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RED BANK: FLIP OK’D ON MAYOR’S TIEBREAKER
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RED BANK: With neighbors divided, council approves parking 'flip' on Spring Street as Portman casts his first tiebreaker vote as mayor.
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June 1st, 2023 @ 7am
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RED BANK: SENIOR CENTER TO REOPEN AT LAST
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RED BANK: After a four-year closure and $2 million in repairs, Senior Center slated to formally reopen next week.
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May 30th, 2023 @ 1pm
RED BANK: BOROUGH MARKS MEMORIAL DAY
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RED BANK: "Remember those who gave all so you could have the life you have," a says speaker at Memorial Day ceremony. Check out the photos.
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May 30th, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: RUMAGE NAMED SUPER OF THE YEAR
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RED BANK: Borough schools leader Jared Rumage named Monmouth County Superintendent of the Year for 2023.
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May 30th, 2023 @ 6am
RED BANK: MAN STABBED WITH BBQ FORK
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RED BANK: A dispute over money ended with a Long Branch man stabbed in the chest with a barbecue fork Saturday, police said.
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May 29th, 2023 @ 2pm
RED BANK: TOUCH-A-TRUCK ROLLS SATURDAY
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RED BANK: Monmouth Day Care's 11th annual Touch-a-Truck fundraiser rolls into the Red Bank Middle School parking lot Saturday.
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May 26th, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: NEIGHBORS RAPT OVER OWLET
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RED BANK: A young owl surprised neighbors when it perched in a tree on Hudson Avenue in Red Bank last week. 
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May 26th, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: BASIE AWARDS DRAW PACKED HOUSE
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RED BANK: Capacity crowd turns out for 18th annual Basie Award to honor excellence and achievement in Monmouth County high school theatre.
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May 25th, 2023 @ 3pm
RED BANK: BROADWALK BOLLARDS GO BIG
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RED BANK: Tall, bright-red bollard covers installed as RiverCenter moves on plan to address various complaints about Broadwalk zone.
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May 25th, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: PORTMAN ‘LISTENING’ TO MANDATE
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RED BANK: Coming off a decisive win, Portman says he's listening to residents and preparing to use the 'mandate' they gave him.
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May 23rd, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: BAGEL OVEN ENDS 45-YEAR RUN
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RED BANK: The Bagel Oven, a tiny Monmouth Street mecca for bagel lovers, ended a 45-year run under its founding owners Sunday.
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May 22nd, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: PORTMAN SLATE’S WIN OFFICIAL
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RED BANK: Certified results show incumbent Portman trounced Hogan with 61 percent of the vote in historic, low-turnout election.
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May 18th, 2023 @ 11am
RED BANK: Hearing on proposed giant digital billboard at town's northern gateway postponed again, this time until late summer.
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May 17th, 2023 @ 9am
RED BANK: BROADWALK IS BACK
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RED BANK: Broadwalk returns for at least a four-month run, and the weather for the next week looks good for outdoor dining. 
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May 17th, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: CANNABIS SHOP OK’D
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RED BANK: Proposed cannabis shop overcomes objections that it's too close to charter school with 8-1 victory at planning board.
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May 16th, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: TWO POT SHOPS UP FOR REVIEW
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RED BANK: Two proposed pot shops that would be less than 350 feet apart go to the planning board Monday night.
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May 15th, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: URBAN OUTFITTERS BUILDING SOLD
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RED BANK: One of downtown's oldest and most prominent landmarks, home to an Urban Outfitters store, has new owners.
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May 12th, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: MORE STATION UNITS PROPOSED
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RED BANK: Plan to build 32 new apartments opposite train station scheduled to go before zoning board next week.
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May 11th, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: PORTMAN SLATE SWEEPS RACES
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RED BANK: Incumbent mayor Billy Portman and his slate of council candidates sweep to victory in Tuesday's history-making election.
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May 10th, 2023 @ 12am
RED BANK: April police blotter includes a spate of graffiti incidents, four DWI arrests and sexual assault charges.
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May 9th, 2023 @ 11am
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SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
Stunning rainbow over Red Bank as a big weekend storm approaches.
“FESTIVA” YACHT DOCKED AT MARINE PARK
Festiva, an 85-foot yacht, was docked at Marine Park on Friday night. Red Bank Green spoke to the owner, Everett Moore, who said that it was ...
OH NO! ELMO LOST!
A lost Elmo appears to be reaching out for help through the redbankgreen Partyline.
NAVESINK SPILLS OVER
Nor'easter stacks tides up in the Navesink, pushing the river over its (Red) banks.
BUZZ LIGHTYEAR WATCHES LINE DANCERS
redbankgreen Partyline captures Buzz Lighyear watching the line dancers on Broadwalk Monday night. 
EGRET-FUL END TO SUMMER
A great egret patrols the shallows of the Swimming River in front of the Red Bank Primary School last week. Submitted by Brian Donohue
COMMUNITY MESSAGE BOARD NOW OPEN ON HUDSON AVENUE
Community message board open! The RBPD has placed a mobile display board on Hudson Avenue. Send captions and messages you’d like to se ...
A CHIEF’S FAREWELL
Funeral services at St. James church and a large American flag suspended over Broad Street from an RBFD hook and ladder for former Red Bank ...
COIFFING GUARD
redbankgreen Partyline captures super cool crossing guard just chilllin'.
SURF TACO RE-OPENS NEW LOOK DINING ROOM
Partyliner captures Surf Taco's new look dining room.
STEEPLETOP RAVEN
redbankgreen Partyline: a raven calls out from atop the steeple of St. James Church.
CARPENTER OR COMPETITOR? HOT DOG TRUCK RIVALS EMERGE IN RED BANK
On the redbankgreen Partyline: with two new hot dog vendors opening this summer, even a carpenter's box truck makes one wonder.
BOONDOCKS SWAN
redbankgreen Partyline: Swan on the Navesink River as seen from Boondocks restaurant.
9/11 TRIBUTE
Bailey Bryce Holiday and her father Bobby Holiday Jr. paint the lawn at Riverside Gardens Park Tuesday in preparation for the upcoming comme ...
PILGRIM BAPTIST TO JAMAICA
Recently, Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank traveled to Trelawny Parish of Jamaica on a Relief & Recovery Mission Trip.  The Mission T ...
SNAIL WEATHER
Overnight rains and warm humid temperatures brought out a parade of snails along the access path to the Red Bank Primary School near Locust ...
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.