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RED BANK: Just five months after yanking a plan to add a Dunkin' shop, the owner of the Shell station is back with a proposal for a convenience store.
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RED BANK: APARTMENTS AND STORES PLANNED
RED BANK: Builder proposes to replace building at Shrewsbury Avenue and Drs. Parker Boulevard with 16 apartments, plus retail and underground parking.
RED BANK: MASSIVE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED
RED BANK: A proposed nine-story development atop Pazzo would add 150 apartments downtown and shatter the borough's limits on building height and density.
RED BANK: SUN TO RISE AGAIN ON STREET
RED BANK: Looking a bit worse for wear, sun mural busy intersection will rise again following positive feedback and planning award, borough says.
FAIR HAVEN: STILL NO SIGN OF POSTAL SIGN
FAIR HAVEN: For almost three years, the borough post office hasn't had a sign out front. Its lone clerk is baffled and annoyed.
FAIR HAVEN: MARINA LOSES LATEST ROUND
FAIR HAVEN: Yacht works loses latest round in long-running and increasingly bitter dispute with borough over zoning and other issues.
RED BANK: SAXUM PLAN APPROVED
RED BANK: Saxum plan for 210 apartments on former VNA site wins approval. Mayor cites boost to affordable housing as neighbor says board "sold out."
RED BANK: HOUSING LOTTERY SLATED
RED BANK: A lottery will make two townhouses in the new Brownstones project available to income-qualified applicants at a fraction of the market prices.
RED BANK: OLD BRICK BUILDINGS REVIVED
RED BANK: Two red brick buildings with deep histories have gotten new leases on life in recent days – with assists from Brooklyn and Seattle.
RED BANK: DISCOUNT-HUNTING VIA DRONE
RED BANK: Mini drone shop opens with aim of promoting downtown shopping. Get the bird's-eye view in this edition of Retail Churn.
RED BANK: Planning board hearing and possible vote on Saxum plan for 210 apartments on former VNA site postponed to December 2.
RED BANK: COFFEE AND CORDUROY IN CHURN
RED BANK: In this especially churny edition of Retail Churn, a new "coffee shop and general store" opens and a pilates studio relocates.
FAIR HAVEN: DOTS WHAT WE LIKE… AND DON’T
FAIR HAVEN: After controversy over Dunkin' shop, restaurant committee tries to gauge which fast food businesses residents want and don't want.
RED BANK: RESTAURANTS IN CHURN
RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, a restaurant reopens with a new name, and two others close.
RED BANK: BELLHAVEN WORK TO START
RED BANK: After years of controversy, Bellhaven Natural Area will get a playground and observation deck by the end of the year, Shehady says.
RED BANK: ANDERSON’S LONG VACANCY ENDS
RED BANK: After more than three decades of vacancy, Anderson storage building finally has its first new tenant. What's Going On Here?
RED BANK: BOARD AIRS SAXUM PLAN HURDLES
RED BANK: Public and planning board take aim Saxum plan for 210 apartments, citing traffic, fire safety, environmental and other concerns.
RED BANK: WRECKING BALL FOR BIG MAN’S?
RED BANK: In its 18 months of existence, Big Man's West, owned by the late Clarence Clemons, laid claim to rock history. It's now facing the wrecking ball.
RED BANK: APARTMENT PROJECTS PLANNED
RED BANK: Two proposed projects would add 69 new apartments to the edge of downtown, with 59 on Monmouth Street and 10 on Riverside Avenue.
RED BANK: TACOS & SUSHI SLIDE INTO TOWN
RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, new restaurants serving sushi and tacos open on Broad Street.
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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.
I’LL EAT IT HERE, THANKS
A squirrel goes all-in for a popular autumn flavor on Madison Avenue in Red Bank Sunday morning.
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