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VIDEO: WALKING RED BANK’S WATERFRONT, PART 2 (CHAPIN AVE TO LOCUST)
Video: redbankgreen reporter continues a walk along the length of Red Bank's riverfront exploring trails, pondering deep thoughts about public access issues and a desk in a tree. (click to read)
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August 13th @ 7am
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VIDEO: WALKING RED BANK’S ENTIRE RIVERFRONT
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Video: Reporter sets out to walk the entire Red Bank waterfront from end to end.
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July 27th @ 4pm
RED BANK: PLANNERS PAN “DEPRESSING” TRAIN STATION PROJECT PLANS
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Red Bank planning board expresses fifty shades of dismay as builder presents "Darth Vader" grey facade for 175-unit building near train station. (Click to read)
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July 9th @ 6pm
SEE THE PLANS FOR RED BANK TRAIN STATION PROJECT
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175 units and a woonerf: A look at the plans for The Rail North, the first phase of Red Bank's totally yooj train station redevelopment. (Click to read)
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July 7th @ 2pm
VIDEO: TOUR THE DRAMATIC REMAKE OF RED BANK’S MARINE PARK
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A video walk-through of Red Bank's dramatically remade Marine Park on the Navesink River. (Click to read)
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June 27th @ 6pm
RED BANK: NEW RULES, NEW GARDEN HELP NATIVE PLANT EFFORTS BLOOM
A new native plant garden and an ordinance requiring native plants in major developments could boost butterfly fortunes in Red Bank. (click to read)
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June 24th @ 2pm
RED BANK: COUNCIL OK’S ADUs, SMALL HOTELS. DATA CENTERS, VAPE SHOPS BANNED
In: backyard cottages and boutique hotels. Out: data centers, vape shops and strict parking rules for small businesses. Red Bank Council revamps planning laws. (Click to read)
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June 13th @ 1pm
GRANNY FLATS COMING? RED BANK COUNCIL LOOKS TO LEGALIZE ADUs
Red Bank council moves to legalize backyard cottages, garage apartments and other forms accessory dwelling units. (Click to read)
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June 3rd @ 10am
RED BANK: RESTAURANT PLAN OK’D FOR DEAD GAS STATION SITE
Red Bank Planning Board approves Victor Rallo's plan to remake a longtime eyesore property. (Click to read)
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April 9th @ 12pm
RED BANK: RALLO PLANS EATERY FOR FORMER GAS STATION
Birravino owner to unveil plans for new eatery in Red Bank. (Click to read)
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April 7th @ 2pm
RED BANK: 2026 DANDELION DISPLAY CONTEST
Do you have what it doesn't take to be Red Bank's dandelion king or queen? It's time for redbankgreen's sorta annual contest. (Click to read)
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March 23rd @ 7am
DOCUMENTING OLD RED BANK, BEFORE THE BULLDOZERS ARRIVE
History buff and filmmaker sets out to document a block of old Red Bank before the bulldozers and condos arrive. (click to read)
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March 17th @ 7am
RED BANK GIVES PUSHCART VENDOR IDEA A SPIN
Red Bank creates a new pushcart vendor license for summertime food & drink sales in borough parks. (click to read)
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March 11th @ 5pm
RED BANK: BORO RELEASES PLAN FOR 40-UNIT “NAVESINK CROSSING”
A rendering of the proposed project for 26-28 Shrewbury Avenue included in the the rehabilitation plan by borough planner BFJ Planning.
Five stories with a waterfront walkway: Borough planner issues a report with development guidelines for a proposed 40 unit building on the Navesink River. (Click to read.)
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March 10th @ 2pm
VIDEO: ICE FISHING THE NAVESINK RIVER
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VIDEO: Local fishing pro Nick Honachefsky and a cast of local characters join redbankgreen in an effort to revive the glorious practice of eel fishing on the frozen Navesink River. (Click to read)
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February 18th @ 7am
RED BANK: BOROUGH SEEKS INPUT ON JOHNNY JAZZ PARK REMAKE
Borough of Red Bank plans a makeover for Johnny Jazz Park. (Click to read)
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February 12th @ 10am
AFTER 135 YEARS, RED BANK ICE BOATERS RELINQUISH CUP
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A 135-year-old ice boat rivalry brings high speed and 1890's vibes to the frozen Navesink River. (Click to read.)
