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RED BANK: POLICE TOW AWAY BANK STREET JUNK FLEET
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Red Bank Police tow five junk-laden vehicles owned by a man in a years long legal battle with the borough over the junkyard-like conditions at his home. (click to read)
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January 7th, 2025 @ 1pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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FLEETING BLANKET OF SNOW TURNS RED BANK WHITE
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redbankgreen took a walk in the snow to take in the sights so you didn't have to. Here's a flurry of photos with snarky/reflective captions taken around Red Bank from Monday's admittedly sad snowfall. (click)
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January 6th, 2025 @ 4pm
RED BANK: HOSPITAL BALKS AT RIVERFRONT ACCESS LAW
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Riverview Medical Center plans a new parking lot overlooking the Navesink River but doesn't want to include a public access easement required by Red Bank ordinance. (click to read)
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January 6th, 2025 @ 8am
MR. PIZZA SLICE FOUNDER DIES, PROTEGE LOOKS TO BUY RED BANK EATERY
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Mr. Pizza Slice: as founder of beloved Red Bank eatery dies, the man he hired and taught seeks to carry on his legacy. (click to read)
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January 3rd, 2025 @ 12pm
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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January 3rd, 2025 @ 6am
AN OATH, AND A PLEA, FROM NEW RED BANK FIRE CHIEF
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Red Bank swears in new fire chiefs with a plea for more volunteers. (click to read)
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January 2nd, 2025 @ 6am
PEDESTRIAN KILLED BY TRAIN NEAR RED BANK
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Pedestrian killed by NJ Transit train near Red Bank on New Year's Eve.
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December 31st, 2024 @ 9pm
VIDEO: RIVER DREDGING STIRS UP SWEET SMELLS OF NAVESINK RIVER MUD
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Would the mud from the Navesink River make a good skin care product? Two separate dredging operations provide a chance to explore the potential of the stuff that's the source of a reporter's favorite smell.
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December 31st, 2024 @ 7am
RED BANK MENORAH LIGHTING MONDAY
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Red Bank's annual menorah lighting scheduled for Monday night.
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December 30th, 2024 @ 10am
RED BANK: SATURDAY RECYCLABLE PICKUPS SCHEDULED
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Special recycling pickups scheduled in Red Bank over the holidays. (click to read)
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December 27th, 2024 @ 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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December 27th, 2024 @ 6am
MONTGOMERY TERRACE TREES REMOVED
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A row of tall oaks on Tilton Avenue are removed. (click to read)
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December 26th, 2024 @ 1pm
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM REDBANKGREEN
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A holiday message from the journalism equivalent of George Bailey's "Wonderful old building and loan."
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December 24th, 2024 @ 3pm
BIKE DONATION BRINGS SMILES TO RED BANK KIDS
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Twenty seven Red Bank Primary School students got shiny new bicycles just before the holidays thanks to a high school student and a charity set up in the name of a fallen 9-11 hero. (click for story and photos)
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December 23rd, 2024 @ 3pm
SINKHOLES SNARL PRE-HOLIDAY TRAFFIC IN RED BANK
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Two sinkholes. One narrow stretch of Route 35 in Red Bank. And a giant traffic mess on the last shopping day before Christmas Eve. (click to read)
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December 23rd, 2024 @ 12pm
POWER OUTAGE IN RED BANK
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Power outage hits streets in and around downtown Red Bank. (click to read)
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December 22nd, 2024 @ 12pm
SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY RETIRES FROM TOURING, CANCELS ANNUAL RED BANK NYE SHOW
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Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes have cancelled their annual New Year's Eve Concert at the Count Basie Center for the Arts as band leader Jonny Lyon announced he was retiring from touring. 
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December 20th, 2024 @ 1pm
RED BANK WEEKEND: BENEFIT FOR SLAIN CABBIE, ICE CARVING, HOLIDAY MUSIC
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It's the weekend before Christmas and the downtown sure looks, feels, tastes and sounds like it.
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December 20th, 2024 @ 11am
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 20th, 2024 @ 6am
CARELESS AT RECKLESS: RED BANK PEDESTRIAN STRUCK AS INCIDENTS DOUBLE
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Drivers strikes, injures pedestrian in Red Bank crosswalk, as Monmouth County fatalities skyrocket. (click to read)
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December 19th, 2024 @ 8am
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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 ...