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RED BANK: Police arrest same guy four times in one month. Also, lots of thefts from parked cars in the latest crime blotter.
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May 10th, 2021 @ 12pm
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RED BANK: On the council agenda this week: a parking ban on Chapin Avenue; police personnel changes: and a settlement of a "reverse" tax appeal.
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May 10th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: LONG APART, SENIORS MEET ANEW
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RED BANK: For the first time in months, seniors who usually meet at the Senior Center get together for a pre-Mother's Day, pandemic-era social.
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May 7th, 2021 @ 1pm
RED BANK: WEEKEND WEATHER OUTLOOK
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RED BANK: A bit cloudy, perhaps, but fine for outdoor dining on Broadwalk. Here's the weekend weather forecast for the Greater Green.
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May 7th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: APARTMENT PLAN DETAILED
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RED BANK: At zoning board, developer details plan for 32 apartments at Monmouth and Pearl; three other plans OK'd; ex-mayor learns he's a grandfather.
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May 7th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: CHARTER REVIEW VOTE SLATED
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RED BANK: All-Democratic council agrees to put charter study on November ballot, a move that could lead to nonpartisan elections.
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May 6th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: ORPHANED RACCOONS GET TLC
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RED BANK: For the second day in a row, an animal control officer responded to a call of a raccoon pup falling from high in a tree.
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May 5th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: On the council's workshop agenda Wednesday for Shehady's final meeting are a charter study commission and prep work to repair the Senior Center.
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May 4th, 2021 @ 4pm
RED BANK: ANTIQUES, TOYS, TATS AND MORE
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RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, a quirky antiques shop opens, a bank branch closes, a tattoo parlor inks a new lease and more.
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May 3rd, 2021 @ 6am
RED BANK: BROADWALK RETURNS
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RED BANK: 'Broadwalk' returns for a second year of mid-street dining and shopping, reprising a 2020 effort to bolster businesses in the pandemic.
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April 30th, 2021 @ 11am
RED BANK: TOWN HALL ON FISH KILL SOUGHT
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RED BANK: Council joins Clean Ocean Action in demand for DEP town hall on fish kill that has littered Navesink and Shrewsbury with reeking carcasses.
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April 30th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: DAMAGING WINDS IN FORECAST
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RED BANK: Damaging winds expected to buffet the Greater Green Friday afternoon, with possible downed trees and power outages. Here's the extended outlook.
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April 30th, 2021 @ 6am
RED BANK: COUNCIL INITIATES REBUILD
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RED BANK: One day after Redevelopment Agency recommendation, council moves to jumpstart Senior Center repairs, but recriminations fly.
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April 29th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: NEW PLAN FOR CORNER SITE
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RED BANK: Developer seeks OK for retail and apartments at Monmouth and Pearl, just yards from two other pending apartment projects.
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April 28th, 2021 @ 4pm
RED BANK: SENIOR CENTER FIX-UP ADVANCES
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RED BANK: Redevelopment Agency advances repair plan for Senior Center, potentially defusing a hot issue in Democratic primary.
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April 27th, 2021 @ 6pm
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: COUNCIL TO HIRE SEARCH FIRM
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RED BANK: On council agenda: police chief to be named interim administrator while search firm seeks permanent replacement. Not on: a charter study.
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April 26th, 2021 @ 11am
FAIR HAVEN: THREE RIVER PROJECTS SLATED
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FAIR HAVEN: A new floating dock at the municipal boat launch and upgrades to two pocket parks on the Navesink are up for greenlighting Monday night.
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April 26th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: FISH KILL ‘MOST SEVERE’ OF LATE
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RED BANK: Clean Ocean Action reports on meeting with DEP over 'most severe' menhaden die-off in Navesink and Shrewsbury rivers in recent memory.
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April 23rd, 2021 @ 5am
RED BANK: MAN & DOG ESCAPE HOUSE FIRE
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RED BANK: Owner and dog unhurt as fire damages their Bank Street home Thursday afternoon. Mattress heater believed to have been cause.
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April 22nd, 2021 @ 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.