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RED BANK: BASIE REOPENS WITH NEW TURF
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RED BANK: Stadium field at Count Basie Park reopens following two-month turf replacement, just in time for RBC's home opener against Wall Friday night.
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September 9th, 2021 @ 12pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: YASSIN FACES BACK-RENT LAWSUIT
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RED BANK: Lame-duck Councilman Hazim Yassin hasn't paid his rent in 18 months and owes more than $29,000, landlord alleges in lawsuit.
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September 8th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: CHARTER RACE SET
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RED BANK: Eleven candidates file for seats on five-member charter study commission in November referendum as petition deadline expires.
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September 3rd, 2021 @ 5pm
FAIR HAVEN: Year of disruptions along River Road slated to begin Tuesday with installation of new water main, followed by streetscape and paving work.
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September 3rd, 2021 @ 1pm
RED BANK: TOP TWO JOBS OPEN AS CFO QUITS
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RED BANK: O'Reilly resigns as chief financial officer after just two and half years, leaving top two jobs in borough government open.
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September 1st, 2021 @ 10pm
RED BANK: Police blotter for August includes five separate arrests for one Long Branch resident.
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September 1st, 2021 @ 9am
RED BANK: SAXUM HEARING POSTPONED
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RED BANK: Hearing on Saxum's request for a rezoning of VNA site, which could lead to controversial tax deal, postponed until October 2.
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August 31st, 2021 @ 1pm
RED BANK: TREES BOOST TAB FOR ROADWORK
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RED BANK: "Unanticipated" need to save large trees on Hudson Avenue contributed to $227,000 change order this summer, officials say.
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August 31st, 2021 @ 7am
FAIR HAVEN: FIREMEN’S FAIR RUMBLES BACK
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FAIR HAVEN: Weeklong firemen's fair, a tradition since 1906, rumbles back into town after a year off. Here's what you need to know if you plan to attend.
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August 27th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: Eight months after he was hired to offer guidance on what to do about a leak of explosive emails, an attorney has yet to deliver a report.
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August 26th, 2021 @ 4pm
RED BANK: BALLARD TOUTS NEW FEE LAW
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RED BANK: Ballard touts new development fee law as countering impact of "explosive growth," though Menna sees it as ripe for legal challenge.
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August 26th, 2021 @ 6am
RED BANK: DuPont makes it a contest, becoming sixth candidate for a seat on five-member charter study commission in November referendum.
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August 25th, 2021 @ 11am
RED BANK: DUB SEEKS FACADE-CHANGE OK
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RED BANK: Dublin House Pub plans facade changes owner calls "nothing crazy," but Historic Preservation Commission wants a closer look.
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August 24th, 2021 @ 4pm
RED BANK: APARTMENTS ON MONMOUTH OK’D
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RED BANK: Monmouth Street lot derided as "disgusting" for decades gets OK for 32 apartments amid complaints about density.
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August 20th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: FIVE UNITE AS CHARTER SLATE
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RED BANK: Five self-described "forward-thinking" candidates for charter study commission form a slate to represent the town's "eclectic nature."
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August 19th, 2021 @ 5pm
MIDDLETOWN: SINKHOLE SWALLOWS VEHICLE
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MIDDLETOWN: No one was injured when a sinkhole swallowed a motor vehicle following a water main break Thursday morning, police said.
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August 19th, 2021 @ 12pm
RED BANK: APARTMENTS, CLINIC ON AGENDA
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RED BANK: Plan for 32 new apartments on Monmouth Street could go to a zoning board vote Thursday night. Also, Parker clinic plans expansion.
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August 19th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: Labor settlements, cannabis zoning, a fireworks ban, memorial plaques and more fill out a busy council agenda Wednesday night.
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August 18th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: Planning board approves proposed 10-unit apartment building as chairman commends applicant for not pushing for more.
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August 17th, 2021 @ 2pm
RED BANK: TAX BREAK CLOUDS SAXUM HEARING
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RED BANK: Residents, and one board member, vent about tax impact as planning board takes up Saxum request for zoning change.
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August 17th, 2021 @ 7am
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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.
(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 ...