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February 9th @ 3pm
RED BANK: PUBLIC MEETING FOR WATERFRONT SITE PLAN
14 townhomes and two cottages on the block bounded by Harding and Hudson Avenues and Clay Street.
A special public meeting Monday on a plan that would pave the way for 40 apartments on the Navesink River. (Click to read.)
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December 1st, 2025 @ 8am
RED BANK: BORO DRAWS UP NEW HISTORIC PRESERVATION GUIDELINES
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Property owners in Red Bank's two historic districts, take note: there's new proposed guidelines for renovating your building. (click to read)
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November 10th, 2025 @ 6am
RED BANK SEES BOOM IN KIDS BIKING TO SCHOOL
Red Bank Middle School sees a boom in kids riding bikes to school. (Click to read)
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November 6th, 2025 @ 7am
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RBG CUB SIGHTING
A Partyline contributor positioned on the dais at Thursday's meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment captured redbankgreen reporter intern ...
DOWNPOUR STRAINS DRAIN
Partyline captures video of a flooded intersection during Tuesday's afternoon thunderstorm.
STILL ‘OPEN’ SPACE
Next to Fins and Feathers, very surprised to see an overgrown parking lot that still sits there…overgrown and with blacktop. (Photo and te ...
DARK COMEDY BY JERSEY DIRECTOR OPENS FILM FEST
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off with "In Memoriam," a dark comedy about an actor with six months to live.
Indie Street Film Festival Kicks Off
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off.
KUDOS FOR RBCS FINANCE WHIZZES
Monmouth County Board of Commissioners and Borough Council honor Red Bank Charter School students who took second place in a national financ ...
MARINE PARK HOT DOGS
Red Bank's newly remade Marine Park also has a new lunch option, a newly licensed hot dog cart.
MATCHA CLOSE UP
Partyline captures a photographer working for Aura Coffee Roaster angles for the perfect shot of two iced matcha lattes on Broad Street Mond ...
SOUTH STREET AUTHOR TO READ AT LIBRARY SATURDAY
South Street resident Scott Robertson will read selections from his book, Contents of a Curious Mind, Saturday, Aug. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 ...
EARTH SPIRIT FOUNDER DIES
Jocelyn Ruth Midose, longtime owner of Earth Spirit New Age Center has died.
A PERFECT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
The annual National Night Out event organized by the Red Bank Police Department drew hundreds to frolic amid the green grass and cotton cand ...
Blackhawk Helicopter Arrives for National Night Out
The Blackhawk helicopter has arrived. Everyone’s favorite part of each National Night Out hosted by the Red Bank Police Department jus ...
PARKING METER MOMENT
Patty Bishop of Verona was halfway through her haircut at Fox & Jane when she realized she needed to feed the parking meter. After she p ...
JOIN US AT JJ’S – PLEASE!
A doe-eyed sect of sentient boba teas sweetly beseeches us to join their adorable cult outside of JJ Delicacies this sticky August Sunday!
NEIGHBORS GATHER AT TINO’S
Chris Havens of River Street gathered group of Red Bankers for dinner on Thursday night. The gathering was in the back patio of Tino’s Mex ...
TREE BRANCH VS CAR
A tree branch fell on a parked car on Chestnut Street near Pearl Street Sunday. Submitted by Brian Donohue
APOSTROPHE CATASTROPHE
As a curmudgeonly curator of terrible punctuation on public signs, I’ve seen and shaken my head at a lot of gratuitous quotation marks ...
DANE FOR DEMOCRACY
redbankgreen Partyline captures a great dane who, all signs indicate, has had enough.
SUNFLOWER GAUNTLET
On the Partyline: a sunflower guantlet on River Street.
VIGIL FOR 68 DEAD
About 100 people attended a Saturday vigil at Johnny Jazz Park in Red Bank as part of a nationwide series of events to mourn the lives of pe ...