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RED BANK: ENNIO MENNA DIES
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RED BANK: Ennio Menna, the father of former mayor Pasquale Menna, died at Riverview Medical Center Friday at age 94.
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September 18th, 2023 @ 12pm
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RED BANK: CRIME & ARREST REPORTS
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RED BANK: Valuables left in cars, and valuable parts from the undersides of cars, were popular targets for thieves in August. Police blotter.
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September 15th, 2023 @ 2pm
RED BANK: TREE REMOVALS AT ISSUE
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RED BANK: South Street tree removals "unavoidable," though residents said they were in the dark about the plan.
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September 15th, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: ‘PEDESTRIAN’ COPS NAB 30
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RED BANK: Cops posing as pedestrians issued summonses to 30 motorists for safety violations earlier this week.
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September 14th, 2023 @ 3pm
RED BANK: SALARY BUMPS & MORE ON AGENDA
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RED BANK: Council to set new salary ranges for top three posts, and itself, when it meets Thursday night. Here's a glance at the agenda.
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September 14th, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: TREES COMING DOWN
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RED BANK: Work crew begins removing nine trees along South Street for road project as neighbors object.
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September 13th, 2023 @ 3pm
LITTLE SILVER: RBR DREAMERS REGAIN STATUS
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LITTLE SILVER: Reversing vote that sparked community outrage, RBR board restores funding for a immigrants' advocacy student group.
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September 12th, 2023 @ 3pm
RED BANK: REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
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RED BANK: School children, a firefighter and others gather on a steamy morning to remember those killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks.
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September 12th, 2023 @ 11am
RED BANK: PAWSING TO ENJOY ‘DOG DAYS’
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RED BANK: Check out redbankgreen's photos from the annual sniffathon known as Dog Days, held Saturday in Marine Park.
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September 11th, 2023 @ 8pm
LITTLE SILVER: DREAMERS FILE BIAS CLAIM
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LITTLE SILVER: Dreamers Club at RBR files discrimination complaint; Moore says he's 'hopeful' board will reinstate club Monday night.
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September 11th, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO DIED
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RED BANK: Locals to gather at Riverside Gardens Park to remember those who lost their lives in the horrific September 11, 2001 attacks.
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September 11th, 2023 @ 10am
RED BANK: THRIVE PLAN GETS BOARD OK
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RED BANK: Zoning board OKs 32 apartments for neuro-diverse adults, which advocates said will serve as a model for desperately needed housing.
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September 8th, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: PARK WORK STARTS WITH MISHAP
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RED BANK: Backhoe en route to start of Eastside Park makeover project tipped off a flatbed truck Wednesday morning.
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September 7th, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: LUNCH BREAK SEEKS MURALIST
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RED BANK: Lunch Break seeks artist(s) to create large outdoor mural celebrating diversity at community center now under construction.
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September 6th, 2023 @ 11am
RED BANK: DIVERSION PROGRAM LAUNCHED
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RED BANK: Prosecutor expands effort to steer individuals battling substance abuse and mental health disorders into recovery.
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September 5th, 2023 @ 5pm
RED BANK: STIFLING HEAT IN FORECAST
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RED BANK: National Weather Service issues heat advisory as "feels like" temperatures head to 102 in parts of Monmouth County.
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September 5th, 2023 @ 11am
RED BANK: RESTAURANTS IN CHURN
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RED BANK: In this edition of Churn, piping-hot news about two downtown restaurants: Catch 19 and a new Peruvian eatery.
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September 1st, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: SUSPECT CHARGED IN SHOOTING
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RED BANK: Police arrest 24-year-old suspect for shooting in which no one was injured at a hair salon three months ago.
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August 31st, 2023 @ 3pm
RED BANK: BRUSH PICKUP REMINDER
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RED BANK: Public utilities department reminds residents that there are only two remaining brush pickups scheduled for the year.
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August 31st, 2023 @ 11am
RED BANK: SINKING BOAT PULLED FROM RIVER
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RED BANK: Partly sunken boat pulled from Navesink River marina in Marine Park Tuesday night.
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August 30th, 2023 @ 3pm
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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)
VIVA LA ELSIE’S
redbankgreen Partyline captures French visitor enjoying a pickle sub from Elsie's.
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.