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RED BANK: Citing concerns over bacterial pollution and stinging jellyfish, organizers cancel this summer's River Rangers program.
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June 28th, 2016 @ 6pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: BUILDER EYES FORTUNE HOUSE SITE
RED BANK: Developer Roger Mumford has a plan to save the Fortune House, but it comes with a catch.
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June 28th, 2016 @ 9am
ON THE GREEN: JUICINESS NOT INCLUDED
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RED BANK: Today's weather forecast is good for thirsty tomatoes and lawns.
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June 28th, 2016 @ 8am
RED BANK: FIRE DAMAGES VACANT STORE
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RED BANK: Fire damages vacant store on Shrewsbury Avenue.
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June 27th, 2016 @ 9pm
RED BANK: LIVING SHORELINE HITS HARD STOP
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RED BANK: In the end, the new bulkhead at the library has none of the "living shoreline" attributes sought by environmentalists.
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June 27th, 2016 @ 10am
LITTLE SILVER DAY ENDS WITH A BANG
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LITTLE SILVER: A day of food, music and dancing in the infield ends with a spectacular fireworks show. We've got photos.
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June 27th, 2016 @ 6am
COOL INSIDE: A COOKIE MONSTER IN A CUP
COOL INSIDE checks out a milkshake the same shade of blue as the Cookie Monster, at Hoffman's.
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June 24th, 2016 @ 5pm
RED BANK: Two men were slashed by a knife-wielding assailant at a party early Friday morning, police said.
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June 24th, 2016 @ 11am
RED BANK: COUNCIL ADVANCES RIVER CRUISES
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RED BANK: River cruises could return next summer. Also, cute video of kids singing and gesturing.
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June 24th, 2016 @ 7am
RED BANK: COUNCIL TABLES JCP&L STATEMENT
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RED BANK: Council puts off action on JCP&L plan for a controversial high-voltage line.
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June 23rd, 2016 @ 7am
ON THE GREEN: RAIN IN THURSDAY FORECAST
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RED BANK: Today's weather forecast includes a chance of rain.
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June 23rd, 2016 @ 6am
RED BANK: BON JOVI THANKS BIZ OWNERS
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RED BANK: Bon Jovi hosts local retailers to thank them for helping out in a fundraiser.
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June 23rd, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: VEHICLE CLIPS UTILITY POLE
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RED BANK: Accident leaves portion of utility pole dangling in air.
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June 22nd, 2016 @ 3pm
RED BANK: RIVERSIDE STAND TO OPEN SOON
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RED BANK: Gracie and the Dudes expects to open an ice cream stand in Riverside Gardens Park within two weeks.
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June 22nd, 2016 @ 12pm
RUMSON: NAVESINK POLLUTION ON AGENDA
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RUMSON: Clean Ocean Action plans a public discussion next week on the Navesink River shellfish ban due to pollution.
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June 22nd, 2016 @ 7am
MIDDLETOWN: Police charge a Fair Haven man with smashing his way into at least eight businesses, using a red brick each time.
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June 21st, 2016 @ 8pm
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of June 6 to June 16, 2016. Crime Reports Theft: Theft from motor vehicle.Continue reading "RED BANK: CRIMES AND ARRESTS"
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June 21st, 2016 @ 2pm
RED BANK: SUGARUSH ADDING CAFFEINE RUSH
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RED BANK: Under new ownership, Sugarush is expanding beyond desserts into coffee and non-dessert baked goods.
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June 21st, 2016 @ 12pm
RED BANK: SHOP PREPPED FOR NEW USE
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RED BANK: What's going on at the former ARC Thrift Shop on Monmouth Street? Read on.
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June 21st, 2016 @ 9am
RED BANK: HOTEL PLAN RETURNS, SORT OF
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RED BANK: The developer of a long-stalled Hampton Inn hotel returns to the planning board to say he'll be back soon.
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June 21st, 2016 @ 6am
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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!