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RED BANK: BOROUGH SEEKS INPUT ON JOHNNY JAZZ PARK REMAKE
Borough of Red Bank plans a makeover for Johnny Jazz Park. (Click to read)
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February 12th @ 10am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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BURST PIPE CLOSES RED BANK REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
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Burst pipe forces days-long closure of Red Bank Regional High School. (Click to read)
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February 10th @ 3pm
AFTER 135 YEARS, RED BANK ICE BOATERS RELINQUISH CUP
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A 135-year-old ice boat rivalry brings high speed and 1890's vibes to the frozen Navesink River. (Click to read.)
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February 9th @ 3pm
RED BANK: WAITING GAME FOR ICE BOATERS
Ice boat racers spend a weekend waiting - for less wind. They hope to try again Monday. (Click to read)
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February 8th @ 9pm
RED BANK: ICE BOATING “AMERICA’S CUP” ON TAP, WITH WARNINGS
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Red Bank: Big boats, big race and a words of caution as Navesink River ice boats get ready to rumble. (Click to read)
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February 5th @ 6pm
RED BANK: ICEBOAT WATCHERS FIND PARKING GRIDLOCK
They came to watch the ice boats. First they found frozen intersections. (Click to read)
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February 2nd @ 5pm
RBR STUDENTS WALK OUT TO PROTEST IMMIGRATION SWEEPS
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Red Bank Regional students hold rally protesting immigration crackdown. (Click to read)
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January 30th @ 4pm
RED BANK: PARKING TICKET BLIZZARD HITS STORM SCOFFLAWS
The cost of not reading redbankgreen: 284 drivers get tickets for violating snowstorm on-street parking ban. (Click to read)
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January 28th @ 6pm
RED BANK TIES THE KNOT WITH DENHOLTZ FOR TRAIN STATION PROJECT
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Red Bank officially designates Denholtz firm as builder for big train station redevelopment project. (click to read)
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January 28th @ 9am
RED BANK DECEMBER POLICE REPORT: GREASE THIEF STRIKES AGAIN
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RED BANK: Police blotter for December includes a theft of cooking oil, a few DWI arrests and a quiet, crime-free Christmas Eve.
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January 23rd @ 4pm
RED BANK: COUNCIL, POLICE CHIEF ADDRESS ICE RAIDS
Red Bank Police, borough and school officials look to assure residents amid ICE raids that have left a community rattled. (Click to read)
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January 23rd @ 3pm
RED BANK: DRAPERY SHOP CLOSES, WHILE CURTAIN RISES ON NEW SIP ‘N PAINT, COFFEE SHOPS
RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, we look at officials' claim of 22 new businesses opening in 2025. Also, one of Red Bank's longest running businesses calls it quits, while new ventures spring up. (Click to read)
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January 21st @ 6pm
RED BANK: MORE ICE ARRESTS, AS MAYOR (AND SPRINGSTEEN) DENOUNCE RAIDS
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ICE arrests continue in Red Bank as officials - and Bruce Springsteen - denounce immigration sweeps.(Click to read)
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January 19th @ 4pm
RED BANK: COVETED MACHO TRANS AM SAVED FROM CRUSHER – FOR NOW
Hot rod fans on three continents breath a sigh of relief as rare Trans Am is spared a trip to scrap heap. (Click to read)
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January 15th @ 2pm
RED BANK: BOARD OF ED SHRUGS OFF FLAP, RE-UPS VISCOMI AS PREZ
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Shrugging off deportation comment flap, Red Bank Board of Education re-elects Sue Viscomi president. (Click to read)
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January 13th @ 1pm
RED BANK: DEVELOPER BUYS CHARTER SCHOOL PROPERTIES
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With a 45-unit building rising on Monmouth Street, developer buys more property right next door. (Click to read)
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January 6th @ 7am
RED BANK COUNCIL: NEW FIRE CHIEF, NEW COUNCILMAN MEMBER, SAME OLD HARMONY
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Red Bank council swears in new member and new fire chiefs at annual reorganization meeting. (click to read)
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January 2nd @ 12pm
RED BANK: PASTOR CHARGED WITH SEX ASSAULT OF JUVENILE
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Pastor charged with assaulting a juvenile parishoner during his years leading a church in Red Bank. (Click to read)
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December 30th, 2025 @ 8am
RED BANK: DWI’S AND STOLEN FISHING ROD IN NOVEMBER POLICE REPORT
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RED BANK: Police blotter for November includes four DWI arrests several thefts and another graffiti spree. (Click to read)
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December 18th, 2025 @ 1pm
RED BANK: JUNKYARD CLEANUP CONTINUES AS OWNER CRIES FOUL
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Work continued for a third day as the Borough of Red Bank clears an unlicensed junkyard on Bank Street. (Click to read)
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December 18th, 2025 @ 8am
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PEACE, LOVE AND JUGGLING
Music and flow arts filled Riverside Gardens Park Friday night at the free flow arts meetup hosted by Cirque de Peace, with guest band Sweet ...
IMMIGRATION PROTESTS CONTINUE
Protests against a wave of immigration arrests in Red Bank and nationwide continued for a third and fourth straight day on Shrewsbury Avenue ...
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.