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RED BANK: SWEEPING CHANGES COMING
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RED BANK: Council delays alternate-side parking law but it's still coming, along with a sweeper tracker, despite misgivings of some residents.
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June 20th, 2019 @ 8am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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FAIR HAVEN: DUNKIN’ RETURNS, HOT AS EVER
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FAIR HAVEN: After four-month detour, Dunkin' case returns to planning board, just as hot as ever. Center owner calls resident's scenarios 'ridiculous.'
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June 19th, 2019 @ 9am
RED BANK: MORE RAIN FORECAST, BUDDY
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RED BANK: More heavy rain possible after flooding interrupts blues show at Count Basie theater. Here's the weather forecast for the Greater Green.
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June 19th, 2019 @ 6am
RED BANK: WHAT’S ON THE COUNCIL AGENDA?
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RED BANK: Taxes, a new track for Basie Fields, alternate-side parking and more pack the agenda for council's only regular meeting this month.
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June 18th, 2019 @ 12pm
RED BANK: SECOND CLASSIC 5K DRAWS 1,200+
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RED BANK: Classic 5K road race draws 1,200+ runners and walkers, including one who put on a goofy pantomime for our camera. Check out redbankgreen's photos.
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June 16th, 2019 @ 10am
RED BANK: May was another busy month for RBPD, with four DWI arrests on the activity blotter.
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June 14th, 2019 @ 11am
RED BANK: CLASSIC 5K READY TO RUN AGAIN
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RED BANK: More than 1,000 runners and walkers expected for Saturday's Classic 5K. Here's your FAQ on the course, road closures and more.
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June 13th, 2019 @ 5pm
SANDY HOOK: BIRDS DISPLACE CONCERTS
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SANDY HOOK: Free summer concerts on the beach cancelled to protect nests of piping plovers, a species that's "on the brink," National Park Service says.
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June 13th, 2019 @ 11am
RED BANK: MOTORCYCLIST HURT IN CRASH
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RED BANK: A Florida was man injured when his motorcycle collided with car on Riverside Avenue Tuesday evening.
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June 12th, 2019 @ 12pm
RED BANK: FOOD TRUCKS UP FOR DISCUSSION
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RED BANK: Allowing food trucks on private property appears to have council backing. RiverCenter, which has opposed the idea in the past, hasn't said no.
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June 12th, 2019 @ 7am
LITTLE SILVER: SERVICE SUSPECTED IN FIRE
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LITTLE SILVER: Electrical service suspected in small fire that burned a power strip in a Seven Bridges Road residence Tuesday.
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June 11th, 2019 @ 2pm
SHREWSBURY: The latest crime and arrest blotter from borough police includes four reports of shoplifting and an arrest on that charge.
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June 11th, 2019 @ 6am
RED BANK: A BRIEF BOUT OF ANGLOMANIA
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RED BANK: Eighty years ago today, the Greater Red Bank Green was seized by Anglomania as British King George VI and Queen Elizabeth paid a quick visit.
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June 10th, 2019 @ 9am
RED BANK: UNUSUAL INTERSECTION EXPLAINED
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RED BANK: Officials gathered at Drs. Parker and Bridge Avenue to explain, and defend, the mysterious, eye-popping image painted on the asphalt last month.
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June 7th, 2019 @ 10am
RED BANK: JAZZ BAR/OPEN MARKET PLAN OK’D
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RED BANK: A combo food market/basement jazz club proposed for Broad Street wins praise from business owners and zoning board approval.
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June 7th, 2019 @ 7am
RED BANK: POWER OUT AFTER POLES SNAP
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RED BANK: Power is out for up to 100 customers in the area of Maple Avenue following an incident in which two utility poles snapped.
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June 7th, 2019 @ 6am
RED BANK: BOROUGH SHOWS ITS LGBTQ PRIDE
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RED BANK: The borough shows its Pride this week with a repainting of a downtown crosswalk and special event in Riverside Gardens Park Saturday.
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June 6th, 2019 @ 4pm
RED BANK: NJDOT OBSTRUCTION REMOVED
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RED BANK: NJDOT quickly removes traffic signal activator it had placed in the middle of a sidewalk. Borough awaiting similar action on another.
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June 6th, 2019 @ 10am
RED BANK: Almost a year after it began, a bumpy, dusty rebuilding of East Bergen Place is expected to be completed this week, officials said.
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June 6th, 2019 @ 5am
RED BANK: SPEAKEASY ON ZONING AGENDA
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RED BANK: Zoning board agenda Thursday includes downtown speakeasy/ food market; changes to theater plaza; and new home where last one burned down.
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June 5th, 2019 @ 10am
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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 ...