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RED BANK: Motorist killed when his car strikes a pickup truck and flips at foot of Cooper's Bridge.
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February 5th, 2022 @ 3pm
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RED BANK: ADMINISTRATOR IN SPOTLIGHTS
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RED BANK: Council expected to vote on changes to reduce administrator's power, even as Charter Study Commission work may lead to reversal.
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February 4th, 2022 @ 9am
RED BANK: LUNCH BREAK COLLECTS PROMWEAR
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RED BANK: Lunch Break launches collection of formalwear for female and male students in advance of April giveaway.
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February 3rd, 2022 @ 11am
LITTLE SILVER: FIRE DAMAGES HOME
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LITTLE SILVER: Volunteer firefighters, traveling through heavy fog, quickly stopped a residential fire on Breezy Point Road early Thursday.
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February 3rd, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: CHARTER SCHOOL WINS EXTENSION
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RED BANK: Charter school wins renewal over opposition by district and council; Martello cites "rigorous" state review and calls for end to "divisiveness."
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February 2nd, 2022 @ 11am
RED BANK: BUILDING WOULD FOLLOW NEW LOT
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RED BANK: New offices planned downtown, but first, developer needs planning board OK to demolish 132-year-old house for 30 parking spaces.
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February 2nd, 2022 @ 6am
RED BANK: SHEHADY ON COMMISSION AGENDA
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RED BANK: Eight months after ending a stormy tenure as business administrator, Shehady will be interviewed by the Charter Study Commission.
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February 1st, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: BASIE, PHOENIX TO MERGE
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RED BANK: After a 30-year working relationship, Basie Center and Phoenix Productions plan to merge, the arts organizations announced Tuesday.
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February 1st, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: PARKING COMPLIANCE ‘BETTER’
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RED BANK: Chief cites "better" compliance with storm-based parking law as only 33 tickets are issued, a fraction of those in recent storms.
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January 31st, 2022 @ 9am
RED BANK: LINGERING ICE DELAYS OPENINGS
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RED BANK: Schools delay openings as hard-packed ice remains on roads following weekend storm. Here's the outlook for the Greater Green.
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January 31st, 2022 @ 6am
RED BANK: WORK AND PLAY FOLLOW STORM
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RED BANK: It was playtime and cleanup time as the blizzard that began Friday night wound down early Saturday afternoon. Photos galore.
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January 29th, 2022 @ 4pm
RED BANK: BLIZZARD PROMPTS PARKING BAN
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RED BANK: With 24-hour blizzard in forecast, police remind residents of mandate to remove all vehicles from borough streets.
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January 28th, 2022 @ 6am
RED BANK: COUNCIL WRAP
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RED BANK: Council gets through session with less friction than in the recent past. Here's a quick recap of the highlights.
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January 27th, 2022 @ 4pm
RED BANK: COUNCIL OKS MAIN, TIE-IN COSTS
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RED BANK: Council approves $1.3M water line not originally included in Broad Street dig; town will eat connection costs landlords had feared.
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January 27th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: SCHOOL CITED FOR ‘CHARACTER’
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RED BANK: Charter School named a 'School of Character' by an organization that promotes character development in students.
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January 26th, 2022 @ 9am
RED BANK: Six months into its contract with Monmouth SPCA for animal control services, borough reviews costs, which Ballard calls "astronomical."
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January 26th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: ROAD SAFETY ON COUNCIL AGENDA
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RED BANK: On the council agenda: pressing state to install traffic signal on Riverside Avenue; pressing county for crosswalks on Shrewsbury Avenue.
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January 25th, 2022 @ 7am
FAIR HAVEN: SENDOFF FOR A TWO-WAR VET
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FAIR HAVEN: Borough pauses to honor Ray Taylor, a veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict, who died last week at age 99.
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January 24th, 2022 @ 12pm
RED BANK: FIRE DESTROYS DELI MART
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RED BANK: Predawn fire destroys Town & Country Deli, second blaze on Shrewsbury Avenue in a month.
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January 22nd, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: DENHOLTZ LOCKS UP KEY CORNER
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RED BANK: Denholtz adds to downtown holdings and now owns two corners of a block seen as key to a 'Broad to the river' effort.
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January 21st, 2022 @ 4pm
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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.