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RED BANK: AU REVOIR, CE LA VI? OWNERS PACK UP TWO EATERIES
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Red Bank eateries Ce La Vi, Whipped and Toss'd all appear to be on the way out after owner vents about rent hikes and business climate. (click to read)
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February 10th, 2025 @ 8am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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DOCUMENTARY KEEPS STORIES OF RED BANK’S “UNCLE FUNZI” ALIVE
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Now streaming on Youtube: the colorful life story of Alphonso Tomaino, aka "Uncle Funzi" aka "Red Bank hillbilly" who died at age 101. (click to read)
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January 27th, 2025 @ 3pm
RED BANK RETAIL CHURN: FOOD MARKET TAKES SHAPE, TOY SHOP AND LIQUOR STORE ON THE MOVE
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Kiosks selling fish, meat, cheese, noodles and more planned for former Sickles market site. And a toy shop, liquor store and convenience store all eye in-town moves. Red Bank's retail churn continues. (click to read)
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January 22nd, 2025 @ 1pm
RED BANK: BABY STROLLER STOLEN, MAN ARRESTED FOR AGGRAVATED ASSAULT IN DECEMBER POLICE REPORTS
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RED BANK: Police blotter for December includes man arrested for aggravated assault and other charges, along with porch thefts and stolen stroller.
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January 10th, 2025 @ 1pm
RED BANK SWEARS IN TWO POLICE OFFICERS
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The Red Bank Police Department welcomes two new officers. (click to read)
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January 10th, 2025 @ 12pm
WILL IT FREEZE? AS ICE COVERS NAVESINK RIVER, RED BANK ICE BOATERS WAIT AND HOPE
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As a thin layer of ice forms, ice boaters hope for a long-awaited return to the Navesink River. (click to read)
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January 9th, 2025 @ 4pm
🥂 A NEW YEAR MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE FROM REDBANKGREEN
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Dear Red Bank, Years ago, I was sitting, beer in hand, in my backyard on South Street. I had this sudden compulsion to get up and peek through an openingContinue reading "🥂 A NEW YEAR MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE FROM REDBANKGREEN"
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December 31st, 2024 @ 2pm
VIDEO: RIVER DREDGING STIRS UP SWEET SMELLS OF NAVESINK RIVER MUD
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Would the mud from the Navesink River make a good skin care product? Two separate dredging operations provide a chance to explore the potential of the stuff that's the source of a reporter's favorite smell.
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December 31st, 2024 @ 7am
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM REDBANKGREEN
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A holiday message from the journalism equivalent of George Bailey's "Wonderful old building and loan."
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December 24th, 2024 @ 3pm
BIKE DONATION BRINGS SMILES TO RED BANK KIDS
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Twenty seven Red Bank Primary School students got shiny new bicycles just before the holidays thanks to a high school student and a charity set up in the name of a fallen 9-11 hero. (click for story and photos)
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December 23rd, 2024 @ 3pm
CARELESS AT RECKLESS: RED BANK PEDESTRIAN STRUCK AS INCIDENTS DOUBLE
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Drivers strikes, injures pedestrian in Red Bank crosswalk, as Monmouth County fatalities skyrocket. (click to read)
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December 19th, 2024 @ 8am
RED BANK: 400 APARTMENTS, GREEN PLAZA, NEW STREETS IN TRAIN STATION PLAN
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Developer unveils proposal to transform area around Red Bank train station into a neighborhood of apartment buildings and public plazas. (click to read)
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December 18th, 2024 @ 12am
CATALYTIC CONVERTER, PACKAGE THEFTS TOP RED BANK CRIME REPORT
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RED BANK: Thieves steal five catalytic converters in one night and Amazon packages from front porches. Read the November police report. (click to read)
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December 17th, 2024 @ 2pm
RED BANK: TRAIN STATION PROJECT TO BE UNVEILED
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Drumroll, please. A developer will unveil the plans for a transformation of the neighborhood around the Red Bank train station Tuesday night. (click to read)
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December 16th, 2024 @ 1pm
“AMAZING” RED BANK COPS HONORED FOR EXTRAORDINARY ACTS
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Saving the life of a choking victim. Disarming a suspect carrying a stolen gun. Performing a DWI investigation that will make your head spin. Ten Red Bank Police officers are honored for extraordinary acts over the past year. (click to read)
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December 13th, 2024 @ 8am
COPS: RED BANK KILLING LATEST IN BLOODY “HATFIELDS & MCCOYS” FEUD
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Prosecutors describe a "cold blooded execution" of a Red Bank man in July they say was part of a dispute that accounts for a majority of gun violence in the Borough over more than a decade. (click to read)
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December 11th, 2024 @ 8am
THROWBACK: THE STORY BEHIND RED BANK’S ICEBOAT EMBLEM
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Red Bank Throwback: the story behind the borough's ice-boat emblem, designed by an 80-year-old artist in 1969. (click to read)
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December 9th, 2024 @ 8am
RED BANK: WEST SIDE TREE LIGHTING WARMS HEARTS
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Red Bank's West Side holiday tree lighting lights up the cold frigid night at Johnny Jazz Park.
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December 7th, 2024 @ 8am
RED BANK: WEST SIDE TREE LIGHTING, SANTA FIRE TRUCK VISITS ON TAP
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Deadline approaches to schedule a Santa fire truck visit, the West Side tree lighting, and more. (click to read)
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December 5th, 2024 @ 2pm
SICKLES MARKET PLANS LITTLE SILVER RE-OPENING
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Sickles Market owner vows to re-open this summer after a bankruptcy reorganization. (click to read)
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December 5th, 2024 @ 12pm
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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.