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ON THE GREEN: A WARM AND WINDY DAY
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RED BANK: A warm and sunny day will also bring strong winds Wednesday, according to National Weather Service. Here's the forecast for the Greater Green.
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October 7th, 2020 @ 5am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: SIGN OF PROGRESS AT ‘THE VAULT’?
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RED BANK: There's a small new sign on the facade at 55 Broad Street, aka 'The Vault.' But is it a sign of things to come? What's Going On Here checks in.
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October 6th, 2020 @ 5pm
RED BANK: RESOURCE CENTER REOPENS
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RED BANK: Family Resource Associates marks return to in-person instruction for people of all ages who have developmental or acquired disAbilities.
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October 6th, 2020 @ 4pm
LITTLE SILVER: HALLOWEEN GETS TRICKY
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LITTLE SILVER: Officials and residents wrestle with how to do Halloween in a pandemic, without being a buzzkill, particularly for one partying neighborhood.
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October 5th, 2020 @ 11pm
RED BANK: HABCORE EXPANSION COMPLETED
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RED BANK: HABcore opens four new independent living apartments on River Street with help from Jon Bon Jovi's JBJ Soul Foundation.
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October 5th, 2020 @ 3pm
RED BANK: DEBUT VOGEL LINEUP SLATED
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RED BANK: Singer Grace Potter kicks things off at the Basie Center's new Vogel performance space. Here's the initial lineup of acts.
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October 5th, 2020 @ 12pm
SHREWSBURY: Crime and arrest reports for the last two weeks of September.
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October 5th, 2020 @ 10am
ON THE GREEN: COVID CASES IMPACT SCHOOLS
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ON THE GREEN: Middle Schools in both Fair Haven and Red Bank adjust schedules as one student in each tests positive for COVID-19.
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October 5th, 2020 @ 6am
LITTLE SILVER: ‘AT LEAST’ 58 ISOLATED BY RBR
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LITTLE SILVER: 'At least' 58 students and teachers are now in quarantine from Red Bank Regional in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic, Moore reports.
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October 3rd, 2020 @ 12am
LITTLE SILVER: ODD LOT TO GET NEW USE
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LITTLE SILVER: Oddly shaped lot with tricky access wins planning board approval for use as vehicle storage yard for a local landscaping business.
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October 2nd, 2020 @ 8am
ON THE GREEN: BRIGHT WEEKEND AHEAD
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ON THE GREEN: The weekend weather forecast for the Greater Red Bank Green is bright.
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October 2nd, 2020 @ 6am
SHREWSBURY: WEDDING GOWNS IN SPOTLIGHT
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SHREWSBURY: Historical Society unveils a dazzling collection of restored wedding dresses from more than a century of American life.
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October 1st, 2020 @ 3pm
LITTLE SILVER: TWO STUDENTS QUARANTINED
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LITTLE SILVER: With in-person instruction resuming, two Red Bank Regional students are quarantined and eight others are excluded from activities, Moore says.
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September 30th, 2020 @ 9pm
RED BANK: TEACHERS, VEEP GET SPOTLIGHT
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RED BANK: District teachers and an administrator get delayed recognition for professional achievements and awards announced before the pandemic.
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September 30th, 2020 @ 3pm
RED BANK: COVID-19 CLAIMS TWO BUSINESSES
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RED BANK: In this 400th edition of Retail Churn, two more businesses fall to the pandemic: the restaurant Via45 and Paint A Tee, a children's event space.
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September 30th, 2020 @ 6am
LITTLE SILVER: RBR AIMS FOR THURSDAY
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LITTLE SILVER: Red Bank Regional aims for Thursday reopening after student tests positive for COVID-19; others being checked following contact.
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September 29th, 2020 @ 5pm
RED BANK: BASIE TO OPEN NEW VENUE
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RED BANK: After seven months of darkness, Basie Center plans to debut new performance space, seating just 150 in a room built for 800.
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September 29th, 2020 @ 11am
LITTLE SILVER: Red Bank Regional will halt in-person instruction for at least a day after student tests positive for COVID-19, Moore says in announcement.
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September 28th, 2020 @ 9pm
RED BANK: DOWNTOWN SOLD
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RED BANK: The Downtown restaurant and bar has new owners. Filings indicate no immediate plans for changes to the West Front Street building.
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September 28th, 2020 @ 11am
FAIR HAVEN: ART FOR ALL SEASONS & WEATHER
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FAIR HAVEN: The week ahead promises a palette of seasonally appropriate weather. Here's the forecast for the Greater Green.
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September 28th, 2020 @ 6am
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MANTIS (PRAYING) AT CHURCH
Partyliner films praying mantis at church.
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 ...