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RED BANK: August police blotter includes four motorists charged with DWI, several bike thefts and a boatload of arrests for contempt of court.
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September 5th, 2019 @ 11am
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RED BANK: POOP & MORE DELAY SAXUM VOTE
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RED BANK: Questions about dog poop, sight lines and a tree delay vote on massive plan for VNA site as board member rebukes Saxum attorney.
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September 4th, 2019 @ 11pm
RED BANK: STREETSCAPE PROJECT NEARS END
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RED BANK: What's Going On Here with the English Plaza makeover? A three-month, $1.53M project nears completion, with one last disruption planned.
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September 4th, 2019 @ 3pm
FAIR HAVEN: Police reports for July includes reported theft of a $3,000 bottle of wine and a DWI arrest. No connection is alleged.
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September 4th, 2019 @ 8am
RED BANK: TESTS DETAIL GARDEN LEAD LEVELS
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RED BANK: Tests of community garden soil finds elevated lead in one sample, but at a depth NJDEP says requires "no immediate response." More tests expected.
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September 3rd, 2019 @ 6pm
ON THE GREEN: HEY, SUMMER’S NOT OVER YET
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ON THE GREEN: Even with the season's unofficial end and possible remnants of Hurricane Dorian later in the week, theres' still plenty of summer left to enjoy.
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September 3rd, 2019 @ 6am
RED BANK: THAI, MINI-DRONES, TACOS & MORE
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RED BANK: Thai fans who miss Siam Gardens will have a new place to try, in the same space, run by a familiar chef. Plus drones, tacos and windows in Churn.
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August 30th, 2019 @ 7am
RED BANK: PUSHBACK OVER REDEV CONTRACT
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RED BANK: Price difference prompts Redevelopment Agency commissioner to tap the brakes on its first contract with planning firm.
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August 28th, 2019 @ 12pm
RED BANK: REFERENDUM Q&A SCHEDULED
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RED BANK: Schools superintendent Jared Rumage schedules first presentation on a $6.75 million referendum for Thursday evening.
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August 28th, 2019 @ 8am
RED BANK: LADLE HANDOFF FOR SOUP MAVEN
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RED BANK: After a ladle-handoff, That Hot Dog Place will reopen next month with a new name but the same slate of popular soups. What's Going on Here?
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August 27th, 2019 @ 12pm
RED BANK: CRASH CUTS RESTAURANT POWER
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RED BANK: Car v. building knocks out power to restaurant, prompting early closure. Driver charged with DWI.
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August 26th, 2019 @ 8am
RED BANK: With no opposition, and support from the town's only supermarket, council adopts ban on single-use plastic ban and styrofoam food containers.
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August 23rd, 2019 @ 10am
FAIR HAVEN: RIVER RATS LOSES TAX CASE
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FAIR HAVEN: River Rats can't claim property tax exemption, even though it's an IRS-recognized nonprofit run by volunteers, court finds.
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August 22nd, 2019 @ 12pm
RED BANK: DEBATE OVER ‘McKENNA WAY’
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RED BANK: Proposal to name a downtown alleyway for former mayor Ed McKenna elicits both objections and support at council meeting.
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August 22nd, 2019 @ 7am
FAIR HAVEN: DUNKIN’ WINS BOARD APPROVAL
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FAIR HAVEN: After a year of controversy, Dunkin' shop wins planning board approval to open in River Road shopping center.
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August 21st, 2019 @ 1am
SHREWSBURY: The latest crime and arrest blotter from borough police includes a home break-in, a DWI arrest and a smattering of fraud and shoplifting reports.
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August 20th, 2019 @ 12pm
RED BANK: RIVERWALK BACK ON TRACK?
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RED BANK: Two years after the borough stopped work on a luxury apartment project, there are new signs of life. What's Going On Here?
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August 20th, 2019 @ 6am
SANDY HOOK: PLOVERS PROLIFERATE
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SANDY HOOK: Cancelling this summer's beach concert series helped ensure a successful breeding season for piping plovers, park service says.
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August 19th, 2019 @ 5pm
RED BANK: ACCIDENT KNOCKS OUT POWER
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RED BANK: A power outage said to have been caused by a bus backing up into a utility pole Sunday night continued into late morning Monday.
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August 19th, 2019 @ 11am
RED BANK: ANGLE SPOTS, NEW KIOSKS COMING
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RED BANK: It's throwback time as the borough plans to give White Street a makeover that will include 22 angled parking spaces.
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August 19th, 2019 @ 10am
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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 ...