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Category Archives: Green Living

RED BANK: TREE MAP ON AGENDA
RED BANK: Rescheduled because of this week's icy weather, the January meeting of Shade Tree Committee will include discussion of updated tree map.
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January 17th, 2024 @ 4pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: GARDENS TAKE ROOT ON BROAD
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RED BANK: Any day now, peonies as big as softballs will be blooming on Broad Street under the care of professional gardener.
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May 8th, 2023 @ 8am
MIDDLETOWN: RIVERFRONT PARK TO OPEN
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MIDDLETOWN: Swimming River Park, in the works for eight years, debuts on former site of Chris' Landing Monday.
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April 28th, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: COMMISSION HOSTS EARTH DAY FAIR
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RED BANK: Two days early, borough Environmental Commission hosts an Earth Day Green Fair at the middle school tonight.
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April 20th, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: TREE PLANTING UNDERWAY
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RED BANK: The borough's tree inventory is scheduled to grow by 75 this week under a Shade Tree Committee planting. Here's where they'll go.
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November 8th, 2022 @ 5am
RED BANK: LEAD-TAINTED SOIL TO BE REMOVED
RED BANK: Two years after garden shutdown, DEP outlines $2.6M plan to excavate and replace lead-contaminated soil from nearby residential properties.
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February 23rd, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: More than two years after community garden shutdown over possible lead contamination, DEP will give a public presentation Tuesday.
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February 21st, 2022 @ 2pm
RED BANK: FARMER DEFENDS PRODUCE TOSS
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RED BANK: Farmers' market vendor defends discard of produce as free-food distributor says he donates "tons" of food, including this past Sunday.
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July 22nd, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: DUMPED PRODUCE STUNS SHOPPERS
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RED BANK: Shoppers shocked to see good produce tossed into in a dumpster at the Farmers' Market. Galleria official responds to complaint.
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July 20th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: TURTLES & PLANTS SETTLE IN
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RED BANK: Environmental Commission completes projects aimed at helping Northern Diamondback Terrapins and conserving rainwater.
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July 9th, 2021 @ 3pm
RED BANK: ‘RE-ENTRY’ THROUGH THE KITCHEN
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RED BANK: At Soul Kitchen, ex-governor McGreevey touts 'second chances' through a program he runs to help released prisoners get on track in society.
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May 28th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: PICK-IT-UP MARKS EARTH DAY
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RED BANK: Pick-It-Up volunteers mark Earth Day and third anniversary of clearing downtown of litter while spreading message of "responsible consumerism."
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April 22nd, 2021 @ 12pm
RED BANK: LITTLE PROGRESS ON GARDEN
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RED BANK: What's Going On since community garden was shut down over contamination concerns 13 months ago? We have an update.
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September 17th, 2020 @ 2pm
RED BANK: WALK-THRU MARKET TO RESUME
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RED BANK: After three weeks as a drive-thru, the Galleria's farm market resumes walk-thru shopping Sunday, with masks and social distancing required.
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June 9th, 2020 @ 10am
RED BANK: MARKET REOPENS AS DRIVE-THRU
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RED BANK: The Galleria's farm market reopens as a drive-thru only. Here's some initial feedback from vendors, customers, and one unhappy pedestrian.
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May 18th, 2020 @ 11am
RED BANK: MARKET RETURNING AS DRIVE-THRU
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RED BANK: The Galleria's farm market plans to open May 17, with a host of new rules for the COVID-19 era. Rule number one: it'll be drive-thru only.
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May 4th, 2020 @ 12pm
RED BANK: CRISIS DELAYS FARMERS’ MARKET
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RED BANK: Still five weeks off, the traditional Mother's Day opening of the popular Farmer's Market has been postponed by the COVID-19 crisis.
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April 1st, 2020 @ 10am
RED BANK: DEP EXPANDS GARDEN SOIL TESTS
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RED BANK: What's Going On since community garden shutdown over contamination concerns? Tests that could involve properties hundreds of feet away.
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March 10th, 2020 @ 10am
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
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
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PEACE, LOVE AND JUGGLING
Music and flow arts filled Riverside Gardens Park Friday night at the free flow arts meetup hosted by Cirque de Peace, with guest band Sweet ...
IMMIGRATION PROTESTS CONTINUE
Protests against a wave of immigration arrests in Red Bank and nationwide continued for a third and fourth straight day on Shrewsbury Avenue ...
CARS, BARS AND VANS
Middletown resident Rob King was cruising through the Red Bank municipal parking lot behind the Dublin House Saturday night in his 1969 Plym ...
TWO SHORTS IN FILMONEFEST
Leonardo Morales Pitalua, a 20-year-old animator who lived in Red Bank until February, will have two short films shown at FilmOneFest in Hig ...
LONG DOGGONE WAIT
Partyline photo: The driver of an e-bike and his human passenger wait at the Monmouth Street train crossing while a northbound NJ Transit tr ...
WE’RE LICHEN THIS FUNGHI!
A mushroom sprouts from the mouth-like hole in this lichen-covered tree on the grounds of Red Bank Primary School Tuesday morning.
HELL STRIP FIREWORKS
Revelers launched fireworks from the hell strip in front of a home on Drs. James Parker Boulevard on July 4, one of many impromptu and quest ...
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SWIMMING, ER, SCULLING RIVER?
Partyline photo captures a single rower working their way up the Swimming River.
SUMMER SUNRISE
A stunning Sunrise on the Navesink River in Red Bank Tuesday June 30.
BRAZEN LAWLESSNESS?
Who does this? One of those famously (and, yes apocryphally) illegal-to-remove mattress tags lies on the plaza outside the Count Basie Cente ...
SUNNY SKIES, JAZZY VIBES AT RED BANK ARTS FEST
A jazz combo comprised of current and former students of the Red Bank-based Jazz Arts Project performed at the first Red Bank Arts Festival ...
COOL JUNE BRIDE RIDE
It’s a wedding thing. (Photo and text by Rosann Dal Pra)  
RED BANK CLASSIC 5k
Runners at the starting line of the Red Bank Classic 5k Saturday morning.
WORLD CUP WATCH PARTY AT COUNT BASIE FIELD
Solid turnout, festive vibes and a huge Mexico win: Count Basie Park World Cup Watch Party photos. (Click to read)
DOUBLE RAINBOW OVER RED BANK
Partyline contributor captures stunning double rainbow over Red Bank.
RED BANK: SINKHOLE ON SHREWSBURY AVE
Emergency sinkhole repairs closed Shrewsbury Avenue northbound traffic for most of the day Wednesday.
NAVESINK SUNRISE
Partyliner captures stunning sunrise over the Navesink River in Red Bank.
DRONES SCRUB BANK BUILDING
Partyline photo: A power washing drone was used to clean the exterior of the Ocean First Bank Building at 110 West Front Street recently.
MESSAGE TO READERS
Please stand by: A quick message to readers about a pause in news coverage.
IN THE DISTANCE, NEW STATUE UNVEILED
A new monument commemorating the 250th anniversary of US Independence is unveiled in a park that only has a Red Bank mailing address.