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RED BANK: KIDS HONOR VETERANS
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RED BANK: After a pandemic interruption, school children return to annual Veterans Day commemoration at the borough Veterans Monument.
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November 11th, 2021 @ 4pm
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RED BANK: HISTORIC CLOCK CLOCKED
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RED BANK: Historic clock that's watched over downtown for more than a century crashed to the ground after being struck by a truck Wednesday.
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November 10th, 2021 @ 11am
RED BANK: DEMOLITION SLATED FOR PARKING
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RED BANK: Development firm plans to raze century-old house in "extreme state of disrepair" for parking, new ATM and future development, owner says.
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October 18th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: EBANKS OFFERS PLANNING PRIMER
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RED BANK: New community planning director offers a primer in zoning and land-use law, but steers clear of third-rail topics like tax abatements.
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October 15th, 2021 @ 7am
SHREWSBURY: HISTORICAL PLAQUE INSTALLED
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SHREWSBURY: History lovers celebrate as district gets commemorative plaque 43 years after National Register of Historic Places designation.
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September 20th, 2021 @ 11am
RED BANK: REFLECTIONS ON SEPTEMBER 11
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RED BANK: Mayor and eighth-grader offer reflections as about 100 gather in Riverside Gardens Park on 20th anniversary of September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
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September 13th, 2021 @ 7am
ON THE GREEN: IN MEMORY
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RED BANK: Remembering those from the Greater Red Bank Green who were killed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on America.
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September 10th, 2021 @ 9pm
RED BANK: SEPTEMBER 11, 20 YEARS LATER
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RED BANK: Events here and in Atlantic Highlands to mark 20th anniversary of loss of life in terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
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September 10th, 2021 @ 6am
RED BANK: A NEIGHBOR’S 9/11 STORY
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RED BANK: Twenty years later, a writer captures the story of his neighbor's escape from the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
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September 8th, 2021 @ 12pm
RED BANK: DUB SEEKS FACADE-CHANGE OK
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RED BANK: Dublin House Pub plans facade changes owner calls "nothing crazy," but Historic Preservation Commission wants a closer look.
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August 24th, 2021 @ 4pm
RED BANK: KEEPING FORTUNE’S VOICE ALIVE
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RED BANK: Suubi Mondesir has helped give voice to the ideals of the Fortune Cultural Center since she was in high school – and the center was still a dream.
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August 9th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: MURAL LINKS HOMESTEAD TO PAST
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RED BANK: A home that served three generations of an Italian family now has a idyllic view, just out the window, of the ancestral town whence they came.
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July 23rd, 2021 @ 11am
FAIR HAVEN: LIMITS ON SPEED & 5G ENDORSED
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FAIR HAVEN: Council endorses lower speed limit on River Road; introduces law to limit 5G antennas; OKs grant application for Bicentennial Hall upgrades.
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July 13th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: MUMFORD SHRINKS PLAN AGAIN
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RED BANK: Mumford again shrinks plan for Shrewsbury Avenue apartment building. Also on zoning agenda: apartments next to library and exotic car rentals.
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July 7th, 2021 @ 6am
RED BANK: FORTUNE TO HOST PARKER ROOM
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RED BANK: T. Thomas Fortune Center to host permanent exhibit on father-and-son physicians Drs. James Parker Sr. and Jr. under Monmouth Medical Center sponsorship.
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June 23rd, 2021 @ 9am
RED BANK: TWIN PUMPERS DELIVERED
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RED BANK: Volunteer firefighters take delivery of two new pumpers to replace apparatus at Westside Hose and Independent houses.
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June 22nd, 2021 @ 1pm
RED BANK: MARCH INAUGURATES JUNETEENTH
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RED BANK: Juneteenth holiday inaugurated with march bookended by events at Pilgrim Baptist Church and T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center.
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June 21st, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: COLORS AT ISSUE IN MAKEOVER
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RED BANK: Fifties-style rooftop pylon can go, but Historic Preservation Commission members take issue with colors for proposed bank makeover.
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May 20th, 2021 @ 12pm
RED BANK: MASTER PLAN UPDATE BEGINS
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RED BANK: At a meeting that lasts less than 12 minutes, planning board embarks on first full-scale Master Plan rewrite in 25 years.
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May 18th, 2021 @ 7am
SHREWSBURY: YMCA NAMES BOARD MEMBERS
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SHREWSBURY: YMCA of Greater Monmouth County names seven new board members.
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May 14th, 2021 @ 3pm
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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.
I’LL EAT IT HERE, THANKS
A squirrel goes all-in for a popular autumn flavor on Madison Avenue in Red Bank Sunday morning.
POP UP TACOS DRAW CROWD
How’s this for a train station redevelopment idea? The pop-up taco vendors Tacos Los Mandones, known on social media as El Mandoon, dr ...
LONG LIVE LOCAL NEWS!
"Long Live Local News" flags from redbankgreen's 20th anniversary celebration in Marine Park Tuesday prove to be the perfect compliment to s ...
MUMS AND WITCHES
17 Prospect Ave (Photo by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
KAYAKERS CLEAR RIVER JUNK
Partyline photo: "The Navesink Nymphs" clear floating tires from the river.
PAINT IT PURPLE?
Caption: ‘Should it be done purple?’ Perfect day. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
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MANTIS (PRAYING) AT CHURCH
Partyliner photographs praying mantis at church.
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