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RED BANK: POKU CLAIMS RACIAL PREJUDICE
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RED BANK: Junk-filled yard draws attention of TV news crew and helicopter as property owner defends "hobbies" and claims racial prejudice.
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August 22nd, 2018 @ 8am
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RED BANK/FAIR HAVEN: BARGAINS OUT FRONT
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RED BANK & FAIR HAVEN: Townwide yard sales set for Saturday. Here's where to go and what's on the table in these bargain extravaganzas.
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May 4th, 2018 @ 7am
RUMSON: NAVESINK QUALITY IMPROVES
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RUMSON: After a bacteria crisis, Navesink is showing "rapid" improvement in water quality, with possible reopening of shellfish beds a year earlier than expected, state DEP says.
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April 2nd, 2018 @ 12pm
RED BANK: FIREHOUSE PLAN OK’D
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RED BANK: Plan for rehabbing old firehouse includes using 150-year-old brick recycled from a house recently demolished in Brooklyn.
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February 19th, 2018 @ 7am
RED BANK: BROKEN PIPE BLAMED FOR SEWAGE
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RED BANK: Zoning board hears 'disturbing' testimony about home where residents dumped human waste in yard after sewer line collapse.
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January 22nd, 2018 @ 12pm
SHREWSBURY: TAPAS BAR HOSTS FUNDRAISER
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SHREWSBURY: A new tapas and wine bar plans to kick things off with a "grand opening paella party" fundraiser for JBJ Soul Kitchen.
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October 4th, 2017 @ 12pm
RED BANK: RIVER BACTERIA SOURCES LOCATED
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RED BANK: Officials from the 'Rally for the Navesink' collaborate celebrate success in finding a significant source of river bacteria on Marion Street.
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April 28th, 2017 @ 9am
FAIR HAVEN: NAVESINK RALLY RESUMES
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FAIR HAVEN: An effort dubbed Rally for Navesink series continues tonight with discussions of oyster beds and safe boat waste disposal.
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March 8th, 2017 @ 7am
RED BANK: There won't be a Townwide Yard Sale this year as the event goes biennial.
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February 13th, 2017 @ 12pm
RED BANK: NO LEAD IN WATER, OFFICIAL SAYS
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RED BANK: Utilities director says there's "no indication" of lead in drinking water after resident shows off an extricated pipe with a lead connector.
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January 12th, 2017 @ 6am
SHREWSBURY: A Princeton-based restaurateur plans to open a wine & tapas bar here, using the liquor license of a bowling alley that burned down in 2009.
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December 14th, 2016 @ 1pm
NAVESINK: BACTERIAL HOTSPOTS IDENTIFIED
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RED BANK: Bacteria-sniffing dogs ID hotspots here and in Fair Haven as possible sources of human waste bacteria that's winding up in the Navesink River.
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December 1st, 2016 @ 7am
RED BANK: RIVER CONTAMINATION UPDATE SET
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RED BANK: Teaching kids "watershed mindfulness," plus the findings of bacteria-sniffing dogs, mark agenda for the final Rally for the Navesink of 2016.
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November 16th, 2016 @ 8am
LITTLE SILVER: A BARNYARD CELEBRATION
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LITTLE SILVER: Restoration work on three barns, one of them dating back to around 1790, is completed, and the town celebrates.
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October 18th, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: JUST A COUPLE OF WORKING SNIFFS
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RED BANK: Bacteria-sniffing dogs used to track contamination in the Navesink give a demo of their methods in a hospital conference room.
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September 22nd, 2016 @ 8am
RED BANK: BRING IN THE BACTERIA SNIFFERS
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RED BANK: Meet the dogs who'll be used to help source-track bacteria in the Navesink.
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September 20th, 2016 @ 7am
RED BANK: CLEAN NAVESINK PLAN URGED
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RED BANK: Environmental and sporting groups urge action on Navesink contamination.
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September 13th, 2016 @ 5am
RUMSON: DOGS ENLISTED IN RIVER CLEANUP
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RUMSON: Dogs have been called in to help track sources of fecal coliform in the Navesink.
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August 12th, 2016 @ 7am
SHREWSBURY: NAVESINK EFFORT UPDATED
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SHREWSBURY: Effort to find and reduce fecal coliform levels in the Navesink cites a small success involving horse manure
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August 5th, 2016 @ 6am
RUMSON: NAVESINK HEALTH RALLY SLATED
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RUMSON: Clean Ocean Action and other enviro groups plan a 'rally' to save the Navesink from runoff-borne pollution.
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August 2nd, 2016 @ 12pm
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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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