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WAIT ‘TIL NEXT YEAR
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Deep autumn thoughts prompted the sight of Brutis the Red Bank DPU brush hauler operator working in a Yankees cap Thursday. (click to read)
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October 9th, 2025 @ 10am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: COUNCIL PREPS REHAB STUDY FOR WATERFRONT SITE
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26-28 Shrewsbury Avenue proposal sourlis
Red Bank set to launch redevelopment study of waterfront parking lot eyed for a 40-unit apartment building. (click to read)
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October 8th, 2025 @ 11am
RED BANK: STATE PONIES UP FOR BASIE BLEACHERS PROJECT
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Red Bank lands long-sought state grant to help with cost of $1.2 million Count Basie Bleachers replacement. (click to read)
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October 8th, 2025 @ 8am
RED BANK: BUILDER EYES FORMER BANK SITE ON BROAD STREET FOR TOWNHOMES
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The former Wells Fargo building on Broad Street once eyed as possible borough hall is being sold, with a developer planning townhomes on the site. (click to read)
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October 6th, 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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October 3rd, 2025 @ 6am
2025 RED BANK PORCHFEST: YOUR ULTIMATE GUIDE
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Red Bank Porchfest 2025: Get your schedule, map, livestream info and more all right here. (click to read)
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October 2nd, 2025 @ 2pm
RED BANK: BROADWALK WRAPS UP STORMY SEASON, CHANGES COULD BE ON TAP
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Petitioners demanded an end to Red Bank's Broadwalk pedestrian plaza this year. Could changes be in store? (click to read)
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October 1st, 2025 @ 11am
NEVER MIND THE BOLLARDS
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Red Bank Department of Public Utilities workers remove the bollards that close off the northern stretch of Broad Street for the Broadwalk seasonal pedestrian plaza. The road is expected toContinue reading "NEVER MIND THE BOLLARDS"
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October 1st, 2025 @ 8am
RED BANK: CAMERAS ROLL ON “RUN’ MOVIE SET
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"Schitt's Creek" and "Hamilton" actors among the cast filming a new movie in downtown Red Bank. (Click to read)
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September 30th, 2025 @ 2pm
VIDEO: RED BANK’S CREEPY ABANDONED EXXON, WITH A GORGEOUS VIEW
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Video: The old abandoned Exxon station at Red Bank's northern gateway is both creepy and beautiful. It's high profile and a near total secret. Take a tour to see what's at stake as the borough council tags the area for a rehabilitation.
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September 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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September 26th, 2025 @ 6am
COUNT BASIE, BON JOVI HONORED AT BASIE CENTER WALK OF FAME
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William "Count" Basie and Jon Bon Jovi honored as first inductees of the 100-year-old Red Bank theater's new "Walk of Fame." (click to read)
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September 25th, 2025 @ 4pm
BIG BASIE DAY
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The Count Basie Center for the Arts holds a big day as part of its year long 100th anniversary celebration. The first two engraved sidewalk plaques will be unveiled honoringContinue reading "BIG BASIE DAY"
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September 25th, 2025 @ 10am
RED BANK POLICE: COP “MISAPPROPRIATED” MONEY FROM FELLOW OFFICER
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A Red Bank police officer was docked 114 days of sick and vacation time for misappropriating money belonging to a fellow cop. (click to read)
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September 25th, 2025 @ 7am
RED BANK GUNMAN FIRED INTO RUMSON HOME, COPS SAY
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Red Bank man fired a rifle through the window of a home in Rumson in Broad Daylight Monday, police say. (click to read)
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September 24th, 2025 @ 5pm
MARINE PARK JUNGLE GYM MEETS SLEDGE HAMMER
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Workers Wednesday took down the playground at Marine Park as part of the recently begun phase two of the park's $4 million overhaul. A new playground will be built in the same spot, according to the plans.
