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RED BANK SCHOOLS EYE 9.5 PERCENT TAX LEVY HIKE
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Statewide school funding crunch hits Red Bank as district seeks 9.5 percent tax levy hike. (Click to read)
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March 24th @ 3pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: 2026 DANDELION DISPLAY CONTEST
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Do you have what it doesn't take to be Red Bank's dandelion king or queen? It's time for redbankgreen's sorta annual contest. (Click to read)
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March 23rd @ 7am
RED BANK POLICE: MAN SMASHED BOROUGH HALL WINDOWS, SWUNG PIPE AT COPS
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A Red Bank man was arrested after police say he smashed four windows at Borough Hall with a large metal pole, then swung the weapon at police officers responding to the incident. (click to read)
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March 21st @ 8am
WINTER IS DEAD
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Like a hand from the grave, a glove someone lost over the long winter appears to be making one final zombie reach from the soil of a Broad Street planterContinue reading "WINTER IS DEAD"
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March 20th @ 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 19th @ 6pm
RED BANK: BAR, LIQUOR STORE SETTLE DRUNKEN FALL LAWSUIT
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A man injured in a fall from a train station platform sued businesses he said broke the law by serving him when he was already drunk. (Click to read)
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March 19th @ 12pm
RED BANK: GLOVES AND GUINNESS ON A CHILLY ST. PATRICK’S DAY
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Photos from around Red Bank on a chilly St. Patrick's Day. (click to read)
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March 17th @ 9pm
RED BANK: EAST SIDE PARK CLOSES FOR LEAD CLEANUP
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Most of East Side Park is closed while the NJ DEP works to remove lead-contaminated soil. (click to read)
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March 17th @ 3pm
DOCUMENTING OLD RED BANK, BEFORE THE BULLDOZERS ARRIVE
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History buff and filmmaker sets out to document a block of old Red Bank before the bulldozers and condos arrive. (click to read)
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March 17th @ 7am
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 13th @ 6am
RBR SPORTS UPDATE: WINTER SPORTS WRAP UP
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Red Bank Regional High School's sports update, winter wrap-up edition. (Click to read)
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March 12th @ 5pm
RED BANK: BROKER FINED FOR ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING LAPSES
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Red Bank financial broker/dealer fined for breaking laws designed to prevent money laundering. (Click to read)
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March 12th @ 1pm
RED BANK GIVES PUSHCART VENDOR IDEA A SPIN
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Red Bank creates a new pushcart vendor license for summertime food & drink sales in borough parks. (click to read)
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March 11th @ 5pm
RED BANK: BORO RELEASES PLAN FOR 40-UNIT “NAVESINK CROSSING”
News A rendering of the proposed project for 26-28 Shrewbury Avenue included in the the rehabilitation plan by borough planner BFJ Planning.
Five stories with a waterfront walkway: Borough planner issues a report with development guidelines for a proposed 40 unit building on the Navesink River. (Click to read.)
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March 10th @ 2pm
GOLF CART ASSAULT. FORGED DOCUMENTS. STOLEN MONEY. CHARGES FLY AS BUILDERS BATTLE IN COURT
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In dueling lawsuits, developers on a Fort Monmouth golf course project are accusing each other of misdeeds ranging from forgery to violence.(Click to read)
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March 10th @ 6am
RED BANK: EDITH BLAKE DIES AT 108
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Edith Blake, believed to be Red Bank's oldest resident, dies at 108. (click to read)
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March 9th @ 7am
RED BANK: BRUSH PICKUP THIS WEEK
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A special winter brush pickup starts in Red Bank Monday morning. Click for a schedule and map.(Click to read)
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March 8th @ 11am
LENTEN LUNCH AT THE DINER
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The delicious fried flounder sandwich at the Red Bank Diner awaits devouring by two good Catholic boys on a Lenten Friday.  (Partylkne submitted by Brian Donohue)
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March 6th @ 1pm
GALLERY RIBBON CUTTING
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The ribbon cutting for the opening of Amelchenko Gallery in the Galleria Thursday evening seen through the window. (Partyline photo by Brian Donohue)
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March 6th @ 1pm
COLLECTOR SNAGS “MACHO” TRANS AM UNEARTHED IN RED BANK JUNKYARD
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Rare Pontiac Trans Am pulled from unlicensed junkyard in Red Bank is purchased by collector. (Click to read)
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March 6th @ 12pm
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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 ...