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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
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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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
RED BANK: COUNCIL CANDIDATES FACE OFF
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RED BANK: Five candidates, including two incumbents, stake out positions on development, taxes, the charter school and more at annual forum.
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October 19th, 2016 @ 8am
RED BANK: STATION COMPLEX WINS APPROVAL
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RED BANK: A plan for 45 apartments above a parking garage alongside the train station won unanimous approval from the planning board Monday night.
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October 18th, 2016 @ 9am
RED BANK: 5-4 BOARD VOTE ADVANCES PLAN
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RED BANK: Once again, a measure to allow development of a downtown site in spite of a zoning board rejection proves divisive.
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October 18th, 2016 @ 7am
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ECHOES OF THE PAST IN TILE
Next to Playa Bowls. Always fascinated how this has stood here this long. (Submitted by Joseph Jakub)
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!