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RED BANK: NEW RULES, NEW GARDEN HELP NATIVE PLANT EFFORTS BLOOM
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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
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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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
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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
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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
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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
News Broadwalk 2025
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
RED BANK: ATLANTIC CLUB SAYS IT WILL MOVE TO FOODTOWN LOCATION
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Hours after Super Foodtown announces closure, Atlantic Club announces a plan to move the health club to the supermarket location. (Click to read)
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May 20th @ 6pm
RED BANK: STILL VACANT, DOWNTOWN LANDMARK IS SOLD – AGAIN.
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Meximodo owner buys two buildings in downtown Red Bank with plans to open restaurants in both. (Click to read)
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May 19th @ 5pm
RED BANK: COUNCIL OK’S 8 PERCENT TAX HIKE; BONDS FOR ROADS, PARKS, WATER
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Red Bank Borough Council passes budget with 8 percent tax hike, ok's borrowing for streets, parks and water projects. (Click to read)
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May 18th @ 4pm
RED BANK: BROADWALK, NOW “SETTLED LAW” SEEKS TO MOVE PAST CONTROVERSY
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Red Bank's seasonal pedestrian plaza returns, with officials hoping opponents will get on board. (Click to read)
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May 11th @ 6am
RED BANK GETS GRANT FOR WORLD CUP CELEBRATION
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Red Bank scores a $50,000 state grant to hold World Cup soccer watch parties and other events in June and July. (Click to read)
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May 7th @ 7am
RED BANK: BOARD OF ED NIXES BID TO OUST MEMBER FOR ABSENCES
News E Pamela McArthur, Christina Bruno, Dominic Kalorin, Jennifer Garcia Red Bank Borough Board of Education 042026
Should a Red Bank Board of Education member be removed for missing three meetings? Board members split on bid to consider ouster. (Click to read)
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May 4th @ 8am
RED BANK: BOROUGH INKS NEW BASIE FIELDS DEAL WITH RBC
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Red Bank Catholic will pay the Borough of Red Bank $185,000 a year to use Count Basie Park under a new 10-year deal.(Click to read)
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April 30th @ 7am
RED BANK: BOARD OF ED OK’S 9.5 PERCENT SCHOOL TAX HIKE
News Jared Rumage Board of education budget hearing 04282026
Red Bank taxpayers will shell out 9.5 percent more to run the two district schools as officials cite skyrocketing health care costs. (click to read)
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April 29th @ 10am
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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 ...