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RED BANK: SEWAGE MAIN FIXED
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A 30-inch sewer main that had been sending raw sewage into the Navesink River has been repaired, but questions remain over water quality.
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July 12th, 2024 @ 3pm
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RED BANK: PIANO MAN MOVES ON, CAFE OPENS, TWINS OPEN HANDBAG SHOP
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RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, a new Italian cafe opens, twin sisters from Tanzania open a clothing/handbag shop and a longtime Piano biz moves out.
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July 10th, 2024 @ 6am
RED BANK: DENHOLTZ AIMS FOR ‘DENSE’ TRANSIT VILLAGE
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RED BANK: As the town plans a public workshop on transit village, developer says "it needs to be dense" with housing.
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July 1st, 2024 @ 7am
RED BANK: RIVERWALK PLANS FADE INTO HISTORY – AND PATIOS
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RED BANK: A strip of riverfront land set aside for public access has been overtaken by private patios and "No Trespassing" signs. (click for more)
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June 19th, 2024 @ 7am
RED BANK: HOSPITAL TO RAZE ‘UNSAFE’ BUILDING
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RED BANK: Riverview plans to demolish former office building found unsafe by inspectors, and may seek to turn it into a parking lot.
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June 17th, 2024 @ 10am
RED BANK: COUNCIL BORROWS FOR COUNT BASIE, MARINE PARK & MORE
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New bleachers for Count Basie Fields. A remake of Marine Park. Shrewsbury Ave crosswalks and bump outs. With 56 straight "yes" votes, Red Bank Council goes on a roll.
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June 14th, 2024 @ 3pm
RED BANK: SHREWSBURY AVE BUILDING PLAN BACK ON TRACK
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RED BANK: A plan for a mixed use building on Shrewsbury Avenue is back on track after the borough shut down construction last June.
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June 11th, 2024 @ 7am
RED BANK: COUNCIL MOVES ON SHORT TERM RENTALS, MARINE PARK FIX-UPS
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RED BANK: Nuisance AirBnB style rentals could get their comeuppance in court and a remake of Marine Park may finally get underway.(click to read)
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May 24th, 2024 @ 8am
RED BANK: BANK WITHDRAWING FROM TOWN
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RED BANK: Wells Fargo is shutting down its Broad Street operations, vacating one of the town's most visible commercial properties. (Click.)
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May 21st, 2024 @ 11am
VIDEO: MONMOUTH BOAT CLUB PLANS TO GO HIGHER
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Video: The Monmouth Boat Club has stood on the banks of the Navesink River in Red Bank for 145-years. But the pilings that hold it up are rotting away. A plan is being hatched to lift the historic structure and build a higher foundation. (Click to read/watch)
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May 16th, 2024 @ 8am
RED BANK: LEAD WATER LINE PROJECT MOVES EAST
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RED BANK: Crews have replaced 345 lead water service lines so far. There are likely hundreds more to go as the massive lead service line project moves to the eastern portions of town. (click to read)
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May 15th, 2024 @ 1pm
RED BANK: LAUNDROMAT TO WEED SHOP BID BURNS ON
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RED BANK: Only three pot shops are allowed by law, but a fifth is now seeking, building approvals. What gives? (click to read more)
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May 9th, 2024 @ 1pm
RED BANK: POT SHOP, RESTAURANT ON AGENDA
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RED BANK: Hearing on plan to turn laundromat into cannabis shop to resume. Also on agenda: restaurant for (most of) former Coco Pari spot on Broad.
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May 7th, 2024 @ 10am
RED BANK: BIRD BONANZA BEGINS
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RED BANK: A morning visit to a little known birding hotspot along the Swimming River reveals an explosion of sound and color.
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May 7th, 2024 @ 8am
RED BANK: COWORK FIRM SETTING UP DOWNTOWN
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RED BANK: Provider of coworking space to entrepreneurs will occupy the entire second floor of a newly rehabbed downtown building.
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April 29th, 2024 @ 5pm
RED BANK: CONDO PROJECT BEGINS AT LAST
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RED BANK: After more than three years surrounded by ugly black fencing, corner of Maple and West Front comes alive with construction activity.
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April 29th, 2024 @ 7am
PODCAST DEBUT: ITZEL HERNANDEZ ON “VISUALIZING COMMUNITY”
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For redbankgreen's first podcast, Brian Donohue chats with Itzel Hernandez, an immigrants' rights activist whose story is both familiar and extraordinary.
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April 18th, 2024 @ 6am
RED BANK: MECHANIC ENDS 48-YEAR RUN
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RED BANK: Pete Soviero, who started his auto repair shop right out of RBR, ends 48-year career as a transit village plan advances.
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April 16th, 2024 @ 12pm
RED BANK: BOARD ATTORNEY LECKSTEIN DIES AT 81
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RED BANK: Michael Leckstein, who served as planning board attorney here for 25 years – and in Little Silver for 50 – died Saturday.
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April 7th, 2024 @ 10pm
RED BANK: BILLBOARD PLAN QUESTIONED
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RED BANK: Replacing a 60-year-old billboard at the town's entrance with a new digital version: an upgrade or an albatross?
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April 5th, 2024 @ 6am
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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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