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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
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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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
Partyline
KAYAKERS CLEAR RIVER JUNK
Partyline photo: "The Navesink Nymphs" clear floating tires from the river.
PAINT IT PURPLE?
Caption: ‘Should it be done purple?’ Perfect day. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
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MANTIS (PRAYING) AT CHURCH
Partyliner photographs praying mantis at church.
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)