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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
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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
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
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
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SNEAKERS OVER BROAD
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sneakers hanging from the overhead wires on Broad Street.
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.
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