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RED BANK: PARKING PLAN INTRODUCED
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RED BANK: Downtown business owners elated after council advances a proposed plan none of them have seen for a parking garage on White Street.
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October 27th, 2016 @ 8am
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RUMSON: Seven months after she acquired What's Your Beef, restaurateur Marilyn Schlossbach has given it a makeover and new name.
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October 26th, 2016 @ 5pm
SEA BRIGHT: NEW HOME FLOATS INTO VIEW
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SEA BRIGHT: Rising alongside the Shrewsbury River is an ultra-modern new home that appears to float in the air, and features an unusual tunnel.
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October 26th, 2016 @ 10am
MIDDLETOWN: KYRILLOS WON’T RUN AGAIN
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MIDDLETOWN: After 28 years in Trenton, Republican Joe Kyrillos won't seek 10th state senate term in 2017, citing "frustrations of serving in the minority."
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October 26th, 2016 @ 6am
RED BANK: In a bid for glory, man goes for the record for most one-armed pushups in one minute with a 40-pound load on his back. We have the video.
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October 25th, 2016 @ 10am
RED BANK: MELTING POT CLOSES
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RED BANK: Four months after its sibling restaurant Taste closed over a liquor license issue, the Melting Pot closes also.
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October 25th, 2016 @ 5am
SHREWSBURY: The latest crime and arrest reports from borough police.
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October 24th, 2016 @ 3pm
RED BANK: GOP PAIR SETS “ACTION PLAN”
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RED BANK: The two Republican council candidates unveil a six month action plan, and vow not to seek re-election if they don't deliver on it.
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October 24th, 2016 @ 9am
ON THE GREEN: STYLISHLY COOL AND BREEZY
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ON THE GREEN: Somebody on River Road in Fair Haven is ready for Monday's cool and gusty weather. In fact, that outfit might work Saturday at Trucktoberfest.
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October 24th, 2016 @ 8am
FRIDAY FOOTBALL: Rumson-Fair Haven wins the Battle of Ridge Road with a win at Red Bank Regional while Red Bank Catholic falls to Saint John Vianney. Video.
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October 22nd, 2016 @ 7am
RED BANK: JAMIAN’S HOSTS ‘COMIC BOOK MEN’
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RED BANK: Jamian's Food and Drink will host a season-six premiere party for "Comic Book Men," the cable show set in Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash.
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October 21st, 2016 @ 12pm
RED BANK: SIX-UNIT APARTMENT HOUSE OK’D
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RED BANK: With an assist from a limo company, a six-unit, two-story apartment building on South Pearl Street won approval by the zoning board Thursday.
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October 21st, 2016 @ 7am
FAIR HAVEN: TRUCKTOBERFEST TRIES AGAIN
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FAIR HAVEN: Strollo's Lighthouse is among the food trucks slated to anchor the previously rescheduled Trucktoberfest at Fair Haven Fields Saturday.
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October 21st, 2016 @ 6am
ON THE GREEN: A GRAY START TO THE WEEKEND
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ON THE GREEN: Friday's forecast includes lots of rain, heavy at times. The outlook for Saturday, and the rescheduled Trucktoberfest in Fair Haven, is drier.
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October 21st, 2016 @ 5am
RUMSON: A borough woman says Donald Trump sexually assaulted her at the 1998 U.S. Open as she waited for a car. His campaign denies it.
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October 20th, 2016 @ 9pm
RED BANK: RUMMAGE SALE SLATED
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RED BANK: First Baptist Church will hold a rummage sale Saturday, featuring clothing electronics, furniture, appliances and lots of gadgets.
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October 20th, 2016 @ 9am
RED BANK: SCAVONE FACT-CHECKS BURNHAM
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RED BANK: After Burnham says town needs to "get rid of RiverCenter" to prevent business loss, the agency fires back, challenging her factual assertions.
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October 20th, 2016 @ 7am
RED BANK: Five days of crime and arrests per the borough PD.
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October 20th, 2016 @ 5am
RUMSON: WORDS NEEDED FUR CHAIR BEAR
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RUMSON: This photo of a chair bear found beside West River Road this morning needs a witty caption. Got one fur it?
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October 19th, 2016 @ 11am
SHREWSBURY: The latest crime and arrest reports includes an arrest of a Keyport man on a burglary charge.
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October 19th, 2016 @ 11am
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FALL COLORS IN RED BANK
redbankgreen's Partyline captures peaking fall foliage on a Red Bank street corner.
FALL AT THE COURTS OF RED BANK
On the Partyline: stunning foliage at Red Bank's "medieval office park."
WALK FOR DEMOCRACY
The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center led a "Walk for Democracy" Sunday from Riverside Gardens Park to the cultral center on Drs. James Park ...
Go big or go home
On the redbankgreen Partyline: Gourd display at Lighthouse on its penultimate night of the season.
MARIGOLDEN SUNSHINE
Partyline photo captures October sunshine hitting marigolds for sale ahead of Dia de Los Muertos.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES CODING TO MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green and creator of Broad Street, was teaching City and Regional Magazine Association publishers how ...
LET’S SEE YOUR KINDLE DO THIS
A stack of books served as a chock while a motorist changed a flat tire on Branch Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Submitted by John T. Ward
NEW WELCOME SIGN INSTALLED
A new "Welcome to Red Bank" sign has gone up at the northern Route 35 entrance to town at the foot of Cooper's Bridge.
JUNIOR BUCS WRESTLING WELCOMES YOUNG ATHLETES FOR 22ND SEASON
Junior Bucs Wrestling is preparing for its 22nd season, offering boys and girls from Red Bank, Shrewsbury, and Little Silver an opportunity ...
TIME FOR SCHOOL, DEER
Fall has arrived and so have the middle school loving deer!
JUST IN TIME FOR THE FALL CLASSIC
Just in time for the start of the World Series later this week baseball-themed paintings by artist Max Maxon hang in the windows of the Art ...
DINNER PLANS?
Chipotle in Red Bank Sunday evening will donate a quarter of proceeds from sales Sunday to the volunteer Red Bank Fire Department auxiliary.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES VIBE CODE SESSION AT LOCAL NEWS CAMP
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green, is running a vibe code session, teaching other publishers to vibe code at Blue Engine Collectiv ...
Her Majesty visits Red Bank
Navesink Queen docked at the Molly Pitcher Marina. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Boris Kofman)  
RED BANK DINER MONEY TREE
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sunshine and a money tree at the Red Bank Diner.
NAVESINK LIGHTS
Riverview Hospital lights up the Navesink. (Text and photo by Partyline contributor Terry Franco)  
HALF BAKED BROAD STREET
Broad Street repaving begins with road subject to overnight closures.
COLOR RUN AT RED BANK PRIMARY SCHOOL
redbankgreen Partyline happens upon a cloud of color at annual color run event at Red Bank Primary School.
I’LL EAT IT HERE, THANKS
A squirrel goes all-in for a popular autumn flavor on Madison Avenue in Red Bank Sunday morning.
POP UP TACOS DRAW CROWD
How’s this for a train station redevelopment idea? The pop-up taco vendors Tacos Los Mandones, known on social media as El Mandoon, dr ...
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