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RED BANK: IN MEMORY OF THOSE KILLED ON SEPT. 11, 2001
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RED BANK: Locals to gather at Riverside Gardens Park to remember those who lost their lives in the horrific September 11, 2001 attacks.
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September 11th @ 7am
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DOCUMENTING OLD RED BANK, BEFORE THE BULLDOZERS ARRIVE
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History buff and filmmaker sets out to document a block of old Red Bank before the bulldozers and condos arrive. (click to read)
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March 17th @ 7am
RED BANK: BOROUGH SEEKS INPUT ON JOHNNY JAZZ PARK REMAKE
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Borough of Red Bank plans a makeover for Johnny Jazz Park. (Click to read)
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February 12th @ 10am
RED BANK: ICE BOATERS EYE RETURN TO NAVESINK RIVER
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Is it thick enough yet? Red Bank ice boaters raring to go as deep freeze thickens Navesink River ice. (Click to read)
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January 28th @ 7pm
REDBANKGREEN PODCAST: RED BANK’S DEVELOPMENT BOOM
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Podcast: discussing Red Bank's development boom with Planning Board Chairman Dan Mancuso. (Click to listen)
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October 28th, 2025 @ 8am
RED BANK THROWBACK: BORO BUYS THEATER TO CREATE MARINE PARK
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100 years ago this week, the Borough of Red Bank made one of the best moves in its history: buying land to create Marine Park. (click to read)
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September 24th, 2025 @ 9am
RED BANK: MEMORIES TAKE FLIGHT WITH AIRPORT MURAL
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Red Bank's newest mural is based on a photo from the Dorn family collection of historic photos. It left the son of the man who took the photo almost speechless. (click to read)
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September 18th, 2025 @ 2pm
RED BANK: IN MEMORY OF THOSE KILLED ON SEPT. 11, 2001
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RED BANK: Locals to gather at Riverside Gardens Park to remember those who lost their lives in the horrific September 11, 2001 attacks. Monmouth County also has a slate of remembrance events.
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September 10th, 2025 @ 2pm
RED BANK: TRAIN STATION, LOCUST LANDING PLANS SAIL THROUGH COUNCIL
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Two big votes on an emotional night as Red Bank council approves a pair of major housing initiatives: Locust Landing rehab plan and 400-apartment train station redevelopment plan. (click to read)
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July 11th, 2025 @ 12pm
CHECK OUT THESE COOL PLEIN AIR PAINTINGS OF RED BANK
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Plein air artists fanned out across Red Bank last week to quickly capture the town on canvas. Here are some of their works. (click to view)
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June 6th, 2025 @ 1pm
RED BANK: MONMOUTH BOAT CLUB ON “MOST ENDANGERED” LIST
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Red Bank's 145- year-old Monmouth Boat Club has been put on Preservations NJ's annual "Ten Most Endangered" historic places. (click to read)
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May 6th, 2025 @ 10am
RED BANK: HISTORIC WALKING TOURS RETURN
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Do you know your Red Bank history? Red Bank Public Library Historic Walking Tours resume this weekend. (click to read)
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April 4th, 2025 @ 12pm
RED BANK: WOMEN’S DAY MARCHERS DECRY TRUMP/MUSK
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On International Womens Day, hundreds marched through Red Bank to protest Trump administration policies. (click for photos)
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March 8th, 2025 @ 6pm
SPRINGSTEEN DOC PUTS RED BANK AT CENTER STAGE
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Hulu's new Bruce Springsteen documentary follows him across the globe, but keeps Red Bank rehearsals sessions front and center. (click to read)
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October 28th, 2024 @ 12pm
RED BANK: AS NEIGHBORS OBJECT, HISTORIC DISTRICT IS TABLED
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Preservation commission taps the brakes on plan to create a new historic districts after homeowners object. (click to read).
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September 19th, 2024 @ 12pm
GROWIN’ UP WITH SPRINGSTEEN, OFF BROAD
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RED BANK: The untold story of the coffeehouse that had a lifelong impact on local teens while helping to launch the career of an 18-year-old singer named Bruce Springsteen.
