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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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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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