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RED BANK: SPLIT COUNCIL OKS ENGINE DEAL
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RED BANK: Purchase of two fire engines approved after Ballard and Zipprich find themselves on short end of another split within the all-Democratic council.
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October 15th, 2020 @ 7am
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RED BANK: Borough plans purchase of two new pumpers to replace firetrucks that have exceeded their life expectancy, officials say.
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October 12th, 2020 @ 6am
SHREWSBURY: WEDDING GOWNS IN SPOTLIGHT
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SHREWSBURY: Historical Society unveils a dazzling collection of restored wedding dresses from more than a century of American life.
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October 1st, 2020 @ 3pm
RUMSON: 9-11 MEMORIAL DEDICATED
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RUMSON: Volunteer firefighters, with an assist from an Eagle Scout, unveil new memorial to those killed on September 11, 2001.
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September 23rd, 2020 @ 12pm
RED BANK: Historic Preservation Commission to discuss East Front Street Victorian structure slated for demolition by Hackensack Meridian.
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September 16th, 2020 @ 6am
RED BANK: ILLUMINATING THE TOWN’S PAST
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RED BANK: After lobbying successfully for replacement of historical marker, retired teacher turns her attention to app to help illuminate borough's past.
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September 14th, 2020 @ 6am
ON THE GREEN: Memorial events slated to honor to area residents killed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on America.
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September 9th, 2020 @ 2pm
ON THE GREEN: EARTHQUAKE SHAKES REGION
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RED BANK: A magnitude 3.1 earthquake centered near Freehold shook the Greater Red Bank Green early Wednesday morning. No damage reported.
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September 9th, 2020 @ 8am
RED BANK: BASIE TAKES OVER MOVIE THEATER
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RED BANK: Count Basie Center, facing uncertain post-pandemic future, takes over two-screen movie house previously run by Bow Tie Cinemas on White Street.
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September 7th, 2020 @ 6am
RED BANK: Four years after announcing plans for a store in the Anderson Building, Sickles says it will open, with a Booskerdoo inside, in August.
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June 18th, 2020 @ 8am
RED BANK: HUNDREDS RALLY FOR JUSTICE
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RED BANK: Hundreds march through town and gather for "Justice for George Floyd" rally to protest police brutality and systemic racism. Photos.
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June 10th, 2020 @ 7am
RED BANK: RACIAL JUSTICE MARCH SLATED
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RED BANK: "Justice for George" march to protest the killing of George Floyd slated to begin at Marine Park and end with rally at Count Basie Fields Tuesday afternoon.
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June 8th, 2020 @ 8am
PUBLISHER’S NOTE
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RED BANK: redbankgreen begins its 15th year of providing vital local news coverage with a plan for longterm sustainability that requires your support.
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June 5th, 2020 @ 2am
RED BANK: QUICK PARADE, SMALL DELIGHTS
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RED BANK: The pandemic edition of the Memorial Day parade was a quick, scaled-down swing through town that delighted smatterings of residents. Photos.
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May 26th, 2020 @ 7am
RED BANK: DRIVE-BY PARADE SLATED
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RED BANK: A year after the town's Memorial Day parade was revived, this year's version will be a scaled-down, drive-by affair. Here are the details.
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May 22nd, 2020 @ 3pm
LITTLE SILVER: ROBERT SICKLES SR. DIES
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LITTLE SILVER: Robert Sickles Sr., patriarch of a family farm that traces its agricultural roots back more than three centuries, has died at age 92.
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April 2nd, 2020 @ 4pm
RED BANK: WILL LONG-CLOSED ‘VAULT’ OPEN?
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RED BANK: After a seven-year vacancy, Saxum Real Estate had finally landed a tenant for the building it calls 'the Vault' on Broad Street. And then, COVID-19 hit.
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March 24th, 2020 @ 10am
RED BANK: JAZZMAN VISITS FORTUNE CENTER
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RED BANK: Before taking the stage at the Basie Wednesday night, Branford Marsalis paid a pre-concert visit to the T. Thomas Fortune Center.
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February 27th, 2020 @ 6am
RED BANK: FORTUNE SETS ‘BASIE 2020’ SKED
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RED BANK: T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center sets 'Basie 2020' slate of events to commemorate 85th anniversary of the Count Basie Orchestra.
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February 18th, 2020 @ 7am
RED BANK: APARTMENT REVIEW BEGINS
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RED BANK: Hearing on 59-unit apartment project on Monmouth Street begins with focus on other density variances near the train station.
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February 7th, 2020 @ 12pm
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MANTIS (PRAYING) AT CHURCH
Partyliner films praying mantis at church.
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 ...