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RED BANK: DOWNTOWN ‘VISION’ GAINS FOCUS
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RED BANK: An effort to redefine RiverCenter's vision for the downtown continued with new survey results on perceptions of residents and visitors Monday.
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August 14th, 2018 @ 8am
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RED BANK: A SECOND CAREER IN OLD JEANS
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RED BANK: There's money in 'crotch rot.' In this edition of Retail Churn, a woman finds a new career in repairing old jeans customers just can't part with.
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August 10th, 2018 @ 10am
RUMSON: Three months of arrest reports from borough police.
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August 10th, 2018 @ 4am
RED BANK: MONMOUTH MUSIC TO CLOSE
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RED BANK: After 31 years in business, Monmouth Music is closing, unable to compete with online sales, and will reopen as a STEM-based music academy.
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August 8th, 2018 @ 2pm
RED BANK: Two DIY rustic-sign workshops open downtown.
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August 8th, 2018 @ 8am
RED BANK: ‘NIGHT OUT’ DRAWS A CROWD
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RED BANK: National Night Out draws hundreds to borough hall.
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August 8th, 2018 @ 5am
SHREWSBURY: SUPERMARKET MARKETS JOBS
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SHREWSBURY: What's Going On Here? A new supermarket under construction needs to fill some 300 jobs by the end of the year.
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August 7th, 2018 @ 10am
RED BANK: DOG DAYS OF SUMMER, INDEED
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RED BANK: The dog days of summer are indeed upon us. Here's the extended weather forecast for the Greater Green.
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August 7th, 2018 @ 7am
RED BANK: NEWS TICKER FLICKERS TO LIFE
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RED BANK: News ticker flickers to life on the OceanFirst headquarters building (formerly Hovnanian HQ). What do we think about this?
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August 6th, 2018 @ 9am
ON THE GREEN: TEMPS TO FEEL LIKE 100+
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RED BANK: Heat advisory issued as 'feels-like' temperature expected to top 100 Monday afternoon, the National Weather Service says.
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August 6th, 2018 @ 6am
ON THE GREEN: COP SHOPS HOST ‘NIGHT OUT’
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ON THE GREEN: Police in three towns to mark National Night Out community relations initiatives with food, bounce houses and more Tuesday evening
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August 3rd, 2018 @ 1pm
RED BANK: NO DOLDRUMS FOR TASTEBUDS
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RED BANK: Doldrums? Not for tastebuds. Retail Churn reports on two new restaurants, a new ice cream shop, a makeover and two departures.
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August 3rd, 2018 @ 8am
RED BANK: COURT NIXES TAX ACTION
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RED BANK: Tax court nixes borough attempt to revoke Riverview Medical Center's tax-exempt status as "fishing expedition."
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August 2nd, 2018 @ 2pm
RED BANK: RAIL SPAN CLAIMS TWO MORE
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RED BANK: There's death, taxes and encounters between oversized vehicles and the West Front Street rail bridge. The bridge claims two more victims.
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August 2nd, 2018 @ 9am
RED BANK: A month's worth of crimes and arrests from RBPD includes 10 motorists charged with DWI.
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August 2nd, 2018 @ 6am
RED BANK: ‘CAKE BOSS’ BAKERY CLOSES
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RED BANK: Less than five years after it opened with great fanfare, 'Cake Boss' Buddy Valastro's bakery here has closed and cleared out.
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August 1st, 2018 @ 9am
SHREWSBURY: SKILLS CENTER IN THE WORKS
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SHREWSBURY: What's Going on Here at this former real estate office? Lunch Break has plans to help clients looking to polish their life skills.
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July 31st, 2018 @ 4pm
FAIR HAVEN: VIDEO LEADS TO ARREST
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FAIR HAVEN: Video leads police to suspected car burglar.
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July 30th, 2018 @ 9am
RED BANK: THIS WEEK’S WEATHER OUTLOOK
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RED BANK: Weather outlook for the rest of the week and beyond for the Greater Green includes lingering chance of precipitation.
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July 30th, 2018 @ 7am
FAIR HAVEN: May and June police blotter reports six arrests, five of them on outstanding warrants during traffic stops.
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July 27th, 2018 @ 11am
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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 ...