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RED BANK: RIVERVIEW DROPS MASK MANDATE
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RED BANK: Riverview Medical Center reverses mask mandate reimposed last month for staff and visitors after easing of COVID-19 cases.
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October 25th, 2023 @ 4pm
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RED BANK: WHAT’S ON COUNCIL AGENDA
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RED BANK: Unhitched trailer ban adoption, awards of engineering contracts and more on council agenda for Thursday night.
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October 25th, 2023 @ 12pm
LITTLE SILVER: RBR BOARD MEMBER INJURED
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LITTLE SILVER: RBR board member winds up with black eye following fight between students at Asbury Park middle school where he works.
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October 24th, 2023 @ 2pm
RED BANK: SKATE SHOP ROLLS OUT OF TOWN
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RED BANK: Opened less than three years ago amid a pandemic-fueled skating boom, Feet First Skate Shop closes its downtown store.
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October 24th, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: 75TH HALLOWEEN PARADE SHINES
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RED BANK: We've got photos galore from the 75th annual Halloween parade, and one borough resident's memories going back to the first.
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October 23rd, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: FOOD, AND MORE, IN CHURN
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RED BANK: In Retail Churn, new restaurant and spa open; cake shop vanishes after just a few days; downtown building sold, and more.
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October 20th, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: PARADE TO TAKE 75TH STROLL
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RED BANK: Weather outlook is good for Sunday's 75th annual Halloween Parade, a delightfully frightful stroll through downtown.
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October 19th, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: PROJECT HEARING DELAYED AGAIN
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RED BANK: After months of postponements, hearing on plan for 32 new train station apartments gets postponed yet again.
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October 17th, 2023 @ 9pm
RED BANK: BASIE BOOSTS PARKER CENTER
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RED BANK: Next recipient of Count Basie Center's "Giving Year" funding is free healthcare provider Parker Family Health Center.
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October 17th, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: DOWNTOWN DEER
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RED BANK: A pair of whitetail deer made their way through the downtown East Side parking lots Monday.
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October 17th, 2023 @ 11am
RED BANK: ROOF’S OFF. WHAT’S UP?
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RED BANK: Newly roofless building on Maple Avenue also has a bright orange stop-work sticker on window. What's Going On Here?
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October 16th, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: THREE INJURED SLIGHTLY IN CRASH
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RED BANK: Three people suffered minor injuries in a three-vehicle crash on Bridge Avenue Thursday morning, police said.
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October 13th, 2023 @ 3pm
RED BANK: CRIME & ARREST REPORTS
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RED BANK: Police blotter for September includes man arrested for alleged sexual assault of a minor, five motorists charged with DWI.
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October 13th, 2023 @ 2pm
RED BANK: THREE CANNABIS SHOPS LICENSED
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RED BANK: After first Cannabis Review Board recommendations, council grants local licenses to three weed retailers.
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October 13th, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: LIBRARY TO MARK A CENTENNIAL
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RED BANK: Library to mark centennial of vote that changed it from a struggling membership organization to one that's free and open to all.
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October 12th, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: COUNCIL TO TARGET IDLE TRAILERS
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RED BANK: Responding to complaints, council plans to strengthen ordinances on idle trailers parked curbside.
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October 10th, 2023 @ 7pm
RED BANK: NEW HPC EXPECTED ON AGENDA
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RED BANK: Council expected to appoint new Historic Preservation Commission, start work on new ordinance Thursday, says Bonatakis.
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October 10th, 2023 @ 11am
RED BANK: NURTURING FORTUNE’S LEGACY
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RED BANK: Opening this month, exhibit honoring editor and activist T. Thomas Fortune looks at his life, work and legacy.
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October 9th, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: MODERN HOME PLAN APPROVED
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RED BANK: Modern three-story home overlooking the Swimming River to replace bungalow under a plan approved by the zoning board Thursday night.
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October 6th, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: TRIAL BIKE LANES ASSESSED
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RED BANK: Q&A with Councilwoman Facey-Blackwood on the temporary bike lanes set up for Porchfest, which appeared to draw hundreds of cyclists.
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October 5th, 2023 @ 12pm
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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 ...
THRONGS FLOCK TO RED BANK STREET FAIR
redbankgreen Partyline: Thousands fill the streets of Red Bank for street fair.