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FAIR HAVEN: WALK & BIKE PLAN ON TABLE
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FAIR HAVEN: The borough closing in on new walking-and-biking plan that officials say could serve as a blueprint for generations to come.
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September 26th, 2017 @ 4pm
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RED BANK: ‘DREAMERS’ GET, AND LEND, A HAND
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RED BANK: At a clinic on navigating new DACA era, 'Dreamers' help others just like them file paperwork. Meanwhile, their futures are "on hold," says one.
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September 26th, 2017 @ 8am
RED BANK: ARTISTS HONOR ONE OF THEIR OWN
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RED BANK: Local artists are auctioning off their own work to fund a bench overlooking the Navesink in honor one of their own.
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September 25th, 2017 @ 12pm
SHREWSBURY: Recent police activity includes three DWI arrests.
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September 25th, 2017 @ 10am
RED BANK: HEAT TRIMS OYSTERFEST CROWD
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RED BANK: Roasting temperatures cut the turnout at the Guinness Oyster Festival Sunday, but the food, music and beer fest was still a party. Pix.
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September 25th, 2017 @ 7am
RED BANK: Cops nab two women in the act of burglarizing a house after homeowner gets alert and live video feed of the activity, police alleged.
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September 24th, 2017 @ 10am
RED BANK: DOG FOUND 80 MILES FROM HOME
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RED BANK: After a tearful and lick-filled reunion, a mystery remains: how did a 15-year-old black lab end up here, 80 miles from home.
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September 23rd, 2017 @ 3pm
RED BANK: MURPHY TOUTS ‘SENSE’ ON GUNS
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RED BANK: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Murphy comes to town to pitch his platform on guns, which includes signing bills Christie vetoed.
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September 22nd, 2017 @ 3pm
FAIR HAVEN: AUTUMN HEATS UP THE GREEN
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FAIR HAVEN: The calendar, and a tree on Harding Road, say the season is autumn, but the weather forecast calls for summer-like temperatures.
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September 22nd, 2017 @ 1pm
RED BANK: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Murphy is slated to appear at Riverside Gardens Park today to speak about gun violence.
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September 22nd, 2017 @ 8am
RED BANK: FIRE DAMAGES RECTOR PLACE HOME
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RED BANK: A woman escaped as fire damaged her Rector Place home early Friday morning.
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September 22nd, 2017 @ 6am
RED BANK: HOPE MARCHES ON
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RED BANK: Representatives of dozens of faith groups, charitable organizations and more mark a "Day of Hope" with a march through town.
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September 21st, 2017 @ 1pm
RED BANK: BASIE STARTS MASSIVE EXPANSION
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RED BANK: With Steven Van Zandt donning a hardhat over his head scarf, Count Basie Theatre puts shovels in the ground for $23 million expansion.
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September 20th, 2017 @ 3pm
RED BANK: WHAT’S NEXT FOR PARKING?
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RED BANK: What happens next in the quest for a parking solution? Two meetings on the same night, for starters.
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September 20th, 2017 @ 7am
RED BANK: SMALL SURPRISE UNDER THE HOOD
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RED BANK: Found under the hood of a Volvo in for servicing Tuesday morning: three newborn squirrels.
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September 19th, 2017 @ 12pm
RED BANK: COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED
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RED BANK: Hurricane José, well offshore, is expected to bring moderate coastal flooding to the Greater Green before sunshine returns Wednesday.
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September 19th, 2017 @ 6am
RED BANK: LIQUOR STORE GETS A REBOOT
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RED BANK: Closed for three years, the former Yogi's Liquors on the West Side is reopening with a new business plan and a new attitude, its owners say.
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September 18th, 2017 @ 9am
RED BANK: HURRICANE JOSÉ HEADS NORTH
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RED BANK: With Tropical Storm José churning, here's the National Weather Service forecast for the Greater Green through the coming weekend.
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September 18th, 2017 @ 6am
RED BANK: A borough man was among 14 Monmouth County residents arrested in a sweep of child porn consumers, authorities said Friday
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September 15th, 2017 @ 2pm
RED BANK: MARINE PARK RESTROOMS OPEN
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RED BANK: New restrooms now open in Marine Park. But will they stay open? The experience at Riverside Gardens Park isn't encouraging.
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September 15th, 2017 @ 7am
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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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