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FAIR HAVEN: MARINA, TOWN SETTLE LAWSUIT
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FAIR HAVEN: A six-year battle over river rights between the borough and one of its oldest businesses has been settled, the parties announced Thursday.
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July 2nd, 2021 @ 7am
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RED BANK: Busy month for police with numerous assault and contempt-of-court arrests; six motorists charged with DWI. Notable: no marijuana arrests.
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July 1st, 2021 @ 1pm
RED BANK & FAIR HAVEN: SPCA TAKES OVER
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RED BANK & FAIR HAVEN: Effective Thursday, calls for animal control services from both towns are being handled by the Monmouth County SPCA.
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July 1st, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: BOARD TAPS BOWERS-CRADER
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RED BANK: RiverCenter names Samantha Bowers-Crader board chairperson, a position held by her father three decades ago.
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June 30th, 2021 @ 11am
RED BANK: DUCKLINGS FOUND IN OFFICE SPACE
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RED BANK: One last call for animal control officer Perez: ducklings found in a Broad Street office building, with mother nowhere in sight.
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June 30th, 2021 @ 8am
FAIR HAVEN: SIDEWALK PLAN GETS PUSHBACK
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FAIR HAVEN: Sidewalks? We don't need or want them, say residents seeking to preserve their "bucolic" neighborhood near the Navesink.
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June 29th, 2021 @ 7am
FAIR HAVEN: COUNCIL TO MEET IN-PERSON
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FAIR HAVEN: Cannabis business, 5G technology, honors for scouts and more on agenda as council plans first in-person meeting since start of pandemic.
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June 25th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: NO LOCAL TAX INCREASE IN BUDGET
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RED BANK: Property owners will see no increase in the local tax this year, says Yassin. Here's a rundown of Wednesday's busy council session.
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June 24th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: AGENCY APPOINTEE SILENT
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RED BANK: Prospective Redevelopment Agency executive director sits silent as Burnham says sexual harassment suit should delay appointment.
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June 23rd, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: On the council agenda this week: the annual budget, a new redevelopment agency head, plastic film recycling, animal control and more.
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June 21st, 2021 @ 2pm
RED BANK: PROJECT GETS NO BOARD SUPPORT
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RED BANK: Mumford plan for Shrewsbury Avenue gets mixed reviews from public, but no support from zoning board. Too tall and too dense, members say.
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June 18th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: MORE RESTAURANTS COMING
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RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, a young restaurateur plans to open his first business venture downtown in coming weeks.
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June 16th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: It's (still) all but official: Triggiano and Sturdivant win primary for spots of Democrats' November ballot for council.
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June 15th, 2021 @ 2pm
RED BANK: APARTMENT PLANS BACK ON DECK
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RED BANK: Two developments featuring apartments above stores, located just blocks apart on Shrewsbury Avenue, fill the zoning board agenda Thursday night.
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June 15th, 2021 @ 12pm
FAIR HAVEN: FIREMEN’S FAIR BACK ON TRACK
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FAIR HAVEN: Firemen's fair returning; council takes action on budget, cannabis, waterfront property and more. Here's a quick rundown.
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June 15th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: PARK PULSES WITH LBGTQ PRIDE
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RED BANK: Juggling, hula-hooping and tons of vivid color brightened up Riverside Gardens Park at the second annual Pride event Saturday. Pix.
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June 14th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: Council opts to go for the green by allowing cannabis commerce, but zoning for it cultivation, warehousing and retail sales.
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June 11th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: PRIDE RETURNS TO PARK
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RED BANK: For the second time in three years, Parks & Rec hosts a free Pride event in Riverside Gardens Park Saturday afternoon.
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June 10th, 2021 @ 3pm
RED BANK: ANIMAL JOB ENDANGERED
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RED BANK: Animal control officer's job appears doomed; borough "is not not a pest control company," says McConnell, citing non-emergencies.
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June 10th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: WOMEN IN LEAD AS DEMS SPLIT
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RED BANK: Triggiano solidly at top of field as challenger Sturdivant widens lead over Yassin for second spot on Democrats' November ballot.
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June 9th, 2021 @ 6pm
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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 ...