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RED BANK FIRE DEPARTMENT HONORS MEMBER KILLED ON 9/11
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As the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks nears, Red Bank firefighters adorn an engine with the name of a company member killed in the attacks. (Click to read)
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September 9th @ 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 REGIONAL STUDENTS LOCK UP PHONES UNDER NEW LAW
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Red Bank Regional students go back to using lockers to comply with new cell phone ban. (click to read)
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September 8th @ 5pm
RED BANK: ZONERS QUIZ BILLBOARD COMPANY ON DATA USE
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Residents and zoning board raise concerns over data use voiced as company seeks an LED billboard on Red Bank's southern border. (Click to read)
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September 8th @ 9am
RED BANK: SOAP SHOP BECOMES CREATIVE HUB
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A family run Red Bank shop sellling handmade soaps and plants becomes a creative hub for live music and comedy. (click to read)
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September 2nd @ 3pm
DOORS AND MORE: RED BANK PRIMARY SCHOOL CHANGES TAKE SHAPE
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Red Bank Primary School work wraps up with new sidewalks, entranceway, drainage. (Click to read)
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August 31st @ 8am
RED BANK: JUNIOR POLICE ACADEMY SALUTES FIRST CLASS
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A Red Bank first: RBPD Junior Police Academy salutes 26 grads. (click to read)
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August 28th @ 1pm
RED BANK: VACANT EXXON OWNER EYES SALE TO NYC BUYER
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With a cannabis shop plan declared dead, a new buyer emerges for one of Red Bank's most prominent and fought over properties. (Click to read)
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August 20th @ 8am
RED BANK: BIG BASIE BASH ON TAP
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A free concert by The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra tops three days of events to celebrate William "Count" Basie's birthday weekend. (Click to read)
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August 19th @ 7am
RED BANK POLICE BLOTTER: GUN, AMMO CHARGES FOR BORO MAN
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RED BANK: Police blotter for July includes man charged with possession of penetrating bullets, large ammo magazine, and possession of handgun for illegal purposes.
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August 14th @ 11am
MARINE PARK HOT DOGS
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Red Bank's newly remade Marine Park also has a new lunch option, a newly licensed hot dog cart.
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August 13th @ 12pm
VIDEO: WALKING RED BANK’S WATERFRONT, PART 2 (CHAPIN AVE TO LOCUST)
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Video: redbankgreen reporter continues a walk along the length of Red Bank's riverfront exploring trails, pondering deep thoughts about public access issues and a desk in a tree. (click to read)
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August 13th @ 7am
RED BANK STUDENT STARTS BLADE SHARPENING BIZ
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Red Bank college student launches his own knife-sharpening business. (click to read)
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August 12th @ 8am
RED BANK: JULY FLOOD WASN’T THE FIRST FOR BUILDER DENHOLTZ
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The developer chosen by NJ Transit to build the Red Bank train station redevelopment project is being sued by a $1.7m condo buyer on a previous project, where several units flooded in February. (click to read)
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August 11th @ 8am
RALLO UNVEILS PLANS FOR GAS STATION IN CHURN
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Red Bank Retail Churn: Birravino owners unveils concept for former gas station spot, as new frozen yogurt and massage spots plan openings. (Click for full story.)
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August 5th @ 8am
NO TAX BREAK? NO PROBLEM. RED BANK BUILDER TRANSFORMS GATEWAY & SPURS REGRET
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Developers said the 212-unit Commodore project would sink without a tax break. Red Bank officials refused, but the building rises anyway, spurring regrets from the Planning Board chair who now says he "hates it." (Click to read)
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August 4th @ 8am
“BREAKING POINT” – RESIDENTS OF FLOODED RED BANK BUILDING CRITICIZE DENHOLTZ
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A day after a burst pipe forced residents from their homes, residents of a Red Bank apartment building describe long term water issues and decry a slow response from developer Denholtz. (Click to read)
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July 31st @ 4pm
RED BANK: BURST PIPE FLOODS DENHOLTZ APARTMENT BUILDING
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Angry residents, flooded apartments: At least a dozen apartments in one of Red Bank's newest and most high-profile buildings were flooded when a pipe burst at The Rail. (Click to read)
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July 29th @ 8am
VIDEO: WALKING RED BANK’S ENTIRE RIVERFRONT
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Video: Reporter sets out to walk the entire Red Bank waterfront from end to end.
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July 27th @ 4pm
RED BANK HOUSING AUTHORITY EYES NEW SENIOR APTS. SITE
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Public housing agency hires a builder to design a new 54-apartment building that would replace an aging Red Bank senior citizen complex. (click to read)
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July 22nd @ 2pm
RED BANK: $9000 ART HEIST, SUSPECT DITCHES ON $266 CAB FARE IN JUNE POLICE BLOTTER
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RED BANK: A thief stole three paintings worth up to $3,000 each and a tax passenger ditched on a huge fare in the June crime and arrest reports from the RBPD.
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July 22nd @ 11am
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LONG LIVE LOCAL NEWS!
"Long Live Local News" flags from redbankgreen's 20th anniversary celebration in Marine Park Tuesday prove to be the perfect compliment to s ...
MUMS AND WITCHES
17 Prospect Ave (Photo by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
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 ...