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RED BANK: ADMINISTRATOR ‘Z,’ ON NEW JOB
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RED BANK: New administrator 'Z' Shehady tells redbankgreen he wants to see "government done right" and make the town stand out nationally on that basis.
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April 18th, 2018 @ 10am
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RED BANK: BERGEN PLACE MAKEOVER NEARS
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RED BANK: Pothole-plagued intersection of Broad Street and Bergen Place gets temporary fix as $1.35 million makeover project nears start.
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April 17th, 2018 @ 3pm
RED BANK: WORKWEEK STARTS OFF WET
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RED BANK: The workweeks gets off to wet start, with rain, wind, coastal flooding and power outages affecting the Greater Green.
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April 16th, 2018 @ 7am
RED BANK: The police blotter for March 16 to March 31, 2018 includes five DWI arrests.
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April 13th, 2018 @ 9am
RED BANK: TWO DAYS OF ROADSTER WEATHER
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RED BANK: The Greater Green is in for a two days of roadster weather before temperatures settle back down Sunday, according to the forecast.
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April 13th, 2018 @ 7am
RED BANK: NEW ADMINISTRATOR NAMED
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RED BANK: Council picks new administrator. He's 33, an Army veteran and ex-mayor from Union County. And his salary will be triple his predecessor's.
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April 12th, 2018 @ 10am
RED BANK: OUTDOOR DINING WEATHER
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RED BANK: An osprey enjoys some takeout a half-mile inland, which somehow has something to do with today's weather forecast.
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April 12th, 2018 @ 6am
RUMSON: ‘RIVAL’ TEENS UNITE TO SAVE LIVES
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RUMSON: Students from three high schools, normally rivals, unite to organize suicide awareness and prevention run scheduled for Sunday.
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April 11th, 2018 @ 11am
RED BANK: BRAINSTORMING ON MARINE PARK
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RED BANK: What should become of Marine Park? Borough residents weigh in on tennis courts, kayaking, parking and more at brainstorming sessions.
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April 10th, 2018 @ 8am
RED BANK: MARINE PARK SESSIONS SLATED
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RED BANK: What does Marine Park need? Borough slates public input sessions on Monday to develop concept plan for a possible makeover.
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April 8th, 2018 @ 4pm
RED BANK: RECHNITZES GIVE $5M TO HOSPITAL
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RED BANK: Two River Theater founders Joan and Bob Rechnitz donate $5 million to Riverview, and it's not the first time, either.
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April 5th, 2018 @ 10am
RED BANK: ROUND THREE FOR MEGA WAWA
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RED BANK: A controversial plan for a mega Wawa store and gas station at one of the busiest intersections in town returns to the borough zoning board Thursday night.
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April 5th, 2018 @ 5am
RUMSON: Two months of arrest reports from borough police.
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April 4th, 2018 @ 1pm
RED BANK: FOG, WIND & T-STORMS FORECAST
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RED BANK: The Greater Green is in for a wide range of weather conditions Wednesday, including fog, strong winds, thunderstorms and sunshine.
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April 4th, 2018 @ 6am
RED BANK: FOOD, CLOTHES & MORE IN CHURN
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RED BANK: New food and women's clothing businesses open. Also in Churn: about a 24-hour gym, a deep-freeze therapy place and a new Good Karma takeout spot in the West Side Lofts.
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April 3rd, 2018 @ 9am
RUMSON: NAVESINK QUALITY IMPROVES
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RUMSON: After a bacteria crisis, Navesink is showing "rapid" improvement in water quality, with possible reopening of shellfish beds a year earlier than expected, state DEP says.
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April 2nd, 2018 @ 12pm
RED BANK: WINTER ROARS ONCE AGAIN
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RED BANK: Winter roars back to life with an early spring snow on the Greater Green, though it's expect to end quickly and melt rapidly away.
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April 2nd, 2018 @ 8am
RED BANK: MORNING SNOW & QUICK MELT-OFF
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RED BANK: A brief, heavy snow was forecast for the Monday morning commute, with a rapid melt-off in the afternoon.
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April 2nd, 2018 @ 5am
RED BANK: GOP CHAIR TO SEEK COUNCIL SEAT
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RED BANK: GOP chairman Michael Clancy and a political newcomer to run for council instead of Whelan and Taylor. Once again, party has no mayoral candidate.
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March 30th, 2018 @ 8am
RED BANK: In a bombshell announcement, incumbent GOP council members Taylor and Whelan say they won't run for re-election this year.
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March 30th, 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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