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RED BANK: JEWELRY STORE SLEDGEHAMMER HEIST THWARTED
News Leonardo Jewelers attempted theft by force thwarted
VIDEO: Two people carrying sledgehammers were about to rob a Red Bank jewelry shop when a security officer sent them running, police said. (click to read)
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September 4th, 2024 @ 12am
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RED BANK: AFFORDABLE CONDOS’ MONEY WOES SHUT OUT BUYERS
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Vacant units. Sellers unable to find buyers. Money woes have buyers shut out of Cedar Crossing affordable housing condo complex.
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September 3rd, 2024 @ 7am
RED BANK: ITALIAN FOOD AND FASHION IN CHURN
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RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, the launch of a new Italian restaurant, a made-to-fit menswear shop and a new juice and smoothie shop (click to read)
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August 30th, 2024 @ 7am
RED BANK: MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADS REUNITE AT HARVARD
News Jacqueline Pena-Gomez and Mae Woolley
Friends since kindergarten, two Red Bank Middle School students join Harvard University's class of 2028. (click to read)
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August 28th, 2024 @ 7pm
RED BANK: TREE REMOVALS DIG UP CONCERNS
News Red Bank Middle Schools tree removal 08272024
The removal of two trees sparked concerns in a neighborhood where some still feel burned over abrupt tree removals last year. (click to read)
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August 27th, 2024 @ 2pm
RED BANK: “DIRTY JOBS KING” HONORED FOR SEWAGE SPILL HUSTLE
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Contractor honored by Red Bank Mayor and Council for quickly fixing broken sewer main and "preventing environmental disaster."
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August 26th, 2024 @ 12pm
RED BANK: BALLOON MISHAP CAUSES POWER OUTAGE
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About 1,200 customer were out of power and traffic snarled in Red Bank after balloons hit power lines by a substation.
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August 25th, 2024 @ 3pm
RED BANK: DRIVER CHARGED IN BOLLARD CRASH
News Broadwalk bollard crash
A 32-year old woman crashed her car into the Broadwalk bollards, fled the scene and later told police her boyfriend was driving, police said. (click to read)
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August 23rd, 2024 @ 1pm
RED BANK: DRIVER CHARGED IN FATAL HIT-AND-RUN
News Mariano Codallos Tepepa
A Red Bank man has been charged with leaving the scene of an August 5 crash that killed a 23-year-old man in Shrewsbury. (click to read)
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August 23rd, 2024 @ 9am
RED BANK: RIVERCENTER HEAD STEPPING DOWN
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Bob Zuckerman, head of Red Bank RiverCenter, will step down from his position running the downtown improvement district at the end of the year. (click to read)
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August 22nd, 2024 @ 3pm
VIDEO: RED BANKERS BOOGIE FOR COUNT BASIE’S BIRTHDAY
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VIDEO: On jazz legend William "Count" Basie's birthday, redbankgreen asks Red Bank residents to show off their "Red Bank Boogie." (click for more)
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August 21st, 2024 @ 3pm
RED BANK: POLICE STING TARGETS CROSSWALK SCOFFLAWS
News Red Bank Police pedestrian crosswalk sting 08202024
Red Bank Police issue 25 summonses to drivers who fail to stop for pedestrians (click to read)
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August 21st, 2024 @ 8am
RED BANK THROWBACK: 22-STORY TOWER PROPOSED
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A 22-story high rise at the foot of Broad Street in Red Bank? redbankgreen's throwback feature looks at what could have been. (click to read)
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August 20th, 2024 @ 6am
RED BANK: AFTER 15-YEAR VACANCY, REBIRTH FOR FAMEABILIA BUILDING
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RED BANK: After a 15-year vacancy, redevelopment is underway at the former Fameabilia location on Monmouth Street. (click to read)
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August 19th, 2024 @ 12pm
FAMILY MOURNS HIT-AND-RUN VICTIM; DRIVER STILL AT LARGE
News Mariano Codallos Tepepa
Pedestrian killed in hit and run, leaving family and Red Bank community searching for answers. (click to read)
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August 15th, 2024 @ 2pm
RED BANK: RESTAURANT SCRAPS ROOF DECK PLAN
News 26 west on the navesink
Seafood restaurant 26 West on the Navesink withdraws its plans for a roof deck, gets OK for basement conversion. (click to read)
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August 15th, 2024 @ 10am
RED BANK: STOLEN DUMMY, ASSAULTS, GRAFFITI SPREE IN POLICE REPORTS
News Red Bank Police
RED BANK: Porch pirates steal a martial arts dummy, a handful of assaults and two DWI's on the July police blotter. (click to read)
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August 14th, 2024 @ 3pm
RED BANK: LONG LIGHT AND BIG SMILES: PHOTOS FROM A SUMMER NIGHT OUT
News National Night Out 08132024 Count Basie Park
Photos from a spectacular late summer edition of the Red Bank Police Department's biggest community event of the year: the National Night Out.
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August 14th, 2024 @ 7am
RED BANK: BOROUGH KEEPS IT LOCAL WITH LIAISON HIRE
News Adriana Medina Gomez, community development coordinator
A community worker with deep ties to Red Bank is chosen to fill a new liaison position at Borough Hall. (click to read)
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August 13th, 2024 @ 11am
RED BANK: NIGHT OUT POSTPONED, FLOOD WATCH ON
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RED BANK: Annual National Night Out event re-scheduled as a flood watch goes into effect.
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August 6th, 2024 @ 8am
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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.
(G&G) DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
A solid lunchtime line at the G&G hot dogs truck on Shrewsbury Avenue on Monday afternoon. Driving this stretch of road when  G&G i ...
RBG CUB SIGHTING
A Partyline contributor positioned on the dais at Thursday's meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment captured redbankgreen reporter intern ...
DOWNPOUR STRAINS DRAIN
Partyline captures video of a flooded intersection during Tuesday's afternoon thunderstorm.
STILL ‘OPEN’ SPACE
Next to Fins and Feathers, very surprised to see an overgrown parking lot that still sits there…overgrown and with blacktop. (Photo and te ...
DARK COMEDY BY JERSEY DIRECTOR OPENS FILM FEST
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off with "In Memoriam," a dark comedy about an actor with six months to live.
Indie Street Film Festival Kicks Off
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off.
KUDOS FOR RBCS FINANCE WHIZZES
Monmouth County Board of Commissioners and Borough Council honor Red Bank Charter School students who took second place in a national financ ...