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REPORT: RED BANK ICE CRACKDOWN ARRESTS TOTAL 47
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Report puts the total number of people arrested by ICE in Red Bank at 47 since Trump administration crackdown began. (Click to read)
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October 7th @ 4pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: BON JOVI LOTTERY SCRATCHOFF UNVEILED (SO WE HEAR)
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A new Bon Jovi scratch off lottery ticket is unveiled at the rocker's Red Bank restaurant. (Click to read)
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October 6th @ 1pm
NJ LAWMAKERS MULL ENDING FAKE TURF FIELD FUNDING
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A NJ State legislative committee advances a bill that would eliminate state funding for synthetic turf fields like Red Bank's Count Basie Park. (click to read)
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October 5th @ 5pm
RED BANK: BOARD KICKS BILLBOARD, APARTMENT BUILDING HEARINGS DOWN THE ROAD
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Hearings for a 43-foot LED  billboard on Newman Springs Road and a new apartment building on lower Broad Street are put on hold.
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October 5th @ 5pm
“BROADWALK WAS BANGIN'” – RED BANK PLAZA DRAWS CROWDS, QUELLS CRITICS
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Hate Broadwalk? You may be in a shrinking club. Red Bank's summer pedestrian plaza drew crowds and raves this summer. (Click to read)
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October 1st @ 3pm
RED BANK: LED BILLBOARD, APARTMENT BUILDING ON ZONING AGENDA
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Proposals for a 43-foot LED  billboard on Newman Springs Road and a new apartment building on lower Broad Street are up for possible votes at the Red Bank Zoning Board.(Click to read)
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September 30th @ 3pm
GOV. SHERRILL TOUTS RED BANK TRAIN STATION PROJECT
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New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill cited the proposed Red Bank train station redevelopment project as a model for the state as she unveiled her plan to make housing more affordable Tuesday. (click to read)
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September 29th @ 5pm
DWI’S, SHOPLIFTING FILL AUGUST POLICE BLOTTER
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RED BANK: Police blotter for August includes multiple DWI arrests and a $3,000 shoplifting heist on Monmouth Street.
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September 25th @ 2pm
RED BANK RETAIL CHURN: NEW BAR, SUSHI, SMOOTHIE AND JEWELRY SPOTS
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RED BANK RETAIL CHURN: A new bar and sushi spot are set to open inside Anderson Market, with Reve's smoothies and a permanent jewelry shop opening downtown.
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September 24th @ 3pm
“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
YARD SALE, ART WALK, POP FEST, DOG DAYS ALL ON SATURDAY
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A bonkers Saturday in Red Bank: Dog Days, Townwide Yard Sale, Pop Culture Fest and Art walk. (Click to read)
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September 17th @ 4pm
MONMOUTH BOAT CLUB FLOATS PLAN TO SHORE UP FOUNDATION
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Declared an endangered historic site, the Monmouth Boat Club moves forward on plans to rebuild its foundation. (click to read)
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September 16th @ 6pm
RED BANK MAYOR & COUNCIL: NO FLOCKING WAY
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Red Bank officials clarify license-plate reader policy after web site wrongly lists Flock camera in the borough.(Click to read)
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September 15th @ 4pm
SURF TACO RE-OPENS NEW LOOK DINING ROOM
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Partyliner captures Surf Taco's new look dining room.
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September 15th @ 3pm
RED BANK: PRISON FOR DWI KILLER WHO DREW TRUMP ADMIN IRE
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Red Bank man whose case drew the ire of immigrant "sanctuary" policy critics is sentenced to prison for crash that killed mother and daughter. (click to read)
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September 14th @ 8am
RED BANK: FORMER POLICE CHIEF JAMES CLAYTON DIES
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Former Red Bank Police Chief James Clayton has died. (Click to read)
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September 13th @ 6pm
RED BANK: BROADWALK LANDMARK BECOMES SET FOR KEVIN HART FLICK
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Netflix is shooting a Kevin Hart spy movie in a landmark downtown Red Bank buildling. (Click to read)
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September 11th @ 4pm
RED BANK REMEMBERS 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 TERROR ATTACKS
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Red Bankers gathered at Riverside Gardens Park to remember the victims and heroes of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. (Click to read)
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September 11th @ 3pm
RED BANK: BARBER GUS CARTER HONORED WITH COMMUNITY SPIRIT AWARD
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Red Bank: West Side neighborhood icon Angus "Gus" Carter, 84, continues to rake in honors and feel the love. (Click to read)
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September 11th @ 2pm
RED BANK: MORE PARKING, BUT LESS FOR PUBLIC, IN TRAIN STATION PLAN
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How much parking will be left for the public once the 175-unit The Rail at Red Bank North is built by the train station? (click to read)
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September 10th @ 5pm
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KAYAKERS CLEAR RIVER JUNK
Partyline photo: "The Navesink Nymphs" clear floating tires from the river.
PAINT IT PURPLE?
Caption: ‘Should it be done purple?’ Perfect day. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
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MANTIS (PRAYING) AT CHURCH
Partyliner photographs praying mantis at church.
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)