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LINCROFT: Brookdale's campus was put under brief lockdown over reports of a person with a gun. Prosecutor says it was a BB gun.
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July 28th, 2016 @ 6am
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SANDY HOOK: BACTERIA PROMPTS SWIM BAN
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SANDY HOOK: High bacteria levels prompt a swimming ban at the nudist beach, NJ.com reports.
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July 27th, 2016 @ 6am
ON THE GREEN: RELATIVELY COOLER
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ON THE GREEN: Temperatures should peak a cupola degrees lower Wednesday.
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July 27th, 2016 @ 6am
RED BANK: SALARIES ON AGENDA
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RED BANK: Six jobs at borough hall could pay more than $100,000 a year under a salary ordinance up for vote Wednesday.
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July 26th, 2016 @ 1pm
SHREWSBURY: Crime and arrest reports.
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July 26th, 2016 @ 10am
RUMSON: STORM PROMPTS CANCELLATION
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RUMSON: Downed wires from Monday night's storm prompts cancellation of activities in Victory Park.
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July 26th, 2016 @ 6am
RED BANK: GOING TOPLESS, IF NOT BY CHOICE
RED BANK: Hubbard's Bridge trestle claims another truck roof.
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July 25th, 2016 @ 3pm
RED BANK: SUMMER SCENE AT THE STATION
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RED BANK: This week's Summer Scenes photo captures the old the and new at the borough train station.
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July 25th, 2016 @ 9am
COOL INSIDE: A RIVERSIDE MILKSHAKE
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COOL INSIDE grabs an old faithful chocolate milkshake from the new Gracie and the Dudes stand in Riverside Gardens Park.
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July 22nd, 2016 @ 3pm
RED BANK: TASTE TO REOPEN, SAYS OWNER
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Taste restaurant in Red Bank’s Galleria complex has been closed for the past three weeks for failure to renew its liquor license, according to borough Clerk Pam Borghi. Ken Kruse, whoContinue reading "RED BANK: TASTE TO REOPEN, SAYS OWNER"
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July 22nd, 2016 @ 11am
RED BANK: FORTUNE HOUSE RESCUE PLAN OK’D
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RED BANK: A plan to save the Fortune House, and build 31 apartments out back, wins zoning board approval..
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July 22nd, 2016 @ 1am
RED BANK: SOCCER SIGN-UP DEADLINE NEARS
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RED BANK: There's just a week left to sign up for Red Bank Rec fall soccer.
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July 21st, 2016 @ 10am
RED BANK: GO FOR POKÉMON GO? GO NUTS
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RED BANK: The downtown becomes a Pokéstop as RiverCenter promotes a Pokémon Go Night and Photo Contest.
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July 21st, 2016 @ 7am
LITTLE SILVER: BLACKBERRY PICK RETURNS
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LITTLE SILVER: The Parker Homestead blackberry harvest returns for three days next week.
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July 21st, 2016 @ 6am
RED BANK: NO BODY CAMERAS, FOR NOW
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Body cameras are being tested by RBPD’s traffic unit, but Chief Darren McConnell said he’s holding off on adopting general usage. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "RED BANK: NO BODY CAMERAS, FOR NOW"
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July 20th, 2016 @ 10am
LITTLE SILVER: BENEVEDIS HOUSE RAZED
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LITTLE SILVER: Century-old Benevedis house, badly damaged by leak, is razed for parking.
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July 20th, 2016 @ 7am
RED BANK: THE PARK AWAKENS
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RED BANK: The stars align with Pokemon and ice cream to bring a possible record crowd to a movie in the park.
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July 20th, 2016 @ 5am
SHREWSBURY: Crime and arrest reports.
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July 19th, 2016 @ 1pm
RED BANK: BECK SITS OUT TRUMPFEST
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State Senator Jen Beck, seen here with local Republicans in 2015, passed on this week’s Republican National Convention. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD FourContinue reading "RED BANK: BECK SITS OUT TRUMPFEST"
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July 19th, 2016 @ 11am
RED BANK: FORTUNE HOUSE PLAN SCHEDULED
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RED BANK: A developer's plan to preserve the Fortune House, and build 32 apartments, goes to the zoning board this week.
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July 18th, 2016 @ 9am
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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!