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RED BANK: FAMILIES PACK DRAG READING
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RED BANK: Drag Queen Story Hour draws a packed room of rapt toddlers and parents as supporters stand at library entrance.
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June 28th, 2022 @ 7am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: LBGTQ PRIDE, IN VIVID COLOR
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RED BANK: LGBTQ Pride event drew hundreds of colorfully clad celebrants to Riverside Gardens Park Sunday. Photos.
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June 27th, 2022 @ 4am
RED BANK: SCOTUS DECISION DRAWS PROTEST
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RED BANK: Reproductive rights supporters rally at Riverside Gardens Park to protest U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade.
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June 25th, 2022 @ 10am
RED BANK: FOOTBALL, CHEERLEADING OPEN
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RED BANK: Registration is now open for the Red Bank Bucs' American Youth Football/American Youth Cheerleading teams
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June 24th, 2022 @ 11am
RED BANK: BROAD STREET PROJECT NEARS END
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RED BANK: Installation of retractable security bollards marks turn toward completion of overdue Broad Street makeover project, officials say.
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June 24th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: RIVER DREDGINGS PLANNED
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RED BANK: Army Corps of Engineers plans to dredge the Navesink and Shrewsbury rivers in 2023 to improve fishing and recreation, Pallone says.
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June 23rd, 2022 @ 11am
RED BANK: MURPHY UNVEILS TAX BREAK HERE
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RED BANK: Joined by local and state officials, Murphy announces short-term sales tax break in private parking lot here.
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June 23rd, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: SLURS HURLED AT EVENT ATTENDEES
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RED BANK: Protesters shout "pedophile" and other slurs at attendees of library's Drag Queen Story Time.
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June 22nd, 2022 @ 12pm
RED BANK: BUDGET & TAX ON AGENDA
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RED BANK: Typical property owner would pay $5 more in the local tax this year, but assessments are up an average 16 percent, Mirandi says.
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June 22nd, 2022 @ 7am
LITTLE SILVER: FEMINISTS SEEK CLUB STATUS
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LITTLE SILVER: Young Feminists, a student group, presses Red Bank Regional board for clear process on how to attain school club status.
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June 21st, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: CLASSIC 5K BACK ON THE ROAD
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RED BANK: After two-year hiatus, Classic 5K returns with nearly 1,100 runners, walkers, wheelchair racers, muscle flexers and jogglers.
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June 20th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: ASSAULT ALLEGED, BUT NOT BIAS
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RED BANK: Police charge three, including RBC QB Alex Brown, in alleged assault on teen, but don't allege racial bias, as claimed by victim.
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June 17th, 2022 @ 4pm
RED BANK: DONUTS, TOYS AND MORE IN CHURN
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RED BANK: Boom in new shops brings donuts, cameras, housewares and soul-soothing crystals downtown.
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June 17th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: Citing recent political "unpleasantness," Forest makes emotional plea for nonpartisan elections, and Charter Study Commission agrees.
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June 16th, 2022 @ 7am
FAIR HAVEN: COUNCIL OKS GUN RESOLUTION
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FAIR HAVEN: Council overrides mayor, who had refused to post gun-law resolution he called "just words on a piece of paper."
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June 15th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: BASIE TO HOST JAZZ CAMP
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RED BANK: Gia Maione Prima Foundation to sponsor free music camp in partnership with Count Basie Center for the Arts and Jazz Arts Project.
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June 14th, 2022 @ 1pm
RED BANK: STURDIVANT DROPS MAYORAL BID
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RED BANK: Following a challenge by her own party over petition signatures, Sturdivant quits mayoral race, leaving Portman the sole Democrat.
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June 13th, 2022 @ 7pm
RED BANK: Monmouth Democratic organization, again at sharp odds with Zipprich, files formal challenge to Sturdivant mayoral candidacy.
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June 13th, 2022 @ 2pm
RED BANK: PORTMAN MOCKS BALLARD CLAIMS
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RED BANK: Ballard says he signed Sturdivant petition to counter "secret" pacts involving Portman, who mocks the allegation in response.
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June 13th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: MERCHANTS BLAST FEE HIKE
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RED BANK: Council boosts streatery fees over objections of brewery owner who says his cost would rise more than fivefold.
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June 9th, 2022 @ 2pm
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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.