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RED BANK: EX-CHEF FOUND NEW WAY TO SERVE
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RED BANK: Promotion from patrolman to sergeant at council ceremony marks the latest chapter for a former corporate chef.
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September 27th, 2019 @ 10am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: CONCERNS AIRED OVER LEAD TESTS
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RED BANK: Community gardeners air concerns about borough's "sense of urgency" following facility's closure over presence of lead in soil.
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September 26th, 2019 @ 9am
FAIR HAVEN: VOTERS APPROVE SCHOOLS PLAN
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FAIR HAVEN: Voters give overwhelming approval for $15.6m school upgrades in Tuesday's special election.
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September 24th, 2019 @ 8pm
FAIR HAVEN: VOTERS TO DECIDE $15.6M PLAN
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FAIR HAVEN: Voters to decide $15.6m school upgrades referendum Tuesday. But first, they've got to get to the right polling station.
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September 24th, 2019 @ 6am
RED BANK: ENGLISH PLAZA MAKEOVER WRAPS
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RED BANK: What's Going On Here with the English Plaza makeover? Except for some punchlist items, the four-month project is complete, says RiverCenter.
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September 23rd, 2019 @ 7am
RED BANK: FLOWERS & PHONES IN, PIZZA OUT
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RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, one restaurant closes, another plans to expand, a flower shop opens and a phone store clones itself.
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September 20th, 2019 @ 6am
RED BANK: PARKING SYSTEM TO GET MAKEOVER
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RED BANK: Borough plans to replace all parking meters and kiosks in coming months, officials say as they unveil 'smart' meter for curbside use.
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September 19th, 2019 @ 9am
RED BANK: NEW PARKING METERS TO DEBUT
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RED BANK: Borough plans to replace coin-operated parking meters with new technology, and will roll it out at a presentation slated for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.
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September 17th, 2019 @ 1pm
RED BANK: PLAZA FOCUS OF SAXUM HEARING
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RED BANK: At fourth hearing on Saxum plan for 210 apartments, questions focus on proposed plaza at what some consider a dangerous location.
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September 17th, 2019 @ 8am
RED BANK: MURAL REQUESTS TO GET REVIEW
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RED BANK: Borough to create application and review of mural requests, but will avoid trespassing on First Amendment issues, Shehady says.
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September 16th, 2019 @ 10am
RED BANK: WIRE SNIP SNAPS UTILITY POLE
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RED BANK: A snip of a dormant wire atop a utility pole causes another to snap and fall downtown.
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September 12th, 2019 @ 2pm
RED BANK: RECURRING BOMB THREATS PROBED
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RED BANK: Police have ID'd an out-of-state suspect in a series of bomb threats directed at a Broad Street office, including three in the last three days.
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September 12th, 2019 @ 12pm
RED BANK: COUNCIL PULLS U-TURN ON ALLEY
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RED BANK: Council to dub downtown alleyway 'Ice Boat Lane' after former mayor Ed McKenna asks that it not be named for him.
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September 12th, 2019 @ 7am
ON THE GREEN: REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11
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ON THE GREEN: Local memorial events slated to remember to area residents killed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on America.
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September 10th, 2019 @ 1pm
FAIR HAVEN: NEW RESTAURANT LAW TABLED
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FAIR HAVEN: Three weeks after planning board allows Dunkin' to open, steam continues to rise over how to deal with prospect of more fast-food restaurants.
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September 10th, 2019 @ 9am
RED BANK: POOP & MORE DELAY SAXUM VOTE
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RED BANK: Questions about dog poop, sight lines and a tree delay vote on massive plan for VNA site as board member rebukes Saxum attorney.
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September 4th, 2019 @ 11pm
RED BANK: STREETSCAPE PROJECT NEARS END
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RED BANK: What's Going On Here with the English Plaza makeover? A three-month, $1.53M project nears completion, with one last disruption planned.
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September 4th, 2019 @ 3pm
RED BANK: TESTS DETAIL GARDEN LEAD LEVELS
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RED BANK: Tests of community garden soil finds elevated lead in one sample, but at a depth NJDEP says requires "no immediate response." More tests expected.
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September 3rd, 2019 @ 6pm
RED BANK: THAI, MINI-DRONES, TACOS & MORE
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RED BANK: Thai fans who miss Siam Gardens will have a new place to try, in the same space, run by a familiar chef. Plus drones, tacos and windows in Churn.
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August 30th, 2019 @ 7am
RED BANK: PUSHBACK OVER REDEV CONTRACT
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RED BANK: Price difference prompts Redevelopment Agency commissioner to tap the brakes on its first contract with planning firm.
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August 28th, 2019 @ 12pm
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NAVESINK SPILLS OVER
Nor'easter stacks tides up in the Navesink, pushing the river over its (Red) banks.
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 ...