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RED BANK: CHARTER SCHOOL WINS GYM OK
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RED BANK: Over objections reflecting long-standing resentments, charter school wins OK to create gym in a building it's buying.
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August 4th, 2017 @ 9am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: RIVERCENTER TAKES STANCE ON LOT
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RED BANK: RiverCenter says it will oppose any parking plan that doesn't net 500 new parking spaces, drawing a rebuke from Whelan.
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August 4th, 2017 @ 6am
RED BANK: CRAFT BREWERY LEASES FIREHOUSE
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RED BANK: In another sign of a possible tsunami of craft beer coming to downtown, the former firehouse on White Street has been leased to a startup brewery,
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August 3rd, 2017 @ 12pm
RED BANK: CHARTER, RAYRAP ON AGENDA
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RED BANK: The charter school and developer Ray Rapcavage go before the zoning board with plans that have generated a fair amount of heat recently.
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August 1st, 2017 @ 10am
RED BANK: SECOND-METER ISSUE RETURNS
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RED BANK: The issue of separate water meters for lawn water and car washing sputters back to life after 18 months of silence.
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July 31st, 2017 @ 9am
RED BANK: CHARTER DATA RELEASE ORDERED
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RED BANK: A state agency orders charter school to provide enrollment demographics after borough resident's complaint about lack of transparency.
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July 28th, 2017 @ 2pm
RED BANK: COUNCIL PROMOTES FIVE OFFICERS
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RED BANK: Five police officers move up the command ladder at swearing-in ceremonies during Wednesday night's council meeting.
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July 27th, 2017 @ 6am
ON THE GREEN: BRIDGES UP FOR COMMENT
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ON THE GREEN: Comments wanted on a replacement for the Oceanic Bridge and a proposed opening schedule for the Rumson-Sea Bright span.
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July 25th, 2017 @ 8am
RED BANK: STATION APARTMENTS OK’D
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RED BANK: Developer wins approval to convert five-story office building at the train station to apartments.
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July 21st, 2017 @ 7am
RED BANK: APARTMENTS ON ZONING AGENDA
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RED BANK: A plan to convert a five-story office building at the train station to apartments, and add 16 new ones, goes before the zoning board tonight.
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July 20th, 2017 @ 7am
RED BANK: EXTRA CASH FUNDS TEACHER HIRES
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RED BANK: The board of ed could hire as many as eight teachers and aides with a "gigantic" infusion of additional state aid, superintendent says.
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July 19th, 2017 @ 8am
RED BANK: RETAIL RETURNING TO EMPTY SPACE
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RED BANK: A large downtown space approved for conversion to a restaurant will resume life as a retail store. That story and more in Retail Churn.
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July 17th, 2017 @ 8am
RED BANK: NO CONSENSUS AT PARKING FORUM
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RED BANK: Merchant-led parking forum turns fractious, with residents unconvinced of the need for a parking garage and major development downtown.
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July 14th, 2017 @ 7am
RED BANK: Council approves additional funding for Bellhaven Nature Area oil contamination cleanup, re-igniting spraypark controversy.
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July 13th, 2017 @ 8am
RED BANK: STATION APARTMENTS PLANNED
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RED BANK: A Jersey City builder wants to convert most of a five-story office building at the train station to apartments, and add 16 new ones.
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July 11th, 2017 @ 10am
LITTLE SILVER: TOWN HIRES TOWER LAWYER
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LITTLE SILVER: Council hires outside attorney to help determine if it's stuck with a cell tower that dialed up anger borough-wide.
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July 11th, 2017 @ 12am
RED BANK: Business Alliance schedules public forum on downtown parking proposals. Council's parking committee also plans to hold one.
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July 6th, 2017 @ 2pm
RED BANK: TWO PARKING FORUMS PLANNED
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RED BANK: Residents and merchants could weigh in on the downtown parking crisis — or whether one exists — at a pair of forums in coming weeks.
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June 29th, 2017 @ 12pm
RED BANK: DEMS BACK ‘PURE’ GARAGE
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RED BANK: Council Democrats back 'pure' parking garage approach for White Street lot, setting up possible head-on collision with Republicans.
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June 27th, 2017 @ 5pm
FAIR HAVEN: POLICE STATION UPGRADES SLATED
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FAIR HAVEN: The borough police station, housed since 1983 in a former schoolhouse, is about to get its first remodeling since then.
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June 26th, 2017 @ 6am
Partyline
“FESTIVA” YACHT DOCKED AT MARINE PARK
Festiva, an 85-foot yacht, was docked at Marine Park on Friday night. Red Bank Green spoke to the owner, Everett Moore, who said that it was ...
OH NO! ELMO LOST!
A lost Elmo appears to be reaching out for help through the redbankgreen Partyline.
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.