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SANDY HOOK: PLOVERS PROLIFERATE
SANDY HOOK: Cancelling this summer's beach concert series helped ensure a successful breeding season for piping plovers, park service says.
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SANDY HOOK: BIRDS DISPLACE CONCERTS
SANDY HOOK: Free summer concerts on the beach cancelled to protect nests of piping plovers, a species that's "on the brink," National Park Service says.
RED BANK: NICE PLACE YOU GOT HERE…
RED BANK: Looking rather thuggish, a group of vultures loitered outside Les Gertrude apartments on Broad Street Thursday morning.
SHREWSBURY: AILING OWL GETTING CARE
SHREWSBURY: A young owl found cowering outside a storefront at the Grove shopping center was headed for treatment Friday morning.
MIDDLETOWN: Longtime Red Bank resident and volunteer Gladys Bowden, injured by a fire in her Shadow Lake condo last month, has died. She was 88.
MIDDLETOWN: FUNDRAISER FOR BOWDENS
MIDDLETOWN: A GoFundMe account seeks to help an elderly couple, former Red Bank volunteers, who were injured by a fire in their home earlier this month.
RED BANK: APARTMENT PLAN WITHDRAWN
RED BANK: Plan for a three-unit apartment building to replace a burned-out single family withdrawn amid objections by neighbors.
RED BANK: K9 VEST, MAYOR’S BALL, PINS
RED BANK: Mayor and council shine spotlight on three charitable organizations, and the borough now has an official lapel pin.
RED BANK: PUPPY MILL LAW WITHDRAWN
RED BANK: After seven months of controversy, a proposed ban on retail sales of "puppy mill" pets was withdrawn Wednesday night.
RED BANK: DOG AND CAT INJURED IN FIRE
RED BANK: Residents displaced from home after Shrewsbury Avenue fire that left a dog and a cat in veterinary care with smoke inhalation injuries.
RED BANK: WHAT NEXT FOR ONE-EYED ROBIN?
RED BANK: A borough woman seeks advice on what to do with a flightless, one-eyed young robin her family took in a week ago.
RED BANK: RATS INFEST NEIGHBORHOOD
RED BANK: Borough officials promise swift action after East Side residents complain of "fireworks display" of rats infesting their neighborhood.
RED BANK: ‘DOG DAYS’ ROMPS IN PARK
RED BANK: Whelped five years ago on Monmouth Street, 'Dog Days' returns with a romp in Marine Park for several hundred canines and their human companions. Photos galore.
RED BANK: PUPPY MILL BILL RETURNS… MAYBE
RED BANK: A controversial anti-puppy-mill proposal is on the council agenda for Wednesday night, though a vote is uncertain.
RED BANK: PARKING, TAXES & MORE
RED BANK: At last week's session, the council took action on parking, administration and commercial trash pickups; hearings slated on taxes, RiverCenter and shared services.
RED BANK: ‘PUPPY MILL’ BILL TABLED
RED BANK: Controversial 'puppy mill' ordinance tabled for a month in order to give stakeholders a chance to work out a compromise, Horgan says.
RED BANK: PUPPY LAW MAY END UP IN COURT
RED BANK: Council revives proposed 'puppy mill' ordinance as Bark Avenue, the borough's only dog retailer, threatens lawsuit.
RED BANK: OUTDOOR DINING WEATHER
RED BANK: An osprey enjoys some takeout a half-mile inland, which somehow has something to do with today's weather forecast.
RED BANK: ‘PUPPY MILL’ LAW ON AGENDA
RED BANK: A controversial 'puppy mill' ordinance that the owner of the town's only pet store says unfairly targets his business is up for adoption this week.
RED BANK: Menna tugs reins on holiday horse-and-carriage rides, calling them "inhumane." What does the horse owner think? "Idiocy," she says.
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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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