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RED BANK: COMMISSION SETS FIRST MEETING
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RED BANK: Less than a month after voters authorized its formation, charter study commission sets organizational meeting for Tuesday evening.
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November 29th, 2021 @ 1pm
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RED BANK: HOLIDAY EXPRESS ROLLS AGAIN
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RED BANK: Bundled against the cold, hundreds cheer return of Holiday Express for Christmas season kickoff. Check out redbankgreen's photos.
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November 29th, 2021 @ 3am
RED BANK: BUNDLE UP FOR HOLIDAY EXPRESS
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RED BANK: Holiday Express concert and town light-up returns tonight with appropriately chilly, blustery weather. Here's the forecast.
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November 26th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: COUNCIL ‘NO’ TO CHARTER SCHOOL
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RED BANK: After three hours of divided comments, council unanimously endorses measure calling for end of charter school.
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November 24th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: WHAT’S ON COUNCIL AGENDA
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RED BANK: On the council agenda: new contract for McConnell; weighing in on charter school; awarding Master Plan work; accepting a retirement.
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November 23rd, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: LOCAL TREE SPRUCES UP PARK
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RED BANK: Riverside Gardens Park gets its Christmas tree, this year a 30-foot spruce from the front yard of a home right in town.
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November 22nd, 2021 @ 6am
RED BANK: K9 unit helped track down suspects who fled a crash and abandoned damaged vehicle Thursday evening, McConnell says.
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November 19th, 2021 @ 4pm
RED BANK: CLOTHES, CANDLES &… CANNABIS?
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RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn: clothing boutique opens; update on Garmany holdings; would-be cannabis retailer lays groundwork, and more.
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November 19th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: WEATHER TO DANCE TO
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RED BANK: Thursday's weather was something to dance about. Here's the forecast for the Greater Green, including the outlook for Thanksgiving.
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November 19th, 2021 @ 6am
RED BANK: PRESERVATIONISTS FLEX MUSCLE
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RED BANK: Anticipating pushback from charter school and a private developer, Historic Preservation Commission flexes its muscles.
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November 18th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: It's official: Sturdivant to join Triggiano on council; five winners of charter study race certified after overwhelming referendum approval.
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November 16th, 2021 @ 6pm
RED BANK: DONUTS COMING BACK TO BROAD
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RED BANK: The sweet aroma of baked goods may once again waft downtown as Once Bitten Donuts plans to set up shop on Broad Street.
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November 16th, 2021 @ 4pm
RED BANK: MASTER PLAN OUTREACH PLEDGED
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RED BANK: Planning board approves Master Plan consultant on pledge of public outreach "head and tails above" four other proposals, says board member.
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November 16th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: ROTARY SETS UP OPEN ‘PANTRIES’
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RED BANK: Rotary installs free, 24/7 pantries at YMCA, Salvation Army and Lunch Break to aid families in need of diapers, sanitary care products.
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November 15th, 2021 @ 2pm
RED BANK: MASTER PLAN IN SPOTLIGHT
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RED BANK: After Ballard demand for greater transparency, planning board expected to air its process for selecting Master Plan consultant.
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November 15th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: OVERNIGHT CLOSING PLANNED
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RED BANK: Intersection of Broad and West Front streets will be closed for construction work Monday night. Avoid or expect detours and delays.
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November 12th, 2021 @ 2pm
RED BANK: GUITARS, TOYS & TABLES CHURN IN
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RED BANK: In Churn, new guitar shop hopes to revive town's reputation as a six-stringer's mecca; also collectible toys; tables and jewelry in one space.
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November 12th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: KIDS HONOR VETERANS
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RED BANK: After a pandemic interruption, school children return to annual Veterans Day commemoration at the borough Veterans Monument.
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November 11th, 2021 @ 4pm
RED BANK: HURDLES FOR SKATEBOARD EVENT
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RED BANK: Proposed skateboarding event encounters hurdles as officials raise concerns about liability and potential damage to parking lot.
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November 11th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: HISTORIC CLOCK CLOCKED
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RED BANK: Historic clock that's watched over downtown for more than a century crashed to the ground after being struck by a truck Wednesday.
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November 10th, 2021 @ 11am
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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.