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RED BANK: SPRING STREET PROJECT ADVANCING
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RED BANK: Parking prohibited this week on the southern half of Spring Street as road rebuilding project advances.
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August 29th, 2022 @ 7am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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FAIR HAVEN: FAIR TO CLOSE OUT SUMMER
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FAIR HAVEN: The firemen's fair, a tradition since 1906, returns to celebrate the end of another summer with eight nights of fun.
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August 26th, 2022 @ 5am
RED BANK: CHARTER ‘CULTURE’ IN SPOTLIGHT
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RED BANK: Charter school parents press for return to a pre-pandemic "culture" amid canceled events and perceived lack of engagement.
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August 24th, 2022 @ 10am
RED BANK: LUNCH BREAK PICNIC DRAWS 500
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RED BANK: More than 500, including comedian Jon Stewart, turn out for Lunch Break's annual picnic, softball tournament and backpack giveaway.
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August 24th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: STORMS SPARE REGION
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RED BANK: Region appears to have been spared by Monday's storms. Here's the forecast for the Greater Green for Tuesday and beyond.
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August 23rd, 2022 @ 6am
RED BANK: CHEESE, OUT; E-BIKES, CRYSTALS IN
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RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, an electric bike shop plugs in, a "beachy" gift boutique expands and a beloved cheese shop closes.
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August 22nd, 2022 @ 6am
RED BANK: BROADWALK GETS ANOTHER MONTH
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RED BANK: Council members, some grudgingly, approve one-month Broadwalk extension to October 2 as advocates tout late turn toward success.
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August 19th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: SUNNY, WITH POSSIBLE BARGAINS
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RED BANK: Friday's conditions expected to be a repeat of Thursday's as the annual Sidewalk Sale kicks off a three-day run. Extended forecast.
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August 19th, 2022 @ 6am
RED BANK: APARTMENT PLAN BACK AGAIN
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RED BANK: Proposal for 45 new apartments on Monmouth Street is on the zoning board agenda yet again Thursday night.
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August 18th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: JOBS, BROADWALK ON AGENDA
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RED BANK: Broadwalk extension on agenda when council holds online-only session Wednesday. Also: attorney, assessor and 'Porchfest.'
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August 17th, 2022 @ 7am
FAIR HAVEN: STOLEN AUTO HITS CYCLIST
FAIR HAVEN: A cyclist was struck by a stolen vehicle during a police pursuit Tuesday morning, police said.
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August 16th, 2022 @ 11am
RED BANK: BLOCK PARTY REUNITES FRIENDS
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RED BANK: Residents past and present gathered Saturday for the 13th annual Community Block Party. Check out the photos for familiar faces.
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August 15th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: WEEKEND WEATHER OUTLOOK
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RED BANK: The Greater Green is in for a weekend of sunshine and temperatures peaking in the low 80s. Here's the extended forecast. 
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August 12th, 2022 @ 6am
RED BANK: BARGAINS TO FILL SIDEWALKS
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RED BANK: Sidewalk sale returns for a 68th annual edition August 19 with three days of bargains downtown and beyond.
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August 11th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: NO INJURIES IN NEAR-ROLLOVER
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RED BANK: Near-rollover crash is second such accident in town in 48 hours, though DWI is not alleged in this one.
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August 9th, 2022 @ 1pm
RED BANK: OFFICES, EMPTY LOT GET SPRUCING
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RED BANK: What's with all the activity on Drs. Parker Boulevard near the tracks? redbankgreen's What's Going On Here checks in.
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August 9th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: DWI CHARGED IN ROLLOVER CRASH
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RED BANK: Motorist charged with DWI, open container and more offenses after crash ends with her vehicle flipped onto its roof.
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August 8th, 2022 @ 1pm
RED BANK: Six DWI arrests, a stolen Amazon package and a whole lotta contempt make up the July police blotter. Here's where it all went down.
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August 5th, 2022 @ 1pm
RED BANK: WALKING TOURS HIT THE BRICKS
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RED BANK: Environmental Commission rolls out QR code-linked walking tours of town, plus a parklet for resting up from all that walking.
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August 5th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: COPS + KIDS + COPTER = FUN
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RED BANK: Black Hawk helicopter is again the star attraction for kids as police host National Night Out at Count Basie Park. Photos galore.
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August 3rd, 2022 @ 7am
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(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!
NEIGHBORS GATHER AT TINO’S
Chris Havens of River Street gathered group of Red Bankers for dinner on Thursday night. The gathering was in the back patio of Tino’s Mex ...
TREE BRANCH VS CAR
A tree branch fell on a parked car on Chestnut Street near Pearl Street Sunday. Submitted by Brian Donohue
APOSTROPHE CATASTROPHE
As a curmudgeonly curator of terrible punctuation on public signs, I’ve seen and shaken my head at a lot of gratuitous quotation marks ...
DANE FOR DEMOCRACY
redbankgreen Partyline captures a great dane who, all signs indicate, has had enough.
SUNFLOWER GAUNTLET
On the Partyline: a sunflower guantlet on River Street.