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LITTLE SILVER: CRIMES AND ARRESTS
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LITTLE SILVER: Crime and arrest reports for July from LSPD include threats from a motorist who stopped to pee on someone's lawn.
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August 18th, 2020 @ 6am
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RED BANK: DELISA TO GET ‘EMERGENCY’ PACT
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RED BANK: With no bids submitted for trash contract, borough will go to interim pact to avert an "emergency" – at an extra cost of $10k per month.
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August 17th, 2020 @ 12pm
RED BANK: PROBE, METERS & MORE ON AGENDA
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RED BANK: Busy council agenda includes authorization of Zipprich email leak probe; longer parking enforcement; budget; and six police promotions.
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August 17th, 2020 @ 6am
FAIR HAVEN: TRAIL FUNDING SOUGHT
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FAIR HAVEN: Council to hold public hearing Monday on "dusted off" proposal for new trail that would also aid with cost of cleaning up McCarter Pond.
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August 14th, 2020 @ 12pm
RED BANK: WEEKEND WEATHER MIXED
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RED BANK: Mostly sunny Saturday. But that's the one bright spot as we head into the weekend. Here's the weather outlook for the Greater Green.
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August 14th, 2020 @ 6am
RED BANK: COMMUNITY RALLIES FOR FAMILY
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RED BANK: Teen's online fundraiser quickly surpasses amount needed to pay for life-saving surgery on his family's pet bulldog.
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August 13th, 2020 @ 1pm
RED BANK: FUNDS NEEDED FOR PET SURGERY
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RED BANK: Borough teen launches online fundraiser for his family's pet bulldog, who needs emergency surgery they cannot afford.
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August 12th, 2020 @ 7pm
RED BANK: ANDERSON ‘EVOLUTION’ ROLLS ON
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RED BANK: Decades in the works, the revival of the long-vacant Anderson Storage building is all but complete with the opening of Sickles Market and Booskerdoo.
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August 12th, 2020 @ 11am
RED BANK: STORMS MAY BRING FLOODING
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RED BANK: More summer storms, along with possible flooding, dominate the weather outlook over the next three days for the Greater Green.
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August 12th, 2020 @ 6am
RED BANK: OUTDOOR FASHION SHOW SLATED
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RED BANK: Boutique owner and designer of "dreamy, punk" clothing plans an outdoor fashion show on Broad Street Sunday evening.
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August 11th, 2020 @ 10am
RED BANK: CLANCY MULLS COUGHING ON ‘LIBS’
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RED BANK: Three years after he quit Human Relations committee over a text seen as threatening, GOP chairman Clancy muses about "coughing" on liberals to "harass" them.
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August 10th, 2020 @ 4pm
RED BANK: POWER BACK ON AS HEAT DIALS UP
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RED BANK: Power almost fully restored as feels-like temperatures close to 100 loom this week. Here's the extended forecast for the Greater Green.
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August 10th, 2020 @ 6am
RED BANK: POWER OUTAGES CONTINUE
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RED BANK: Power outages caused by Isaias continue, with much of Red Bank and Fair Haven still without electricity.
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August 7th, 2020 @ 6am
RED BANK: ZIPPRICH ASKS FOR LEAK PROBE
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RED BANK: Zipprich wants probe of leaked emails in which Shehady warned of efforts to "sabotage" trash bidding. Also, Ballard and Shehady spar again.
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August 6th, 2020 @ 11am
RED BANK: ZONING BOARD RESUMES WORK
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RED BANK: Sidelined for five months by the pandemic, the zoning board gets back to hearing variance requests Thursday night.
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August 6th, 2020 @ 6am
RED BANK: ‘SABOTAGE’ OF TRASH BID ALLEGED
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RED BANK: Shehady, citing "suspicious" Zipprich email echoed by a hauler's letter, warns of effort to "sabotage" trash contract bid process.
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August 5th, 2020 @ 12pm
ON THE GREEN: OUTAGES & ABUNDANT SUN
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RED BANK: Power outages persist early Wednesday following Tropical Storm Isais. Meantime, weather forecast calls for abundant sunshine.
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August 5th, 2020 @ 6am
ON THE GREEN: OUTAGES FOLLOW STORM
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RED BANK: Tropical Storm Isais blows through the Greater Green, leaving behind power outages, a leafy mess and brilliant sunshine.
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August 4th, 2020 @ 5pm
RED BANK: TORNADO THREAT AMID OUTAGES
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RED BANK: The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for Monmouth County amid spreading power outages as Isaias approached.
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August 4th, 2020 @ 12pm
RED BANK: ISAIAS MAY SPARE AREA ITS WORST
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RED BANK: Tropical Storm Isaias regained hurricane strength but is expected to spare the Greater Green its worst impacts, which will be to the west.
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August 4th, 2020 @ 6am
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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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