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RED BANK: Menna and two council members tee up proposed RiverCenter bylaw changes as effort to reduce oversight by governing body and residents.
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December 3rd, 2020 @ 9am
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LITTLE SILVER: Whipsawed students, parents and teachers at Red Bank Regional High are in for another schedule change starting Thursday.
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December 2nd, 2020 @ 8pm
LITTLE SILVER: CALL PROMPTS ONE ARREST
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LITTLE SILVER: One person arrested for false public alarm after purported hostage situation at a Branch Avenue house, prosecutor's office says.
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December 2nd, 2020 @ 6pm
LITTLE SILVER: HEAVY POLICE ACTIVITY
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LITTLE SILVER: Heavy police action and large swath of town blocked by detours around unexplained activity apparently centered on a Branch Avenue house.
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December 2nd, 2020 @ 5pm
VIRUS: MURPHY NOTES HOSPITAL TREND
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VIRUS UPDATE: Hospital admissions continue to rise even as rate of COVID-19 transmission is easing, Murphy warns. Also: latest case data by town.
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December 2nd, 2020 @ 3pm
RED BANK: BROAD REOPENED TO TRAFFIC
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RED BANK: 'Broadwalk' dining and shopping plaza goes on winter hiatus, though streateries can continue to use parking spots for restaurant seating.
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December 2nd, 2020 @ 7am
VIRUS: MONMOUTH HOSPITALIZATIONS RISE
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ON THE GREEN: Monmouth County hospitals were treating 344 COVID-19 patients as of Monday, freeholders report. Here are latest case totals by town.
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December 1st, 2020 @ 1pm
RED BANK: DECEMBER WEATHER ARRIVES
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RED BANK: Final month of 2020 – finally – begins Tuesday with partly sunny skies and falling temps. Here's the weather forecast for the Greater Green.
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December 1st, 2020 @ 5am
LITTLE SILVER: RBR EYES TUESDAY RESTART
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LITTLE SILVER: After a month away, students and teachers will begin returning to Red Bank Regional Tuesday, superintendent says.
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November 30th, 2020 @ 10pm
RED BANK: ‘PRECAUTION’ CLOSES TOWN HALL
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RED BANK: Unannounced closure keeps borough facilities empty for extra day in what Shehady says is solely a 'precaution' against COVID-19.
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November 30th, 2020 @ 4pm
LITTLE SILVER: Crime reports from August, September and October include include a number of arrests for marijuana possession.
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November 30th, 2020 @ 2pm
LITTLE SILVER: LAST-MINUTE CHANGE FOR RBR
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LITTLE SILVER: A planned resumption of in-school instruction at Red Bank Regional won't happen Monday after all, school says in last-minute notice.
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November 30th, 2020 @ 6am
RED BANK: PLAYING-IN-THE-PARK WEATHER
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RED BANK: Saxophonist relaxes with a tune in Eastside Park. Here's video, plus the weather forecast for the Greater Green.
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November 27th, 2020 @ 7am
RED BANK: SECRET STASH TO RELOCATE
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RED BANK: Kevin Smith's downtown comics shop, Secret Stash, plans to relocate to a new Broad Street location, the filmmaker said Wednesday.
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November 25th, 2020 @ 7pm
RED BANK: LOW-KEY TREE LIGHTING
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RED BANK: Traditional Holiday Express concert/Town Light-Up is cancelled. Even the Christmas tree lighting will be a quiet affair.
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November 25th, 2020 @ 5pm
LITTLE SILVER: IT’S BACK TO SCHOOL FOR RBR
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LITTLE SILVER: Citing absence of in-school COVID-19 transmission, Red Bank Regional will stick with plan to resume in-school instruction Monday, Moore says.
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November 25th, 2020 @ 3pm
FAIR HAVEN: FIREFIGHTERS RESCUE TREED CAT
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FAIR HAVEN: Rumson fire volunteers bring ladder truck to rescue cat stuck high up in a tree. Clingy kitty appears thankful.
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November 25th, 2020 @ 10am
RED BANK: MENNA APOLOGIZES TO MURPHY
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RED BANK: Menna apologizes to Murphy for two women who assailed governor and his family as they ate dinner downtown Sunday.
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November 25th, 2020 @ 7am
RED BANK: Westside Hose Company has two new volunteer firefighters in the house, and one is already the borough fire commissioner.
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November 25th, 2020 @ 7am
LITTLE SILVER: HOLZAPFEL, BRENNAN WIN
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LITTLE SILVER: Official result confirms Republicans Holzapfel and Brennan outpolled Democrats Keenan and Gotti in council race.
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November 24th, 2020 @ 12pm
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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.