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RED BANK: BASIE CENTER & OCEANFIRST INK MOVIE HOUSE DEAL
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Red Bank's art house movie theater gets a new name and facelift under Basie Center/OceanFirst Bank partnership. (Click to read.)
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December 5th, 2025 @ 10am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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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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December 5th, 2025 @ 6am
RED BANK: WEST SIDE TREE LIGHTING, TROLLEY RIDES, WAGS SHOW ON TAP
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West Side Tree lighting, trolley rides and a Wag concert on tap Friday-Sunday. (click to read)
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December 4th, 2025 @ 5pm
MOONRISE OVER RED BANK
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Moonrise over Red Bank Wednesday evening.  
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December 4th, 2025 @ 4pm
A SCOOTER IN YOUR STOCKING? HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE SCORE
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A new seasonal feature from redbankgreen featuring holiday gift ideas from local Red Bank shops and businesses. (click to read)
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December 4th, 2025 @ 7am
ZIP LINE? CHECK.
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Marine Park remake continues apace with zip line installation.
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December 3rd, 2025 @ 12pm
PIPE WORK CLOSES MONMOUTH STREET
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Monmouth Street closed for pipe work.
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December 2nd, 2025 @ 3pm
RED BANK: RIVERFRONT CONDO PLAN GETS AIRING
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Forty condos are proposed for a riverfront parking lot in Red Bank. The nascent plan got a vibe check at a special public meeting Monday night. (click to read)
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December 2nd, 2025 @ 3pm
RED BANK: FUND DRIVES FOR FIRE VICTIMS
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Fund drives are underway to assist two Red Bank familles who lost their homes to fire last week. (Click to read)
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December 2nd, 2025 @ 11am
HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE: ‘RED BANK TWIST’ CHOCOLATES
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A new seasonal feature from redbankgreen featuring holiday gift ideas from local Red Bank shops and businesses. (click to read)
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December 2nd, 2025 @ 7am
NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE
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…Needs a bassist. Old skool flyer posted on a doorway on West Front Street. Submitted by Brian Donohue
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December 1st, 2025 @ 11am
RED BANK: PUBLIC MEETING FOR WATERFRONT SITE PLAN
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A special public meeting Monday on a plan that would pave the way for 40 apartments on the Navesink River. (Click to read.)
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December 1st, 2025 @ 8am
RED BANK HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE: EVIL CLOWN GEAR!
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A new seasonal feature from redbankgreen featuring holiday gift ideas from local Red Bank shops and businesses. (click to read)
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December 1st, 2025 @ 6am
A MOST WONDERFUL NIGHT: RED BANK TOWN LIGHTING DELIGHTS (VIDEO)
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Thousands dance away the wind chills for Red Bank's annual Town Lighting. (Video and photos)
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November 29th, 2025 @ 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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November 28th, 2025 @ 5am
WHEN DUTY CALLS
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Still soaked from hose water and covered in soot, Red Bank firefighter Jim Erving walk his dog Dusty, who had to wait in the car while Erving and other firefighters battled a house fire Monday. (Click for more.)
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November 25th, 2025 @ 5pm
RED BANK: HOLIDAYS KICK OFF WITH BLIZZARD OF EVENTS
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Red Bank kicks off the holiday season with the annual town lighting, an open art studio event and more. (Click for all the details)
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November 25th, 2025 @ 4pm
“DINNER CHURCH” HOSTS THANKSGIVING FEAST
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The Feast at First Baptist Church held their annual Thanksgiving meal for the community Sunday, with more than 30 volunteers serving a feast for 150 people.
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November 25th, 2025 @ 8am
RED BANK CAMEOS IN NETFLIX THRILLER
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Actor Claire Danes tosses a brick through the window of a Red Bank storefront in a scene from the new Netflix thriller “The Beast in Me.” As we reported lastContinue reading "RED BANK CAMEOS IN NETFLIX THRILLER"
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November 24th, 2025 @ 3pm
RED BANK: FIRE RIPS THROUGH TWO FAMILY HOME
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Two families are displaced as fire tears through a Red Bank duplex. (Click to read)
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November 24th, 2025 @ 2pm
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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 ...