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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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FALL COLORS IN RED BANK
redbankgreen's Partyline captures peaking fall foliage on a Red Bank street corner.
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 ...
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