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“EVERYTHING WAS DEAD:” OSPREY CHICK DIE-OFF HITS NAVESINK
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They're starving here, too. Conservationist say east coast die-off of baby ospreys now includes Navesink River. birds. (Click to read)
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September 21st @ 2pm
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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
NAVESINK FISHING
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A kayak fisherman tries his luck under the NJ Transit train trestle across the Navesink River in Red Bank. (Photo by Partyline contributor Adam Kaplan)
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June 30th, 2025 @ 10am
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
RED BANK: COUNCIL HATCHES BIKE/PEDESTRIAN POLICY
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With resident fears over pedestrian and cycling dangers riding high, council plans a new committee and new law to create safer streets. (click to read)
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July 24th, 2024 @ 6am
RED BANK: DEP SAYS RIVERS SAFE FOR HUMANS
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RED BANK: Recreational use of Navesink and Shrewsbury is safe despite massive, putrid fish die-off, environmental scientists say.
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May 27th, 2021 @ 11pm
RED BANK: FORUM ON FISH KILL SLATED
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RED BANK: Clean Ocean Action announces town hall meeting with state officials on fish kill that has littered Navesink and Shrewsbury with reeking carcasses.
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May 21st, 2021 @ 2pm
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: 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: MENHADEN DIE-OFF IN SPOTLIGHT
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RED BANK: Clean Ocean Action presses state for a town hall on fish die-off, which scientists attribute to bacterium specific to menhaden.
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April 19th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: A SPRITZ OR TWO OF SPRING
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RED BANK: The Greater Green may get a spritz of rain Monday and again later in the week. Here's the extended weather forecast. 
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April 19th, 2021 @ 6am
RED BANK: CHANGES EYED AT BASIE FIELDS
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RED BANK: Count Basie Fields playground would be relocated to Mohawk Pond and street closed to traffic under Open Spaces application OK'd by council.
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September 10th, 2020 @ 6am
RED BANK: WEEKEND WEATHER OUTLOOK
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RED BANK: Here's the weekend weather outlook for the Greater Green.
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July 13th, 2018 @ 6am
RUMSON: MARINE SCIENCE CENTER PLANNED
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RUMSON: Monmouth University announces plan for marine science center with labs and classrooms atop riverfront sewer pump station here.
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September 27th, 2017 @ 7am
RED BANK: Environmental officials investigate mass die-off of bunker in the Navesink. Past incidents are believed to have been triggered by predatory bluefish.
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May 3rd, 2017 @ 3pm
SANDY HOOK: RAMBLE, ANGLE AND STARGAZE
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SANDY HOOK: From surf fishing to holly forests and art shows, the American Littoral Society has a hook-line-and-sinker slate of activities in the days and nights ahead.
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April 12th, 2017 @ 12pm
Authorities searching for a 40-foot boat reported to have sunk off Sandy Hook Tuesday afternoon have found a sunken vessel, the New Jersey State Police reported Wednesday morning. But theyContinue reading "SANDY HOOK: SUNKEN VESSEL LOCATED"
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August 26th, 2015 @ 9am
SANDY HOOK: SEARCH ON FOR SUNKEN BOAT
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The Monmouth County Sheriff’s boat Marine 1, seen here in the Navesink on Saturday, is involved in the search. (Photo by Trish Russoniello. Click to enlarge) Authorities launched a massive searchContinue reading "SANDY HOOK: SEARCH ON FOR SUNKEN BOAT"
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August 26th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: LACK OF OXYGEN KILLING FISH
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Dead fish at the Navesink River Rowing facility in Red Bank Thursday morning. (Photo by Trish Russoniello. Click to enlarge) A fish kill in the Navesink River in recent weeksContinue reading "RED BANK: LACK OF OXYGEN KILLING FISH"
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May 14th, 2015 @ 5am
SEA BRIGHT: SO LONG, SUMMER THRONGS
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Beachgoers thronged the sands of Sandy Hook, above, and Sea Bright, right, on a hot, muggy Labor Day that marked the unofficial end of summer Monday. For locals, of course,Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT: SO LONG, SUMMER THRONGS"
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September 2nd, 2014 @ 6am
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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.