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RED BANK: BUSY SUNDAY ON TAP WITH STREET FAIR, GRAFFITI FEST
Street fair and Graffiti Fest on tap Sunday in Red Bank. (click to read)
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April 24th @ 4pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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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April 24th @ 8am
RED BANK EARTH DAY GREEN FAIR
Partyline Photos: Red Bank marks Earth Day with Green Fair.
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April 23rd @ 7am
AS ENROLLMENT DROPS, CHARTER SCHOOL RECRUITS OUTSIDE RED BANK
With ten percent of its seats empty and once-long wait list shrunken, Red Bank Charter School enrolls more children from out of town. (Click to read)
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April 21st @ 3pm
THE REGULARS
Partyline photo: Coffee Corral regulars Clayton Stocks and his mother, Annie Smith in the Corral on Friday afternoon.
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April 21st @ 9am
RED BANK: NEW LIBRARY MURAL SHINES
Red Bank Public Library mural depicts fauna featured in literature, the local landscape, and one Red Bank student's cherished memories. (Click to read.)
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April 20th @ 8am
RED BANK VENUES CELEBRATE GARDEN STATE ART WEEKEND
Five Red Bank venues will throw their doors open with special events and extended hours this weekend as part of Garden State Art Weekend, described by organizers as "a statewide celebration of art in New Jersey." (Click to read)
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April 17th @ 4pm
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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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April 17th @ 8am
COASTAL ART ON DISPLAY
Oil paintings by artist John Troisi adorn the walls behind the front desk at the Red Bank Public Library. On an 87-degree day in April, it felt appropriate to takeContinue reading "COASTAL ART ON DISPLAY"
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April 16th @ 2pm
RBFD TACKLES SHED FIRE
Firefighters with the volunteer Red Bank Fire Department responded to a report of a shed and fence on fire in a backyard on the 200 block of Bridge Avenue MondayContinue reading "RBFD TACKLES SHED FIRE"
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April 14th @ 11am
RED BANK: LOCALS TO SHARE TALES OF CRINGE
The annual celebration of embarassment known as Cringefest returns with a lineup of storytellers from Red Bank organizations. (Click to read)
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April 14th @ 6am
RED BANK: NJ TRANSIT TRAIN STATION PARKING FEES SPIKE
Amid a sharp decline in commuters using them, NJ Transit raises parking fees on parking lots that are slated to be redeveloped into housing. (Click to read)
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April 13th @ 7am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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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April 10th @ 6am
RED BANK: BORO TRUCK DRIVER STRIKES PEDESTRIAN
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Pedestrian struck by driver of a Borough of Red Bank DPU truck. (Click to read)
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April 9th @ 5pm
RED BANK: RESTAURANT PLAN OK’D FOR DEAD GAS STATION SITE
Red Bank Planning Board approves Victor Rallo's plan to remake a longtime eyesore property. (Click to read)
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April 9th @ 12pm
RED BANK CHURN: FOURCHETTE CHEESE SHOP CLOSES
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Cheese shop owner closing Red Bank location saying the "universe" made the decision. (Click to read)
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April 9th @ 10am
RED BANK: RALLO PLANS EATERY FOR FORMER GAS STATION
Birravino owner to unveil plans for new eatery in Red Bank. (Click to read)
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April 7th @ 2pm
RBR SPORTS : WRESTLER NOTCHES 117 WINS, COACHES HONORED
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Wrestler notches 117 wins and coaches are honored for crushing it in the monthly sports update from Red Bank Regional High School. (click to read)
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April 7th @ 10am
RED BANK: COP WED TO EX-CHIEF SUES BOROUGH FOR BIAS
Her police chief husband resigned after an ethics scandal stemming from their affair. Now, police officer Kristen McConnell has filed a sexually explicit lawsuit against top Red Bank officials. (Click to read)
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April 6th @ 12pm
“MISS JACKIE” BELOVED SCHOOL AIDE DIES
Longtime Red Bank Borough Schools aide Jacqueline Porter-Boyd died March 30, according to an obituary posted by Damiano Funeral Home. Porter-Boyd was a well-known face to hundreds (thousands?) of RedContinue reading "“MISS JACKIE” BELOVED SCHOOL AIDE DIES"
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April 6th @ 10am
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CARS, BARS AND VANS
Middletown resident Rob King was cruising through the Red Bank municipal parking lot behind the Dublin House Saturday night in his 1969 Plym ...
TWO SHORTS IN FILMONEFEST
Leonardo Morales Pitalua, a 20-year-old animator who lived in Red Bank until February, will have two short films shown at FilmOneFest in Hig ...
LONG DOGGONE WAIT
Partyline photo: The driver of an e-bike and his human passenger wait at the Monmouth Street train crossing while a northbound NJ Transit tr ...
WE’RE LICHEN THIS FUNGHI!
A mushroom sprouts from the mouth-like hole in this lichen-covered tree on the grounds of Red Bank Primary School Tuesday morning.
HELL STRIP FIREWORKS
Revelers launched fireworks from the hell strip in front of a home on Drs. James Parker Boulevard on July 4, one of many impromptu and quest ...
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SWIMMING, ER, SCULLING RIVER?
Partyline photo captures a single rower working their way up the Swimming River.
SUMMER SUNRISE
A stunning Sunrise on the Navesink River in Red Bank Tuesday June 30.
BRAZEN LAWLESSNESS?
Who does this? One of those famously (and, yes apocryphally) illegal-to-remove mattress tags lies on the plaza outside the Count Basie Cente ...
SUNNY SKIES, JAZZY VIBES AT RED BANK ARTS FEST
A jazz combo comprised of current and former students of the Red Bank-based Jazz Arts Project performed at the first Red Bank Arts Festival ...
COOL JUNE BRIDE RIDE
It’s a wedding thing. (Photo and text by Rosann Dal Pra)  
RED BANK CLASSIC 5k
Runners at the starting line of the Red Bank Classic 5k Saturday morning.
WORLD CUP WATCH PARTY AT COUNT BASIE FIELD
Solid turnout, festive vibes and a huge Mexico win: Count Basie Park World Cup Watch Party photos. (Click to read)
DOUBLE RAINBOW OVER RED BANK
Partyline contributor captures stunning double rainbow over Red Bank.
RED BANK: SINKHOLE ON SHREWSBURY AVE
Emergency sinkhole repairs closed Shrewsbury Avenue northbound traffic for most of the day Wednesday.
NAVESINK SUNRISE
Partyliner captures stunning sunrise over the Navesink River in Red Bank.
DRONES SCRUB BANK BUILDING
Partyline photo: A power washing drone was used to clean the exterior of the Ocean First Bank Building at 110 West Front Street recently.
MESSAGE TO READERS
Please stand by: A quick message to readers about a pause in news coverage.
IN THE DISTANCE, NEW STATUE UNVEILED
A new monument commemorating the 250th anniversary of US Independence is unveiled in a park that only has a Red Bank mailing address.
CARPY DIEM
From the redbankgreen Partyline: A pair of large carp cruise the shallows under Hubbard's Bridge (Senator Kyrillos Bridge) on Front Street T ...
BIBS ON FOR OPENING DAY
Partyline: Two longtime neighbors re-unite for lobsters on the Boondocks Fishery opening day.