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RED BANK: DISH TO SET FINAL TABLE
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RED BANK: In Retail Churn, Dish to close after 13 years, will soon be replaced by another restaurant, according to unconfirmed reports. Also, a dance studio adds to its space downtown.
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May 22nd, 2018 @ 2pm
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RED BANK: DOUBTS ON PRESERVATION LAW
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RED BANK: An effort to give teeth to the Historic Preservation Commission leaves a bad taste for some planning board members.
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May 22nd, 2018 @ 7am
RED BANK: MASKS ADD FLAIR TO MAYOR’S BALL
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RED BANK: Attendees to the fourth annual Mayor's Ball add flair and an amusing air of mystique with sparkly, lacy and feathery masks. See who you know in redbankgreen's photos.
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May 21st, 2018 @ 6am
RED BANK: RIVERFRONT POOL CONDEMNED
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RED BANK: The riverfront pool at a residential high-rise has been condemned after it was displaced, apparently on an incoming tide.
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May 17th, 2018 @ 11am
FAIR HAVEN: Police blotter for March and April includes three motorists charged with DWI.
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May 16th, 2018 @ 12pm
RED BANK: NONPARTISAN DRIVE UNDERWAY
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RED BANK: Advocates for nonpartisan elections begin making their case with an event to kick off a petition drive for a November referendum vote.
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May 16th, 2018 @ 9am
RED BANK: RAINY DAYS AHEAD
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RED BANK: The Greater Green won's see much sunlight in coming days, according to the National Weather Service. Just clouds and rain.
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May 16th, 2018 @ 5am
RED BANK: BASIE NOW ‘CENTER FOR THE ARTS’
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RED BANK: Count Basie Theatre is now the Count Basie Center for the Arts, a change made to reflect the venue's transformation into an an arts 'campus,' officials said.
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May 15th, 2018 @ 9am
ON THE GREEN: IT’S GONNA GET WET
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RED BANK: Possible thunderstorms and "treacherous" seas in forecast for Tuesday evening.
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May 15th, 2018 @ 6am
RED BANK: A predawn raid on a West Side house resulted in the arrest of two brothers on drug and weapons charges, police said.
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May 14th, 2018 @ 6am
RED BANK: The local tax rate is going up 4.7 percent this year, in part because Riverview is withholding a voluntary payment it made in the past, officials said.
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May 11th, 2018 @ 3pm
RED BANK: LIBRARY DIRECTOR TO RETIRE
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RED BANK: After a career pivot, a tumultuous chapter and the restoration of calm, library director McDermott announces plan to retire.
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May 11th, 2018 @ 12pm
RED BANK: PUPPY LAW MAY END UP IN COURT
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RED BANK: Council revives proposed 'puppy mill' ordinance as Bark Avenue, the borough's only dog retailer, threatens lawsuit.
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May 10th, 2018 @ 11am
RED BANK: MIXED WEATHER IN FORECAST
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RED BANK: There's not a lot of sunshine in the weather forecast for the Greater Green this weekend.
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May 10th, 2018 @ 7am
RED BANK: Here's a month's worth of crimes and arrests from RBPD.
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May 9th, 2018 @ 10am
LITTLE SILVER: LAW TARGETS 5G CELL TECH
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LITTLE SILVER: A year after a backlash over a new cell tower, two first-term council members proposed an ordinance targeting 5G cellular equipment installations.
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May 9th, 2018 @ 8am
RED BANK: COFFEE CORRAL PLAN OK’D
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RED BANK: Planning board OKs Coffee Corral expansion and creation of new deli on West Side; news ticker on OceanFirst HQ.
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May 8th, 2018 @ 7am
RED BANK: NONPARTISAN DRIVE TO KICK OFF
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RED BANK: Back in the minority and out of the running, Taylor and Whelan plan to kick off push for nonpartisan elections with an event at Red Rock next week.
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May 7th, 2018 @ 4pm
RED BANK: SYMPHONY RETURNING TO PARK
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RED BANK: For the second year in a row, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra will close out its summer series with a sunset concert in Marine Park.
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May 7th, 2018 @ 2pm
RED BANK: SPRINGLIKE WEEK AHEAD
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RED BANK: The Greater Green is in for lots of sunshine and springlike temperatures in coming days, according to the extended forecast.
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May 7th, 2018 @ 6am
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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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