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RED BANK: FIRE RIPS THROUGH CHESTNUT STREET HOME
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Two families were displaced after firefighters battled an early morning blaze on Chestnut Street in Red BankThursday. (Click to read)
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July 9th @ 8am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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ICE SAYS IT TARGETED ASSAULT SUSPECT. RED BANK ARRESTS CONTINUE
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ICE breaks silence on June 28 arrests, detains more as Red Bank operations continue. (Click to read)
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July 8th @ 1pm
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
RED BANK: DENHOLTZ SEEKS OK FOR TRAIN STATION PROJECT PHASE 1
the rail north platform view Denholtz NJ Transit train station redevelopment
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Planning Board to hold public hearing on proposed 175-unit apartment building, parking garage and public plaza near historic Red Bank train station.(Click to read)
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July 6th @ 5pm
RED BANK ADDS WORLD CUP WATCH PARTY FOR BIG USA MATCH
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Red Bank adds a fourth World Cup watch party for Wednesday's United States vs. Bosnia Herzogovina match. (Click to read)
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June 30th @ 8am
MASKED ICE AGENTS ARREST MEN IN RED BANK
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Teams of masked federal agents in unmarked cars arrested an unknown number of people in Red Bank Sunday morning. Video shows men fleeing from agents on Shrewsbury Avenue before one is caught and detained. (Click to read)
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June 28th @ 7pm
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
INSIDE THE FAIR HAVEN/RED BANK REGIONAL PARKING SPAT
Ninety pages of emails reveal a long simmering dispute that led to Fair Haven's controversial decision to ban on street parking for Red Bank Regional High School graduation. (Click to read)
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June 25th @ 2pm
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: OWNER SEEKS TO CONNECT TWO HOMES, BUILD SIX APARTMENTS
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Owner of two lower Broad Street Victorians seeks to build a bridge connecting them and a six-unit apartment building behind them. (Click to read)
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June 21st @ 4pm
RED BANK GRAFFITI JAM FILLS PARK WITH ART AND COLOR
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Photos from Red Bank's first ever graffiti jam event. (click to read)
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June 21st @ 9am
RED BANK: FIVE DWI ARRESTS, $700 DRESS SHOPLIFTED IN MAY POLICE BLOTTER
RED BANK: Police blotter for May includes five people arrested for DWI, including two police say refused tests.
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June 19th @ 6pm
FAIR HAVEN BANS PARKING FOR RED BANK REGIONAL GRADUATION
Fair Haven bans parking on streets near Red Bank Regional High School for graduation day. The school superintendent calls it "retribution." (Click to read)
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June 17th @ 9pm
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
RED BANK: BORO LAUNCHES WORLD CUP WATCH PARTY SERIES
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First of three World Cup watch parties in Red Bank set for Thursday's Mexico vs. South Africa matchup. (Click to read)
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June 10th @ 2pm
RED BANK: BORO MANAGER GANT GETS ANOTHER 3 YEARS
Red Bank Borough Manager Jim Gant gets a new three-year contract. (Click to read)
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June 4th @ 11am
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
HUBBARD OR KYRILLOS? SIGN BATTLE ON RED BANK-MIDDLETOWN BRIDGE
Two signs reading "Hubbard's Bridge" appear - and then disappear - on a bridge renamed in 2018 for a former state senator. (Click to read)
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May 31st @ 8pm
RED BANK: RIVER STREET ASSAULT, SIX DWI’S ON APRIL POLICE BLOTTER
RED BANK: Police blotter for April includes six DWI arrests and an aggravated assault arrest on River Street.
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May 29th @ 11am
“WE BUILT THAT.” RED BANK FIREFIGHTERS MARK MONUMENT’S 100 YEARS
As the 100-year-anniversary of Red Bank's War Memorial monument neared, firefighters made an illuminating discovery. (click to read)
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May 22nd @ 5pm
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CARS, BARS AND VANS
Middletown resident Rob King was cruising through the Red Bank municipal parking lot behind the Dublin House Saturday night in his 1969 Plym ...
TWO SHORTS IN FILMONEFEST
Leonardo Morales Pitalua, a 20-year-old animator who lived in Red Bank until February, will have two short films shown at FilmOneFest in Hig ...
LONG DOGGONE WAIT
Partyline photo: The driver of an e-bike and his human passenger wait at the Monmouth Street train crossing while a northbound NJ Transit tr ...
WE’RE LICHEN THIS FUNGHI!
A mushroom sprouts from the mouth-like hole in this lichen-covered tree on the grounds of Red Bank Primary School Tuesday morning.
HELL STRIP FIREWORKS
Revelers launched fireworks from the hell strip in front of a home on Drs. James Parker Boulevard on July 4, one of many impromptu and quest ...
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SWIMMING, ER, SCULLING RIVER?
Partyline photo captures a single rower working their way up the Swimming River.
SUMMER SUNRISE
A stunning Sunrise on the Navesink River in Red Bank Tuesday June 30.
BRAZEN LAWLESSNESS?
Who does this? One of those famously (and, yes apocryphally) illegal-to-remove mattress tags lies on the plaza outside the Count Basie Cente ...
SUNNY SKIES, JAZZY VIBES AT RED BANK ARTS FEST
A jazz combo comprised of current and former students of the Red Bank-based Jazz Arts Project performed at the first Red Bank Arts Festival ...
COOL JUNE BRIDE RIDE
It’s a wedding thing. (Photo and text by Rosann Dal Pra)  
RED BANK CLASSIC 5k
Runners at the starting line of the Red Bank Classic 5k Saturday morning.
WORLD CUP WATCH PARTY AT COUNT BASIE FIELD
Solid turnout, festive vibes and a huge Mexico win: Count Basie Park World Cup Watch Party photos. (Click to read)
DOUBLE RAINBOW OVER RED BANK
Partyline contributor captures stunning double rainbow over Red Bank.
RED BANK: SINKHOLE ON SHREWSBURY AVE
Emergency sinkhole repairs closed Shrewsbury Avenue northbound traffic for most of the day Wednesday.
NAVESINK SUNRISE
Partyliner captures stunning sunrise over the Navesink River in Red Bank.
DRONES SCRUB BANK BUILDING
Partyline photo: A power washing drone was used to clean the exterior of the Ocean First Bank Building at 110 West Front Street recently.
MESSAGE TO READERS
Please stand by: A quick message to readers about a pause in news coverage.
IN THE DISTANCE, NEW STATUE UNVEILED
A new monument commemorating the 250th anniversary of US Independence is unveiled in a park that only has a Red Bank mailing address.
CARPY DIEM
From the redbankgreen Partyline: A pair of large carp cruise the shallows under Hubbard's Bridge (Senator Kyrillos Bridge) on Front Street T ...
BIBS ON FOR OPENING DAY
Partyline: Two longtime neighbors re-unite for lobsters on the Boondocks Fishery opening day.