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ON THE GREEN: TRIPLE-DIGIT TEMPS FORECAST
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RED BANK: Second day of triple-digit 'feels like' temperatures forecast. Here's the extended weather outlook for the Greater Green.
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July 20th, 2020 @ 6am
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RED BANK: PLAZA LIMITS IRK OUTSIDERS
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RED BANK: Broad Street dining plaza is "sucking customers away" from restaurants just outside the zone, say some owners, who want it expanded south.
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July 17th, 2020 @ 2pm
ON THE GREEN: AMPLE SUNSHINE IN FORECAST
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RED BANK: Lots of sunshine in weekend outlook, along with temperatures in the low 90s Sunday. Here's the extended forecast for the Greater Green.
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July 17th, 2020 @ 6am
FAIR HAVEN: PURCHASE PLAN SCRAPPED
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FAIR HAVEN: Borough scraps proposed $3.4M purchase of River Road site, explores building new police station at current location.
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July 15th, 2020 @ 2pm
LITTLE SILVER: Red Bank Regional scraps planned seniors-only graduation after one tests positive for COVID-19, and may have exposed others.
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July 14th, 2020 @ 12pm
RED BANK: TRATTORIA ENDS 35-YEAR RUN
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RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, the owners of the Front St. Trattoria make a quiet exit after 35 years, and a CBD shop plans to open downtown.
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July 14th, 2020 @ 11am
RED BANK: MAYOR SLAMS STREET TAKEOVER
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RED BANK: Menna slams restaurant for unauthorized and "dangerous" shutdown of public street, complete with fake grass and a fence.
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July 13th, 2020 @ 4pm
LITTLE SILVER: NEW RBR GRADUATE DIES
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LITTLE SILVER: Less than a month after his graduation, a member of Red Bank Regional High's class of 2020 has died.
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July 13th, 2020 @ 6am
RED BANK: PARKLET EFFORT BEGINS
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RED BANK: Concrete barriers installed around parking spaces downtown. What's Going On Here? The arrival of "parklets" downtown.
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July 10th, 2020 @ 8am
RED BANK: PLAZA PLANS REWORKED
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RED BANK: Borough scraps Monmouth Street plaza, extends Broad Street plaza by additional day, and plans to allow dining "parklets" downtown.
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July 9th, 2020 @ 11am
RED BANK: LION IN WAIT… FOR A VACCINE?
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RED BANK: River Road homeowner finds an opportunity for humor in increasingly politicized debate over masks to slow spread of COVID-19.
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July 9th, 2020 @ 6am
VIRUS UPDATE: ‘MASK UP,’ MURPHY ORDERS
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VIRUS UPDATE: Citing 'backsliding' in COVID-19 transmission rate, Murphy issues outdoor mask order where social distancing isn't practicable.
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July 8th, 2020 @ 3pm
RED BANK: FOXES, DEER MOVE ON IN
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RED BANK: While a trio of deer chowed down on a Madison Avenue lawn, a red fox crossed the street two doors away, apparently in search of its own breakfast.
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July 8th, 2020 @ 11am
RED BANK: LATIN-FLAVORED CAFÉ OPENS
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RED BANK: Hit hard by the pandemic a father and two sons finally open their new restaurant, one that includes a "Latin touch" on its menu.
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July 8th, 2020 @ 6am
ON THE GREEN: ONE POLLING PLACE PER TOWN
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ON THE GREEN: Pandemic transforms primary voting to mail-in affair, with just one live poling place per town in Red Bank, Fair Haven and Little Silver.
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July 7th, 2020 @ 6am
RED BANK: SUNSHINE AND STORMS FORECAST
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RED BANK: New work week kicks off with sunshine, followed by possible evening thunderstorms. Here's the extended forecast for the Greater Green.
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July 6th, 2020 @ 6am
RED BANK: MENNA ADMITS FOOD TRUCK ERROR
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RED BANK: Following redbankgreen questions about conflict of interest, Menna acknowledges he should not have participated in council food truck discussion.
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July 2nd, 2020 @ 11pm
RED BANK: FOOD TRUCK EYES VACANT SITE
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RED BANK: A year after it appeared dead, a move to end the ban on food trucks rolls back into the spotlight, led by a mother-daughter venture called Your Sister's Balls.
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July 2nd, 2020 @ 12pm
RED BANK: MURPHY, BON JOVI BREAK B2 BREAD
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RED BANK: Closely watched for his own behavior under COVID-19 rules he imposed, Murphy dines outdoors at B2 with Bon Jovi.
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July 1st, 2020 @ 8pm
LITTLE SILVER: CROSSING TO CLOSE FOR WORK
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LITTLE SILVER: NJ Transit plans to replace the railroad crossing at Silverside Avenue, work that will require about 10 days of detours this month.
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July 1st, 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 ...