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RED BANK: Menna and two council members tee up proposed RiverCenter bylaw changes as effort to reduce oversight by governing body and residents.
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RED BANK: HOSPITAL PLAN DRAWS HPC IRE
RED BANK: Frustration erupts at Historic Preservation Commission over hospital plan to raze riverfront Victorian mansion.
RED BANK: APARTMENTS RISE FROM HOLE
RED BANK: What's Going On Here? After months as an abandoned hole in the ground, a downtown lot is being transformed into luxury apartments.
RED BANK: THAI FOOD & CLOTHING CHURN IN
RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, a Thai eatery and a clothing boutique open next door to one another as a nail salon folds.
RED BANK: AZALEA GARDENS TO RESTART
RED BANK: Azalea Gardens plan for 18 homes on the edge of downtown wins approval extension, plans to start foundations this year, developer says.
RED BANK: PIZZERIA & JUICE BAR CHURN IN
RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, a pizza chain and a juice bar announce plans to open, and a giant downtown building changes hands.
RED BANK: After months of hearings, rent board awards four tenants at Grandville Towers $37 each for being deprived pool and gym access this summer.
RED BANK: BREAD-BASED CAFÉ TO OPEN
RED BANK: The restaurant industry has been hammered by the pandemic, but the owner of one opening this week says its lessons are baked into her plan.
RED BANK: DEMOLITION DAY
RED BANK: Monday was demolition day as two developments advanced, one just getting started and the other nearing completion.
RED BANK: GYM PLANNED FOR CORNER SITE
RED BANK: In Retail Churn, a gym plans to occupy a high-visibility building; movies return to downtown; and an insurance agency sets up shop.
RED BANK: SIGN OF PROGRESS AT ‘THE VAULT’?
RED BANK: There's a small new sign on the facade at 55 Broad Street, aka 'The Vault.' But is it a sign of things to come? What's Going On Here checks in.
RED BANK: HABCORE EXPANSION COMPLETED
RED BANK: HABcore opens four new independent living apartments on River Street with help from Jon Bon Jovi's JBJ Soul Foundation.
LITTLE SILVER: ODD LOT TO GET NEW USE
LITTLE SILVER: Oddly shaped lot with tricky access wins planning board approval for use as vehicle storage yard for a local landscaping business.
RED BANK: COVID-19 CLAIMS TWO BUSINESSES
RED BANK: In this 400th edition of Retail Churn, two more businesses fall to the pandemic: the restaurant Via45 and Paint A Tee, a children's event space.
RED BANK: DOWNTOWN SOLD
RED BANK: The Downtown restaurant and bar has new owners. Filings indicate no immediate plans for changes to the West Front Street building.
RED BANK: Four tenants at Grandville Towers win a point as rent board decides they were deprived of value with pool closure this summer. Up next: so what's that worth in dollars?
RED BANK: LITTLE PROGRESS ON GARDEN
RED BANK: What's Going On since community garden was shut down over contamination concerns 13 months ago? We have an update.
RED BANK: Historic Preservation Commission to discuss East Front Street Victorian structure slated for demolition by Hackensack Meridian.
RED BANK: POOL CLOSURE PROMPTS RENT CASE
RED BANK: With the pool and gym closed by COVID-19, some Grandville Towers tenants want a rent reduction under borough ordinance.
RED BANK: WHAT’S UP AT VACANT STATION?
RED BANK: What's Going On at the former Raceway gas station at Riverside and Bridge Avenues? You ask, redbankgreen answers...
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SNEAKERS OVER BROAD
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sneakers hanging from the overhead wires on Broad Street.
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.
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