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RED BANK: DESTIGMATIZING ADDICTION
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RED BANK: Law enforcers, healthcare providers and others advocate for destigmatizing opioid addiction at an Overdose Awareness event here.
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September 1st, 2020 @ 9am
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RED BANK: Driver charged with DWI after crash. Also, police pursue Range Rover believed stolen in Rumson, and get report of stolen Mercedes.
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August 31st, 2020 @ 1pm
RED BANK: ‘GOTH & GIRLY’ FASHION ON BROAD
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RED BANK: Boutique owner/designer Emily Natale brings a burst of 'goth and girly' fashion sense to Broad Street with an outdoor event. Photos galore.
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August 31st, 2020 @ 6am
LITTLE SILVER: RBR’S ‘SOURCE’ FACES CUTS
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LITTLE SILVER: State plan to eliminate funding for RBR's school-based social service program the Source would be 'devastating,' says Moore.
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August 30th, 2020 @ 1pm
RED BANK: POOL CLOSURE PROMPTS RENT CASE
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RED BANK: With the pool and gym closed by COVID-19, some Grandville Towers tenants want a rent reduction under borough ordinance.
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August 28th, 2020 @ 7am
RED BANK: WEEKEND OUTLOOK MIXED
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RED BANK: The extended weather outlook for the Greater Green includes sunshine Friday and Sunday, interrupted by a cloudy and maybe rainy Saturday.
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August 28th, 2020 @ 6am
RED BANK: SIDEWALK SALE RETURNS
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RED BANK: Sidewalk Sale returns for 66th year, this time with Broadwalk, plus some StreetLife and a punk fashion show.
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August 28th, 2020 @ 5am
RED BANK: KNIGHTS SEEK COAT DRIVE FUNDS
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RED BANK: Knights of Columbus program to give a coat to every kid in town who needs one faces its greatest demand yet. Here's how you can help.
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August 27th, 2020 @ 12pm
RED BANK: WHAT’S UP AT VACANT STATION?
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RED BANK: What's Going On at the former Raceway gas station at Riverside and Bridge Avenues? You ask, redbankgreen answers...
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August 27th, 2020 @ 11am
RED BANK: SCHOOLS ‘READY TO ROLL’
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RED BANK: Borough schools confident and "ready to roll" with plan for mixed in-school and at-home instruction, Rumage tells board of ed.
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August 26th, 2020 @ 12am
RED BANK: COUNCIL PROMOTES SIX COPS
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RED BANK: Six police officers move up the command ladder – unceremoniously, for now, because of the pandemic. Here's who they are.
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August 25th, 2020 @ 12pm
RED BANK: SUN, HIGH HUMIDITY FORECAST
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RED BANK: Sunshine and high humidity will combine to drive feel-like temperatures into the mid-90s Monday. Here's the extended forecast for the Greater Green.
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August 24th, 2020 @ 6am
RED BANK: RALLY SLAMS POSTAL CHANGES
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RED BANK: Thirty protestors rallied outside the Shrewsbury Avenue post office to voice support for the postal service and its role in voting by mail.
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August 21st, 2020 @ 4pm
RED BANK: DEMS CLASH OVER BUDGET, PROBE
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RED BANK: Rifts laid bare as council Democrats clash for hours over budget and an email leak probe that one calls a "witch hunt."
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August 21st, 2020 @ 11am
RED BANK: WEEKEND WEATHER OUTLOOK
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RED BANK: A less-than-flamboyant weekend lies ahead, bringing clouds and a chance of rain. Here's the extended forecast for the Greater Green.
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August 21st, 2020 @ 6am
LITTLE SILVER: SEVEN CHARGED IN ATM SCAM
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LITTLE SILVER: Police charge seven here in multistate scam involving at least 100 suspects allegedly exploiting a flaw in Santander ATM system.
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August 20th, 2020 @ 11am
FAIR HAVEN: One month after plan to buy River Road site was killed, council sets special meeting to lay out new options for police station and DPW.
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August 20th, 2020 @ 7am
SHREWSBURY: CRIMES AND ARRESTS
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SHREWSBURY: Crime and arrest reports from borough police for the first two weeks of August.
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August 20th, 2020 @ 6am
RED BANK: EX-GYMNAST BRINGS THE JUICE
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RED BANK: A Romanian gymnast-turned-life coach adds energy-drink retailer to her résumé today with the opening of a shop on West Front Street.
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August 19th, 2020 @ 6am
RED BANK: July police blotter includes a number of bike thefts, two DWI charges and a Tinton Falls man arrested twice in four days.
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August 18th, 2020 @ 9am
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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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