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RED BANK: TWO POLITICAL SPOUSES PASS
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RED BANK: Death announcements for Dorothy Nicosia and Doreen DuPont, spouses of two longtime political figures.
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March 24th, 2017 @ 3pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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FAIR HAVEN: ACME CENTER CHANGES DETAILED
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FAIR HAVEN: Acme center owner details plan to keep it as a "neighborhood shopping center" but with more accessible parking.
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March 24th, 2017 @ 7am
RED BANK: TAX BILLS TO RISE 2.9 PERCENT
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RED BANK: The annual budget has been introduced. Here's the impact on taxpayers.
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March 23rd, 2017 @ 3pm
RED BANK: ATTORNEY MAKES ISSUE OF CAMERA
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RED BANK: A "bizarre" moment, followed by a heated exchange, as borough attorney redirects an audience member's video camera during council meeting.
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March 23rd, 2017 @ 7am
LITTLE SILVER: In the February blotter, picture frame stolen from train station; resident harassed for nude photos. Related?
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March 22nd, 2017 @ 7am
RED BANK: CHILLY WEATHER RETURNS
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RED BANK: After a shirtsleeves-weather day Tuesday, things will be chillier Wednesday. Here's the forecast.
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March 22nd, 2017 @ 5am
SHREWSBURY: DAYCARE CENTER APPROVED
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SHREWSBURY: Borough continues string of major project approvals with OK of two-story educational daycare facility.
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March 21st, 2017 @ 12pm
RED BANK: RESTAURANT DECK PLAN SCRAPPED
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RED BANK: Owner of former 10th Ave. Burrito building drops plan for open-air roof deck over neighbor's concerns about noise.
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March 21st, 2017 @ 9am
RED BANK: BOUTIQUES PLAN FASHION SHOW
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RED BANK: The new rooftop deck at Teak is the setting for a fashion show spotlighting downtown boutiques next month.
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March 20th, 2017 @ 12pm
RED BANK: NO INJURIES IN CAR V. BUILDING
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RED BANK: No injuries as car strikes Broad Street building.
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March 20th, 2017 @ 6am
ON THE GREEN: SPRING 2017 ARRIVES
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RED BANK: Spring arrives on the Greater Green today with seasonally appropriate weather.
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March 20th, 2017 @ 5am
RED BANK: DE-ICING FOR DE REOPENING
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RED BANK: Strollo's Italian Ice de-ices as it prepares for its season reopening, scheduled for today.
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March 17th, 2017 @ 6am
RED BANK: LAUNDROMAT & APARTMENTS OK’D
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RED BANK: A new laundromat with upstairs apartments wins zoning OK. But first, there's a potential bill of $562,000 for water and sewer hookups.
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March 17th, 2017 @ 6am
RED BANK: If there's an Almighty, somebody's in trouble. You won't believe what got stolen from a funeral home.
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March 16th, 2017 @ 12pm
RED BANK: HRC HEAD CALLS FOR RESIGNATION
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RED BANK: Head of Human Relations Committee calls for Clancy's resignation for calling tearful testimony of Latino immigrants "heartwarming sob stories."
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March 16th, 2017 @ 7am
RED BANK: A BRUSH WITH A BLIZZARD
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RED BANK: After an expected blizzard bypasses the Greater Green Tuesday, the threat of icy roadways prompts delayed school openings Wednesday.
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March 15th, 2017 @ 5am
RED BANK: BLIZZARD ARRIVES, WETLY
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RED BANK: Sleet turns to rain as redbankgreen takes a slog into town in the early part of what's forecasted to be a daylong blizzard Tuesday.
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March 14th, 2017 @ 7am
RED BANK: TAPAS OUT; CLOTHES, ICE CREAM IN
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RED BANK: In Retail Churn, a new ice cream shop and a clothing store plan Broad Street openings as a restaurant closes.
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March 14th, 2017 @ 4am
RED BANK: STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED
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RED BANK: Governor declares state of emergency as towns gird for "extreme" blizzard expected to pound region for 18 or more hours Tuesday.
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March 13th, 2017 @ 6pm
SHREWSBURY: The latest crime and arrest reports from the borough PD.
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March 13th, 2017 @ 4pm
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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)