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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
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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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
SHREWSBURY POLICE BLOTTER
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SHREWSBURY: One or more shoplifters swiped almost $2,300 worth of merchandise from Blue Mercury in the Grove, according to the latest police blotter.
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January 3rd, 2017 @ 5am
RED BANK: A man who was shot six times as he sat in a car parked here in 2014 was charged with an Eatontown murder that occurred a year later.
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December 30th, 2016 @ 7pm
RED BANK: MENNA DEBT IN PRESS SPOTLIGHT
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RED BANK: Mayor Pasquale Menna has an IRS lien on his home and borrowed $75,000 to pay it from a "convicted car thief," the Asbury Park Press reports.
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December 29th, 2016 @ 9pm
RED BANK: BURNHAM CASTS FINAL ‘NO’ VOTE
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RED BANK: Firebrand Cindy Burnham, often the sole 'no' vote, ends her three-year term on the council with parting words and one last 'no.'
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December 29th, 2016 @ 2pm
RED BANK: MENNA WANTS BOLD, GREEN DECK
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RED BANK: Menna says he now wants to see architecturally bold, "even shocking" plans with environment in mind for White Street garage.
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December 29th, 2016 @ 8am
RED BANK: PAYOUTS WILL DEPLETE FUND
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RED BANK: Payouts to three town employees for unused sick days and vacation time will deplete a rainy day fund, officials said.
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December 28th, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: SICKELS TO RETIRE AT END OF 2017
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RED BANK: Stanley Sickels, the borough's most powerful unelected official, plans to retire in a year. But first, he'll cash out his unused sick days.
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December 28th, 2016 @ 5am
LINCROFT: PLANS IN WORKS FOR HISTORIC INN
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LINCROFT: The Lincroft Inn, which closed after three centuries in September, has new owners, and a local restaurateur is planning something new.
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December 27th, 2016 @ 4am
SANDY HOOK: ENTRY FEE HIKE HALTED
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SANDY HOOK: A plan to raise entry fees 33 percent next summer has been dropped by the National Park Service after objections, says Pallone.
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December 23rd, 2016 @ 5am
FAIR HAVEN: ACME CENTER TO GET MAKEOVER
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FAIR HAVEN: As another tenant departs, the new owners of the Acme shopping center file renovation plans amid buzz about store turnover.
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December 22nd, 2016 @ 3pm
RED BANK: SPRUCING UP A VICTORIAN
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RED BANK: The latest in our 'What's Going On Here'?' series checks in on renovations to a Victorian structure in the historic district.
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December 22nd, 2016 @ 8am
RED BANK: A mugging, a man-purse theft and a spree of flower-pot thefts are among the entries in the latest police blotter.
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December 21st, 2016 @ 10am
RED BANK: AN ICE START TO WINTER
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RED BANK: Winter begins Wednesday as the chill eases through Christmas, according to the weather forecast.
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December 21st, 2016 @ 5am
FAIR HAVEN: The police blotter for November includes four reported bike thefts.
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December 20th, 2016 @ 11am
RED BANK: HOTEL ANTAGONIST RETURNS
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RED BANK: The lawyer who derailed a proposed Hampton Inn four years ago returned Monday night, claiming his clients have legal standing to contest the plan.
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December 20th, 2016 @ 1am
RED BANK: RESIDENT MAPS VALUE CHANGES
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RED BANK: A borough resident has created an interactive map enabling users to check assessment changes of their homes and others.
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December 19th, 2016 @ 2pm
RED BANK: A feast for movie lovers last summer, the Indie Street Film Festival plans a return next July and is seeking cinematic submissions.
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December 19th, 2016 @ 11am
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LONG LIVE LOCAL NEWS!
"Long Live Local News" flags from redbankgreen's 20th anniversary celebration in Marine Park Tuesday prove to be the perfect compliment to s ...
MUMS AND WITCHES
17 Prospect Ave (Photo by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
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 ...