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RED BANK: ‘MIGHTY’ SOCIAL SERVICES IN SPOTLIGHT
RED BANK: With second warming center about to open, town spotlights "small but mighty network" of programs to provide shelter, nutrition and healthcare to those in need.
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MIDDLETOWN: RIVERFRONT PARK TO OPEN
MIDDLETOWN: Swimming River Park, in the works for eight years, debuts on former site of Chris' Landing Monday.
RED BANK: INDOOR CANNABIS FARM APPROVED
RED BANK: Planning board overcomes misgivings about all-cash operation, electrified security fence, and approves cannabis growing facility.
RED BANK: $10K CANNABIS BIZ FEE ON TABLE
RED BANK: Borough attorney sees red flags in suggested cannabis business licensing fee of $10,000, despite adoption in nearby towns.
RED BANK: BOARD OKS CANNABIS SITING PLAN
RED BANK: Planning board OKs siting plan for growth, processing and retail sales of cannabis. One member objects to siting growers close to homes.
RED BANK: Council opts to go for the green by allowing cannabis commerce, but zoning for it cultivation, warehousing and retail sales.
RED BANK: DALPRA TO HEAD PARKS & REC
RED BANK: Quickly filling vacancy left by Charlie Hoffmann, council hires former RBR athletic director Louis 'Del' DalPra to run parks & rec department.
RED BANK: MARIJUANA GROW SITE PROPOSED
RED BANK: Homebuilder files plan for medical marijuana growing facility in West Side warehouse, but will need a use variance, and more, to proceed.
RED BANK: HOFFMANN LEAVING REC JOB
RED BANK: Leaving borough hall for new job, parks and rec director Charlie Hoffmann gets a 'pile-on' of love from officials.
RED BANK: BON JOVI SPOTLIGHTS PORTER
RED BANK: Rock star Jon Bon Jovi spoke with Pastor Terrence Porter of Pilgrim Baptist Church for a Christmas Eve segment on NBC's Today Show.
RED BANK: Boys and Girls Clubs open remote learning centers to provide safe space for children to participate in their schools’ virtual learning programs.
RED BANK: BON JOVI WARMS UP CENTER
RED BANK: With heavy snow falling outside, Bon Jovi opens new 'warming center' for homeless men, the latest endeavor of his foundation.
RED BANK: HRAC TO LAUNCH ANTI-HATE DRIVE
RED BANK: KKK fliers and decline of civility in political discourse inspire borough Human Relations Advisory Committee's 'No Hate at Home' campaign.
RUMSON: ‘RIVAL’ TEENS UNITE TO SAVE LIVES
RUMSON: Students from three high schools, normally rivals, unite to organize suicide awareness and prevention run scheduled for Sunday.
RED BANK: FOOD, CLOTHES & MORE IN CHURN
RED BANK: New food and women's clothing businesses open. Also in Churn: about a 24-hour gym, a deep-freeze therapy place and a new Good Karma takeout spot in the West Side Lofts.
RED BANK: SUNSET PARK CONCEPT TO DEBUT
RED BANK: Residents to get first look Monday at concept plan for new park on long-closed landfill site overlooking Swimming River.
SHREWSBURY: SQUAD SEEKS EMR VOLUNTEERS
SHREWSBURY: First aid squad seeks EMR volunteers.
RED BANK: FREE COFFEE AND CONVERSATION
RED BANK: A free weekly free "coffee and conversation" that aims to bring folks together starts Tuesday morning at Shapiro's.
SHREWSBURY: SEABROOK ZONE ISSUE CITED
SHREWSBURY: Borough tells controversial new drug counseling center that its plan for group sessions doesn't comply with zoning.
RED BANK: RESIDENTS RESIST DUMP-SITE PARK
RED BANK: Not everyone wants a park at the former town dump, say residents concerned about the long-range effects of contaminants.
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EDITH BLAKE HEADS FOR 108 YEARS
Belated, we know, but worth honoring regardless: Red Bank's likely oldest resident marks another milestone.
TWO EAGLE MORNING
A pair of bald eagles were in conversation on a branch overlooking the Swimming River in Red Bank Wednesday morning. (photo by Brian Donohue ...
REFLECTIONS ON A GRAY DAY
A pair of chairs placed in the intertidal zone along the shore of the Swimming River sit in the shallows on a grey March morning. (photo by ...
SPRING BUSKIN’ OUT
A busker on Broad Street strums away in the March sunshine Friday. (photo by Brian Donohue)
WHATA BUNCHA BULL SHEET
We thought we at redbankgreen had the pulse of our community, until we read the Asbury Park Press and saw this ad on their site. Apparently ...
NAVESINK SUNRISE
Sunrise over the Navesink River, seen from NJ Transit Coastline train 3320 Monday morning. (Photo by Partyline contributor Karly Swaim)
Stunning Sunrise Views from NJ Transit Train 3320
Sunrise over the Navesink River, taken from NJ Transit Coast Line train 3320 this morning. (Photo by Partyline contributor Karly Swaim) Want ...
BUT FAMILY MEANS NOBODY GETS LEFT BEHIND!
The most famous line from the Disney film “Lilo and Stitch” may be “family means nobody gets left behind.” And three ...
LOCAL MAN WAITING ‘TIL NEXT YEAR AGAIN
We at redbankgreen know there are people who are absolute fanatics of our weekly “Where Have I Seen This” challenge.  But we al ...
FROZEN SNAKE WEATHER
Down among the serpentine turns in the Swimming River, this eastern garter snake was found frozen stiff in the frigid weather. There were no ...
THIS LOT IS GOING TO POT!!
Do NOT hit this monster pothole in Red Bank’s best parking lot for people watching or your weekend plans may go up in smoke. In the backgr ...
DEM GOV HOPEFUL FULOP VISITS RED BANK
110 people braved the ice on Super Bowl Sunday morning to head to Triumph Brewery to hear Steve Fulop’s case for why he should be our ...
REAL BRICKS!
Pardon our nerdiness, but we were excited to see the facade of the long-vacant building at 42 Monmouth being renovated with a facade that ap ...
NAVESINK SUNRISE
Sunrise colors Sunday over the Navesink. Shot from Maple Cove. (photo by Partyline contributor Thomas Doremus)
PET OWNER TO RED BANK: SCREW YOU
(photo and text by Partyline contributor Anna Cruz; headline by redbankgreen) Remember to scoop the poop!  
A HAIR DRYER IN A TREE?
(Photo and text by Partyline contributor Nicole Taetsch) If someone is missing a red hair dryer, it’s hanging from a tree on Oakland S ...
FROM DEEP LEFT FIELD..
(Photo and words by Partyline contributor Peter Cavalier) Shapes, Angles, and Colors: an Artist’s Canvas Where: A frigid Saturday morn ...
SUNSET ICE BOATING
Sunset ice boating Saturday. (photo by Partyline contributor Thomas Doremus)
ICY NAVESINK BLISS
Ice boating is back, baby! (Photo by partyline contributor Boris Kofman)
TEACHERS GET COUNCIL KUDOS
The Mayor and Borough Council honored five teachers from the Red Bank Borough Schools who were selected for the Governor’s Educator of the ...