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RED BANK: Police blotter for April includes a DWI arrest, three charged with harassment, and two vandalized vehicles.
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May 5th, 2022 @ 10am
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RED BANK: TURNOUT LIGHT FOR FORUM
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RED BANK: Turnout light for Charter Study Commission forum, so members weigh in with what they're hearing from residents.
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May 5th, 2022 @ 7am
ON THE GREEN: OFF-AND-ON RAIN IN FORECAST
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ON THE GREEN: Rain expected to come and go through Mother's Day. Here's the forecast for the Greater Green.
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May 4th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: Library and Fortune Center to display soil from the Eatontown site of the 1886 lynching of Samuel “Mingo” Jack Johnson as a way of bearing witness.
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May 3rd, 2022 @ 2pm
RED BANK: FIFTY APARTMENTS PROPOSED
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RED BANK: Fresh off completion of 24 downtown apartments, a developer proposes building 50 more across the street.
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May 3rd, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: DREAMERS PLAN MEXICO TRIP
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RED BANK: Five DACA recipients from Brookdale Community College plan to conduct research in Mexico this summer. A May 5 fundraiser will help with expenses.
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April 29th, 2022 @ 4pm
RED BANK: LUNCH BREAK BREAKS GROUND
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RED BANK: Lunch Break kicks off $12 million facility expansion with a groundbreaking ceremony attended by New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy.
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April 29th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: FUNDRAISER FLOATS RESCUE BOAT
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RED BANK: A $25,000 donation enables fire department to declare fundraiser for new Marine 1 rescue boat a success.
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April 29th, 2022 @ 3am
RED BANK: COMMISSION TO HOLD FORUM
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RED BANK: Charter Study Commission schedules forum on first phase of its examination of municipal government and elections.
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April 28th, 2022 @ 6pm
RED BANK: COUNCIL SPARS OVER BROADWALK
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RED BANK: With Broadwalk dining plaza expected to return mid-July, Democrats clash over membership of restart committee.
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April 28th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: Local police urge residents not to make it easy for auto thieves, who've been busy stealing high-end autos in recent months.
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April 27th, 2022 @ 1pm
RED BANK: DISTRICT TAX UP TWO PERCENT
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RED BANK: Still well below "adequacy" funding, school district keeps tax increase at two percent for second consecutive year, Rumage says.
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April 27th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: BUILDING SOLD, PHARMACY CLOSED
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RED BANK: Building changes hands and pharmacy shuts its doors. What's Going On Here? redbankgreen answers.
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April 26th, 2022 @ 2pm
RED BANK: CLERK BRINGS TINY-TOWN FOCUS
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RED BANK: Having begun her career in a job that required her to wear many hats, new clerk brings a tiny-town awareness to borough hall.
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April 25th, 2022 @ 6am
RED BANK: FOUR BUSINESSES EXPAND
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RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, three established retailers and a restaurant plan expansions downtown.
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April 22nd, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: TESLA TRYOUT UPDATED
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RED BANK: Borough's use of donated Tesla spotlights need for charging infrastructure before EVs can be considered, McConnell says.
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April 21st, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: NEW BUSINESSES SET THE TABLE
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RED BANK: This edition of Retail Churn reports on three new restaurants downtown, with an update on a much-anticipated donut shop.
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April 20th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: Shrewsbury man unhurt after trying to stop the theft of his car downtown Tuesday, police said.
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April 19th, 2022 @ 6pm
RED BANK: COP LEADS FAMILIES TO SAFETY
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RED BANK: A borough cop alerted two Middletown families to a fire in their homes and helped them escape last week.
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April 18th, 2022 @ 3pm
RED BANK: ASBESTOS FOUND AT BASIE PARK
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RED BANK: Council hires remediation firm after loose asbestos is discovered in utility rooms beneath Count Basie Field grandstand.
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April 15th, 2022 @ 2pm
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On the redbankgreen Partyline: Gourd display at Lighthouse on its penultimate night of the season.
MARIGOLDEN SUNSHINE
Partyline photo captures October sunshine hitting marigolds for sale ahead of Dia de Los Muertos.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES CODING TO MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green and creator of Broad Street, was teaching City and Regional Magazine Association publishers how ...
LET’S SEE YOUR KINDLE DO THIS
A stack of books served as a chock while a motorist changed a flat tire on Branch Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Submitted by John T. Ward
NEW WELCOME SIGN INSTALLED
A new "Welcome to Red Bank" sign has gone up at the northern Route 35 entrance to town at the foot of Cooper's Bridge.
JUNIOR BUCS WRESTLING WELCOMES YOUNG ATHLETES FOR 22ND SEASON
Junior Bucs Wrestling is preparing for its 22nd season, offering boys and girls from Red Bank, Shrewsbury, and Little Silver an opportunity ...
TIME FOR SCHOOL, DEER
Fall has arrived and so have the middle school loving deer!
JUST IN TIME FOR THE FALL CLASSIC
Just in time for the start of the World Series later this week baseball-themed paintings by artist Max Maxon hang in the windows of the Art ...
DINNER PLANS?
Chipotle in Red Bank Sunday evening will donate a quarter of proceeds from sales Sunday to the volunteer Red Bank Fire Department auxiliary.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES VIBE CODE SESSION AT LOCAL NEWS CAMP
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green, is running a vibe code session, teaching other publishers to vibe code at Blue Engine Collectiv ...
Her Majesty visits Red Bank
Navesink Queen docked at the Molly Pitcher Marina. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Boris Kofman)  
RED BANK DINER MONEY TREE
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sunshine and a money tree at the Red Bank Diner.
NAVESINK LIGHTS
Riverview Hospital lights up the Navesink. (Text and photo by Partyline contributor Terry Franco)  
HALF BAKED BROAD STREET
Broad Street repaving begins with road subject to overnight closures.
COLOR RUN AT RED BANK PRIMARY SCHOOL
redbankgreen Partyline happens upon a cloud of color at annual color run event at Red Bank Primary School.
I’LL EAT IT HERE, THANKS
A squirrel goes all-in for a popular autumn flavor on Madison Avenue in Red Bank Sunday morning.
POP UP TACOS DRAW CROWD
How’s this for a train station redevelopment idea? The pop-up taco vendors Tacos Los Mandones, known on social media as El Mandoon, dr ...
LONG LIVE LOCAL NEWS!
"Long Live Local News" flags from redbankgreen's 20th anniversary celebration in Marine Park Tuesday prove to be the perfect compliment to s ...
MUMS AND WITCHES
17 Prospect Ave (Photo by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
KAYAKERS CLEAR RIVER JUNK
Partyline photo: "The Navesink Nymphs" clear floating tires from the river.
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