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RED BANK: PARKING SYSTEM TO GET MAKEOVER
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RED BANK: Borough plans to replace all parking meters and kiosks in coming months, officials say as they unveil 'smart' meter for curbside use.
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September 19th, 2019 @ 9am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: POOL LAWSUIT CLAIMS NEGLIGENCE
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RED BANK: As pool rebuild moves ahead at high-rise, lawsuit claims negligence caused millions of gallons of water to float the old one out of the ground.
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September 18th, 2019 @ 7am
RED BANK: NEW PARKING METERS TO DEBUT
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RED BANK: Borough plans to replace coin-operated parking meters with new technology, and will roll it out at a presentation slated for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.
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September 17th, 2019 @ 1pm
SHREWSBURY: In the latest blotter, con artists posing as a federal agent and bank representatives swindle borough residents out of $5,800.
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September 17th, 2019 @ 10am
RED BANK: PLAZA FOCUS OF SAXUM HEARING
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RED BANK: At fourth hearing on Saxum plan for 210 apartments, questions focus on proposed plaza at what some consider a dangerous location.
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September 17th, 2019 @ 8am
RED BANK: MURAL REQUESTS TO GET REVIEW
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RED BANK: Borough to create application and review of mural requests, but will avoid trespassing on First Amendment issues, Shehady says.
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September 16th, 2019 @ 10am
RED BANK: A borough man was one of three Monmouth County men indicted this week for alleged distribution of child pornography, according to prosecutor.
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September 13th, 2019 @ 12pm
RED BANK: FOURTH-GENERATION BIZ CLOSING
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RED BANK: An auto body shop that's been in the same family for four generations, and three locations in town, is headed to scrap heap.
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September 13th, 2019 @ 12pm
ON THE GREEN: WEEKEND OUTLOOK, TWO WAYS
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RED BANK: Here are two takes on this weekend's weather forecast for the Greater Green, one turgid, the other plain and simple.
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September 13th, 2019 @ 7am
RED BANK: WIRE SNIP SNAPS UTILITY POLE
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RED BANK: A snip of a dormant wire atop a utility pole causes another to snap and fall downtown.
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September 12th, 2019 @ 2pm
RED BANK: RECURRING BOMB THREATS PROBED
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RED BANK: Police have ID'd an out-of-state suspect in a series of bomb threats directed at a Broad Street office, including three in the last three days.
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September 12th, 2019 @ 12pm
RED BANK: COUNCIL PULLS U-TURN ON ALLEY
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RED BANK: Council to dub downtown alleyway 'Ice Boat Lane' after former mayor Ed McKenna asks that it not be named for him.
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September 12th, 2019 @ 7am
RED BANK: CARRYING THE FLAG TO REMEMBER
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RED BANK: Veterans' activist Mark Otto, AKA 'the flag man,' carries flag bearing names of September 11, 2001 victims 11 miles in their honor.
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September 11th, 2019 @ 12pm
RED BANK: REMEMBERING VICTIMS OF ‘MALICE’
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RED BANK: Locals gather in Riverside Gardens Park to remember the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
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September 11th, 2019 @ 10am
RED BANK: Remembering those from the Greater Green who were killed in the attacks on America on the morning of September 11, 2001.
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September 11th, 2019 @ 12am
ON THE GREEN: REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11
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ON THE GREEN: Local memorial events slated to remember to area residents killed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on America.
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September 10th, 2019 @ 1pm
FAIR HAVEN: NEW RESTAURANT LAW TABLED
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FAIR HAVEN: Three weeks after planning board allows Dunkin' to open, steam continues to rise over how to deal with prospect of more fast-food restaurants.
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September 10th, 2019 @ 9am
FAIR HAVEN: Police reports for August include two DWI arrests and theft of two garage door openers.
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September 9th, 2019 @ 1pm
RED BANK: RUMAGE REFLECTS ON FIVE YEARS
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RED BANK: Jared Rumage reflects on his first five years as schools superintendent, and makes a case for November's $6.75M referendum.
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September 6th, 2019 @ 2pm
RED BANK: SUN TO SHINE AS DORIAN PASSES
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RED BANK: After scattered showers Friday, sun to shine as Hurricane Dorian passes by. Here's the weather forecast for the Greater Green.
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September 6th, 2019 @ 7am
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MANTIS (PRAYING) AT CHURCH
Partyliner films praying mantis at church.
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 ...