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RED BANK: CHARTER SCHOOL NAMES NEW HEAD
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RED BANK: Charter school names new head, who left her last job under pressure over changes she implemented, according to news reports.
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June 3rd, 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: Police reports for April include a DWI arrest and a complaint from the recipient of hundreds of emails sent by an acquaintance.
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June 3rd, 2019 @ 5am
LITTLE SILVER: CAMPAIGN SIGNS SPARK IRE
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LITTLE SILVER: Mom-and-pop shop owners claim harassment over political signs after capturing tense exchange with GOP chairman on video.
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May 30th, 2019 @ 4pm
SHREWSBURY: The latest crime and arrest blotter from borough police includes a burglary at an auto dealership where three cars were stolen.
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May 30th, 2019 @ 11am
RED BANK: DOWNTOWN APARTMENTS DEBUT
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RED BANK: After 12 years, two development plans and a pitched zoning battle, a vacant downtown lot yields 35 new luxury apartments.
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May 29th, 2019 @ 4pm
LITTLE SILVER: BRANDT SKIPS GOP FACE-OFF
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LITTLE SILVER: Mayoral contender is a no-show at candidate's night held in school he's been banned from (during kids' events, that is) over campaign photos.
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May 29th, 2019 @ 8am
RED BANK: DIAMOND SHOP HIT AGAIN
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RED BANK: Seven years after it was the target of a smash-and-grab burglary, a downtown jewelry shop was hit again Monday, police said.
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May 28th, 2019 @ 11am
RED BANK: DRIVER CHARGED IN CAR V. POLE
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RED BANK: Driver charged after early-morning accident shears utility pole.
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May 28th, 2019 @ 10am
RED BANK: PARADE MARCHES BACK TO LIFE
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RED BANK: After a long absence, the Memorial Day parade marches back to life under brilliant spring skies. Check out redbankgreen's 50-photo slideshow.
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May 28th, 2019 @ 8am
RED BANK: SPEAKEASY & MARKET PLANNED
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RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn: downtown speakeasy planned, women's dress shop opens, building sells for fourth time in 11 years, and more.
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May 24th, 2019 @ 11am
RED BANK: FORTUNE CULTURAL CENTER OPENS
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RED BANK: With a mission of promoting civil rights, T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center opens in house that came perilously close to being bulldozed.
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May 24th, 2019 @ 9am
RED BANK: COUNCIL LAUDS PRINCIPAL CLAY
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RED BANK: Borough council and former superintendent lead dozens of in a sendoff for Risa Clay on her retirement as Red Bank Regional principal.
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May 23rd, 2019 @ 10am
LITTLE SILVER: BRANDT PHOTOBOMBS AGAIN
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LITTLE SILVER: A Republican contender for mayor is in more hot water over improper use of photos and videos in his campaign.
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May 22nd, 2019 @ 5pm
FAIR HAVEN: $15.6M SCHOOLS PLAN UNVEILED
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FAIR HAVEN: Residents get first look at $15.6m school upgrades under planned referendum. It includes full-day K classes and improved security.
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May 22nd, 2019 @ 12pm
RED BANK: PARKING, NEWS RACKS AND MORE
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RED BANK: A new alternate-side parking law is up for introduction. Also on the council agenda: honors for retiring RBR principal Risa Clay.
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May 22nd, 2019 @ 7am
RED BANK: STREETSCAPE PROJECT BEGINS
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RED BANK: What's Going On Here at English Plaza and White Street? A $1.5 million streetscape makeover begins in the heart of downtown. Here's what to expect.
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May 21st, 2019 @ 9am
RUMSON: COUPLE DIE IN MOTORCYCLE CRASH
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RUMSON: A Red Bank woman and an Atlantic Highlands man were killed in motorcycle crash here Saturday evening, authorities say.
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May 20th, 2019 @ 11am
RED BANK: SHREWSBURY AVENUE TO GET $1M
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RED BANK: Long a subject of pedestrian complaints about safety, Shrewsbury Avenue will get $1 million in upgrades under a grant awarded to the borough.
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May 20th, 2019 @ 9am
RED BANK: HOT START TO COMFORTABLE WEEK
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RED BANK: A hot Monday kicks off what should otherwise be a comfortable week. Here's the weather forecast for the Greater Green.
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May 20th, 2019 @ 6am
RED BANK: For 'Game of Thrones' fans who can't get enough, here's the theme song, performed by strings students of the Monmouth Conservatory of Music.
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May 17th, 2019 @ 5pm
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PORTA POTTY X-ING
redbankgreen Partyline captures porta johns moving down the railroad tracks.
(G&G) DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
A solid lunchtime line at the G&G hot dogs truck on Shrewsbury Avenue on Monday afternoon. Driving this stretch of road when  G&G i ...
RBG CUB SIGHTING
A Partyline contributor positioned on the dais at Thursday's meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment captured redbankgreen reporter intern ...
DOWNPOUR STRAINS DRAIN
Partyline captures video of a flooded intersection during Tuesday's afternoon thunderstorm.
STILL ‘OPEN’ SPACE
Next to Fins and Feathers, very surprised to see an overgrown parking lot that still sits there…overgrown and with blacktop. (Photo and te ...
DARK COMEDY BY JERSEY DIRECTOR OPENS FILM FEST
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off with "In Memoriam," a dark comedy about an actor with six months to live.
Indie Street Film Festival Kicks Off
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off.
KUDOS FOR RBCS FINANCE WHIZZES
Monmouth County Board of Commissioners and Borough Council honor Red Bank Charter School students who took second place in a national financ ...
MARINE PARK HOT DOGS
Red Bank's newly remade Marine Park also has a new lunch option, a newly licensed hot dog cart.
MATCHA CLOSE UP
Partyline captures a photographer working for Aura Coffee Roaster angles for the perfect shot of two iced matcha lattes on Broad Street Mond ...
SOUTH STREET AUTHOR TO READ AT LIBRARY SATURDAY
South Street resident Scott Robertson will read selections from his book, Contents of a Curious Mind, Saturday, Aug. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 ...
EARTH SPIRIT FOUNDER DIES
Jocelyn Ruth Midose, longtime owner of Earth Spirit New Age Center has died.
A PERFECT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
The annual National Night Out event organized by the Red Bank Police Department drew hundreds to frolic amid the green grass and cotton cand ...
Blackhawk Helicopter Arrives for National Night Out
The Blackhawk helicopter has arrived. Everyone’s favorite part of each National Night Out hosted by the Red Bank Police Department jus ...
PARKING METER MOMENT
Patty Bishop of Verona was halfway through her haircut at Fox & Jane when she realized she needed to feed the parking meter. After she p ...
JOIN US AT JJ’S – PLEASE!
A doe-eyed sect of sentient boba teas sweetly beseeches us to join their adorable cult outside of JJ Delicacies this sticky August Sunday!
NEIGHBORS GATHER AT TINO’S
Chris Havens of River Street gathered group of Red Bankers for dinner on Thursday night. The gathering was in the back patio of Tino’s Mex ...
TREE BRANCH VS CAR
A tree branch fell on a parked car on Chestnut Street near Pearl Street Sunday. Submitted by Brian Donohue
APOSTROPHE CATASTROPHE
As a curmudgeonly curator of terrible punctuation on public signs, I’ve seen and shaken my head at a lot of gratuitous quotation marks ...
DANE FOR DEMOCRACY
redbankgreen Partyline captures a great dane who, all signs indicate, has had enough.