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RED BANK: ADMINISTRATOR ‘Z,’ ON NEW JOB
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RED BANK: New administrator 'Z' Shehady tells redbankgreen he wants to see "government done right" and make the town stand out nationally on that basis.
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April 18th, 2018 @ 10am
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RED BANK: NEW ADMINISTRATOR NAMED
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RED BANK: Council picks new administrator. He's 33, an Army veteran and ex-mayor from Union County. And his salary will be triple his predecessor's.
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April 12th, 2018 @ 10am
RED BANK: THREE HONORED FOR LONGEVITY
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RED BANK: The theme was longevity as the borough council and state legislators honored a centenarian and two others Wednesday night.
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March 1st, 2018 @ 9am
RED BANK: BURNHAM DISHES AND… OOPS!
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RED BANK: Amid debate about proposed puppy mill ordinance, Burnham dishes about Whelan's dating life, and... oops! Never mind!
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January 11th, 2018 @ 12pm
RED BANK: BASIE TO AIR DINIZIO TRIBUTE
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RED BANK: Count Basie Theatre to livestream Saturday's tribute concert in memory of late Smithereens lead singer Pat DiNizio.
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January 10th, 2018 @ 6am
RED BANK: DEMS TAP ACTING ADMINISTRATOR
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RED BANK: Flexing their muscle as the majority party once again, Democrats pick consultant as interim borough administrator.
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January 2nd, 2018 @ 10am
RED BANK: COUNCIL WRAPS ON BITTER NOTE
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RED BANK: As Sickels ends 38-year career, Taylor tees up Dems for partisanship over his successor as borough administrator.
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December 28th, 2017 @ 9am
RED BANK: SMITHEREENS SHOW TO GO ON
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RED BANK: Count Basie Theatre will go ahead with a planned January 13 concert despite the death last week of Smithereens lead singer Pat DiNizio.
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December 18th, 2017 @ 10am
RED BANK: SICKELS LAUDED FOR ‘COMMITMENT’
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RED BANK: Closing out a 38-year municipal career, Stanley Sickels wins praise for his commitment, professionalism and institutional knowledge.
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December 14th, 2017 @ 12pm
RED BANK: SMITHEREENS SINGER DIES
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RED BANK: Smithereens singer Pat Dinizio dies two days after announcement of January 13 show at the Basie.
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December 13th, 2017 @ 6am
RED BANK: JENSEN ELECTED FIRE CHIEF
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RED BANK: Firefighters mark election of Stu Jensen as 2018 chief as he pledges to try to give volunteers training and gear they need.
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December 6th, 2017 @ 7am
RED BANK: HABCORE RAISES $55K
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RED BANK: Borough-based HABcore raises $55k for housing and related programs.
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November 22nd, 2017 @ 10pm
TINTON FALLS: GIVING BACK ON MITZVAH DAY
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TINTON FALLS: Monmouth Reform Temple members fan out to help in a wide variety of ways on Mitzvah Day.
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November 22nd, 2017 @ 10pm
RED BANK: A LITTLE LIBRARY FOR NORMA TODD
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RED BANK: The new owners of the longtime home of late Lunch Break co-founder Norma Todd have erected a little free library in her honor in the front yard.
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November 1st, 2017 @ 11am
RED BANK: ARTISTS HONOR ONE OF THEIR OWN
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RED BANK: Local artists are auctioning off their own work to fund a bench overlooking the Navesink in honor one of their own.
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September 25th, 2017 @ 12pm
RED BANK: DEAD BANK, GRATEFUL AT GIG 200
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RED BANK: SIx years after it was conceived at an open-mic night, the Grateful Dead cover band Dead Bank plans its 200th show this week.
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July 5th, 2017 @ 8am
FAIR HAVEN: POLICE STATION UPGRADES SLATED
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FAIR HAVEN: The borough police station, housed since 1983 in a former schoolhouse, is about to get its first remodeling since then.
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June 26th, 2017 @ 6am
RED BANK: ONE-STOP WEDDING BIZ OPENS
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RED BANK: A wedding DJ bets big on "vertical integration" of DJ, photography and other wedding services in a wedding-crazy town.
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February 16th, 2017 @ 12pm
RED BANK: LONGTIME MUNICIPAL JUDGE DIES
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RED BANK: Judge William Himelman, believed to be the longest-serving municipal jurist in New Jersey, dies at age 85.
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January 26th, 2017 @ 10pm
RED BANK: DONATED HOUSE COMING DOWN
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RED BANK: A house left to Saint James Church put $359,000 in its coffers. It's now to be razed for parking and, eventually, development, new owner says.
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January 25th, 2017 @ 5am
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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 ...
THRONGS FLOCK TO RED BANK STREET FAIR
redbankgreen Partyline: Thousands fill the streets of Red Bank for street fair.