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RED BANK/FAIR HAVEN: BARGAINS OUT FRONT
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RED BANK & FAIR HAVEN: Townwide yard sales set for Saturday. Here's where to go and what's on the table in these bargain extravaganzas.
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May 4th, 2018 @ 7am
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RED BANK: LUXURY UNITS, OFFICE PLANNED
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RED BANK: Builder plans office and luxury units with underground parking at West Front and Maple, current site of a "really terrible" gateway to downtown.
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May 3rd, 2018 @ 12pm
RED BANK: MARINE PARK CONCEPTS UNVEILED
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RED BANK: Residents click to indicate their design preferences as planner unveils Marine Park concept plans, including kayak launch.
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May 3rd, 2018 @ 8am
RED BANK: LOOKING UPSTAIRS FOR PARKING
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RED BANK: Taylor spearheads effort to get a handle on how spaces above retail stores are utilized for incorporation into parking study.
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May 2nd, 2018 @ 12pm
RED BANK: GONE-FISHIN’ WEATHER ARRIVES
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RED BANK: Tuesday brought gone-fishin' weather to the Greater Green. Wednesday promises to be sunny, too, and even warmer.
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May 2nd, 2018 @ 5am
RED BANK: BIG PLANS FOR HUMBLE PROPERTY
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RED BANK: A humble residential property could become the latest addition to booming redevelopment along Shrewsbury Avenue if a builder's plans are OK'd.
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May 1st, 2018 @ 8am
RED BANK: MAY WE NOW HAVE SPRING?
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RED BANK: The chilliest April in 40 years wasn't quite ready to commit to spring, but May begins with a string of downright summery days.
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May 1st, 2018 @ 6am
RED BANK: ROAD CLOSURES, WEST AND EAST
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RED BANK: What's with all the road closures Monday morning?
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April 30th, 2018 @ 9am
RED BANK: SECOND PARK BRAINSTORM SLATED
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RED BANK: Round two of public brainstorming sessions on possible makeover of Marine Park slated for Wednesday at Senior Center.
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April 27th, 2018 @ 11am
RED BANK: COFFEE CORRAL LOOKS TO EXPAND
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RED BANK: After six years in business, the Coffee Corral is ready to bust out of its pen with expansion plan that calls for new home and adjoining deli.
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April 27th, 2018 @ 6am
RED BANK: NO PLANS FOR LUNCH BREAK LOT
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RED BANK: Lunch Break razes a house on Drs. Parker Boulevard. What's Going On Here?
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April 26th, 2018 @ 2pm
RED BANK: INDIAN, WITH A MEXICAN TWIST
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RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, downtown finally gets an Indian restaurant — one with a twist —  and a beauty supply store puts the cap on its lipstick one last time.
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April 26th, 2018 @ 7am
RED BANK: SCHOOL TAX HIKE, JOB CUTS LOOM
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RED BANK: Local school taxes set to rise almost 4 percent, with teacher jobs and programs on the cutting board, as district awaits more funding from Trenton.
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April 25th, 2018 @ 8am
SHREWSBURY: Cop agrees to quit the borough police force as part of a plea deal to settle charges of trespassing and assault.
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April 24th, 2018 @ 5pm
RED BANK: HABCORE PLAN FACES HURDLES
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RED BANK: HABcore plan for four new independent living apartments behind River Street two-family faces resistance over size, maintenance.
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April 24th, 2018 @ 10am
RED BANK: Rejecting allegations of enrollment bias, state education commissioner upholds charter school renewal through 2022.
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April 23rd, 2018 @ 9am
RED BANK: FEST BRINGS TASTES OF SPRING
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RED BANK: Spring is on again as International Beer, Wine & Food Fest draws thousands to White Street lot under cloudless skies.
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April 23rd, 2018 @ 6am
RED BANK: GLOBAL MUSIC SPICES FOOD FEST
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RED BANK: 'Heavy metal mariachi' act Metalachi set to spice up Sunday's International Beer Wine and Food Fest under sunny skies.
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April 20th, 2018 @ 12pm
RED BANK: RESTAURANTS IN CHURN
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RED BANK: In Retail Churn, a celebrated chef wins restaurant approval as Readie's closes; a print shop opens, and a clothing store rebrands, again.
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April 20th, 2018 @ 7am
LITTLE SILVER: Two months of crime reports and arrests from borough police.
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April 18th, 2018 @ 1pm
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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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