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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
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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
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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
VIDEO: A SEARCH FOR THE BEST BENCH IN RED BANK
News Donohue search for red bank's best bench
There are benches good for praying, for napping and eating a miserable lunch. But what's the best bench in Red Bank to laze away a summer day? A video of our search for the best bench in town. (click to watch)
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July 25th, 2024 @ 6am
RED BANK: COUNCIL HATCHES BIKE/PEDESTRIAN POLICY
News Pedestrian crossing Broad Street 07232024
With resident fears over pedestrian and cycling dangers riding high, council plans a new committee and new law to create safer streets. (click to read)
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July 24th, 2024 @ 6am
RED BANK: AZALEA FINALLY SPROUTING
News The Azalea Red Bank, artists rendering.
Azalea Red Bank, which includes 14 townhomes starting at $1.4 million, begins construction at Harding and Hudson in Red Bank.
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July 22nd, 2024 @ 7am
RED BANK WEEKEND PICKS
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Summer heat slows us down, the calendar thins, but the music in Red Bank never stops. Redbankgreen's picks of things to do this weekend.
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July 19th, 2024 @ 6am
RED BANK: FIREFIGHTER RECALLS SCARE AS STORY OF COMMUNITY
News Council member and volunteer firefighter David Cassidy 07022024
Volunteer firefighter hospitalized fighting blaze uses borough council position thank others and praise community.
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July 18th, 2024 @ 6am
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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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