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COOL INSIDE: TALL AND COOL IN THE SADDLE
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COOL INSIDE gets its fix of caffeine, peanut butter and chocolate in a cold cupful at Red Bank's Coffee Corral.
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August 19th, 2016 @ 6pm
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RED BANK: OLD-TIME SODA SHOP PLANNED
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RED BANK: Sub shop to be replaced by Fizz Soda Fountain, featuring an old-school soda dispenser, shakes and malts.
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August 19th, 2016 @ 10am
SHREWSBURY: CORNER GETTING A MAKEOVER
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SHREWSBURY: With two new stores and an assisted-living facility on the way, a high-profile corner is in the midst of a needed makeover, says the mayor.
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August 19th, 2016 @ 8am
RED BAN: Crime and arrest reports.
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August 17th, 2016 @ 2pm
SHREWSBURY: Crime and arrest reports.
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August 17th, 2016 @ 10am
ON THE GREEN: BROOKDALE BUS LINES MERGED
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ON THE GREEN: A merger of bus routes will make travel easier for commuters to Brookdale Community College, according to a report.
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August 17th, 2016 @ 8am
LITTLE SILVER: Police blotter for July, 2016.
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August 17th, 2016 @ 6am
RED BANK: RIVER OF LIGHT
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RED BANK: This week's Summer Scenes photo features a luminous green fence.
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August 16th, 2016 @ 2pm
SHREWSBURY: SWIMWEAR, PIZZA & MORE
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SHREWSBURY: A swimwear boutique, a pizzeria and two clothing stores are among the new and expected businesses in town.
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August 16th, 2016 @ 12pm
RED BANK: SHADE TO BE MADE IN PARKS
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RED BANK: Officials hope to win grant money to provide much-needed shade at Count Basie Field and two other sites.
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August 16th, 2016 @ 8am
ON THE GREEN: ONE MORE DAY OF THIS HEAT?
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ON THE GREEN: Heat wave to last one more day, says National Weather Service.
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August 16th, 2016 @ 6am
RED BANK: GOP council candidates demand 'emergency' meeting on river bacteria. Burnham says they're politicizing the issue.
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August 15th, 2016 @ 9am
SHREWSBURY: Crime and arrest reports.
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August 15th, 2016 @ 9am
RUMSON: CLINGING JELLYFISH GONE FOR NOW?
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RUMSON: Sea nettles may have eaten this year's bloom of highly toxic clinging jellyfish. But no one knows when they might be back.
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August 15th, 2016 @ 7am
RUMSON: Borough man gets three years in prison for commodities market manipulation.
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August 15th, 2016 @ 4am
RFH CHEERS JAEGER TO OLYMPIC SILVER IN RIO
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RUMSON: Locals cheer as R-FH alum Connor Jaeger takes silver in his second Olympics.
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August 13th, 2016 @ 10pm
COOL INSIDE: A ‘BOMBA’ OF SUBTLE FLAVORS
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COOL INSIDE: A "Bomba" at Juanito's Bakery in Red Bank delivers a payload of subtle flavors & textures.
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August 12th, 2016 @ 3pm
RUMSON: DOGS ENLISTED IN RIVER CLEANUP
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RUMSON: Dogs have been called in to help track sources of fecal coliform in the Navesink.
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August 12th, 2016 @ 7am
RED BANK: SECOND FIREHOUSE UP FOR SALE
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RED BANK: The century-old Independent firehouse becomes the second in town to go on the auction block.
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August 11th, 2016 @ 12pm
RED BANK: PARKING PLAN ADVANCES, BARELY
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RED BANK: A tangle of issues lead to a mayoral tiebreaker vote to advance plans for a possible parking garage downtown.
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August 11th, 2016 @ 7am
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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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