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RED BANK: WATER RATE HIKES PROPOSED
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Engineers tell Red Bank officials they need to raise water rates for the first time in nine years to keep an aging system from going into the red. (click to read)
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June 20th, 2024 @ 7am
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RED BANK: LET’S TALK WATER BILLS
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RED BANK: How much should the borough be charging you for water? A public meeting on that question slated for Wednesday. (click for more)
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June 19th, 2024 @ 2pm
RED BANK: RIVERWALK PLANS FADE INTO HISTORY – AND PATIOS
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RED BANK: A strip of riverfront land set aside for public access has been overtaken by private patios and "No Trespassing" signs. (click for more)
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June 19th, 2024 @ 7am
RED BANK: POLICE PROBE WEST SUNSET DEATH
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Police investigating a morning death on West Sunset Avenue. (click for more)
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June 18th, 2024 @ 11am
RED BANK: NEIGHBORS WADE TO CLEAR STORM DRAIN CLOG
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RED BANK: Residents who waded into flood waters to clear clogged storm drains and save property are blaming new, narrower grates. (click for more)
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June 17th, 2024 @ 4pm
JOY AT JOHNNY JAZZ FOR RED BANK JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION
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Red Bank's Juneteenth celebration drew a crowd to Johnny Jazz Park for music, food, history, inspiration and hugs Sunday. redbankgreen has photos galore. (click to view)
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June 17th, 2024 @ 7am
RED BANK CLASSIC 5K INSPIRES AND TIRES
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Baby we were Bjorn to Run! Images of inspiration, determination and fun from along the route of the Red Bank Classic 5k Saturday. (click to read)
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June 16th, 2024 @ 11am
RED BANK: COUNCIL BORROWS FOR COUNT BASIE, MARINE PARK & MORE
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New bleachers for Count Basie Fields. A remake of Marine Park. Shrewsbury Ave crosswalks and bump outs. With 56 straight "yes" votes, Red Bank Council goes on a roll.
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June 14th, 2024 @ 3pm
5K RACE, JUNETEENTH TOP BUSY RED BANK WEEKEND
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The Red Bank Classic 5k, and a Father's Day Juneteenth Celebration. Redbankgreen's rundown of things to do this weekend. (click to read)
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June 14th, 2024 @ 11am
BROADWALK MARKET DEBUTS
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Something new in Red Bank: The pop up market along the Broadwalk pedestrian plaza made its debut Thursday night.
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June 14th, 2024 @ 10am
RED BANK: “LIFE CHANGING” GYM FLEXES BODIES AND SOULS
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Red Bank: a team of 15 athletes in this year's Red Bank Classic 5k train at an "inclusive fitness" gym clients say is changing lives. (Click for more.)
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June 14th, 2024 @ 6am
RED BANK WRITES NEW RULES FOR COPS
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RED BANK: Three months after bombshell allegations involving police chief, new rules would ban "intra-department dating relationships."
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June 13th, 2024 @ 6am
RED BANK: RESTAURANT LOOKS TO EXPAND UP AND DOWN
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RED BANK: Upscale seafood eatery looks to go high and low with roof deck and basement speakeasy.
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June 12th, 2024 @ 7am
FAWNING OVER HER BABY
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A mother deer and her fawn were spotted between a row of garages on Hudson Avenue and some trees alongside the Broad Street parking lots. Redbankgreen has video of the cuteness.
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June 12th, 2024 @ 6am
RED BANK: SHREWSBURY AVE BUILDING PLAN BACK ON TRACK
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RED BANK: A plan for a mixed use building on Shrewsbury Avenue is back on track after the borough shut down construction last June.
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June 11th, 2024 @ 7am
RED BANK: FAIRIES MOVE IN ON WHITE STREET
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Red Bank: Girl scouts turns tiny parking lot plot of dirt into a "magical girls sparkle garden."
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June 10th, 2024 @ 3pm
PRIDE FEST, FARMERS MARKET, STREET MUSIC TOP RED BANK WEEKEND PICKS
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Drag bingo? A saxophone quartet? Kids playing in the street? A rundown of myriad things to do in Red Bank this weekend.
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June 7th, 2024 @ 8am
RED BANK: VACANT DOWNTOWN GEM GETS RESTAURANT OK
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RED BANK: Downtown gem of a building gets ok for a three-story restaurant. Now owner just needs a tenant.
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June 7th, 2024 @ 7am
RED BANK THROWBACK: PRAYERS, WEEPING AND NEWS OF WAR DEAD ON D-DAY
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RED BANK GREETS D-DAY SOLEMNLY: Throwbacks looks at the dramatic reaction to news of the Allied invasion of Europe 80 years ago this week.
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June 6th, 2024 @ 6am
RED BANK: AS BLEACHERS PROJECT ADVANCES, QUESTIONS LINGER
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RED BANK: Count Basie Fields bleachers replacement sails toward a final council vote, but questions about cost and state funding linger.
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June 5th, 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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