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RED BANK: RETAIL RETURNING TO EMPTY SPACE
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RED BANK: A large downtown space approved for conversion to a restaurant will resume life as a retail store. That story and more in Retail Churn.
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July 17th, 2017 @ 8am
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RED BANK: NO CONSENSUS AT PARKING FORUM
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RED BANK: Merchant-led parking forum turns fractious, with residents unconvinced of the need for a parking garage and major development downtown.
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July 14th, 2017 @ 7am
LINCROFT: FIRE DAMAGES HOME
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LINCROFT: Fire caused extensive damage to a home on Dogwood Lane Thursday afternoon.
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July 13th, 2017 @ 3pm
RED BANK: Council approves additional funding for Bellhaven Nature Area oil contamination cleanup, re-igniting spraypark controversy.
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July 13th, 2017 @ 8am
RED BANK: In the latest police blotter, a thief or thieves stole a boatload of fishing rods from boats docked at Marine Park.
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July 12th, 2017 @ 12pm
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July 12th, 2017 @ 11am
LITTLE SILVER: STUDENT FILM A PRIZEWINNER
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LITTLE SILVER: A short film shot in and around Red Bank by a Red Bank Regional sophomore was a double prize winner at a student film festival last month.
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July 12th, 2017 @ 9am
RED BANK: SIMS GUILTY OF MURDER ATTEMPT
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FREEHOLD: Anthony Sims, already a felon for earlier Red Bank shooting, convicted in feud-driven 2014 shooting on Willow Street.
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July 11th, 2017 @ 6pm
RED BANK: STATION APARTMENTS PLANNED
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RED BANK: A Jersey City builder wants to convert most of a five-story office building at the train station to apartments, and add 16 new ones.
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July 11th, 2017 @ 10am
LITTLE SILVER: TOWN HIRES TOWER LAWYER
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LITTLE SILVER: Council hires outside attorney to help determine if it's stuck with a cell tower that dialed up anger borough-wide.
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July 11th, 2017 @ 12am
RED BANK: NEW MURAL POPS INTO VIEW
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RED BANK: A colorful new mural bloomed to life on the West Side over the weekend, thanks to local kids and couple of all-niters by some adults.
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July 10th, 2017 @ 11am
RED BANK: DOC HOLIDAY CAR SHOW SHINES
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RED BANK: There wasn't enough room for "one more Volkswagen" at the 15th annual Doc Holiday Classic Car Show Sunday. Pix.
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July 10th, 2017 @ 6am
RED BANK: WEEKEND WEATHER OUTLOOK
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RED BANK: Friday morning's commute on the Greater Green was a bit damp and clingy. Here's the outlook for the weekend.
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July 7th, 2017 @ 9am
RED BANK: Business Alliance schedules public forum on downtown parking proposals. Council's parking committee also plans to hold one.
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July 6th, 2017 @ 2pm
RED BANK: HUMANISTS TAKE UP ‘FAKE’ NEWS
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RED BANK: Rutgers media studies professor John Pavlik talks about fake news and its impact on democracy at a meeting of Red Bank Humanists Sunday.
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July 6th, 2017 @ 8am
RED BANK: DEAD BANK, GRATEFUL AT GIG 200
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RED BANK: SIx years after it was conceived at an open-mic night, the Grateful Dead cover band Dead Bank plans its 200th show this week.
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July 5th, 2017 @ 8am
RED BANK: SYMPHONY BREEZES THRU HISTORY
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RED BANK: Cooling breezes and a gorgeous sunset frame NJ Symphony Orchestra's 'journey' through American musical history in Marine Park. Photos.
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July 3rd, 2017 @ 1am
RED BANK: TWO PARKING FORUMS PLANNED
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RED BANK: Residents and merchants could weigh in on the downtown parking crisis — or whether one exists — at a pair of forums in coming weeks.
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June 29th, 2017 @ 12pm
RED BANK: FESTIVAL BENEFITS TWO CHARITIES
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RED BANK: The 2017 edition of the Red Bank International Beer, Wine and Food Fest raised $15,000 for two local charities.
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June 29th, 2017 @ 10am
RED BANK: DEMS BACK ‘PURE’ GARAGE
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RED BANK: Council Democrats back 'pure' parking garage approach for White Street lot, setting up possible head-on collision with Republicans.
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June 27th, 2017 @ 5pm
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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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