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RED BANK: TURNING LANE ERASED
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RED BANK: Say goodbye to that weird little jog into the right lane on Broad Street at Linden Place.
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May 9th, 2017 @ 6pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: The median police salary in New Jersey crossed the $100,000 mark in 2016, and most of the towns on the Greater Green were in step.
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May 9th, 2017 @ 1pm
LITTLE SILVER: ESSAY LAUDS “TINY” TOWN
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LITTLE SILVER: Here's the essay on growing up in the borough that earned a Red Bank Regional senior at $1,000 scholarship.
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May 9th, 2017 @ 11am
LITTLE SILVER: K9 UNIT OK’D, BUT NOT A FUND
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LITTLE SILVER: Borough will set up a K9 unit, but not a donor fund for it, following action by a divided council Monday night.
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May 9th, 2017 @ 7am
SHREWSBURY: Four weeks worth of crime and arrest reports from borough police includes two arrests of the same person.
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May 8th, 2017 @ 11am
FAIR HAVEN: Three people taken to hospital after a collision involving three motorcycles and a motor vehicle.
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May 8th, 2017 @ 6am
LITTLE SILVER: K9 ISSUE SPLITS COUNCIL
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LITTLE SILVER: Does the borough need a bomb-sniffing dog? A divided council takes up the question Monday night.
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May 8th, 2017 @ 5am
ON THE GREEN: A WET FRIDAY FORECAST
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RED BANK: The weekend on the Greater Green starts off with lots of rain.
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May 5th, 2017 @ 5am
RED BANK: EMERGENCY PATH PLAN ADVANCES
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RED BANK: Plans for new emergency access to primary school, along with some water pressure upgrades for nearby residents, advanced last week.
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May 4th, 2017 @ 7am
RED BANK: Environmental officials investigate mass die-off of bunker in the Navesink. Past incidents are believed to have been triggered by predatory bluefish.
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May 3rd, 2017 @ 3pm
RED BANK: SICKLES BREWS BOOSKERDOO DEAL
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RED BANK: The 'Sickles Market Provisions' planned for the long-vacant Anderson Storage building will feature a Booskerdoo coffee kiosk.
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May 2nd, 2017 @ 5pm
RED BANK: In the latest police blotter, a Fair Haven man is arrested for DWI and pot possession.
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May 2nd, 2017 @ 12pm
RED BANK: RESTAURANT PLAN STILL IN FLUX
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RED BANK: Rooftop dining in seafood restaurant proposed for former 10th Ave. Burrito building still faces objections from neighboring condo.
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May 2nd, 2017 @ 10am
RED BANK: PARENTS OFF TO TRENTON, AGAIN
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RED BANK: About two dozen parents, joined by five council members, head off by bus to Trenton to lobby for "equitable" school funding.
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May 2nd, 2017 @ 8am
RUMSON: April's police blotter includes the arrest of an unidentified 16-year-old for DUI.
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May 2nd, 2017 @ 5am
RED BANK: GAS LINE WORK TO IMPACT RUSH
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RED BANK: Emergency work to repair a gas leak is expected to create significant traffic tie-ups Monday evening, police said.
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May 1st, 2017 @ 2pm
RED BANK: FOOD FEST DRAWS A CROWD
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RED BANK: redbankgreen's shutterbug roams the crowd, finding tons of color under gray skies at Sunday's food fest.
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May 1st, 2017 @ 10am
RED BANK: FRAMES, FLOWERS AND BEARD CARE
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RED BANK: In Churn, a tonsorial parlor leases a sore-thumb space downtown, and we reveal the name of the business taking over the former Prown's storefront on Monmouth Street.
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May 1st, 2017 @ 7am
RED BANK: RIVER BACTERIA SOURCES LOCATED
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RED BANK: Officials from the 'Rally for the Navesink' collaborate celebrate success in finding a significant source of river bacteria on Marion Street.
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April 28th, 2017 @ 9am
RED BANK: GLAZIER HONORED FOR ROOF SAVE
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RED BANK: Hospital honors union glazier for saving man in an apparent suicide attempt from top deck of Globe Street garage.
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April 27th, 2017 @ 12pm
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KAYAKERS CLEAR RIVER JUNK
Partyline photo: "The Navesink Nymphs" clear floating tires from the river.
PAINT IT PURPLE?
Caption: ‘Should it be done purple?’ Perfect day. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
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MANTIS (PRAYING) AT CHURCH
Partyliner photographs praying mantis at church.
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)