ 1pm
RED BANK: “CRAZY” HEALTH COSTS DRIVE 8 PERCENT BORO TAX HIKE PLAN
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Municipal portion of the average Red Bank property tax bill would rise 7.7 percent under a 2026 budget unveiled Thursday. (click to read)
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April 3rd @ 2pm
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Do you know where this photo was taken? Play the weekly "Where Have I Seen This?" and get the answer to last week's photo.
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April 3rd @ 7am
EMPOWERING UP
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Empower U recently celebrated a ribbon cutting at its 65 Monmouth Street location. The organization offers ABA Therapy and mental health services for individuals with autism. Managing Partner Gabriel TheosmyContinue reading "EMPOWERING UP"
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April 2nd @ 4pm
VIDEO: BELIEVERS DRAWN TO “HEALING WATERS” OF RED BANK POND
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redbankgreen's annual April Fools' Day video: From migraines to gout, believers say the murky, litter-strewn waters of Red Bank's Mohawk Pond have cured their ailments and restored their health. (Click to read)
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April 1st @ 5am
NAVESINK RIVER OYSTER
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Partyline: A rare, elusive Navesink River oyster pulled from the water in Red Bank.
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March 31st @ 2pm
PARTY TIME! EXCELLENT!
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Wayne's World AMC Pacer spotted outside Red Bank weed shop.
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March 30th @ 7am
RED BANK: CLERK ADDS PASSPORT SERVICES
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Red Bank Borough clerk's office now offering passport services. (Click to read)
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March 30th @ 7am
SANTA DROP VOLUNTEERS HONORED
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Mayor Billy Portman and the Red Bank Borough Council issued a proclamation Thursday night honoring Mary Ferraro (left) and Dana Colindres for their work organizing the “treasured tradition” of theContinue reading "SANTA DROP VOLUNTEERS HONORED"
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March 27th @ 2pm
AFTER 40 YEARS, SALON ZOOMS OUT OF RED BANK; JAMIAN’S HITS 25 YEARS
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A Monmouth Street hair studio is moving out of Red Bank after 40 years. Two doors down a bar celebrates its 25th anniversary. (Click to read)
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March 27th @ 1pm
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Do you know where this photo was taken? Play the weekly "Where Have I Seen This?" and get the answer to last week's photo.
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March 27th @ 6am
SNOW’S LAST GASP
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A snow pile from the brutal winter of 2025-26 breathes its last dirty gasp in a parking lot at Count Basie Fields on Monday. (Partyline photo by Brian Donohue) SubmittedContinue reading "SNOW’S LAST GASP"
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March 26th @ 10am
RED BANK: BILLBOARD LAWSUIT SETTLED WITH SWAP
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Ad company will drop its bid to build a digital billboard at the Red Bank's northern gateway - if it can build one on the southern border instead. (Click to read)
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March 26th @ 7am
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MANTIS (PRAYING) AT CHURCH
Partyliner films 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.
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 ...