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RED BANK: PHARMACY CLEARED TO OPEN
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RED BANK: What's Going On Here? A new drugstore on Shrewsbury Avenue gets the green light from borough inspectors to open.
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June 1st, 2017 @ 5am
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RED BANK: WILL ‘PURE’ GARAGE GET A SHOT?
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RED BANK: With three Democrats vowing "staunch opposition" to ambitious garage and housing proposals, will a garage-only plan get equal time?
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May 31st, 2017 @ 8am
RED BANK: RACIAL ROOTS OF MEMORIAL DAY
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RED BANK: As part of a series called "Let's Talk About Race," the library hosts a lecture Wednesday night on "The Surprising Origins of Memorial Day."
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May 31st, 2017 @ 5am
RED BANK: AIR RAID SIRENS SILENCED AT LAST
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RED BANK: Final vestiges of the Cold War to vanish as town authorizes removal of Civil Defense air raid sirens from last three locations in town.
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May 30th, 2017 @ 8am
RED BANK: THREE WEEKEND DEBUTS PLANNED
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RED BANK: Two new businesses plan Memorial Day weekend openings, and a longtime veteran of the restaurant and bar scene unveils a new beer garden.
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May 26th, 2017 @ 1pm
A NOTE ABOUT THE redbankgreen CALENDAR
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redbankgreen's events calendar is experiencing technical issues and is not expected to be available for several days.
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May 26th, 2017 @ 6am
RED BANK GARAGE: BIJOU PROPOSAL
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RED BANK: Highlights of proposal for a new parking garage submitted by Bijou Properties, one of five builders vying for the project.
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May 25th, 2017 @ 5pm
RED BANK GARAGE: BNE-CANOE PLAN
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RED BANK: Highlights of proposal for a new parking garage submitted by BNE-Canoe, one of five builders vying for the project.
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May 25th, 2017 @ 5pm
RED BANK GARAGE: DOBCO PLAN
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RED BANK: Highlights of proposal for a new parking garage submitted by Dobco, one of five builders vying for the project.
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May 25th, 2017 @ 5pm
RED BANK GARAGE: MILL CREEK PROPOSAL
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RED BANK: Highlights of proposal for a new parking garage submitted by Mill Creek Property Company, one of five builders vying for the project.
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May 25th, 2017 @ 5pm
RED BANK GARAGE: YELLOW BROOK’S ‘BEACON’
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RED BANK: Among the contenders to build a downtown garage is borough developer Roger Mumford. Her are some highlights of his proposal.
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May 25th, 2017 @ 5pm
RED BANK: TWO NEW TO BOROUGH BLUE
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RED BANK: The borough police department is back to full force with the hiring of two new patrolmen, one of whom has a familiar name.
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May 25th, 2017 @ 1pm
RED BANK: DEMS VOW TO FIGHT GARAGE PLANS
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RED BANK: Politics flare up after council agrees to air parking proposals as Dems say GOP is pushing "Jersey City-style" high rise vision.
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May 25th, 2017 @ 6am
RED BANK: ORGANIC FOOD, BOOZE & CONES
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RED BANK: This edition of Retail Churn has news about a new organic fast food coming to Broad Street, a liquor store expansion and the reopening of an ice cream stand.
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May 24th, 2017 @ 2pm
RED BANK: ROLLIN’ OUT OF THE RIVER
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RED BANK: The pastor and sexton from Trinity Church retrieve a trash barrel tossed into the Navesink from Riverside Gardens Park. Photos.
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May 24th, 2017 @ 6am
RED BANK: John Cash Sr., chairman of Red Bank's planning board for the past 15 years, died at his home in the borough last Friday.
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May 24th, 2017 @ 5am
RED BANK: WHERE ARE THE GARAGE PLANS?
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RED BANK: Where are the proposals for a new downtown garage? After being held up by litigation, they could be released this week, says Whelan.
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May 23rd, 2017 @ 10am
SHREWSBURY: The latest arrests report from borough police.
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May 22nd, 2017 @ 9am
LITTLE SILVER: TASTY TOWN DRAWS A CROWD
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LITTLE SILVER: Some 2,000 visitors turned out on a brilliant spring afternoon for the first-ever Taste of Little Silver food festival Sunday. Photos.
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May 22nd, 2017 @ 7am
ON THE GREEN: ANOTHER SOAKING POSSIBLE
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RED BANK: The Greater Green is in for a string of grey, rainy days through Thursday, starting with a good soaking Monday.
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May 22nd, 2017 @ 5am
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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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