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RUMSON: OCEANIC MAKEOVER BEGINS ANEW
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RUMSON: Locals get a look at options for a new Oceanic Bridge as officials hit the reset button on the consensus-building process begun a decade ago.
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June 21st, 2017 @ 9am
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OCEANIC BRIDGE: CONCEPT PLANS ON DISPLAY
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OCEANIC BRIDGE: Monmouth County officials will unveil concept plans for repairing or replacing the span at public sessions in Middletown and Rumson today.
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June 20th, 2017 @ 5am
RED BANK: PARKING PLANS GET FIRST AIRING
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RED BANK: Five would-be builders tout their visions for large parking and housing projects in the heart of downtown, some with retail thrown in as well.
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June 15th, 2017 @ 8am
RED BANK: MUMFORD LOCKS UP EXTRA SITES
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RED BANK: In the contest to redevelop White Street Roger Mumford may have an edge or two: options to buy two key properties.
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June 15th, 2017 @ 8am
RED BANK: TOWNHOUSE LOOK FOR MILL CREEK
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RED BANK: Mill Creek's proposed White Street redevelopment calls for luxury apartments and a parking garage disguised to look like a row of townhouses.
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June 15th, 2017 @ 8am
RED BANK: DOBCO PLANS ‘CORRIDOR’ TO RIVER
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RED BANK: Dobco proposes 1,010-spot garage and pedestrian 'corridor' to West Front Street as part of garage and apartment project.
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June 15th, 2017 @ 8am
RED BANK: BNE PUSHES ‘APPROPRIATE SCALE’
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RED BANK: BNE-Canoe garage proposal calls for 'appropriately scaled' apartments and no retail, so as not to compete with existing stores.
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June 15th, 2017 @ 8am
RED BANK: BIJOU TOUTS GREEN APPROACH
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RED BANK: Builder Bijou Properties touts its track record in Hoboken, where "they don't want to be Jersey City," principal tells parking committee.
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June 15th, 2017 @ 8am
RED BANK: SCHOOL TO GET 500 BOOKS
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RED BANK: As part of an effort to prevent educational "summer slide," the Primary School is to receive 500 books.
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June 14th, 2017 @ 8am
LITTLE SILVER: CELL TOWER DIALS UP OUTRAGE
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LITTLE SILVER: Hundreds of residents pack a meeting to give elected officials an earful about a new cell tower built just 500 feet away.
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June 13th, 2017 @ 7am
RED BANK: PARKING PLANS MOVE TO THE FORE
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RED BANK: After a dozen years of talk and inaction on a new parking garage in the heart of town, five plans will get their first public airing Wednesday.
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June 12th, 2017 @ 6am
RED BANK: DEMS GOAD GOP OVER GARAGE
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RED BANK: Council Democrats goad two Republican counterparts over downtown garage issue, but Schwabenbauer says they won't take the bait.
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June 2nd, 2017 @ 6am
RED BANK: WILL ‘PURE’ GARAGE GET A SHOT?
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RED BANK: With three Democrats vowing "staunch opposition" to ambitious garage and housing proposals, will a garage-only plan get equal time?
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May 31st, 2017 @ 8am
RED BANK: AIR RAID SIRENS SILENCED AT LAST
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RED BANK: Final vestiges of the Cold War to vanish as town authorizes removal of Civil Defense air raid sirens from last three locations in town.
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May 30th, 2017 @ 8am
RED BANK: THREE WEEKEND DEBUTS PLANNED
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RED BANK: Two new businesses plan Memorial Day weekend openings, and a longtime veteran of the restaurant and bar scene unveils a new beer garden.
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May 26th, 2017 @ 1pm
RED BANK GARAGE: BIJOU PROPOSAL
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RED BANK: Highlights of proposal for a new parking garage submitted by Bijou Properties, one of five builders vying for the project.
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May 25th, 2017 @ 5pm
RED BANK GARAGE: BNE-CANOE PLAN
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RED BANK: Highlights of proposal for a new parking garage submitted by BNE-Canoe, one of five builders vying for the project.
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May 25th, 2017 @ 5pm
RED BANK GARAGE: DOBCO PLAN
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RED BANK: Highlights of proposal for a new parking garage submitted by Dobco, one of five builders vying for the project.
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May 25th, 2017 @ 5pm
RED BANK GARAGE: MILL CREEK PROPOSAL
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RED BANK: Highlights of proposal for a new parking garage submitted by Mill Creek Property Company, one of five builders vying for the project.
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May 25th, 2017 @ 5pm
RED BANK GARAGE: YELLOW BROOK’S ‘BEACON’
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RED BANK: Among the contenders to build a downtown garage is borough developer Roger Mumford. Her are some highlights of his proposal.
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May 25th, 2017 @ 5pm
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SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
Stunning rainbow over Red Bank as a big weekend storm approaches.
“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.