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RED BANK: PLAN TO GET HISTORIC REVIEW
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RED BANK: Plans to remodel a fire-damaged home slated for review by the Historic Preservation Commission Wednesday night.
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November 18th, 2020 @ 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: APARTMENTS RISE FROM HOLE
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RED BANK: What's Going On Here? After months as an abandoned hole in the ground, a downtown lot is being transformed into luxury apartments.
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November 16th, 2020 @ 7am
RED BANK: THAI FOOD & CLOTHING CHURN IN
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RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, a Thai eatery and a clothing boutique open next door to one another as a nail salon folds.
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November 13th, 2020 @ 12pm
RED BANK: 'Several' COVID-19 cases in district prompt immediate switch to remote instruction at least through Wednesday, Rumage announces.
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November 13th, 2020 @ 7am
RED BANK: In the latest police blotter: multiple bike thefts, slate stolen, two more pre-legalization marijuana arrests and more.
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November 12th, 2020 @ 11am
RED BANK: AZALEA GARDENS TO RESTART
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RED BANK: Azalea Gardens plan for 18 homes on the edge of downtown wins approval extension, plans to start foundations this year, developer says.
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November 11th, 2020 @ 10am
RED BANK: POLICE TRIO TO BE COMMENDED
RED BANK: Three police officers slated to be honored by council for swift action aiding a seriously injured, and uncooperative, teen.
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November 10th, 2020 @ 6am
RED BANK: LOCALS CELEBRATE BIDEN VICTORY
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RED BANK: Biden-Harris supporters gathered in Riverside Gardens Park Saturday to celebrate the win. Here are some of their thoughts.
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November 9th, 2020 @ 7am
LITTLE SILVER: HOLZAPFEL, BRENNAN IN LEAD
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LITTLE SILVER: Republicans Holzapfel and Brennan show strong lead as count continues in race for two council seats, county reports.
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November 6th, 2020 @ 11am
RED BANK: ‘SNO GO FOR WINTER BROADWALK
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RED BANK: 'Broadwalk' dining and shopping plaza to shut down for winter over concerns about snow plowing, with possible return in spring.
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November 6th, 2020 @ 7am
RED BANK: Case against two-time council candidate and husband over trash dumping caught on neighbor's security video goes to court-ordered mediation.
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November 5th, 2020 @ 11am
RED BANK: TRASH SURVEY SPLITS COUNCIL
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RED BANK: Once again, issues related to trash split all-Democratic council into factions, and this time generate some shade-throwing.
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November 5th, 2020 @ 7am
FAIR HAVEN: DEMOCRATS HOLD WIDE MARGIN
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FAIR HAVEN: Incomplete vote count shows Democrats Rodriguez and Neff holding wide leads over Republican Sorensen.
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November 4th, 2020 @ 7am
LITTLE SILVER: RACE TOO CLOSE TO CALL
LITTLE SILVER: Race for two council seats too close to call early Wednesday with all four candidates within 85 votes of one another and counting continuing.
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November 4th, 2020 @ 7am
RED BANK: BALLARD, ZIPPRICH SAIL TO WINS
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RED BANK: In-person turnout light as Zipprich and Ballard breeze toward new council terms.
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November 3rd, 2020 @ 9pm
RED BANK: NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS? NOT YET
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RED BANK: A referendum on nonpartisan elections and reform government reform is not on the ballot today, and its leading advocate is OK with that.
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November 3rd, 2020 @ 7am
RED BANK: PANDEMIC-ERA ELECTION ARRIVES
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RED BANK: Election day in the age of COVID-19 arrives.
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November 3rd, 2020 @ 6am
RED BANK: PIZZERIA & JUICE BAR CHURN IN
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RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, a pizza chain and a juice bar announce plans to open, and a giant downtown building changes hands.
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October 30th, 2020 @ 7am
RED BANK: BALLARD, ZIPPRICH DUCK Q&A
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RED BANK: Ballard and Zipprich, unopposed incumbents seeking re-election as Red Bank council members, duck customary question and answer.
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October 29th, 2020 @ 7am
FAIR HAVEN: RODRIGUEZ Q&A
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FAIR HAVEN: Q&A with borough council candidate Christopher Rodriguez, one of three contenders in this year's race for two seats.
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October 28th, 2020 @ 7am
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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 ...
MARINE PARK HOT DOGS
Red Bank's newly remade Marine Park also has a new lunch option, a newly licensed hot dog cart.
MATCHA CLOSE UP
Partyline captures a photographer working for Aura Coffee Roaster angles for the perfect shot of two iced matcha lattes on Broad Street Mond ...
SOUTH STREET AUTHOR TO READ AT LIBRARY SATURDAY
South Street resident Scott Robertson will read selections from his book, Contents of a Curious Mind, Saturday, Aug. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 ...
EARTH SPIRIT FOUNDER DIES
Jocelyn Ruth Midose, longtime owner of Earth Spirit New Age Center has died.
A PERFECT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
The annual National Night Out event organized by the Red Bank Police Department drew hundreds to frolic amid the green grass and cotton cand ...
Blackhawk Helicopter Arrives for National Night Out
The Blackhawk helicopter has arrived. Everyone’s favorite part of each National Night Out hosted by the Red Bank Police Department jus ...
PARKING METER MOMENT
Patty Bishop of Verona was halfway through her haircut at Fox & Jane when she realized she needed to feed the parking meter. After she p ...
JOIN US AT JJ’S – PLEASE!
A doe-eyed sect of sentient boba teas sweetly beseeches us to join their adorable cult outside of JJ Delicacies this sticky August Sunday!
NEIGHBORS GATHER AT TINO’S
Chris Havens of River Street gathered group of Red Bankers for dinner on Thursday night. The gathering was in the back patio of Tino’s Mex ...
TREE BRANCH VS CAR
A tree branch fell on a parked car on Chestnut Street near Pearl Street Sunday. Submitted by Brian Donohue
APOSTROPHE CATASTROPHE
As a curmudgeonly curator of terrible punctuation on public signs, I’ve seen and shaken my head at a lot of gratuitous quotation marks ...
DANE FOR DEMOCRACY
redbankgreen Partyline captures a great dane who, all signs indicate, has had enough.