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RED BANK: POLICE STING TARGETS CROSSWALK SCOFFLAWS
News Red Bank Police pedestrian crosswalk sting 08202024
Red Bank Police issue 25 summonses to drivers who fail to stop for pedestrians (click to read)
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August 21st, 2024 @ 8am
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RED BANK THROWBACK: 22-STORY TOWER PROPOSED
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A 22-story high rise at the foot of Broad Street in Red Bank? redbankgreen's throwback feature looks at what could have been. (click to read)
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August 20th, 2024 @ 6am
GLOBE SPANNING FILM FEST TAKES OVER RED BANK
News Jeffrey Delano Davis, filmmaker
The Indie Street Film Festival hits Red Bank this week with a diverse lineup of films, QNA's and parties. (click to read)
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August 18th, 2024 @ 11am
FAMILY MOURNS HIT-AND-RUN VICTIM; DRIVER STILL AT LARGE
News Mariano Codallos Tepepa
Pedestrian killed in hit and run, leaving family and Red Bank community searching for answers. (click to read)
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August 15th, 2024 @ 2pm
RED BANK: RESTAURANT SCRAPS ROOF DECK PLAN
News 26 west on the navesink
Seafood restaurant 26 West on the Navesink withdraws its plans for a roof deck, gets OK for basement conversion. (click to read)
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August 15th, 2024 @ 10am
RED BANK: MAJOR INTERSECTION CLOSING FOR WORK
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Drivers advised to plan for detours around Broad Street and Newman Springs Road Thursday night.
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August 14th, 2024 @ 5pm
RED BANK: LONG LIGHT AND BIG SMILES: PHOTOS FROM A SUMMER NIGHT OUT
News National Night Out 08132024 Count Basie Park
Photos from a spectacular late summer edition of the Red Bank Police Department's biggest community event of the year: the National Night Out.
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August 14th, 2024 @ 7am
RED BANK: BOROUGH KEEPS IT LOCAL WITH LIAISON HIRE
News Adriana Medina Gomez, community development coordinator
A community worker with deep ties to Red Bank is chosen to fill a new liaison position at Borough Hall. (click to read)
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August 13th, 2024 @ 11am
RED BANK: SEN. BOOKER VISIT HIGHLIGHTS PHARMACY’S “LIGHT AND LOVE”
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RED BANK: No-charge pharmacy praised for spreading "love and light" during a visit by US Senator Cory Booker. (click to read)
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August 12th, 2024 @ 12pm
RED BANK: A BELOVED BARMAN’S FRIENDLY SENDOFF
News Noel Ryan, Dublin House bartender
RED BANK: At the bar where he poured pints and spread cheer for 17 years, friends gathered to mourn and celebrate the life of beloved longtime Dublin House bartender Noel Ryan. (click to read)
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August 11th, 2024 @ 10pm
RED BANK: UNSINKABLE SIDEWALK SALE TOPS WEEKEND PICKS
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Red Bank's 70th annual, indomitable, rain or shine sidewalk sale tops the list of things to do on a spectacular weather weekend.
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August 9th, 2024 @ 10am
RED BANK: GET YOUR MIND ON THE GUTTER
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RED BANK: As remnants of Tropical Storm Debby approach, borough asks residents for help to prevent flooding.
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August 8th, 2024 @ 8am
HEY RED BANKERS, JOIN THE PARTY!
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redbankgreen wants your photos of those true Red Bank moments. Join Partyline (click to read)
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August 7th, 2024 @ 8am
RED BANK: NIGHT OUT POSTPONED, FLOOD WATCH ON
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RED BANK: Annual National Night Out event re-scheduled as a flood watch goes into effect.
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August 6th, 2024 @ 8am
RED BANKERS POST WISH LIST FOR TRAIN STATION PLAN
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Red Bank residents present flurry of ideas for massive train station redevelopment plan as tax abatement issue rears its head. (click to read)
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July 31st, 2024 @ 11pm
RED BANK CHURN: CONSIGNMENT SHOP LEAVES; STEAKHOUSE AND BUTCHER TEA
News 40 Broad Street 42 Broad Street Greene Street 07292024
RED BANK: In retail churn, Greene Street consignment leaves town and an iconic steakhouse closed for summer says it's just fixing the place up.
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July 31st, 2024 @ 8am
RED BANK: WORKSHOPPING ON THE RAILROAD
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RED BANK: The first public workshop on a plan to redevelop 13-acres around the train station, the largest blank slate the town has seen in decades. (click to read)
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July 30th, 2024 @ 6am
RED BANK: SENIOR CENTER TURNS CONSULATE FOR A DAY
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Mexican citizens living in the US fill Red Bank senior center for "mobile consulate" program. (click to read)
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July 29th, 2024 @ 6am
CINNAMON SNAIL CHEF GOES GALACTIC
News Adam and Idil Sobel, Galactic Megastallion
RED BANK: A logo you can't read. Advertising that takes a detective to understand. An acclaimed vegan food truck chef blows up the model, but keeps it delicious. (click to read)
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July 26th, 2024 @ 8am
RED BANK: CONDO BUILDING GETS GREEN LIGHT
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Red Bank Planning Board approves a 20-unit condo building across the street from the train station. (click to read)
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July 25th, 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 ...