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RED BANK: SPRING STREET FLIP RETURNS
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RED BANK: Spring Street parking flip; lead pipe replacements; four-way stop; and ATM at borough hall on council agenda this week.
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May 9th, 2023 @ 7am
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RED BANK: WORKER EXTRICATED FROM BOAT
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RED BANK: Marina worker extricated from boat in dry dock after getting stuck "from waist to head" in engine well.
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May 8th, 2023 @ 4pm
RED BANK: GARDENS TAKE ROOT ON BROAD
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RED BANK: Any day now, peonies as big as softballs will be blooming on Broad Street under the care of professional gardener.
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May 8th, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: BEAT THE RUSH WITH EARLY VOTING
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RED BANK: For the first time, voters can cast early, in-person ballots at a single polling station this weekend. In fact, it's begun.
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May 5th, 2023 @ 1pm
RED BANK: TAX INCREASE HELD TO ONE PERCENT
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RED BANK: Aided by parking surplus, local tax on average-value home goes up $25 this year, officials said at a walk-thru of the 2023 budget.
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May 5th, 2023 @ 3am
RED BANK: BUDGET WALK-THRU SLATED
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RED BANK: Spending plan that calls for $14.47 million in local taxes to get walk-thru presentation Thursday night.
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May 4th, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: WHO TO VOTE FOR? THIS MAY HELP
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RED BANK: Still deciding who to vote for in the May 9 election? Here's a way to compare all 15 candidates, apples-to-apples.
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May 3rd, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: VISCOMI Q&A
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RED BANK: Here's what council candidate Suzanne Viscomi said in response to a redbankgreen questionnaire.
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May 3rd, 2023 @ 6am
RED BANK: FACEY-BLACKWOOD Q&A
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RED BANK: Here's what council candidate Nancy Facey-Blackwood said in response to a redbankgreen questionnaire.
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May 3rd, 2023 @ 6am
RED BANK: MURPHY Q&A
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RED BANK: Here's what council candidate Sean Murphy said in response to a redbankgreen questionnaire.
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May 3rd, 2023 @ 6am
RED BANK: HOGAN Q&A
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RED BANK: Here's what mayoral candidate Tim Hogan said in response to a redbankgreen questionnaire.
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May 3rd, 2023 @ 6am
RED BANK: Here's what council candidate John Jackson said in response to a redbankgreen questionnaire.
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May 3rd, 2023 @ 6am
RED BANK: Here's what council candidate Ben Forest said in response to a redbankgreen questionnaire.
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May 3rd, 2023 @ 6am
RED BANK: JANNONE Q&A
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RED BANK: Here's what council candidate Laura Jannone said in response to a redbankgreen questionnaire.
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May 3rd, 2023 @ 6am
RED BANK: Here's what council candidate Kate Triggiano said in response to a redbankgreen questionnaire.
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May 3rd, 2023 @ 6am
RED BANK: PORTMAN Q&A
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RED BANK: Here's what mayoral candidate Billy Portman said in response to a redbankgreen questionnaire.
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May 3rd, 2023 @ 6am
RED BANK: BONATAKIS Q&A
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RED BANK: Here's what council candidate Kristina Bonatakis said in response to a redbankgreen questionnaire.
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May 3rd, 2023 @ 6am
RED BANK: Here's what council candidate Jacqueline Sturdivant said in response to a redbankgreen questionnaire.
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May 3rd, 2023 @ 6am
RED BANK: CASSIDY Q&A
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RED BANK: Here's what council candidate David Cassidy said in response to a redbankgreen questionnaire.
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May 3rd, 2023 @ 6am
RED BANK: FLEMING Q&A
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RED BANK: Here's what council candidate Erin Fleming said in response to a redbankgreen questionnaire.
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May 3rd, 2023 @ 6am
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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.