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RED BANK: NEW TRACK, NEW DEAL FOR BASIE
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RED BANK: Count Basie Fields is getting a new track, and the borough has a new deal with Red Bank Catholic to help pay for it.
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July 11th, 2019 @ 10am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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FAIR HAVEN: POSTAL SIGN LOST IN THE MAIL?
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FAIR HAVEN: For two years, the borough post office hasn't had a sign outside, leading some people to conclude it's closed, says the frustrated clerk.
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July 10th, 2019 @ 7am
RED BANK: WAIT FOR RESTROOMS NEARS END
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RED BANK: What's Going On Here checks in on construction at Eastside Park, where a long-awaited restroom project appeared stalled.
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July 9th, 2019 @ 8am
RED BANK: ALTERNATE-SIDE PLAN REVISED
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RED BANK: Council to scale back proposed alternate-side parking plan for street sweeping to a monthly schedule, rather than weekly.
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July 8th, 2019 @ 8am
SHREWSBURY: The latest crime and arrest blotter from borough police includes five driving-while-intoxicated arrests.
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July 5th, 2019 @ 9am
RED BANK: FIREFIGHTERS KEEP FREE Y ACCESS
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RED BANK: YMCA walks back part of a plan to end free memberships for borough kids and first responders, but says no kids will be turned away.
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July 3rd, 2019 @ 12pm
RED BANK: FORECAST FOR THE FOURTH
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RED BANK: Here's the weather forecast for the Greater Green as we head into Independence Day and, for some, a four-day weekend.
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July 3rd, 2019 @ 6am
RED BANK: WHAT’S ON THE COUNCIL AGENDA?
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RED BANK: Here's what the council plans to discuss Wednesday night, when the rest of America is cracking open its first Fourth of July-eve frosties.
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July 2nd, 2019 @ 9am
FAIR HAVEN: Police reports for May includes three arrests on DWI charges.
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July 1st, 2019 @ 2pm
RED BANK: SUNSET CONCERT PICTURE-PERFECT
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RED BANK:Thousands enjoy picture-perfect night for sunset and music as New Jersey Symphony plays Marine Park. We've got the pictures to prove it.
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July 1st, 2019 @ 5am
RED BANK: ‘SACK & SYMPHONY IN THE PARK
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RED BANK: New Jersey Symphony Orchestra returns for a sunset concert on our beautiful Navesink River, this time with a local opener.
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June 28th, 2019 @ 6am
RED BANK: SPREAD YOUR WINGS THIS SUMMER
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RED BANK: Spread your wings this summer by having your photo taken in front of this temporary mural in the School of Rock window on Monmouth Street.
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June 27th, 2019 @ 5pm
RED BANK: MENNA ‘IRATE’ OVER YMCA ACTION
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RED BANK: 'Irate' Menna blasts YMCA decision to terminate free memberships for borough kids and emergency first responders.
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June 27th, 2019 @ 10am
RED BANK: KIDS, RESPONDERS LOSE FREE YMCA
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RED BANK: YMCA ending free memberships for borough kids and emergency first responders in a move driven by "accountability" issue, says director.
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June 27th, 2019 @ 5am
RED BANK: NEW AGENCY EYES TOWN ASSETS
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RED BANK: New Redevelopment Agency, with potential to exert enormous power over borough's future, quietly slips into gear.
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June 26th, 2019 @ 9am
FAIR HAVEN: Council introduces ban on drive-thru and walk-up restaurants, as well as a proposed ban on plastic bags and straws.
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June 25th, 2019 @ 12pm
RED BANK: PAWSING TO KICK OFF SUMMER
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RED BANK: Dog Days kick off summer in muggy style, followed by thunderstorms Tuesday. Here's the weather forecast for the Greater Green.
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June 25th, 2019 @ 6am
RED BANK: 12 FAMILIES DISPLACED BY BLAZE
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RED BANK: Fire apparently cause by a cigarette dropped into mulch displaces all residents of 12-unit apartment building.
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June 23rd, 2019 @ 1pm
RED BANK: FIRE AT NEW APARTMENT BUILDING
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RED BANK: Fire causes heavy damage to Oakland Square, a 12-unit apartment building constructed just two years ago near train station.
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June 23rd, 2019 @ 10am
RED BANK: BROAD TO THE RIVER? ‘WE’LL SEE…’
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RED BANK: Is a Broad-to-the-river plan finally in the works? redbankgreen checks out some intriguing clues among property deals.
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June 21st, 2019 @ 6am
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PAINT IT PURPLE?
Caption: ‘Should it be done purple?’ Perfect day. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
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 ...