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RED BANK: SNOW, ICE & WIND IN FORECAST
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RED BANK: A new workweek begins with a dusting of snow. Tuesday morning, though, could be a real mess. Here's the forecast for the Greater Green.
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February 11th, 2019 @ 6am
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RED BANK: GREEK FOOD, FLOWERS, ART & HAIR
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RED BANK: In Retail Churn, Greek restaurant replaces French bistro; flower shop opens; hair salon relocates; art gallery and sub shop coming.
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February 8th, 2019 @ 7am
RED BANK: CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR FOR POT SHOP
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RED BANK: Borough rejects its first application for a medical marijuana store over concern about law on proximity to schools.
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February 7th, 2019 @ 1pm
RED BANK: THREE NEW HOMES APPROVED
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RED BANK: Planning board approves three new homes on West Westside Avenue property over objections that builder is "squeezing in" too much.
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February 7th, 2019 @ 8am
SHREWSBURY: The latest crime and arrest reports from borough police include the theft of a $40k vehicle from Regent Drive.
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February 6th, 2019 @ 7am
RED BANK: KEEP THE COAT HANDY
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RED BANK: The Greater Green got a taste of coat-free weather Tuesday. But just a taste. Things get back to normal weatherwise on Wednesday. Local forecast.
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February 6th, 2019 @ 6am
RED BANK: CRIMES AND ARRESTS
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RED BANK: A month's worth of crime and arrest reports includes the theft of a tip jar and a smattering of DWI and contempt charges.
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February 5th, 2019 @ 12pm
RED BANK: COPS CHARGE ROBBERS & VICTIMS
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RED BANK: Attempted street robbery by two men leads to altercation and charges against alleged robbers and victims alike.
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February 5th, 2019 @ 11am
RED BANK: Rejecting pleas that it be saved, planning board approves demolition of hospital-owned Victorian home on East Front Street.
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February 5th, 2019 @ 9am
RED BANK & FAIR HAVEN: SOLDIER HONORED
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RED BANK & FAIR HAVEN: Residents mourn Pfc. Jamie Riley, a 21-year-old soldier killed in a crash involving two military vehicles in New Mexico last month.
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February 4th, 2019 @ 10am
RED BANK: WARMER DAYS RETURN
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RED BANK: Bone-chilling cold ends as warmer temperatures return. Here's the extended weather forecast for the Greater Green.
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February 4th, 2019 @ 6am
LITTLE SILVER: A MUSE FOR ALL AGES
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LITTLE SILVER: Borough woman launches art-instruction studio in a space with odd-shaped rooms, tons of natural light and a pizzeria downstairs.
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February 1st, 2019 @ 7am
RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN: Monmouth Prosecutor's office charges former president of football booster club with stealing $25K from club.
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January 31st, 2019 @ 4pm
RED BANK: PASTRY, PIZZA AND MORE
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RED BANK: A new pastry shop has opened in the space vacated by Carlo's Bakery, of 'Cake Boss' fame. This one offers some savory along with the sweet.
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January 31st, 2019 @ 9am
RED BANK: VORTEX BRINGS BITTER COLD
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RED BANK: Polar vortex brings snow squall and bitter cold to the Greater Green. Here's the forecast along with some safety tips.
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January 31st, 2019 @ 6am
RED BANK: CHARTER SCHOOL HEAD TO RETIRE
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RED BANK: Meredith Pennotti, who led the charter school through most of its first two, and highly fraught, decades, announces plan to retire.
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January 30th, 2019 @ 3pm
SHREWSBURY: The latest crime and arrest reports from borough police include a theft by deception case involving almost $12,000.
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January 30th, 2019 @ 12pm
RED BANK: FRESH FASHION ON THE RUNWAY
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RED BANK: Young fashion designers show off their creations at a red runway event, the culmination of a three-week Parks & Rec class.
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January 30th, 2019 @ 7am
RED BANK: To wean, or not to wean? Mayor and council walk back characterization of key parking study recommendation Menna had said was potentially "catastrophic."
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January 29th, 2019 @ 11am
RED BANK: VICTORIAN IN CROSSHAIRS
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RED BANK: A prominent Victorian home on East Front Street is on the next planning board agenda. What's Going On Here? Answer here.
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January 29th, 2019 @ 5am
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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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