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RED BANK MURDER: SUSPECTS’ ATTORNEYS VOW TO FIGHT CHARGES
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Three suspects in a July murder in Red Bank appear in court as attorneys vow to fight the charges. (click to read)
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November 12th, 2024 @ 5pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK HONORS VETERANS
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One hundred flags flew and prayer, songs and words of thanks rang out in Riverside Gardens Park for Veterans Day. (click for photos)
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November 11th, 2024 @ 2pm
RED BANK: VETERANS DAY SERVICE, CLOSURES
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Red Bank offices closed and ceremony planned for Veterans Day Monday.
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November 11th, 2024 @ 7am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Do you know where this picture was taken? Play redbankgreen's weekly "Where Have I Seen This?" and get the answer to last week's challenge. (click for more)
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November 8th, 2024 @ 8am
VIDEO: NOSY REPORTER EXPLORES SMELLS OF RED BANK
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VIDEO: The smell of hops and grain wafting down Monmouth Street prompts an impromptu visit to see a local microbrewer hard at work.
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November 7th, 2024 @ 8am
RED BANK: NJDEP WIDENS CONTAMINATION TESTING
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RED BANK: DEP expands testing footprint for chemical vapors to Harrison Avenue (click to read)
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November 6th, 2024 @ 2pm
HOW DRY IS IT? FIRES BANNED AND MYSTERIOUS “RIVER” GOES DRY
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After the driest month in history, Red Bank Fire Department issues notice about statewide fire ban. (click to read)
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November 5th, 2024 @ 3pm
RED BANK: MURDER, ARRESTS SPARK COMMUNITY DISCUSSION PLANS
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A community discussion is planned in the wake of the shocking arrest of a former Red Bank Regional Football star in a double shooting that killed a Red Bank man. (click to read)
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November 4th, 2024 @ 1pm
RED BANK: VOTER SHUTTLE PLANNED AMID POLLING PLACE CHANGE
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Voters in two Red Bank districts will vote in a new polling place. The borough is planning a shuttle bus to get them there. (click to read)
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November 4th, 2024 @ 8am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Where was this photo taken? Play the weekly "Where Have I Seen This" and get the answer to last week's challenge.
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November 3rd, 2024 @ 9pm
FORMER RED BANK FOOTBALL STAR IS NOW ACCUSED KILLER
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He was a football star at Red Bank Regional and the University of Massachusetts. Now Sadiq Palmer is accused of murder. (click to read)
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November 1st, 2024 @ 10pm
FOUR CHARGED IN RED BANK MURDER
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Two men and two women are charged in a July 10 murder in Red Bank. (click to read)
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November 1st, 2024 @ 9am
PUMPKIN SMASHING DEER CAUGHT ON CAMERA
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With a neighborhood pumpkin smasher on the loose, a doorbell camera reveals a cloven-hoofed culprit. (click to read)
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October 31st, 2024 @ 3pm
GIFTED BIKE RACKS, RED BANK ASKS: “WHERE DO YOU WANT ‘EM?”
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Red Bank was gifted two dozen bike racks. Officials want your input on where to install them. (click to read)
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October 30th, 2024 @ 3pm
CURFEWS IN EFFECT FOR MISCHIEF NIGHT, HALLOWEEN
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Curfew in effect in Red Bank for Mischief Night and Halloween. (click for details)
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October 30th, 2024 @ 1pm
FACING NEW HOUSING QUOTA, RED BANK EYES ADDING UNITS TO COMPLEX
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The State of NJ says Red Bank needs 154 new affordable housing units. Could a long-planned remake of two subsidized complexes help meet the quota? (click to read)
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October 29th, 2024 @ 5pm
VIDEO: RED BANK’S SPOOKIEST HALLOWEEN HOMES
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Take a tour of Red Bank's most spooky home Halloween displays without leaving your lair. (click for more)
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October 28th, 2024 @ 5pm
SPRINGSTEEN DOC PUTS RED BANK AT CENTER STAGE
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Hulu's new Bruce Springsteen documentary follows him across the globe, but keeps Red Bank rehearsals sessions front and center. (click to read)
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October 28th, 2024 @ 12pm
RED BANK: HIGH VOLTAGE “TRIP” CAUSED BRIEF OUTAGE
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Brief power outages occurred in and around Red Bank Sunday night. The cause remained unknown.
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October 27th, 2024 @ 10pm
EARLY IN-PERSON VOTING BEGINS SATURDAY
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Looking for a wholesome fall activity this weekend? Never mind picking apples. Pick a president! Or a US Senator! Early in-person voting begins Saturday for the 2024 General Election. See below for times and locations.
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October 25th, 2024 @ 3pm
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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 ...