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RED BANK: APARTMENT HEARINGS DELAYED
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RED BANK: A welter of confusion dominated the zoning board meeting Thursday night, resulting in rescheduled hearings on several apartment plans.
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May 21st, 2021 @ 7am
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RED BANK: COLORS AT ISSUE IN MAKEOVER
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RED BANK: Fifties-style rooftop pylon can go, but Historic Preservation Commission members take issue with colors for proposed bank makeover.
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May 20th, 2021 @ 12pm
RED BANK: CENSURED, GREGORY QUITS RBHA
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RED BANK: Gregory resigns from housing authority after censure he calls 'retaliatory.' He's the second Republican to quit in a year.
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May 20th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: MASTER PLAN UPDATE BEGINS
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RED BANK: At a meeting that lasts less than 12 minutes, planning board embarks on first full-scale Master Plan rewrite in 25 years.
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May 18th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: Car burglars were busy on the East Side early Monday morning, police say. In one case, they took the whole vehicle.
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May 17th, 2021 @ 4pm
RED BANK: APARTMENT PLANS NEAR VOTE
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RED BANK: Two multi-use developments that would add 42 apartments to the market top a busy zoning board agenda Thursday night.
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May 17th, 2021 @ 7am
SHREWSBURY: YMCA NAMES BOARD MEMBERS
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SHREWSBURY: YMCA of Greater Monmouth County names seven new board members.
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May 14th, 2021 @ 3pm
RED BANK: CALVARY BAPTIST ISSUES APPEAL
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RED BANK: Calvary Baptist on Bridge Avenue issues appeal for help restoring its aging sanctuary.
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May 14th, 2021 @ 3pm
RED BANK: KIDS SERVE UP GARDEN & MURALS
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RED BANK: Middle school students create community garden and murals as corner coffee shop property morphs into post-pandemic hangout.
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May 14th, 2021 @ 12pm
RED BANK: YARD SALE MAY BE REVIVED
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RED BANK: Townwide yard sale may return in September, though mayor floats idea of holding an unstructured, non-sponsored one in June.
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May 14th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: ANIMAL OPERATION ON THE BLOCK
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RED BANK: Council looking into eliminating in-house animal control service in switch to SPCA. Residents say personal service will suffer.
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May 13th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: Kirkpatrick resigns RiverCenter, leaving downtown promo agency looking for a new executive director for the second time in 17 months.
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May 11th, 2021 @ 4pm
FAIR HAVEN: FINE-TUNING FOR TWO PROJECTS
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FAIR HAVEN: Residents weigh in again on plans for new police station and public works yard, fine-tuning designs praised for fitting in among homes.
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May 11th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: Police charge man with criminal sexual contact and harassment of woman downtown; it was his fourth arrest in one month.
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May 10th, 2021 @ 2pm
RED BANK: Police arrest same guy four times in one month. Also, lots of thefts from parked cars in the latest crime blotter.
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May 10th, 2021 @ 12pm
RED BANK: On the council agenda this week: a parking ban on Chapin Avenue; police personnel changes: and a settlement of a "reverse" tax appeal.
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May 10th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: LONG APART, SENIORS MEET ANEW
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RED BANK: For the first time in months, seniors who usually meet at the Senior Center get together for a pre-Mother's Day, pandemic-era social.
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May 7th, 2021 @ 1pm
RED BANK: WEEKEND WEATHER OUTLOOK
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RED BANK: A bit cloudy, perhaps, but fine for outdoor dining on Broadwalk. Here's the weekend weather forecast for the Greater Green.
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May 7th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: APARTMENT PLAN DETAILED
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RED BANK: At zoning board, developer details plan for 32 apartments at Monmouth and Pearl; three other plans OK'd; ex-mayor learns he's a grandfather.
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May 7th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: CHARTER REVIEW VOTE SLATED
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RED BANK: All-Democratic council agrees to put charter study on November ballot, a move that could lead to nonpartisan elections.
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May 6th, 2021 @ 7am
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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.