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RED BANK: PEDESTRIAN STRUCK BY TRAIN
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A pedestrian was able to walk away after being struck by a train pulling into Red Bank’s NJ Transit rail station this afternoon, according to several people on the scene.
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February 18th, 2024 @ 3pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: CARDS, BOOZE AND BAD LUCK
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RED BANK: Taking it back to Monmouth Street in 1924 for a story about guns, booze, gambling and "the cop with 100 hats."
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February 14th, 2024 @ 1pm
RED BANK: SCENES FROM A SNOWSTORM
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RED BANK: As a pre-Valentine's Day snowstorm arrives, redbankgreen puts on its galoshes and takes in the sights so you didn’t have to.
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February 13th, 2024 @ 1pm
RED BANK: UNPLANNED BID DRIVES AUCTION
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RED BANK: Spontaneous offer for parking spots prompts brief bidding war between pot shop owner and nearby resident.
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February 13th, 2024 @ 10am
RED BANK: BROADWALK HERE TO STAY
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RED BANK: Broadwalk, the car-free dining and shopping plaza, gets locked in as a recurring seasonal feature downtown.
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February 12th, 2024 @ 8am
RED BANK: DEMS NEUTRAL AS RACE ROILS PARTY
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RED BANK: Amid a wild primary showdown for U.S. Senate seat, borough's Democratic leaders claim neutrality.
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February 9th, 2024 @ 7am
RED BANK: COUNCIL WEIGHS PLASTIC UTENSIL CURBS
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Red Bank Borough Council looks to ban plastic utensils in takeout orders - unless the customer asks for them.
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February 7th, 2024 @ 7am
RED BANK: RBFD RALLIES AGAIN FOR FIRE VICTIMS
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RED BANK: Fire volunteers and pet shop Fins & Feathers provide a new pet to a family who lost everything in a fire. Video.
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February 6th, 2024 @ 7am
RED BANK: RBR CLAIMS TITLE
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RED BANK: Watch pure joy as the RBR boys basketball team celebrates its first B North championship in 17 years.
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February 3rd, 2024 @ 12pm
RED BANK: WARM SUMMER GLOW GETS A NEW HUE
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RED BANK: A summer icon will look a bit different this year following approval of a new neon sign at Strollo’s Lighthouse Italian Ice.
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February 2nd, 2024 @ 10am
RED BANK: “RIVER OF EAST BERGEN” MYSTIFIES RESIDENTS
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RED BANK: A never-ending - and growing - stream of water that has flowed down the street 24/7 for several years is baffling residents of East Bergen Place.
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February 1st, 2024 @ 11am
RED BANK: VETERANS MONUMENT RESTORATION PITCHED
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RED BANK: Monument restoration expert pitches rehab of Veterans Monument he says is in "terrible shape."
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January 30th, 2024 @ 7am
RED BANK: COUNCIL STEERS CLEAR OF GAZA RESO
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RED BANK: Council declines to consider resident's cease-fire plea proposal.
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January 26th, 2024 @ 12pm
WOODSTOCK ERA STAR, RBR ALUM “MELANIE” DIES
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Melanie Safka, Woodstock era singer songwriter and Red Bank Regional High School alumni hall of fame member known simply as "Melanie," has died.
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January 25th, 2024 @ 10am
RED BANK: LEAD PIPES, SIDEWALKS TOP AGENDA
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RED BANK: Council mulls borrowing for train station sidewalks and replacing lead water lines.
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January 23rd, 2024 @ 2pm
RED BANK: LUNCH BREAK “TRANSFORMATION” REVEALED
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RED BANK: First look inside the $12 million expansion of Lunch Break, built to help the social services nonprofit fill skyrocketing needs.
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January 23rd, 2024 @ 8am
RED BANK: EARLY SCENES FROM THE STORM
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RED BANK: redbankgreen takes a quick stroll, camera in hand, early on in Friday's snowfall.
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January 19th, 2024 @ 12pm
RED BANK: KING CELEBRATION GROWS
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RED BANK: Pilgrim Baptist Church's Martin Luther King Day celebration inspires a bigger audience in a new, larger venue.
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January 16th, 2024 @ 8am
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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 ...
THRONGS FLOCK TO RED BANK STREET FAIR
redbankgreen Partyline: Thousands fill the streets of Red Bank for street fair.