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September 12th, 2024 @ 7am
RED BANK: IN MEMORY OF THOSE KILLED ON SEPT. 11, 2001
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RED BANK: Locals to gather at Riverside Gardens Park to remember those who lost their lives in the horrific September 11, 2001 attacks.
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September 10th, 2024 @ 11pm
VIDEO: RED BANKERS BOOGIE FOR COUNT BASIE’S BIRTHDAY
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VIDEO: On jazz legend William "Count" Basie's birthday, redbankgreen asks Red Bank residents to show off their "Red Bank Boogie." (click for more)
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August 21st, 2024 @ 3pm
redbankgreen FOUNDER SIGNS OFF
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RED BANK: Some parting thoughts as redbankgreen founder John T. Ward calls it quits after 18 years and 15,000 posts.
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August 1st, 2024 @ 11pm
MORE FALLOUT FROM SICKLES COLLAPSE
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The implosion of Sickles Market continued to echo with two bankruptcy filings, including one by the heir to the 116-year-old farm business.
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May 14th, 2024 @ 11am
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SNEAKERS OVER BROAD
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sneakers hanging from the overhead wires on Broad Street.
PIANO TRASHED
Left out to take at 83 River Street. Property owner is a touring musician. Studio and home. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris H ...
FALL COLORS IN RED BANK
redbankgreen's Partyline captures peaking fall foliage on a Red Bank street corner.
FALL AT THE COURTS OF RED BANK
On the Partyline: stunning foliage at Red Bank's "medieval office park."
WALK FOR DEMOCRACY
The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center led a "Walk for Democracy" Sunday from Riverside Gardens Park to the cultral center on Drs. James Park ...
Go big or go home
On the redbankgreen Partyline: Gourd display at Lighthouse on its penultimate night of the season.
MARIGOLDEN SUNSHINE
Partyline photo captures October sunshine hitting marigolds for sale ahead of Dia de Los Muertos.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES CODING TO MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green and creator of Broad Street, was teaching City and Regional Magazine Association publishers how ...
LET’S SEE YOUR KINDLE DO THIS
A stack of books served as a chock while a motorist changed a flat tire on Branch Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Submitted by John T. Ward
NEW WELCOME SIGN INSTALLED
A new "Welcome to Red Bank" sign has gone up at the northern Route 35 entrance to town at the foot of Cooper's Bridge.
JUNIOR BUCS WRESTLING WELCOMES YOUNG ATHLETES FOR 22ND SEASON
Junior Bucs Wrestling is preparing for its 22nd season, offering boys and girls from Red Bank, Shrewsbury, and Little Silver an opportunity ...
TIME FOR SCHOOL, DEER
Fall has arrived and so have the middle school loving deer!
JUST IN TIME FOR THE FALL CLASSIC
Just in time for the start of the World Series later this week baseball-themed paintings by artist Max Maxon hang in the windows of the Art ...
DINNER PLANS?
Chipotle in Red Bank Sunday evening will donate a quarter of proceeds from sales Sunday to the volunteer Red Bank Fire Department auxiliary.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES VIBE CODE SESSION AT LOCAL NEWS CAMP
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green, is running a vibe code session, teaching other publishers to vibe code at Blue Engine Collectiv ...
Her Majesty visits Red Bank
Navesink Queen docked at the Molly Pitcher Marina. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Boris Kofman)  
RED BANK DINER MONEY TREE
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sunshine and a money tree at the Red Bank Diner.
NAVESINK LIGHTS
Riverview Hospital lights up the Navesink. (Text and photo by Partyline contributor Terry Franco)  
HALF BAKED BROAD STREET
Broad Street repaving begins with road subject to overnight closures.
COLOR RUN AT RED BANK PRIMARY SCHOOL
redbankgreen Partyline happens upon a cloud of color at annual color run event at Red Bank Primary School.
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