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RED BANK: CONDO PROJECT BEGINS AT LAST
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RED BANK: After more than three years surrounded by ugly black fencing, corner of Maple and West Front comes alive with construction activity.
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April 29th, 2024 @ 7am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: LUNCH BREAK CELEBRATES NEW HOME
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RED BANK: With a street renamed after founder Norma Todd, Lunch Break celebrates a rebuilt home finally "large enough to contain its heart."
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April 26th, 2024 @ 6am
THREE ON TOUR
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RED BANK: Three borough sites will participate in a weekend of self-guided tours of 52 historic locations in Monmouth County May 4 & 5.
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April 25th, 2024 @ 7am
RED BANK: APARTMENT PLAN SCRAPPED
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RED BANK: Proposed apartment building at train station that drew flak over its size has been scrapped. But he will be back, developer says.
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January 5th, 2024 @ 6am
RED BANK: APARTMENT PLAN ‘TOO BIG’
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RED BANK: First-round feedback on proposed apartment project at train station includes "too big," "too dense," and "pretty ugly."
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November 6th, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: PROJECT HEARING DELAYED AGAIN
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RED BANK: After months of postponements, hearing on plan for 32 new train station apartments gets postponed yet again.
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October 17th, 2023 @ 9pm
RED BANK: STATION PROJECT GOES TO BOARD
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RED BANK: After months of delays, hearing to begin on plan for 32 apartments on Bridge Avenue opposite the train station.
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September 20th, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: APARTMENT PLAN DELAYED AGAIN
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RED BANK: Hearing on a plan for 32 new apartments on Bridge Avenue opposite the train station has been postponed again.
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July 20th, 2023 @ 11am
RED BANK: HOUSE TO BE RAZED (AGAIN)
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RED BANK: Shrewsbury Avenue house that was part of a redevelopment plan withdrawn two years ago again tagged for demolition. What's Going On Here?
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July 13th, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: STATION APARTMENTS HEARING SET
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RED BANK: Plans for 32 new apartments opposite train station scheduled to go before zoning board Thursday with need for variances.
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June 14th, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: MORE STATION UNITS PROPOSED
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RED BANK: Plan to build 32 new apartments opposite train station scheduled to go before zoning board next week.
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May 11th, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: HPC AIMS TO RAZE AND REBUILD
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RED BANK: Historic Preservation Commission embarks on a teardown, aiming to replace enabling ordinance chairman says has no strong support.
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March 17th, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: STATION RAZED FOR APARTMENTS
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RED BANK: A onetime gas station-turned-gym downtown was razed Tuesday. What's Going On Here? Here's what's coming.
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November 2nd, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: DOWNTOWN APARTMENTS OK’D
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RED BANK: After developer lops off a floor, plan for 40-unit apartment building downtown gets unanimous zoning board approval.
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October 21st, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: APARTMENT PLAN SHRINKS
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RED BANK: Developer of proposed apartment building lops off a floor, eliminating need for height and parking variances.
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October 17th, 2022 @ 12pm
RED BANK: FIVE-STORY PLAN CHALLENGED
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RED BANK: Questions about the need for a fifth floor surround plan for 50 new downtown apartments as zoning board commences review.
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September 2nd, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: FIFTY-UNIT PLAN UP FOR REVIEW
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RED BANK: A plan for 50 new downtown apartments is scheduled for review by the borough zoning board Thursday night.
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August 30th, 2022 @ 5pm
RED BANK: FIFTY APARTMENTS PROPOSED
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RED BANK: Fresh off completion of 24 downtown apartments, a developer proposes building 50 more across the street.
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May 3rd, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: Why did a modern office building need Historic Preservation Commission OK for remodeling work? No one seemed to know Wednesday night.
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March 17th, 2022 @ 6am
RED BANK: MAKEOVER TO GET HPC REVIEW
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RED BANK: A modernist building among Broad Street's converted Victorians goes before Historic Preservation Commission for makeover approval this week.
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March 15th, 2022 @ 2pm
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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 ...
THRONGS FLOCK TO RED BANK STREET FAIR
redbankgreen Partyline: Thousands fill the streets of Red Bank for street fair.