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RED BANK: UNITY RALLY DRAWS A MURPHY
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RED BANK: Unity march and rally spotlights Martin Luther King Jr. and gets a cameo by soon-to-be state First Lady Tammy Murphy.
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January 15th, 2018 @ 8am
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RED BANK: Back in control of the borough agenda, Democrats plan to put out a call for a parking consultant as early as this month, Yngstrom says.
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January 12th, 2018 @ 8am
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
LITTLE SILVER: OATHS AND ‘BAD POETRY’
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LITTLE SILVER: Healy and Holzapfel take office as Neff continues tradition of state-of-the-borough message in the form of 'bad poetry.'
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January 9th, 2018 @ 9am
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: RALLY FOR IMMIGRANTS SLATED
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RED BANK: March through downtown and rally in support of undocumented aliens slated for Friday by group called Awaken Community.
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November 28th, 2017 @ 4pm
FAIR HAVEN: KOCH JOINS COUNCIL AFTER ALL
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FAIR HAVEN: Three weeks after coming up short at the polls, and with her students looking on, Betsy Koch takes council seat vacated by Rowland Wilhelm.
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November 28th, 2017 @ 7am
RED BANK: WRITE-IN WINS BOARD SEAT
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RED BANK: Write-in wins school board seat, making him the second successor to then-president Carrie Ludwikowski, who resigned eight months into her term.
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November 9th, 2017 @ 11am
STATEHOUSE: GOPAL, O’SCANLON SCORE WINS
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ON THE GREEN: A look at statehouse and county race outcomes.
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November 7th, 2017 @ 11pm
LITTLE SILVER: Healy, Holzapfel win race overshadowed by cell tower.
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November 7th, 2017 @ 10pm
FAIR HAVEN: Incumbents, one Dem and one GOP, win council seats.
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November 7th, 2017 @ 10pm
SHREWSBURY: Republicans outpoll Democrats 3 to 2 in council voting.
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November 7th, 2017 @ 10pm
RED BANK: DEMOCRATS BACK ON TOP
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RED BANK: Democrats regain council majority as Zipprich and Ballard breeze to win.
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November 7th, 2017 @ 9pm
RED BANK: AIM OF GOP PACT DISPUTED
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RED BANK: Burnham releases secret pact that made her council president in 2016 in attack on Schwabenbauer and GOP.
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November 6th, 2017 @ 8am
SHREWSBURY: Bill O'Reilly sues Panter for defamation over Facebook post that purports the ex-Fox News star sexually harassed Panter's former girlfriend.
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October 28th, 2017 @ 8am
RED BANK: BALLARD Q&A
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RED BANK: Q&A with council candidate Michael Ballard, one of four contenders for two open seats on the governing body in the November 7 election.
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October 27th, 2017 @ 6am
RED BANK: McARTHUR Q&A
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RED BANK: Q&A with council candidate Dana McArthur, one of four contenders for two open seats on the governing body in the November 7 election.
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October 27th, 2017 @ 6am
RED BANK: SCHWABENBAUER Q&A
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RED BANK: Q&A with council candidate Linda Schwabenbauer, one of four contenders for two open seats on the governing body in the November 7 election.
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October 27th, 2017 @ 6am
RED BANK: ZIPPRICH Q&A
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RED BANK: Q&A with council candidate Ed Zipprich, one of four contenders for two open seats on the governing body in the November 7 election.
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October 27th, 2017 @ 6am
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MANTIS (PRAYING) AT CHURCH
Partyliner films praying mantis at church.
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 ...