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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
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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
FAIR HAVEN: SCHOOL REFERENDUM ON TABLE
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FAIR HAVEN: Borough school district announces capital bonding referendum. For how much, and to be used how? Details next week, says superintendent.
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May 17th, 2019 @ 11am
RED BANK: PLAN WITH MICROBREWERY OK’D
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RED BANK: Zoning board approves plan for microbrewery after building owner trims proposal for two new floors in half to address parking concerns.
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May 17th, 2019 @ 7am
RED BANK: MASSIVE SAXUM PLAN FILED
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RED BANK: redbankgreen has the scoop on what could be the largest development in borough history: 210 apartments and more on the former VNA site.
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May 16th, 2019 @ 12pm
RED BANK: COUNCIL RECAP
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RED BANK: Council hires interim parking director, introduces bond, welcomes new police officer and more. Here's a recap of last week's action.
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May 15th, 2019 @ 5pm
RED BANK: EXPANSION & BREWERY ON AGENDA
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RED BANK: A plan to triple the size of a downtown building, and install a microbrewery on the first floor, returns to the zoning board Thursday.
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May 15th, 2019 @ 6am
FAIR HAVEN: FAST-FOOD LAW NEEDS RE-DO
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FAIR HAVEN: The borough's ban on fast food restaurants, mistakenly dropped from the books, is no longer in effect, attorney says, so a new one is needed.
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May 14th, 2019 @ 11am
RED BANK: MAN ADMITS KILLING FIREFIGHTER
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RED BANK: A 24-year-old borough man pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing volunteer firefighter Andrew Hill just blocks where he found his purpose in life.
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May 14th, 2019 @ 6am
RED BANK: MEMORIAL DAY PARADE SET
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RED BANK: Horses, antique cars and vets to pack Memorial Day parade as parks and rec department revives a lost tradition for the holiday.
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May 13th, 2019 @ 12pm
RED BANK: WET START TO MIXED WEEK
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RED BANK: Soggy Monday kicks off week of alternating clouds, rain and sun. Here's the weather forecast for the Greater Green.
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May 13th, 2019 @ 6am
RED BANK: April was a busy month for borough police. Here's the crimes and arrests blotter.
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May 10th, 2019 @ 3pm
RED BANK: INTERSECTION POPS WITH COLOR
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RED BANK: Is that a giant flag painted on the road at Drs. Parker and Bridge Avenue? redbankgreen's latest What's Going On Here has the answer.
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May 9th, 2019 @ 8am
SHREWSBURY: The latest crime and arrest blotter from borough police includes a DWI charge.
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May 8th, 2019 @ 9am
RED BANK: SIGNAGE MARKS COUNCIL AGENDA
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RED BANK: Council to intro new laws regarding sandwich-board signs and lighted signs facing river. Here's a look at the full agenda.
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May 7th, 2019 @ 3pm
RED BANK: RED ROCK, SECRET STASH WIN OKS
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RED BANK: Red Rock Tap + Grill can add year-round dining space, and Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash can keep its window signage, planning board says.
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May 7th, 2019 @ 8am
RED BANK: SUNNY, WARM START TO WEEK
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RED BANK: After a soggy weekend, new week buzzes to life on the Greater Green under mostly sunny skies. Here's the extended forecast.
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May 6th, 2019 @ 7am
RED BANK: FOOD FEST CANCELLED
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RED BANK: Forecast of heavy rain forces cancellation of International Beer, Wine & Food Fest scheduled for today. No rain date.
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May 5th, 2019 @ 6am
RED BANK: NO SOUP, FOR NOW
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RED BANK: That Hot Dog Place off Monmouth Street has been dark for the past month. What's Going on Here? redbankgreen ladles out the dish.
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May 3rd, 2019 @ 6am
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FALL AT THE COURTS OF RED BANK
On the Partyline: stunning foliage at Red Bank's "medieval office park."
WALK FOR DEMOCRACY
The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center led a "Walk for Democracy" Sunday from Riverside Gardens Park to the cultral center on Drs. James Park ...
Go big or go home
On the redbankgreen Partyline: Gourd display at Lighthouse on its penultimate night of the season.
MARIGOLDEN SUNSHINE
Partyline photo captures October sunshine hitting marigolds for sale ahead of Dia de Los Muertos.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES CODING TO MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green and creator of Broad Street, was teaching City and Regional Magazine Association publishers how ...
LET’S SEE YOUR KINDLE DO THIS
A stack of books served as a chock while a motorist changed a flat tire on Branch Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Submitted by John T. Ward
NEW WELCOME SIGN INSTALLED
A new "Welcome to Red Bank" sign has gone up at the northern Route 35 entrance to town at the foot of Cooper's Bridge.
JUNIOR BUCS WRESTLING WELCOMES YOUNG ATHLETES FOR 22ND SEASON
Junior Bucs Wrestling is preparing for its 22nd season, offering boys and girls from Red Bank, Shrewsbury, and Little Silver an opportunity ...
TIME FOR SCHOOL, DEER
Fall has arrived and so have the middle school loving deer!
JUST IN TIME FOR THE FALL CLASSIC
Just in time for the start of the World Series later this week baseball-themed paintings by artist Max Maxon hang in the windows of the Art ...
DINNER PLANS?
Chipotle in Red Bank Sunday evening will donate a quarter of proceeds from sales Sunday to the volunteer Red Bank Fire Department auxiliary.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES VIBE CODE SESSION AT LOCAL NEWS CAMP
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green, is running a vibe code session, teaching other publishers to vibe code at Blue Engine Collectiv ...
Her Majesty visits Red Bank
Navesink Queen docked at the Molly Pitcher Marina. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Boris Kofman)  
RED BANK DINER MONEY TREE
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sunshine and a money tree at the Red Bank Diner.
NAVESINK LIGHTS
Riverview Hospital lights up the Navesink. (Text and photo by Partyline contributor Terry Franco)  
HALF BAKED BROAD STREET
Broad Street repaving begins with road subject to overnight closures.
COLOR RUN AT RED BANK PRIMARY SCHOOL
redbankgreen Partyline happens upon a cloud of color at annual color run event at Red Bank Primary School.
I’LL EAT IT HERE, THANKS
A squirrel goes all-in for a popular autumn flavor on Madison Avenue in Red Bank Sunday morning.
POP UP TACOS DRAW CROWD
How’s this for a train station redevelopment idea? The pop-up taco vendors Tacos Los Mandones, known on social media as El Mandoon, dr ...
LONG LIVE LOCAL NEWS!
"Long Live Local News" flags from redbankgreen's 20th anniversary celebration in Marine Park Tuesday prove to be the perfect compliment to s ...
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