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RED BANK: REPAIR WORK CONTINUES
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RED BANK: Work continues on replacing utility pole downed by truck where southbound Route 35 meets Water and Wall streets.
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September 23rd, 2021 @ 6am
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RED BANK: CAR STRIKES HOME
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RED BANK: No injuries as car strikes home, narrowly missing gas meter.
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September 23rd, 2021 @ 5am
RED BANK: SEASONS ON THE WING
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RED BANK: Maple Cove provided a summer-ending birder's bounty Tuesday. Here's the weather forecast for the Greater Green as autumn arrives.
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September 22nd, 2021 @ 6am
RED BANK: KIDS LEND A HAND FOR NEW MURAL
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RED BANK: Kids provide words of inspiration for new mural at Boys & Girls Clubs of Monmouth County unit on Drs. Parker Boulevard.
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September 21st, 2021 @ 2pm
RED BANK: WARMING CENTER SET FOR WINTER
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RED BANK: Men's fellowship congregants of two churches team up to prepare warming center on Shrewsbury Avenue for coming winter.
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September 21st, 2021 @ 8am
SHREWSBURY: HISTORICAL PLAQUE INSTALLED
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SHREWSBURY: History lovers celebrate as district gets commemorative plaque 43 years after National Register of Historic Places designation.
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September 20th, 2021 @ 11am
RED BANK: TOWN HALL OPEN BY APPOINTMENT
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RED BANK: After 17 months off-limits to visitors because of the pandemic, borough hall offices reopened Monday on an appointment-only basis.
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September 20th, 2021 @ 8am
RED BANK: SCENES FROM TOWN YARD SALE
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RED BANK: Scenes from Saturday's Townwide Yard Sale.
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September 20th, 2021 @ 6am
RED BANK: YARD SALE SET TO SHINE
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RED BANK: Library-organized yard sale set to shine Saturday, with interactive locator map now available to help shoppers zero in on bargains.
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September 17th, 2021 @ 12pm
RED BANK: MUMFORD YANKS APARTMENT PLAN
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RED BANK: Mumford yanks plan for Shrewsbury Avenue apartments after stream of complaints about gentrifying impact on neighborhood.
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September 17th, 2021 @ 7am
FAIR HAVEN: RESIGNATION FOLLOWED CLASH
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FAIR HAVEN: Lucarelli silent on the decision to quit as mayor hours after clash over meeting "decorum" and his own conduct.
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September 16th, 2021 @ 6am
RED BANK: ADMINISTRATOR SEARCH ON PAUSE
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RED BANK: Ballard says he was kept in the dark as "select group" paused search for new borough administrator. Meantime, majority likes McConnell as interim.
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September 15th, 2021 @ 8am
FAIR HAVEN: LUCARELLI RESIGNS AS MAYOR
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FAIR HAVEN: Ben Lucarelli resigns as mayor, effective immediately. He has held the job for nearly a decade, following one term on the council.
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September 14th, 2021 @ 3pm
RED BANK: GRANT BOOSTS LIBRARY WIFI
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RED BANK: Library uses $10k grant to expand wifi, which is now available outdoors even when the building is closed.
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September 14th, 2021 @ 11am
RED BANK: GOP BAILS AND VISCOMI JUMPS IN
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RED BANK: Republicans bail from second straight council race as Viscomi mounts another independent bid, making it a race of three women.
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September 13th, 2021 @ 6pm
RED BANK: DOGS AGAIN FROLIC IN PARK
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RED BANK: Like a dog aroused by the smell of food, Dog Days of Summer snapped back to life in Marine Park Saturday. Photos galore.
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September 13th, 2021 @ 11am
RED BANK: STREET FAIR RETURNS
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RED BANK: Scenes from Sunday's Street Fair, a volunteer fire department fundraiser that drew thousands with craft and food stands.
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September 13th, 2021 @ 10am
RED BANK: REFLECTIONS ON SEPTEMBER 11
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RED BANK: Mayor and eighth-grader offer reflections as about 100 gather in Riverside Gardens Park on 20th anniversary of September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
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September 13th, 2021 @ 7am
ON THE GREEN: IN MEMORY
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RED BANK: Remembering those from the Greater Red Bank Green who were killed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on America.
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September 10th, 2021 @ 9pm
RED BANK: Search for a new borough administrator has "stalled," say two council members, with a looming vacancy in the borough's finance office, too.
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September 10th, 2021 @ 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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