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ON THE GREEN: JUST AN INCH OR SO OF SNOW
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RED BANK: Just an inch or so of snow was expected to accumulate on the Greater Green Tuesday.
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January 30th, 2018 @ 5am
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RED BANK: SUPERSIZED WAWA ON AGENDA
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RED BANK: A superzsized WaWa convenience store and gas station proposed for one of the busiest intersections in town goes before the zoning board this week.
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January 29th, 2018 @ 8am
RED BANK: MUMFORD DROPS PARKING BID
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RED BANK: Mumford, one of two remaining contenders to redevelop White Street parking lot, leaves smoking tire tracks as he drops his bid.
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January 26th, 2018 @ 2pm
LITTLE SILVER: LAWMAKERS ADDRESS FUNDING
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LITTLE SILVER: Six lawmakers from both major parties field questions on a wide range of school funding issues here Wednesday night.
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January 25th, 2018 @ 8am
RED BANK: Sale to private owner puts former VNA headquarter on tax rolls.
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January 25th, 2018 @ 6am
RED BANK: DOWNTOWN GETS SOME RETRO FIZZ
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RED BANK: With its effervescent 1950s vibe and old-school diner menu, Fizz Soda Fountain bubbles to life on Monmouth Street.
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January 24th, 2018 @ 12pm
SHREWSBURY: SLAUGHTERHOUSE LEVELED
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SHREWSBURY: Controversial slaughterhouse on Broad Street leveled to make way for a new 81-unit assisted-living senior residence project.
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January 24th, 2018 @ 10am
ON THE GREEN: RAIN, WARM AIR FORECAST
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RED BANK: Rain, possible thunderstorms and warm air are in the weather forecast for Tuesday. Here's the extended outlook.
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January 23rd, 2018 @ 6am
RED BANK: BROKEN PIPE BLAMED FOR SEWAGE
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RED BANK: Zoning board hears 'disturbing' testimony about home where residents dumped human waste in yard after sewer line collapse.
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January 22nd, 2018 @ 12pm
RED BANK: VAPE SHOP, GROCERY OPEN
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RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, a new neighborhood grocery opens on the West Side and a vape shop opens downtown.
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January 19th, 2018 @ 12pm
RED BANK: SUPPORT GROUP’S PLAN APPROVED
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RED BANK: Family Resource Associates plans to buy the former veterinary hospital on Newman Springs Road following a zoning board approval.
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January 19th, 2018 @ 7am
ON THE GREEN: SUNNY DAY FORECAST
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RED BANK: Roads may be icy Thursday morning before ample sunshine raises temperatures to high 30s. Here's the extended outlook.
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January 18th, 2018 @ 5am
RED BANK: CRIMES AND ARRESTS
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RED BANK: 2018 began with a pair of DWI arrests on New Year's Day followed by three more over the next two weeks, police report.
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January 17th, 2018 @ 4pm
FAIR HAVEN: POLICE ACTIVITY
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FAIR HAVEN: December police blotter includes four DWI arrests.
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January 17th, 2018 @ 7am
ON THE GREEN: LITTLE OR NO SNOW EXPECTED
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RED BANK: Wednesday's weather forecast includes cold rain and snow, mostly before noon, but with little snow accumulation on the Greater Green.
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January 17th, 2018 @ 6am
RED BANK: STUDENTS STAND FOR PEACE
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RED BANK: Students took turns sharing Martin Luther King Jr.'s messages of peace outside the middle school Tuesday morning.
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January 16th, 2018 @ 10am
RED BANK: NEW IMPOUND LOT EYED
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RED BANK: Without an impound yard, police have been stowing confiscated vehicles wherever they could find space. A deal should fix that, chief says.
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January 16th, 2018 @ 8am
RUMSON: Two boys fall through Navesink River ice, get out safely themselves before police arrive, according to report by NJ.com.
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January 15th, 2018 @ 6pm
RED BANK: UNITY RALLY DRAWS A MURPHY
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RED BANK: Unity march and rally spotlights Martin Luther King Jr. and gets a cameo by soon-to-be state First Lady Tammy Murphy.
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January 15th, 2018 @ 8am
ON THE GREEN: LIGHT SNOW IN FORECAST
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LITTLE SILVER: There's biting cold and a bit of snow in the forecast as a new week gets underway on the Greater Red Bank Green.
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January 15th, 2018 @ 6am
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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)