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RED BANK: JOURNALIST JOHN F. BURTON DIES
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RED BANK: Tributes flow following death of John Burton, longtime chronicler of local politics, government and more for weekly newspapers.
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February 9th, 2021 @ 7am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: SNOW PARKING COMPLIANCE CITED
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RED BANK: Chief cites improved compliance with parking law as half as many tickets are issued in Sunday snowfall versus last week's storm.
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February 8th, 2021 @ 11am
RED BANK: TWO VIEWS OF STORM CLEANUP
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RED BANK: With another snowstorm expected Sunday, two videos illustrate difference parked vehicles make in snow-clearing efficiency.
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February 6th, 2021 @ 7pm
RED BANK: WORRY LINGERS AMONG DREAMERS
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RED BANK: Amid relief at Biden taking office, local Dreamers still worry about deportation and yearn for changes giving them a path to citizenship.
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February 5th, 2021 @ 2pm
RED BANK: PRC PLAN VOTE DELAYED
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RED BANK: Facing certain rejection on plan to add seven stories of apartments and parking above Pazzo, PRC asks for and gets four-month vote delay.
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February 5th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: RAPES UP, OVERALL CRIME DOWN
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RED BANK: Rape cases increased in 2020, while other crimes fell, says McConnell. Police had no excessive-force complaints lodged against them, he says.
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February 4th, 2021 @ 3pm
RED BANK: Count Basie Center lands $100,000 National Endowment for the Arts grant for its mindALIGNED school arts program.
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February 4th, 2021 @ 10am
RED BANK: SENIOR CENTER DEBATE RAGES ON
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RED BANK: It's four against two, again, as a Democrats continue to clash over mothballed Senior Center and role of Redevelopment Agency.
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February 4th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: PRC PLAN HEARING TO RESUME
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RED BANK: PRC plan to create a nine-story structure of apartments and parking above Pazzo returns for third session in 13 months Thursday night.
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February 3rd, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: WITHIN THE STORM, A TICKET BLITZ
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RED BANK: Police issued a near-record number of parking violations during the snowstorm that began Sunday, redbankgreen has learned.
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February 2nd, 2021 @ 10am
RED BANK: AGENCY PRESSED ON SENIOR HALL
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RED BANK: Redevelopment agency pressed on saving Senior Center as it moves ahead with review of municipal properties and costs to upgrade them.
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January 27th, 2021 @ 8am
RED BANK: Council agenda includes bonds, hirings, event date approvals for a post-pandemic world... but still no movement on commenting protocol.
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January 26th, 2021 @ 7am
FAIR HAVEN: PETERS BLASTS JCP&L ON LAMPS
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FAIR HAVEN: Apparent backpedaling by JCP&L on a streetlamp test project sets environmental commission member sparking like a downed wire.
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January 22nd, 2021 @ 12pm
RED BANK: LOCUST SUBDIVISION IN LIMBO
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RED BANK: Plan to subdivide riverfront Locust Avenue property in limbo after zoning board can't decide. Two sides will seek compromise.
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January 22nd, 2021 @ 7am
FAIR HAVEN: CRASH CLOSES POST OFFICE
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FAIR HAVEN: Borough woman uninjured after her car smashes through the post office facade, ending up fully inside the facility.
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January 21st, 2021 @ 11am
RED BANK: SPLASHY ‘STASH’ WINDOWS OK’D
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RED BANK: Filmmaker Kevin Smith, characteristically profane, wins approval for splashy signage on new Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash store.
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January 21st, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: All primary school and some middle school students switch immediately to remote schedule Thursday, Rumage says in announcement.
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January 21st, 2021 @ 6am
RED BANK: FRONT YARD EYED FOR NEW HOUSE
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RED BANK: After winning approval to build two new homes in front of their riverfront home, a couple hopes to subdivide another lot two doors away.
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January 20th, 2021 @ 4pm
RED BANK: ‘STASH’ SIGNAGE UP FOR REVIEW
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RED BANK: Preservation commission to review sign requests by Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash; a pizzeria; and a juice bar, all on Broad Street.
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January 20th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: DEMOCRATS FORM BLACK CAUCUS
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RED BANK: Democrats announce creation of Black caucus to "bring forward future civic leaders and field future candidates," among other objectives.
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January 19th, 2021 @ 7am
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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 ...
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.