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RED BANK: Once again there's official talk of allowing food trucks to operate in town.Will it actually happen this time?
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August 25th, 2016 @ 12pm
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RED BANK: MENNA GRIPES HE WAS DISSED
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RED BANK: Things got snippy when Red Bank Mayor Pasquale Menna claimed he was being dissed by two council members -- fellow Democrats.
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August 25th, 2016 @ 10am
RED BANK: SICKELS FACING HEAVY DEBT WOES
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RED BANK: Stanley Sickels, the borough government's most powerful unelected official, may lose his home to foreclosure.
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August 24th, 2016 @ 9am
SEA BRIGHT: POST-SANDY REBUILD DEBATED
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SEA BRIGHT: Residents pack town hall to debate a $12.7 million plan to rebuild, all at once, every public structure wiped out by Sandy.
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August 24th, 2016 @ 8am
SEA BRIGHT: TOWN HALL ON REFERENDUM
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SEA BRIGHT: Residents will gather for a town hall meeting tonight on next month's referendum on rebuilding public facilities.
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August 23rd, 2016 @ 5am
SHREWSBURY: CORNER GETTING A MAKEOVER
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SHREWSBURY: With two new stores and an assisted-living facility on the way, a high-profile corner is in the midst of a needed makeover, says the mayor.
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August 19th, 2016 @ 8am
ON THE GREEN: BROOKDALE BUS LINES MERGED
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ON THE GREEN: A merger of bus routes will make travel easier for commuters to Brookdale Community College, according to a report.
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August 17th, 2016 @ 8am
SHREWSBURY: SWIMWEAR, PIZZA & MORE
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SHREWSBURY: A swimwear boutique, a pizzeria and two clothing stores are among the new and expected businesses in town.
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August 16th, 2016 @ 12pm
RED BANK: GOP council candidates demand 'emergency' meeting on river bacteria. Burnham says they're politicizing the issue.
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August 15th, 2016 @ 9am
RUMSON: Borough man gets three years in prison for commodities market manipulation.
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August 15th, 2016 @ 4am
RED BANK: SECOND FIREHOUSE UP FOR SALE
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RED BANK: The century-old Independent firehouse becomes the second in town to go on the auction block.
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August 11th, 2016 @ 12pm
RED BANK: PARKING PLAN ADVANCES, BARELY
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RED BANK: A tangle of issues lead to a mayoral tiebreaker vote to advance plans for a possible parking garage downtown.
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August 11th, 2016 @ 7am
ON THE GREEN: Setting the stage for a faceoff with residents living alongside it, JCP&L formally files plan for 10-mile high-power line.
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August 9th, 2016 @ 6pm
RED BANK: School board president Carrie Ludwikowski is leaving town.
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August 9th, 2016 @ 6am
RED BANK: FOOD & CLOTHING POWER CHURN
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RED BANK: Retail Churn reports new bake shop coming and other changes in restaurant and retail scene downtown.
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August 3rd, 2016 @ 10am
SANDY HOOK: ENTRY FEE HIKE PROPOSED
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SANDY HOOK: Entry fees would rise 33 percent next summer under a proposal by the National Park Service.
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August 2nd, 2016 @ 7am
RED BANK: APARTMENTS ON AGENDA
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RED BANK: A proposed six-unit apartment building needs a carload of variances.
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August 1st, 2016 @ 12pm
RED BANK: SALARIES ON AGENDA
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RED BANK: Six jobs at borough hall could pay more than $100,000 a year under a salary ordinance up for vote Wednesday.
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July 26th, 2016 @ 1pm
RED BANK: TASTE TO REOPEN, SAYS OWNER
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Taste restaurant in Red Bank’s Galleria complex has been closed for the past three weeks for failure to renew its liquor license, according to borough Clerk Pam Borghi. Ken Kruse, whoContinue reading "RED BANK: TASTE TO REOPEN, SAYS OWNER"
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July 22nd, 2016 @ 11am
RED BANK: NO BODY CAMERAS, FOR NOW
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Body cameras are being tested by RBPD’s traffic unit, but Chief Darren McConnell said he’s holding off on adopting general usage. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "RED BANK: NO BODY CAMERAS, FOR NOW"
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July 20th, 2016 @ 10am
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“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.
PORTA POTTY X-ING
redbankgreen Partyline captures porta johns moving down the railroad tracks.