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RED BANK HOLIDAY SEASON BEGINS WITH HUGE WEEKEND
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The 32nd annual town holiday lighting celebration, Santa leading a parade, models posing as mannequins, gift card giveaways, an art gallery walking tour and more. The Holiday Season begins with a blizzard of things to do this weekend - oh, and FREE PARKING! (click to read)
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November 29th, 2024 @ 6am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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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 29th, 2024 @ 6am
CLERK WHO USHERED RED BANK THROUGH CHANGES CHECKS OUT
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Borough Clerk Laura Reinertsen is departing after two and half years on the job. (click to read)
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November 27th, 2024 @ 12pm
SOGGY THANKSGIVING ON TAP
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A rainy Thanksgiving followed by the first true cold snap is in the forecast for the greater Red Bank area. (click to read)
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November 27th, 2024 @ 9am
RED BANK VS LONG BRANCH FOOTBALL: CLOCK EXPIRES ON THANKSGIVING TRADITION
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Fans lament as the tradition of a Thanksgiving high school football game between Red Bank and Long Branch fades into history. (click to read)
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November 26th, 2024 @ 1pm
RED BANK: NAVESINK DREDGING BEGINS
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Dredging work to begin in the upper stretches of the Navesink River. (click to read)
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November 25th, 2024 @ 8am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Do you know where this photo was taken? Play redbankgreen's weekly "Where Have I Seen This?" challenge.
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November 22nd, 2024 @ 8am
RED BANK: ZONING BOARD NIXES DIGITAL BILLBOARD
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Red Bank zoning board nixes a digital billboard proposal for town's gateway. (click to read)
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November 22nd, 2024 @ 8am
RED BANK/RIVERVIEW SETTLEMENT: WINDFALL OR TAXPAYER HOSING?
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Nine years. 54 tax appeals. $1.2 million plus. Did Red Bank get a good deal when it settled tax appeals with Riverview Medical Center?
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November 21st, 2024 @ 12pm
RED BANK: BOROUGH ADDS “WONDER WEED” LECTURE TO WELLNESS CAMPAIGN
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Borough adds cannabis lecture to Mayor's Wellness Campaign. (click to read)
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November 19th, 2024 @ 11am
RED BANK: PARTIAL CLOSURE OF MONMOUTH STREET THIS WEEK
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Thinking of driving down Monmouth Street in Red Bank this week? Plan an alternate route. Or walk. (click to read)
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November 18th, 2024 @ 6pm
RED BANK: ARTIST AND BUTCHER JAZZ UP WALL WITH COUNT BASIE MURAL
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A new mural honoring Red Bank's favorite son William "Count" Basie is turning heads on Monmouth Street. (click to read)
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November 18th, 2024 @ 8am
RED BANK: SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING
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Red Bank Borough Council schedules special virtual meeting on affordable housing. (click to read)
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November 17th, 2024 @ 7pm
RED BANK: AS DROUGHT DEEPENS, BRUSH FIRE AND WATER RESTRICTIONS
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Amid a record setting dry spell, firefighters battle brush fire and water restrictions kick in. (click to read)
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November 16th, 2024 @ 11am
RED BANK: COUNCIL OK’S HOSPITAL TAX SPAT DEAL, EYES MARINE PARK & DPW REMAKES
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Council OK's $1.2 million settlement of hospital tax dispute, hires architect to redesign decrepit public works facility and more. Read the roundup here. (click to read)
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November 15th, 2024 @ 11am
RED BANK HONORS ETHEL BRANDON, “CHAMPION OF UNITY” WITH NEW AWARD
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"There is truly no one like Ethel." Red Bank bestows its first Community Spirit Award to Ethel Brandon, a community stalwart who has worked and volunteered for community causes for decades. (click to read)
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November 15th, 2024 @ 6am
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 15th, 2024 @ 6am
PHEONIX BRINGS “THE COLOR PURPLE” TO BASIE STAGE
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Community theater group Phoenix Productions presents "The Color Purple" at the Basie Center this weekend (click for more)
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November 14th, 2024 @ 5pm
RED BANK: BOROUGH AND RIVERVIEW HOSPITAL SETTLE TAX BATTLE
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The Borough of Red Bank and Riverview Medical Center reach a settlement on an eight-year battle over property taxes. (click to read)
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November 13th, 2024 @ 6pm
RED BANK: FORMER SICKLES SPACE IS LEASED
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The site vacated by Sickles Market inside an iconic Red Bank building has been leased. But to whom? (click to read)
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November 13th, 2024 @ 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 ...