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RED BANK: Upbeat video of RBC lacrosse players practicing social distancing tops this week's weather forecast for the Greater Green.
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April 6th, 2020 @ 6am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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VIRUS UPDATE: COVID-19-related deaths show sharp one-day drop statewide and continued easing in Monmouth as virus-positive cases grow, state reports.
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April 5th, 2020 @ 2pm
VIRUS UPDATE: 200 MORE DEATHS REPORTED
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VIRUS UPDATE: Two hundred more COVID-19-related deaths added to toll that now eclipses state's loss of life in 9/11 attacks, Murphy says.
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April 4th, 2020 @ 2pm
VIRUS UPDATE: COVID-19 CARNAGE CONTINUES
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VIRUS UPDATE: COVID-19 carnage continues with 113 more deaths statewide and 10 more in Monmouth County, Murphy says in ordering flags lowered.
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April 3rd, 2020 @ 2pm
RED BANK: Cooped up at home? Check out these bitesized films in the Basie's Teen & College Film Fest and vote for your favorites.
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April 3rd, 2020 @ 7am
LITTLE SILVER: ROBERT SICKLES SR. DIES
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LITTLE SILVER: Robert Sickles Sr., patriarch of a family farm that traces its agricultural roots back more than three centuries, has died at age 92.
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April 2nd, 2020 @ 4pm
VIRUS UPDATE: NEW JERSEY DEATHS HIT 537
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VIRUS UPDATE: Deaths from COVID-19 double as infection total soars past 25,000 and officials scramble to bring field hospitals online.
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April 2nd, 2020 @ 2pm
RED BANK: YASSIN GETS POLS TO PONY UP
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RED BANK: First-term Councilman Yassin wrangles a bipartisan group of New Jersey politicians to donate from their campaign funds to help fight COVID-19.
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April 2nd, 2020 @ 10am
RED BANK: redbankgreen happened upon Doc Saphire of the Atlantic Watch out on his porch playing "Danny Boy" on his bagpipes Wednesday. Video.
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April 2nd, 2020 @ 9am
VIRUS UPDATE: COVID-19 DEATH TOLL SPIKES
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VIRUS UPDATE: Northern New Jersey showing first signs of expected COVID-19 "surge," Murphy administration says in announcing new death and illness figures.
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April 1st, 2020 @ 3pm
RED BANK: CRISIS DELAYS FARMERS’ MARKET
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RED BANK: Still five weeks off, the traditional Mother's Day opening of the popular Farmer's Market has been postponed by the COVID-19 crisis.
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April 1st, 2020 @ 10am
FAIR HAVEN: DUNKIN’ COMMENTS LESS HEATED
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FAIR HAVEN: A year after it sharply divide the town, Dunkin' shop gets its signage and Facebook comments are far less heated.
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April 1st, 2020 @ 7am
VIRUS UPDATE: STATE DEATH TOLL UP SHARPLY
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VIRUS UPDATE: COVID-19 deaths and positive tests accelerate sharply as Murphy team "plans for the worst and hopes for the best" in anticipated surge.
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March 31st, 2020 @ 3pm
VIRUS UPDATE: NEW JERSEY TOLL SOARS
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VIRUS UPDATE: Murphy administration hammers "stay home" message after COVID-19 death toll grows by 37 and 3,347 more tests come back positive.
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March 30th, 2020 @ 3pm
RED BANK: MENNA BLASTS HEALTH ‘RUMORS’
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RED BANK: Menna blasts Burnham for false "rumors" about his health and Shehady tees her up for "blatant lies" about his health and whereabouts.
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March 30th, 2020 @ 1pm
ON THE GREEN: QUIET STREETS
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ON THE GREEN: Downtown Red Bank was a well-lit ghost burg as the Greater Green maintained a near-empty quiet through the weekend. Photos.
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March 30th, 2020 @ 7am
VIRUS UPDATE: After weeklong climb, New Jersey death toll eases as number of COVID-19 positive cases continues to rise, Murphy administration reports.
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March 29th, 2020 @ 3pm
VIRUS UPDATE: ILLNESS, DEATH COUNTS SOAR
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VIRUS UPDATE: Monmouth County had 122 more COVID-19 positive cases but no additional deaths as New Jersey numbers soar, Murphy team reports.
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March 28th, 2020 @ 1pm
VIRUS UPDATE: Three more die in Monmouth County as state's COVID-19 pandemic's death toll surpasses 100, Murphy team reports.
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March 27th, 2020 @ 2pm
ON THE GREEN: ESCAPING INTO FRESH AIR
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ON THE GREEN: Under beautiful spring conditions, residents take to the outdoors for fresh air and escape from anxiety about COVID-19.
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March 27th, 2020 @ 12pm
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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 ...