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RED BANK: ADOPT-A-FAMILY DRIVE BEGINS
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RED BANK: Lunch Break launches Adopt-A-Family Program to provide holiday meals for food- and financially insecure families.
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September 21st, 2022 @ 2pm
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RED BANK: Responding to Taylor claim that he's the source of "chaos" in local government, Zipprich fires back – and Taylor doubles down.
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September 21st, 2022 @ 2pm
RED BANK: SYSTEM STOPS DUBLIN HOUSE FIRE
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RED BANK: Dublin House Pub sustains light damage after fire suppression system douses early morning kitchen blaze, officials say.
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September 21st, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: MASTER PLAN INPUTS SLATED
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RED BANK: Residents to get two chances next month to weigh in on Master Plan update, with special focus on three areas of town.
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September 20th, 2022 @ 3pm
RED BANK: ROMCOM FILMING IN PARK
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RED BANK: What's with all the film production trucks in front of Riverside Gardens Park? Click here for the answer.
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September 19th, 2022 @ 1pm
RED BANK: POLICE SEEK HELP WITH IDs
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RED BANK: Police seek public's assistance in identifying two individuals considered "persons of interest" in a theft investigation.
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September 19th, 2022 @ 12pm
RED BANK: SUNSHINE AS SUMMER WINDS DOWN
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RED BANK: Forecast calls for sunshine and daytime temps in the mid-80s in the final days of summer 2022. Here's the full forecast.
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September 19th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: TAYLOR ENTERS COUNCIL RACE
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RED BANK: Taylor replaces Stout on GOP ticket, seeks to reclaim council seat he left in 2018 and undo "chaos" at borough hall.
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September 16th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: August crime blotter includes four arrests for DWI, plus reported theft of $7,000 from trunk of parked car.
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September 15th, 2022 @ 6am
RED BANK: HONK IF YOU LOVE THIS REHAB JOB
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RED BANK: Remodeling of a century-old house at a busy corner wins approval in the form of honks and shouts from passersby.
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September 13th, 2022 @ 6am
RED BANK: RAILFANS SAVOR FREIGHT CHANGE
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RED BANK: Change in freight haulers brings railfans to crossing here, where they document 'rolling history' – and maybe even give chase.
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September 12th, 2022 @ 6am
RED BANK: Riverside Gardens Park ceremony to mark 21st anniversary of loss of life in terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
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September 9th, 2022 @ 7am
ON THE GREEN: IN MEMORY
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RED BANK: Remembering those from the Greater Red Bank area who were killed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on America.
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September 9th, 2022 @ 6am
RED BANK: SENIOR CENTER UPDATE
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RED BANK: Where do repairs stand with the Senior Center, which has been shuttered more than three years? We check in on the latest.
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September 8th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: FOR 1,261, IT’S BACK TO SCHOOL
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RED BANK: As borough school district welcomes students for new year, Rumage addresses security, preschool, enrollment and staffing.
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September 7th, 2022 @ 6am
RED BANK: BBQ KICKS OFF REFERENDUM PUSH
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RED BANK: "Taking nothing for granted," government overhaul advocates launch campaign for November 8 referendum.
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September 6th, 2022 @ 6am
RED BANK: Police arrest Montgomery Terrace apartments resident on drug and weapons charges.
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September 2nd, 2022 @ 5pm
RED BANK: FIVE-STORY PLAN CHALLENGED
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RED BANK: Questions about the need for a fifth floor surround plan for 50 new downtown apartments as zoning board commences review.
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September 2nd, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: MINORITIES AND HEALTH IN FOCUS
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RED BANK: Panelists in library's 'Let's Talk About Race' discussion focus on unequal access and discrimination in healthcare.
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September 1st, 2022 @ 12pm
RED BANK: Unidentified bicyclist seriously injured in early morning hit-and-run on Newman Springs Road, says police chief.
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August 31st, 2022 @ 10am
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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.