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RED BANK: RALLY TARGETS RACISM & TRUMP
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RED BANK: In the wake of Charlottesville violence, hundreds gather here to protest white supremacists, and blame Trump for their revival.
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August 14th, 2017 @ 8am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RUMSON: TEN ESCAPE BOAT FIRE
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RUMSON: Ten boaters safely escaped when their vessel caught fire in the Shrewsbury River off Rumson Country Club early Sunday afternoon
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August 14th, 2017 @ 6am
RED BANK: CATCH TO TAKE GOTHAM SPACE
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RED BANK: Retail Churn serves up a plateful of news from the downtown food scene, with openings and closings in the works. Also: pet acupuncture
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August 11th, 2017 @ 10am
RED BANK: NO MOVEMENT ON PARKING
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RED BANK: Frustration over apparent lack of progress toward a downtown parking solution crops up at council meeting.
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August 10th, 2017 @ 8am
RED BANK: The latest police blotter includes the arrests of a woman and her adult son on shoplifting charges.
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August 9th, 2017 @ 3pm
ON THE GREEN: SAFE EYES ON THE ECLIPSE
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ON THE GREEN: The Red Bank area, like a lot of the U.S., may be treated to a partial eclipse of the Sun this month. Here's some helpful info on viewing.
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August 9th, 2017 @ 9am
FAIR HAVEN: LACROSSE STAR DOUTY HONORED
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FAIR HAVEN: Lacrosse star Megan Douty returns home from a world-beating summer to a proclamation, a key to the borough and hugs.
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August 8th, 2017 @ 12pm
FAIR HAVEN: OUTCRY HALTS TREE CUTDOWN
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FAIR HAVEN: Mayor and council get an earful over plan to remove 10 mature sweetgum trees at ballfields. Even the Shade Tree Committee was caught off guard.
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August 8th, 2017 @ 5am
SHREWSBURY: ACTIVITY AT SUNOCO SITE
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RED BANK: What's Going On Here? redbankgreen checks in on recent activity at the long-closed Sunoco station on Broad Street.
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August 7th, 2017 @ 4pm
RED BANK: RAYRAP HOME PLAN WINS FINAL OK
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RED BANK: Developer Ray Rapcavage wins final approval for 18 homes with a huge garden plan at the Five Corners on the edge of downtown.
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August 7th, 2017 @ 9am
ON THE GREEN: ‘TORRENTIAL’ RAIN FORECAST
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RED BANK: 'Torrential' rainfall and flash flooding are possible Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
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August 7th, 2017 @ 6am
RED BANK: A TOAST FOR THE ‘BIG-FOOD’ HOST
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RED BANK: Little Silver native lands big gig as host of reality TV's 'Man vs. Food,' and one of his former bosses is throwing a party for him here.
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August 4th, 2017 @ 11am
RED BANK: CHARTER SCHOOL WINS GYM OK
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RED BANK: Over objections reflecting long-standing resentments, charter school wins OK to create gym in a building it's buying.
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August 4th, 2017 @ 9am
RED BANK: RIVERCENTER TAKES STANCE ON LOT
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RED BANK: RiverCenter says it will oppose any parking plan that doesn't net 500 new parking spaces, drawing a rebuke from Whelan.
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August 4th, 2017 @ 6am
RED BANK: Pedestrian suffers minor injuries when she's hit by falling debris as a truck takes down a pole on Brad Street.
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August 3rd, 2017 @ 5pm
RED BANK: CRAFT BREWERY LEASES FIREHOUSE
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RED BANK: In another sign of a possible tsunami of craft beer coming to downtown, the former firehouse on White Street has been leased to a startup brewery,
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August 3rd, 2017 @ 12pm
RUMSON: Police blotter covering June and July includes three arrests in matters involving minors and alcohol.
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August 3rd, 2017 @ 10am
RBR: HELPING FRESHMEN DROP ANCHOR
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LITTLE SILVER: Incoming RBR freshmen learn strategies for coping with stress as part of the Summer Slam transition program.
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August 2nd, 2017 @ 4pm
RED BANK: CLOUDS AND STORMS IN OUTLOOK
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RED BANK: Where'd the sunshine go, and when will it be back?
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August 2nd, 2017 @ 8am
SHREWSBURY: The latest crime and arrest blotter from borough police.
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August 2nd, 2017 @ 7am
Partyline
Truck strike downs pole
A truck struck a utility pole at the intersection of Catherine Street and Shrewsbury Avenue at about 8 am Monday morning. The pole wss compl ...
THRONGS FLOCK TO RED BANK STREET FAIR
redbankgreen Partyline: Thousands fill the streets of Red Bank for street fair.
PORTA POTTY X-ING
redbankgreen Partyline captures porta johns moving down the railroad tracks.
(G&G) DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
A solid lunchtime line at the G&G hot dogs truck on Shrewsbury Avenue on Monday afternoon. Driving this stretch of road when  G&G i ...
RBG CUB SIGHTING
A Partyline contributor positioned on the dais at Thursday's meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment captured redbankgreen reporter intern ...
DOWNPOUR STRAINS DRAIN
Partyline captures video of a flooded intersection during Tuesday's afternoon thunderstorm.
STILL ‘OPEN’ SPACE
Next to Fins and Feathers, very surprised to see an overgrown parking lot that still sits there…overgrown and with blacktop. (Photo and te ...
DARK COMEDY BY JERSEY DIRECTOR OPENS FILM FEST
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off with "In Memoriam," a dark comedy about an actor with six months to live.
Indie Street Film Festival Kicks Off
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off.
KUDOS FOR RBCS FINANCE WHIZZES
Monmouth County Board of Commissioners and Borough Council honor Red Bank Charter School students who took second place in a national financ ...
MARINE PARK HOT DOGS
Red Bank's newly remade Marine Park also has a new lunch option, a newly licensed hot dog cart.
MATCHA CLOSE UP
Partyline captures a photographer working for Aura Coffee Roaster angles for the perfect shot of two iced matcha lattes on Broad Street Mond ...
SOUTH STREET AUTHOR TO READ AT LIBRARY SATURDAY
South Street resident Scott Robertson will read selections from his book, Contents of a Curious Mind, Saturday, Aug. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 ...
EARTH SPIRIT FOUNDER DIES
Jocelyn Ruth Midose, longtime owner of Earth Spirit New Age Center has died.
A PERFECT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
The annual National Night Out event organized by the Red Bank Police Department drew hundreds to frolic amid the green grass and cotton cand ...
Blackhawk Helicopter Arrives for National Night Out
The Blackhawk helicopter has arrived. Everyone’s favorite part of each National Night Out hosted by the Red Bank Police Department jus ...
PARKING METER MOMENT
Patty Bishop of Verona was halfway through her haircut at Fox & Jane when she realized she needed to feed the parking meter. After she p ...
JOIN US AT JJ’S – PLEASE!
A doe-eyed sect of sentient boba teas sweetly beseeches us to join their adorable cult outside of JJ Delicacies this sticky August Sunday!
NEIGHBORS GATHER AT TINO’S
Chris Havens of River Street gathered group of Red Bankers for dinner on Thursday night. The gathering was in the back patio of Tino’s Mex ...
TREE BRANCH VS CAR
A tree branch fell on a parked car on Chestnut Street near Pearl Street Sunday. Submitted by Brian Donohue