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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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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 ...