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PODCAST: GILDA ROGERS ON RED BANK’S BLACK HISTORY – AND FUTURE
New episode of the redbankgreen podcast! An illuminating sit down with Gilda Rogers, executive director of the T. Thomas Fortune House Cultural Center. (Click to read.)
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February 13th @ 12pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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HOMEBOUND? READ ON…
RED BANK: Can't get to the public library? It's now offering free delivery and pickups for homebound borough residents.
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February 20th, 2024 @ 8am
RED BANK: ELKS ADD USED-BOOK BIN
RED BANK: Elks add Book Bin service to recycle used books, generate revenue for nonprofits and recycle books that have seen better days.
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January 19th, 2024 @ 11am
RED BANK: LIBRARY KICKS OFF CENTENNIAL
RED BANK: Dozens of supporters gather to kick off the Red Bank Public Library's centennial as a "public" institution.
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November 13th, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: BASIE BOOSTS PARKER CENTER
RED BANK: Next recipient of Count Basie Center's "Giving Year" funding is free healthcare provider Parker Family Health Center.
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October 17th, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: LIBRARY TO MARK A CENTENNIAL
RED BANK: Library to mark centennial of vote that changed it from a struggling membership organization to one that's free and open to all.
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October 12th, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: LIBRARY TO GET $15K FROM BASIE
RED BANK: Next recipient of Count Basie Center's "Giving Year" funding is the public library to support Hispanic community outreach.
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September 21st, 2023 @ 7pm
RED BANK: CHROMEBOOKS ON LOAN AT LIBRARY
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RED BANK: Borough library has added Chromebooks to the technology available for take-home borrowing by patrons.
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July 26th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: FAMILIES PACK DRAG READING
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RED BANK: Drag Queen Story Hour draws a packed room of rapt toddlers and parents as supporters stand at library entrance.
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June 28th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: SLURS HURLED AT EVENT ATTENDEES
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RED BANK: Protesters shout "pedophile" and other slurs at attendees of library's Drag Queen Story Time.
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June 22nd, 2022 @ 12pm
RBR: STUDENTS BOOST BRIDGE OF BOOKS
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LITTLE SILVER: National Honor Society members at Red Bank Regional complete book giveaway for pre-schoolers and spotlight space needs at Bridge of Books.
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March 18th, 2022 @ 7am
FAIR HAVEN: Amid an exponential increase in positive tests for COVID-19, borough hall and library return to remote access.
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December 28th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: LOCAL PHOTOS AT LIBRARY
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RED BANK: Library hosts display of photos by borough resident Allan Bass.
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November 8th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: GRANT BOOSTS LIBRARY WIFI
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RED BANK: Library uses $10k grant to expand wifi, which is now available outdoors even when the building is closed.
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September 14th, 2021 @ 11am
RED BANK: LIBRARY REOPENS, WITH LIMITS
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RED BANK: Public library begins easing pandemic restrictions with resumption of in-person services, by appointment, for up to an hour per visit.
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April 27th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: LIBRARY NIXES LATE FINES
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RED BANK: Late getting that book or DVD back to the public library? Not to worry. Fines for overdue materials are now a relic of the past.
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April 16th, 2021 @ 10am
RED BANK: LIBRARY SETS PARTIAL REOPENING
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RED BANK: Public library, closed since start of pandemic, plans a partial reopening Monday, with limits on number of patrons and more.
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September 22nd, 2020 @ 12pm
RED BANK: PHOTO BOOK AT VISITOR CENTER
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RED BANK: New book of photos taken around town available for purchase at Visitor Center.
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February 26th, 2020 @ 12pm
RED BANK: Library trustees embark on five-year strategic plan update, starting with public survey of attitudes and input on services.
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January 30th, 2020 @ 10am
RED BANK: STORY WALK GETS AN UPGRADE
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RED BANK: Story Walk, a three-year-old summer feature in Riverside Gardens Park, gets an upgrade to permanent displays in its latest edition.
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July 24th, 2018 @ 10am
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CARS, BARS AND VANS
Middletown resident Rob King was cruising through the Red Bank municipal parking lot behind the Dublin House Saturday night in his 1969 Plym ...
TWO SHORTS IN FILMONEFEST
Leonardo Morales Pitalua, a 20-year-old animator who lived in Red Bank until February, will have two short films shown at FilmOneFest in Hig ...
LONG DOGGONE WAIT
Partyline photo: The driver of an e-bike and his human passenger wait at the Monmouth Street train crossing while a northbound NJ Transit tr ...
WE’RE LICHEN THIS FUNGHI!
A mushroom sprouts from the mouth-like hole in this lichen-covered tree on the grounds of Red Bank Primary School Tuesday morning.
HELL STRIP FIREWORKS
Revelers launched fireworks from the hell strip in front of a home on Drs. James Parker Boulevard on July 4, one of many impromptu and quest ...
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SWIMMING, ER, SCULLING RIVER?
Partyline photo captures a single rower working their way up the Swimming River.
SUMMER SUNRISE
A stunning Sunrise on the Navesink River in Red Bank Tuesday June 30.
BRAZEN LAWLESSNESS?
Who does this? One of those famously (and, yes apocryphally) illegal-to-remove mattress tags lies on the plaza outside the Count Basie Cente ...
SUNNY SKIES, JAZZY VIBES AT RED BANK ARTS FEST
A jazz combo comprised of current and former students of the Red Bank-based Jazz Arts Project performed at the first Red Bank Arts Festival ...
COOL JUNE BRIDE RIDE
It’s a wedding thing. (Photo and text by Rosann Dal Pra)  
RED BANK CLASSIC 5k
Runners at the starting line of the Red Bank Classic 5k Saturday morning.
WORLD CUP WATCH PARTY AT COUNT BASIE FIELD
Solid turnout, festive vibes and a huge Mexico win: Count Basie Park World Cup Watch Party photos. (Click to read)
DOUBLE RAINBOW OVER RED BANK
Partyline contributor captures stunning double rainbow over Red Bank.
RED BANK: SINKHOLE ON SHREWSBURY AVE
Emergency sinkhole repairs closed Shrewsbury Avenue northbound traffic for most of the day Wednesday.
NAVESINK SUNRISE
Partyliner captures stunning sunrise over the Navesink River in Red Bank.
DRONES SCRUB BANK BUILDING
Partyline photo: A power washing drone was used to clean the exterior of the Ocean First Bank Building at 110 West Front Street recently.
MESSAGE TO READERS
Please stand by: A quick message to readers about a pause in news coverage.
IN THE DISTANCE, NEW STATUE UNVEILED
A new monument commemorating the 250th anniversary of US Independence is unveiled in a park that only has a Red Bank mailing address.
CARPY DIEM
From the redbankgreen Partyline: A pair of large carp cruise the shallows under Hubbard's Bridge (Senator Kyrillos Bridge) on Front Street T ...
BIBS ON FOR OPENING DAY
Partyline: Two longtime neighbors re-unite for lobsters on the Boondocks Fishery opening day.