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RED BANK: A proposed Hampton Inn may go to a final vote by the planning board tonight after years of delays. But one member calls the plan fatally flawed.
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December 19th, 2016 @ 5am
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RED BANK: 97-YEAR-OLD IN CRITICAL CARE
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RED BANK: Pedestrian struck by SUV outside Foodtown Saturday is a 97-year-old borough resident. He's in critical condition, police said.
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December 17th, 2016 @ 10pm
RED BANK: PEDESTRIAN STRUCK
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RED BANK: Elderly pedestrian struck on Broad Street outside Foodtown 18 months after similar accident resulting in a woman's death.
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December 17th, 2016 @ 5pm
RED BANK: FREE HOLIDAY PARKING IN EFFECT
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RED BANK: Free parking is in effect through Christmas.
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December 16th, 2016 @ 2pm
RED BANK: RAYRAP CLEARS FIRST HURDLE
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RED BANK: A year after defeat, developer Ray Rapcavage wins key approval for townhouse-and-garden plan at the Five Corners on the edge of downtown.
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December 16th, 2016 @ 6am
LITTLE SILVER: Who got arrested for what in November.
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December 15th, 2016 @ 12pm
RED BANK: COUNCIL OKs PARKING PLAN
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RED BANK: Clearing their biggest hurdle yet, proponents of a parking garage in the heart of downtown claimed victory Wednesday night.
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December 15th, 2016 @ 1am
SHREWSBURY: A Princeton-based restaurateur plans to open a wine & tapas bar here, using the liquor license of a bowling alley that burned down in 2009.
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December 14th, 2016 @ 1pm
SHREWSBURY VOTERS NIX SCHOOL UPGRADES
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SHREWSBURY: Borough voters rejected a series of school capital spending plans by wide margins in a special election held Tuesday.
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December 14th, 2016 @ 6am
RED BANK: LATEST RAYRAP PLAN IN SPOTLIGHT
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RED BANK: A year after being stopped cold, RayRap returns to the zoning board this week with a plan for townhouses on the edge of downtown.
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December 13th, 2016 @ 7am
RED BANK: PARKING PLAN MAY GROW
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RED BANK: A possible parking deck downtown faces a key vote this week. But first, the minimum number of spaces may be increased.
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December 12th, 2016 @ 7am
RED BANK: O’SCANLON, HANDLIN TO FACE OFF
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RED BANK: Assembly officemates Declan O'Scanlon and Amy Handlin to vie for 13th-district senate, hoping to land the seat being vacated by Joe Kyrillos.
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December 9th, 2016 @ 10am
RED BANK: DeFAZIO TO RETURN AS FIRE CHIEF
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RED BANK: Pete Defazio is slated to begin his third term as chief of the borough's volunteer fire department. He also wore the helmet in 1987 and 1993,
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December 8th, 2016 @ 6pm
RED BANK: TURF HOLDING UP, SAYS SICKELS
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RED BANK: Artificial turf purchased from a manufacturer implicated in a NJ.com investigation is holding up well here, official says.
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December 8th, 2016 @ 11am
RED BANK: Homebuilder Hovnanian reports a smaller loss after a 'challenging' year.
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December 8th, 2016 @ 10am
RED BANK: Fur coat reported stolen and other recent police activity, including three DWI arrests and a man arrested twice in one week.
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December 8th, 2016 @ 9am
RED BANK: SITE IDEAL FOR HOTEL, SAYS MENNA
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RED BANK: The VNA is leaving town, leaving behind an empty building, a tax opportunity for the town -- and maybe even a good spot for a hotel, says mayor.
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December 7th, 2016 @ 12pm
RED BANK: DISTRICT CALLS FOR CHARTER END
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RED BANK: District superintendent asks state to reject charter renewal because the borough "can no longer support two separate school districts."
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December 6th, 2016 @ 3pm
RED BANK: BEER GARDEN, VEGAN PLANS OK’D
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RED BANK: Plans for an expansion of Good Karma Café and a beer garden at Birravino won planning board approval Monday night.
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December 6th, 2016 @ 7am
SHREWSBURY: Police blotter includes eight arrests, all for contempt of court. Come on, people...
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December 5th, 2016 @ 9am
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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 ...