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BRUSH PICKUP GOES WRONG
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Driver says her car was struck by a Red Bank Department of Public Works front end loader doing scheduled brush pickup on Drs. James Parker Boulevard Wednesday.
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August 15th, 2025 @ 12pm
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RED BANK: FATAL CRASH SUSPECT HAD TWO PRIOR DUIS. HOW WAS HE ALLOWED TO DRIVE?
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Photo courtesy of The Lakewood Scoop.
A Red Bank man had been charged with DWI twice before police say he killed a mother and daughter while driving drunk. But those two cases were among thousands of DUI cases statewide put on hold amid a review of a new breathalyzer machine.
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August 11th, 2025 @ 9pm
495 CRASHES AND COUNTING…
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A crash on Drs. James Parker Boulevard, days after police chief reports drivers crashing more than twice day so far in 2025.
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July 29th, 2025 @ 11am
RED BANK MAN KILLS TWO IN DWI CRASH, COPS SAY
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Photo courtesy of The Lakewood Scoop.
A drunk driver from Red Bank killed a woman and an eleven year old child in a Lakewood crash Saturday, police say. (photo by The Lakewood Scoop. Click to read more)
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July 28th, 2025 @ 8am
RED BANK: TOWER HILL VAN FIRE
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Red Bank Fire Department extinguishes van fire as distraught driver looks on. (click to read)
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June 12th, 2025 @ 12pm
TWO RED BANKS, SAME “WHOOPS TOO TALL” PROBLEM
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Same town name, similar foolishness: A few days after a truck carrying a van struck a train overpass here in Red Bank, New Jersey, a train carrying cars struck a highway overpass in Red Bank, Tennessee.
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May 7th, 2025 @ 1pm
RED BANK : AMAZON TRUCK CARRIER CRASHES AT RAILROAD OVERPASS
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Driver hauling an Amazon delivery truck crashes at Red Bank's West Front Street railroad overpass. (click for more)
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May 1st, 2025 @ 12pm
RED BANK: DRIVER CRASHES INTO UTILITY POLE, ROAD CLOSED
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Drivers hits telephone pole in Red Bank, dangling wires closes county highway 520. (click to read)
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March 30th, 2025 @ 7am
EDITH BLAKE HEADS FOR 108 YEARS
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Belated, we know, but worth honoring regardless: Red Bank's likely oldest resident marks another milestone.
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March 26th, 2025 @ 10am
RED BANK: NO CHARGES IN MAY PEDESTRIAN DEATH
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Prosecutors: No charges against the driver in a May crash that took the life of a 20-year-old Frankie Luna Santamaria of Red Bank. (click to read)
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March 25th, 2025 @ 2pm
RED BANK: TRUCK STRIKES W. FRONT STREET BRIDGE…AGAIN
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RED BANK: Truck hits railroad overpass. Again.
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October 15th, 2024 @ 2pm
CAR CRACKS BUILDING
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RED BANK: A medical office building on Maple Avenue was evacuated after a car struck it Thursday afternoon. Click for more.
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June 27th, 2024 @ 4pm
RED BANK: CRASH PROMPTS DETOURS
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RED BANK: Three-vehicle crash sends two to the hospital and knocks down power lines, prompting detours.
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May 29th, 2024 @ 5pm
RED BANK: FAMILY MOURNS MAN KILLED WALKING HOME FROM WORK
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Frank Luna Santamaria was killed by a car while walking home from work. His family is raising money to pay for a funeral in Mexico. (click to read)
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May 23rd, 2024 @ 7am
RED BANK: PEDESTRIAN DIES FROM INJURIES
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RED BANK: A 20-year-old borough man has died of injuries sustained when he was struck by a car last week, police said. (Click to read more.)
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May 21st, 2024 @ 6pm
RED BANK: SPEED LIMIT RADAR SIGNS POSTED
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RED BANK: New radar-equipped speed limit signs tell speeders to slow down on two borough streets – and thank law-abiders.
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March 11th, 2024 @ 7am
RED BANK: PEDESTRIAN STRUCK
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RED BANK: Pedestrian suffered "relatively minor" injuries when she was struck by a vehicle last week, police said Monday.
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February 12th, 2024 @ 5pm
RED BANK: CRASH INJURES SHOP EMPLOYEE
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RED BANK: Boutique worker suffers minor injuries when car crashes through front window while parking Wednesday, police said.
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February 7th, 2024 @ 4pm
RED BANK: THREE HURT IN THREE-VEHICLE CRASH
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RED BANK: Three people were injured in a three-vehicle crash that shut down part of Maple Avenue Monday afternoon.
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October 30th, 2023 @ 7pm
RED BANK: THREE INJURED SLIGHTLY IN CRASH
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RED BANK: Three people suffered minor injuries in a three-vehicle crash on Bridge Avenue Thursday morning, police said.
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October 13th, 2023 @ 3pm
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PIANO TRASHED
Left out to take at 83 River Street. Property owner is a touring musician. Studio and home. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris H ...
FALL COLORS IN RED BANK
redbankgreen's Partyline captures peaking fall foliage on a Red Bank street corner.
FALL AT THE COURTS OF RED BANK
On the Partyline: stunning foliage at Red Bank's "medieval office park."
WALK FOR DEMOCRACY
The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center led a "Walk for Democracy" Sunday from Riverside Gardens Park to the cultral center on Drs. James Park ...
Go big or go home
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.
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