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RED BANK: MENHADEN DIE-OFF IN SPOTLIGHT
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RED BANK: Clean Ocean Action presses state for a town hall on fish die-off, which scientists attribute to bacterium specific to menhaden.
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April 19th, 2021 @ 7am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: A SPRITZ OR TWO OF SPRING
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RED BANK: The Greater Green may get a spritz of rain Monday and again later in the week. Here's the extended weather forecast. 
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April 19th, 2021 @ 6am
RED BANK: COOKIES, SOAP, TATS, GOLF & MORE
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RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, a cookie bakery, an 'occult' soap shop, a tattoo parlor and a 'golf lounge' plan openings downtown.
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April 16th, 2021 @ 1pm
RED BANK: LIBRARY NIXES LATE FINES
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RED BANK: Late getting that book or DVD back to the public library? Not to worry. Fines for overdue materials are now a relic of the past.
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April 16th, 2021 @ 10am
RED BANK: EMAIL LEAK OPINION EXPECTED
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RED BANK: After months of stalemate, council may finally get guidance on what, if anything, to do about leaked emails and the allegations they raised.
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April 16th, 2021 @ 6am
RED BANK: Ballard decries 'tragedy' of Daunte Wright killing and the fear he and other Black Americans experience in encounters with police.
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April 15th, 2021 @ 3pm
RED BANK: COUNCIL MAY REOPEN VNA PLAN
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RED BANK: Council moves on possible re-review of VNA site as Saxum pursues reclassification as "area in need of redevelopment."
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April 15th, 2021 @ 12pm
RED BANK: DALPRA TO HEAD PARKS & REC
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RED BANK: Quickly filling vacancy left by Charlie Hoffmann, council hires former RBR athletic director Louis 'Del' DalPra to run parks & rec department.
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April 15th, 2021 @ 7am
FAIR HAVEN: PLAN AIMS TO CUT GRIND WORK
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FAIR HAVEN: Planned changes will cut truck activity at brush site by up to 70 percent, proponents say, but one council member still wants it moved.
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April 13th, 2021 @ 3pm
RED BANK: TOP JOB OPEN AT TIME OF STRIFE
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RED BANK: Menna blames Shehady departure after just three years on "scheme" and worries "dysfunctional" atmosphere will repel good candidates.
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April 13th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: CHIEF REBUTS ABUSE CLAIM
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RED BANK: Police chief rebuts Facebook claim of excessive force on couple cited for trespassing on railroad property Saturday night.
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April 12th, 2021 @ 10am
RED BANK: GRAY SKIES IN FORECAST
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RED BANK: The weather forecast for the coming week includes recurring gray skies and tree-nourishing rain on the Greater Green.
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April 12th, 2021 @ 6am
RED BANK: Civil war among Democrats intensifies as local Republican chairman says Zipprich has made local politics "a toxic endeavor."
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April 9th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: SHEHADY RESIGNS TOP BORO JOB
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RED BANK: Shehady resigns as business administrator after just three years, leaving sharply divided council to fill top unelected position.
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April 8th, 2021 @ 12pm
RED BANK: TEMPERS BOIL OVER WATER JOB
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RED BANK: Borough residents boil over disruptive water line project that, it turns out, town officials didn't know had camped out on borough land.
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April 8th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: DEMS CALL FOR CHARTER STUDY
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RED BANK: Bitter split among Democrats widens as mayor and four council members call for charter study, deride Zipprich as party boss.
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April 7th, 2021 @ 3pm
MIDDLETOWN: PEDESTRIAN STRUCK & KILLED
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MIDDLETOWN: Pedestrian struck and killed on Route 35 at Navesink River Road Tuesday night, police said.
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April 7th, 2021 @ 11am
RED BANK: STILL NO MOVEMENT ON REFORM
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RED BANK: Two approaches to a possible change from the borough form of government have shown no signs of traction in recent months.
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April 7th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: March police blotter includes spray-paint vandalism, three DWI arrests and a charge of criminal sexual contact involving a minor.
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April 6th, 2021 @ 11am
RED BANK: Republicans announce 'placeholder' council candidates to vie for seats held by two Democrats, who first face primary contests.
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April 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.