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RED BANK: Thefts and graffiti make life less enjoyable for some business owners in March. Police blotter.
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April 11th, 2023 @ 10am
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RED BANK: POT, BUDGET & MORE ON AGENDA
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RED BANK: On the council agenda Wednesday: cannabis review board, budget, new DPU director, housing grant and a four-way stop.
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April 11th, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: EVENT SLATED AT SENIOR CENTER
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RED BANK: Officials schedule dedication ceremony at long-closed Senior Center, but it's maybe not what you're thinking.
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April 10th, 2023 @ 11am
RED BANK: REPORTER GOES ALL ‘MR. ROGERS’
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RED BANK: Hoping to better connect with neighbors, borough resident and TV reporter dons Fred Rogers cardigan and chats first with Henry Tindal.
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April 10th, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: SMOKED MEATS, PLUS CLAY, IN CHURN
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RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, smoked-meats market takes space of longtime butcher shop; pottery school opens.
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April 7th, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: HOLIDAY WEEKEND OUTLOOK
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RED BANK: Below a blanket of clouds, sunset lays a fiery reflection on the Navesink. Here's the weather outlook for Passover & Easter weekend.
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April 7th, 2023 @ 6am
RED BANK: THIEF PEPPER-SPRAYS JEWELERS
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RED BANK: Jewelry store employee pepper-sprayed by watch thief; owner sprayed, too, after he caught up with her a block away, police said.
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April 5th, 2023 @ 4pm
RED BANK: CANDIDATES JOSTLE FOR POSITION
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RED BANK: Thirteen council candidates vie for voter attention in fast-paced, online forum ahead of May 9 election.
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April 5th, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: PORTMAN CITES HOGAN ‘CONFLICT’
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RED BANK: Hogan's job as hospital prez would be "massive conflict of interest," Portman says as candidates jostle in online forum.
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April 4th, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: VOTERS TO GET FIRST LOOK VIA ZOOM
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RED BANK: League of Women Voters online forum offers voters the first look at two mayoral contenders and 13 council candidates tonight.
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April 3rd, 2023 @ 6am
RED BANK: POT LAW DRAWS FIRE BUT ADVANCES
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RED BANK: Council advances changes to cannabis zoning law as would-be pot retailers warn of litigation.
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March 31st, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: MAYORAL CONTENDERS UP FOR ‘FACEOFF’
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RED BANK: Both mayoral candidates have agreed to participate in redbankgreen's "Faceoff Over Red Bank's Future" next month.
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March 29th, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: Changes on agenda for special council session would bar cannabis businesses within 1,000 feet of schools and playgrounds.
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March 27th, 2023 @ 4pm
RED BANK: FIRE DAMAGES HOTEL LAUNDRY
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RED BANK: Molly Pitcher Inn briefly evacuated Saturday as employees hold laundry room fire in check until firefighter arrive, says chief.
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March 26th, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: PARKING CHANGE TABLED
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RED BANK: Council taps brakes on new rules for parking on Spring Street while residents raise issues of parking and four-way stops elsewhere in town.
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March 24th, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: PAIR PRODS ACTION ON BROADWALK
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RED BANK: Council sets Broadwalk season after Portman and Triggiano goad reluctant majority into immediate decision.
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March 23rd, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: CANDIDATE FACEOFF SET
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RED BANK: redbankgreen to host 'Faceoff Over Red Bank's Future' April 18, with up to 15 candidates for mayor and council – and a referee.
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March 22nd, 2023 @ 11am
RED BANK: ART GALLERY TAKING A DETOUR
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RED BANK: Seven years after it opened with a splash, Detour Gallery, a magnet for contemporary art lovers, is heading for Chelsea.
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March 22nd, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: PARKING, EV CHARGING ON AGENDA
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RED BANK: On the council agenda: new rules for parking on Spring Street, EV charging stations. Not on: cannabis.
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March 21st, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: 139-YEAR-OLD MARINA SOLD
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RED BANK: Marina business with deep... pilings has been sold by the family that's owned it for all of its 139-year existence.
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March 20th, 2023 @ 8am
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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.