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September 24th, 2025 @ 4pm
RED BANK THROWBACK: BORO BUYS THEATER TO CREATE MARINE PARK
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100 years ago this week, the Borough of Red Bank made one of the best moves in its history: buying land to create Marine Park. (click to read)
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September 24th, 2025 @ 9am
RED BANK: EMINENT DOMAIN FOE BUYS MI LUPITA’S TRACT, FORGES AHEAD WITH CONDOS
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A developer who got approval for a 20-unit condo building near the Red Bank train station instead sold the land for $4.3 million. The new owner says she plans to go ahead with the project, even as she fights to save her own property in Perth Amboy from eminent domain. (click to read)
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September 22nd, 2025 @ 8pm
CONSTITUTION DAY RALLY ON COOPER’S BRIDGE
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Constitution Day rally on Cooper's Bridge draws crowd to Route 35 span in Red Bank. (click to read)
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September 20th, 2025 @ 8am
BACK TO TATER TOTS
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A sign outside Red Bank Regional High School delivers the news that the one-year experiment conducted last year in which students could order lunch from online delivery services will notContinue reading "BACK TO TATER TOTS"
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September 20th, 2025 @ 7am
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PIANO TRASHED
Left out to take at 83 River Street. Property owner is a touring musician. Studio and home. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris H ...
FALL COLORS IN RED BANK
redbankgreen's Partyline captures peaking fall foliage on a Red Bank street corner.
FALL AT THE COURTS OF RED BANK
On the Partyline: stunning foliage at Red Bank's "medieval office park."
WALK FOR DEMOCRACY
The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center led a "Walk for Democracy" Sunday from Riverside Gardens Park to the cultral center on Drs. James Park ...
Go big or go home
On the redbankgreen Partyline: Gourd display at Lighthouse on its penultimate night of the season.
MARIGOLDEN SUNSHINE
Partyline photo captures October sunshine hitting marigolds for sale ahead of Dia de Los Muertos.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES CODING TO MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green and creator of Broad Street, was teaching City and Regional Magazine Association publishers how ...
LET’S SEE YOUR KINDLE DO THIS
A stack of books served as a chock while a motorist changed a flat tire on Branch Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Submitted by John T. Ward
NEW WELCOME SIGN INSTALLED
A new "Welcome to Red Bank" sign has gone up at the northern Route 35 entrance to town at the foot of Cooper's Bridge.
JUNIOR BUCS WRESTLING WELCOMES YOUNG ATHLETES FOR 22ND SEASON
Junior Bucs Wrestling is preparing for its 22nd season, offering boys and girls from Red Bank, Shrewsbury, and Little Silver an opportunity ...
TIME FOR SCHOOL, DEER
Fall has arrived and so have the middle school loving deer!
JUST IN TIME FOR THE FALL CLASSIC
Just in time for the start of the World Series later this week baseball-themed paintings by artist Max Maxon hang in the windows of the Art ...
DINNER PLANS?
Chipotle in Red Bank Sunday evening will donate a quarter of proceeds from sales Sunday to the volunteer Red Bank Fire Department auxiliary.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES VIBE CODE SESSION AT LOCAL NEWS CAMP
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green, is running a vibe code session, teaching other publishers to vibe code at Blue Engine Collectiv ...
Her Majesty visits Red Bank
Navesink Queen docked at the Molly Pitcher Marina. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Boris Kofman)  
RED BANK DINER MONEY TREE
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sunshine and a money tree at the Red Bank Diner.
NAVESINK LIGHTS
Riverview Hospital lights up the Navesink. (Text and photo by Partyline contributor Terry Franco)  
HALF BAKED BROAD STREET
Broad Street repaving begins with road subject to overnight closures.
COLOR RUN AT RED BANK PRIMARY SCHOOL
redbankgreen Partyline happens upon a cloud of color at annual color run event at Red Bank Primary School.
I’LL EAT IT HERE, THANKS
A squirrel goes all-in for a popular autumn flavor on Madison Avenue in Red Bank Sunday morning.
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