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RED BANK: In the latest police blotter, someone stole a baby stroller.
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January 16th, 2017 @ 10am
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RED BANK: BLUE LINE HONORS LAW ENFORCERS
RED BANK: A blue line was painted down the middle of Broad Street Friday to honor law enforcers, even though the federal DOT calls such markings unsafe.
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January 16th, 2017 @ 6am
RED BANK: PARKING NEWS
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RED BANK: Parking news includes elimination of a turning lane downtown, hoods for pay stations and an update on the garage plan.
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January 13th, 2017 @ 6am
RED BANK: Man charged in slashing another with knife on street.
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January 12th, 2017 @ 5pm
LITTLE SILVER: CRIMES AND ARRESTS
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LITTLE SILVER: December arrests and crime reports.
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January 12th, 2017 @ 2pm
RED BANK: NO LEAD IN WATER, OFFICIAL SAYS
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RED BANK: Utilities director says there's "no indication" of lead in drinking water after resident shows off an extricated pipe with a lead connector.
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January 12th, 2017 @ 6am
RED BANK: ADIOS, CANTINA; SEAFOOD COMING
RED BANK: It's 'adios, Cantina Caliente' as another restaurant closes at 26 West Front. Owner now plans a seafood restaurant with roof deck and river views.
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January 11th, 2017 @ 9am
SHREWSBURY: BIG PROJECTS IN THE WORKS
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SHREWSBURY: Three big projects are on the drawing board here, including an assisted-living facility on the site of a slaughterhouse.
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January 10th, 2017 @ 11am
RED BANK: WOMEN PLAN ‘NONPARTISAN’ RALLY
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RED BANK: Area women plan "nonpartisan" rally day after Trump inauguration "committed to reminding ourselves and our leaders that we are one community."
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January 9th, 2017 @ 5pm
RED BANK: BASIE SHINES ON GLOBAL STAGE
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RED BANK: Ticket sales soared 76 percent at the Count Basie in 2016, making it the top-grossing theater in New Jersey and 24th globally, Pollstar reports.
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January 9th, 2017 @ 10am
RED BANK: CROSSING GUARDS NEEDED
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RED BANK: The police department has job openings for school crossing guards. Here's information on the job requirements and pay.
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January 9th, 2017 @ 7am
RED BANK: FIRST SNOW LEAVES A LIGHT COAT
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ON THE GREEN: The first snowfall of 2017 leaves a light coating on the ground, with a second expected Saturday, along with bone-chilling cold.
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January 6th, 2017 @ 8am
FAIR HAVEN: POLICE REPORTS
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FAIR HAVEN: December's police blotter for includes the arrest of a woman for alleged theft of a $10,000 watch from Blue Stove Antiques.
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January 5th, 2017 @ 12pm
RED BANK: LIBRARY PUTS FINAL EDIT ON 2016
RED BANK: The public library, now marking 80 years in the former home of industrialist Sigmund Eisner, looks back at 2016 via YouTube video.
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January 5th, 2017 @ 10am
RED BANK: OLD-STYLE DELI SET TO OPEN
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RED BANK: A new "traditional New York Jewish deli" is set to start serving latkes, knishes, hot pastrami and more.
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January 5th, 2017 @ 7am
RED BANK: FIRST SNOW 0F 2017 IN FORECAST
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RED BANK: A layer of road brine heralds the first snowfall of 2017.
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January 5th, 2017 @ 5am
RED BANK: The new owner of a River Street home damaged in a March, 2015 fire seeks zoning board OK to rebuild it as a two-family.
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January 4th, 2017 @ 11am
RED BANK: TILE STORE MAKES BIG SPLASH
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RED BANK: New York-based tile and stone company opens its first New Jersey outlet here, and at 4,000 square feet, it's no mere toe in the water.
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January 4th, 2017 @ 6am
RED BANK: CRIMES AND ARRESTS
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RED BANK: The latest police blotter includes a report of a shoplifting by someone with expensive taste in tequila.
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January 3rd, 2017 @ 1pm
RED BANK: DEMOCRATS REASSERT CONTROL
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RED BANK: The first Republican majority in a generation turns out to be short-lived as Democrats reassert control over municipal operations.
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January 3rd, 2017 @ 7am
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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.
PORTA POTTY X-ING
redbankgreen Partyline captures porta johns moving down the railroad tracks.
(G&G) DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
A solid lunchtime line at the G&G hot dogs truck on Shrewsbury Avenue on Monday afternoon. Driving this stretch of road when  G&G i ...
RBG CUB SIGHTING
A Partyline contributor positioned on the dais at Thursday's meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment captured redbankgreen reporter intern ...
DOWNPOUR STRAINS DRAIN
Partyline captures video of a flooded intersection during Tuesday's afternoon thunderstorm.
STILL ‘OPEN’ SPACE
Next to Fins and Feathers, very surprised to see an overgrown parking lot that still sits there…overgrown and with blacktop. (Photo and te ...
DARK COMEDY BY JERSEY DIRECTOR OPENS FILM FEST
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off with "In Memoriam," a dark comedy about an actor with six months to live.
Indie Street Film Festival Kicks Off
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off.
KUDOS FOR RBCS FINANCE WHIZZES
Monmouth County Board of Commissioners and Borough Council honor Red Bank Charter School students who took second place in a national financ ...
MARINE PARK HOT DOGS
Red Bank's newly remade Marine Park also has a new lunch option, a newly licensed hot dog cart.
MATCHA CLOSE UP
Partyline captures a photographer working for Aura Coffee Roaster angles for the perfect shot of two iced matcha lattes on Broad Street Mond ...
SOUTH STREET AUTHOR TO READ AT LIBRARY SATURDAY
South Street resident Scott Robertson will read selections from his book, Contents of a Curious Mind, Saturday, Aug. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 ...
EARTH SPIRIT FOUNDER DIES
Jocelyn Ruth Midose, longtime owner of Earth Spirit New Age Center has died.
A PERFECT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
The annual National Night Out event organized by the Red Bank Police Department drew hundreds to frolic amid the green grass and cotton cand ...
Blackhawk Helicopter Arrives for National Night Out
The Blackhawk helicopter has arrived. Everyone’s favorite part of each National Night Out hosted by the Red Bank Police Department jus ...
PARKING METER MOMENT
Patty Bishop of Verona was halfway through her haircut at Fox & Jane when she realized she needed to feed the parking meter. After she p ...
JOIN US AT JJ’S – PLEASE!
A doe-eyed sect of sentient boba teas sweetly beseeches us to join their adorable cult outside of JJ Delicacies this sticky August Sunday!
NEIGHBORS GATHER AT TINO’S
Chris Havens of River Street gathered group of Red Bankers for dinner on Thursday night. The gathering was in the back patio of Tino’s Mex ...