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RED BANK: PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS
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RED BANK: Borough public library announces winners of second annual "Red Bank: Always Beautiful" contest.
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November 9th, 2021 @ 12pm
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RED BANK: On the council agenda this week: a skateboarding event, a tweak to the rent control ordinance, two murals and more.
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November 9th, 2021 @ 10am
RED BANK: WASTE IN GARAGE FUELS FIRE
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RED BANK: No injuries reported after Red Bank volunteer firefighters cut through metal door to extinguish blaze in waste-filled garage early Monday.
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November 8th, 2021 @ 10am
RED BANK: LOCAL PHOTOS AT LIBRARY
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RED BANK: Library hosts display of photos by borough resident Allan Bass.
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November 8th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: RESCUE TRUCK ADDED TO FLEET
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RED BANK: Volunteer firefighters add a new, used vehicle to the fleet: a rescue/dive team truck being hailed as a bargain find.
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November 5th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: Superintendent asks council to oppose charter school renewal, citing a 'travesty' of segregative effects over a quarter-century.
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November 4th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: MAN FACING WEAPONS CHARGES
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RED BANK: Man charged with bringing handgun loaded with armor-piercing bullets into hospital, impersonating a federal agent, chief says.
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November 3rd, 2021 @ 1pm
RED BANK: Thefts of bikes and cash; arrests for DWI; plus an arrest on impersonating an officer and weapons offenses, all in this month's police blotter.
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November 3rd, 2021 @ 11am
RED BANK: CHARTER STUDY SET INTO MOTION
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RED BANK: Voters overwhelmingly set charter study in motion, choosing four slate candidates plus DuPont for advisory commission.
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November 2nd, 2021 @ 11pm
RED BANK: STURDIVANT, TRIGGIANO WIN
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RED BANK: Newcomer Sturdivant is top votegetter as Triggiano holds on for second council term; Viscomi again runs distant third.
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November 2nd, 2021 @ 10pm
FAIR HAVEN: KOCH, COLE WIN COUNCIL TERMS
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FAIR HAVEN: Republicans Koch and Cole secure council seats with strong wins, halting Democrats's gains of recent years.
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November 2nd, 2021 @ 10pm
RED BANK: BROAD STREET PROJECT TO START
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RED BANK: As Broadwalk ends second year, a road project set to begin next week will bring disruptions that last until Christmas. Here's what to expect.
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November 2nd, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: ARTIST BRIGHTENS UP CORNER
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RED BANK: RBR grad gives utility box a makeover with bright colors and "simple iconography" to inject some positivity at prominent intersection.
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November 1st, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: SUNNY START FOR NOVEMBER
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RED BANK: October ends with a rainbow, and November gets off to a sunny start. Here's the extended weather forecast for the Greater Green.
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November 1st, 2021 @ 5am
RED BANK: FIRE DESTROYS BOAT IN MARINA
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RED BANK: Fire destroyed at least one boat and damaged another in a predawn blaze at the Molly Pitcher Inn marina in Red Bank Saturday.
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October 30th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: YASSIN SETTLES RENT CASE
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RED BANK: Lame-duck Councilman Hazim Yassin avoids possible eviction with agreement to pay landlord more than $32,000 in back rent.
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October 29th, 2021 @ 1pm
RED BANK: Pedestrian stable after being struck by vehicle in front of Riverside Gardens Park Thursday night, says police chief.
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October 29th, 2021 @ 1pm
RED BANK: HALLOWEEN OUTLOOK A TREAT
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RED BANK: Halloween weather looks more treat than trick for the Greater Green. Here's the extended forecast.
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October 29th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: CENTER REPAIR PLANS TWEAKED
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RED BANK: Residents weigh in with suggestions large (dig basement) and small (add door buzzer) on long-awaited Senior Center repairs.
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October 28th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: CANDIDATES MAKE THEIR PITCHES
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RED BANK: Three council contenders field questions on a range of topics at a rancor-free Candidate's Night carried via Zoom and Facebook.
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October 26th, 2021 @ 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.