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RED BANK: CITIZEN APPOINTMENTS 2023
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RED BANK: Unpaid citizen volunteers help power local government. Here are the latest committee appointees and re-appointees.
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January 9th, 2023 @ 7am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: HORGAN LOOKS BACK, AND AHEAD
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RED BANK: After 15 years on the council, Kathy Horgan reflects on the turmoil of recent years, and talks about her next chapter.
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January 6th, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: ZIPPRICH BLOC SETS NEW BYLAWS
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RED BANK: Rejecting Portman's call for a breather, council majority adopts bylaws that sets new bar for proposed resolutions.
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January 5th, 2023 @ 10am
RED BANK: PORTMAN TAKES MAYOR’S SEAT
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RED BANK: In debut as mayor, Portman pledges to "keep the ship running smoothly" as town embarks on big changes.
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January 5th, 2023 @ 1am
RED BANK: SENIOR CENTER WORK DELAYED
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RED BANK: Completion of Senior Center repairs held up by a shortage of materials, officials say. Here's the latest.
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January 3rd, 2023 @ 3pm
RED BANK: THIRD TIME AS CHIEF FOR HARTMAN
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RED BANK: Hartman returning for third term as fire chief as department "recycles" ex-officers, with new generation nearing eligibility.
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December 30th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: ADMINISTRATOR HIRING PAUSED
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RED BANK: Two months after appearing to settle on new administrator, council majority hits the brakes without explanation.
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December 9th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: Former councilman Tom Hintelmann, a lifelong borough resident who taught at RBC for 40 years, died Friday at age 85.
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December 5th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: SOME VOTERS HAD OTHER IDEAS
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RED BANK: Portman may have been the only one on the ballot, but 94 voters had other ideas about who should be mayor, according to write-ins.
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November 30th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: MIRANDI & JACKSON CLINCH SEATS
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RED BANK: In official results, Portman, Mirandi, Jackson and historic referendum are winners of this month's election, clerk's count shows.
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November 22nd, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: NEWCOMER TO LEAD MAJOR CHANGE
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RED BANK: With "borough" form of government slated to end, voters overwhelmingly endorse a political newcomer to lead the way.
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November 9th, 2022 @ 3pm
RED BANK: VOTERS FAVOR DEMS… AND CHANGE
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RED BANK: Voters appear to stick with Democrats – while also endorsing changes in government and how candidates get on the ballots.
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November 9th, 2022 @ 2am
RED BANK: GOP ATTACKS AT RACE’S END
RED BANK: Republican council candidates go hard in closing days of council race, terming their opponents "MAGA Democrats."
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November 7th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: HISTORIC REFERENDUM ON BALLOT
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RED BANK: Organized opposition to November 8 referendum did not materialize, but there has been pushback, and voters still have questions.
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November 4th, 2022 @ 4pm
RED BANK: MIRANDI Q&A
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RED BANK: Here's what Angela Mirandi, a Democrat running for council, sees as the big issues in town. Plus: how to cast your ballot.
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October 26th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: PENNEY Q&A
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RED BANK: Here's what Jonathan Maciel Penney, a Republican running for council, sees as the big issues in town. Plus: how to cast your ballot.
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October 26th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: TAYLOR Q&A
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RED BANK: Here's what Mark Taylor, a Republican running for council, sees as the big issues in town. Plus: how to cast your ballot.
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October 26th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: JACKSON Q&A
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RED BANK: Here's what John Jackson, a Democrat running for council, sees as the big issues in town. Plus: how to cast your ballot.
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October 26th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: PORTMAN Q&A
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RED BANK: Here's what Billy Portman, the lone candidate for mayor, sees as the big issues in town. Plus: how to cast your ballot.
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October 26th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: ‘CIVILITY’ ON VOTERS’ MINDS
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RED BANK: Civility was top-of-mind for many residents who packed a room for the first of two candidates' nights held Wednesday.
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October 20th, 2022 @ 7am
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PEACE, LOVE AND JUGGLING
Music and flow arts filled Riverside Gardens Park Friday night at the free flow arts meetup hosted by Cirque de Peace, with guest band Sweet ...
IMMIGRATION PROTESTS CONTINUE
Protests against a wave of immigration arrests in Red Bank and nationwide continued for a third and fourth straight day on Shrewsbury Avenue ...
CARS, BARS AND VANS
Middletown resident Rob King was cruising through the Red Bank municipal parking lot behind the Dublin House Saturday night in his 1969 Plym ...
TWO SHORTS IN FILMONEFEST
Leonardo Morales Pitalua, a 20-year-old animator who lived in Red Bank until February, will have two short films shown at FilmOneFest in Hig ...
LONG DOGGONE WAIT
Partyline photo: The driver of an e-bike and his human passenger wait at the Monmouth Street train crossing while a northbound NJ Transit tr ...
WE’RE LICHEN THIS FUNGHI!
A mushroom sprouts from the mouth-like hole in this lichen-covered tree on the grounds of Red Bank Primary School Tuesday morning.
HELL STRIP FIREWORKS
Revelers launched fireworks from the hell strip in front of a home on Drs. James Parker Boulevard on July 4, one of many impromptu and quest ...
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SWIMMING, ER, SCULLING RIVER?
Partyline photo captures a single rower working their way up the Swimming River.
SUMMER SUNRISE
A stunning Sunrise on the Navesink River in Red Bank Tuesday June 30.
BRAZEN LAWLESSNESS?
Who does this? One of those famously (and, yes apocryphally) illegal-to-remove mattress tags lies on the plaza outside the Count Basie Cente ...
SUNNY SKIES, JAZZY VIBES AT RED BANK ARTS FEST
A jazz combo comprised of current and former students of the Red Bank-based Jazz Arts Project performed at the first Red Bank Arts Festival ...
COOL JUNE BRIDE RIDE
It’s a wedding thing. (Photo and text by Rosann Dal Pra)  
RED BANK CLASSIC 5k
Runners at the starting line of the Red Bank Classic 5k Saturday morning.
WORLD CUP WATCH PARTY AT COUNT BASIE FIELD
Solid turnout, festive vibes and a huge Mexico win: Count Basie Park World Cup Watch Party photos. (Click to read)
DOUBLE RAINBOW OVER RED BANK
Partyline contributor captures stunning double rainbow over Red Bank.
RED BANK: SINKHOLE ON SHREWSBURY AVE
Emergency sinkhole repairs closed Shrewsbury Avenue northbound traffic for most of the day Wednesday.
NAVESINK SUNRISE
Partyliner captures stunning sunrise over the Navesink River in Red Bank.
DRONES SCRUB BANK BUILDING
Partyline photo: A power washing drone was used to clean the exterior of the Ocean First Bank Building at 110 West Front Street recently.
MESSAGE TO READERS
Please stand by: A quick message to readers about a pause in news coverage.
IN THE DISTANCE, NEW STATUE UNVEILED
A new monument commemorating the 250th anniversary of US Independence is unveiled in a park that only has a Red Bank mailing address.