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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
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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“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
EASTER BOX TURTLE
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A very sleepy-looking but otherwise healthy appearing Eastern Box Turtle found on the trail along the Swimming River in Red Bank on Easter morning.
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April 5th @ 1pm
RED BANK: “CRAZY” HEALTH COSTS DRIVE 8 PERCENT BORO TAX HIKE PLAN
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Municipal portion of the average Red Bank property tax bill would rise 7.7 percent under a 2026 budget unveiled Thursday. (click to read)
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April 3rd @ 2pm
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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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 3rd @ 7am
EMPOWERING UP
Empower U recently celebrated a ribbon cutting at its 65 Monmouth Street location. The organization offers ABA Therapy and mental health services for individuals with autism. Managing Partner Gabriel TheosmyContinue reading "EMPOWERING UP"
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April 2nd @ 4pm
VIDEO: BELIEVERS DRAWN TO “HEALING WATERS” OF RED BANK POND
redbankgreen's annual April Fools' Day video: From migraines to gout, believers say the murky, litter-strewn waters of Red Bank's Mohawk Pond have cured their ailments and restored their health. (Click to read)
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April 1st @ 5am
NAVESINK RIVER OYSTER
Partyline: A rare, elusive Navesink River oyster pulled from the water in Red Bank.
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March 31st @ 2pm
PARTY TIME! EXCELLENT!
Wayne's World AMC Pacer spotted outside Red Bank weed shop.
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March 30th @ 7am
RED BANK: CLERK ADDS PASSPORT SERVICES
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Red Bank Borough clerk's office now offering passport services. (Click to read)
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March 30th @ 7am
SANTA DROP VOLUNTEERS HONORED
Mayor Billy Portman and the Red Bank Borough Council issued a proclamation Thursday night honoring Mary Ferraro (left) and Dana Colindres for their work organizing the “treasured tradition” of theContinue reading "SANTA DROP VOLUNTEERS HONORED"
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March 27th @ 2pm
AFTER 40 YEARS, SALON ZOOMS OUT OF RED BANK; JAMIAN’S HITS 25 YEARS
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A Monmouth Street hair studio is moving out of Red Bank after 40 years. Two doors down a bar celebrates its 25th anniversary. (Click to read)
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March 27th @ 1pm
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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March 27th @ 6am
SNOW’S LAST GASP
A snow pile from the brutal winter of 2025-26 breathes its last dirty gasp in a parking lot at Count Basie Fields on Monday. (Partyline photo by Brian Donohue) SubmittedContinue reading "SNOW’S LAST GASP"
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March 26th @ 10am
RED BANK: BILLBOARD LAWSUIT SETTLED WITH SWAP
Ad company will drop its bid to build a digital billboard at the Red Bank's northern gateway - if it can build one on the southern border instead. (Click to read)
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March 26th @ 7am
RED BANK SCHOOLS EYE 9.5 PERCENT TAX LEVY HIKE
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Statewide school funding crunch hits Red Bank as district seeks 9.5 percent tax levy hike. (Click to read)
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March 24th @ 3pm
RED BANK: 2026 DANDELION DISPLAY CONTEST
Do you have what it doesn't take to be Red Bank's dandelion king or queen? It's time for redbankgreen's sorta annual contest. (Click to read)
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March 23rd @ 7am
RED BANK POLICE: MAN SMASHED BOROUGH HALL WINDOWS, SWUNG PIPE AT COPS
A Red Bank man was arrested after police say he smashed four windows at Borough Hall with a large metal pole, then swung the weapon at police officers responding to the incident. (click to read)
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March 21st @ 8am
WINTER IS DEAD
Like a hand from the grave, a glove someone lost over the long winter appears to be making one final zombie reach from the soil of a Broad Street planterContinue reading "WINTER IS DEAD"
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March 20th @ 1pm
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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March 19th @ 6pm
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PEACE, LOVE AND JUGGLING
Music and flow arts filled Riverside Gardens Park Friday night at the free flow arts meetup hosted by Cirque de Peace, with guest band Sweet ...
IMMIGRATION PROTESTS CONTINUE
Protests against a wave of immigration arrests in Red Bank and nationwide continued for a third and fourth straight day on Shrewsbury Avenue ...
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.