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RED BANK: ANDERSON’S LONG VACANCY ENDS
RED BANK: After more than three decades of vacancy, Anderson storage building finally has its first new tenant. What's Going On Here?
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RED BANK: BOARD AIRS SAXUM PLAN HURDLES
RED BANK: Public and planning board take aim Saxum plan for 210 apartments, citing traffic, fire safety, environmental and other concerns.
RED BANK: WRECKING BALL FOR BIG MAN’S?
RED BANK: In its 18 months of existence, Big Man's West, owned by the late Clarence Clemons, laid claim to rock history. It's now facing the wrecking ball.
RED BANK: APARTMENT PROJECTS PLANNED
RED BANK: Two proposed projects would add 69 new apartments to the edge of downtown, with 59 on Monmouth Street and 10 on Riverside Avenue.
RED BANK: TACOS & SUSHI SLIDE INTO TOWN
RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, new restaurants serving sushi and tacos open on Broad Street.
RED BANK: CONCERNS AIRED OVER LEAD TESTS
RED BANK: Community gardeners air concerns about borough's "sense of urgency" following facility's closure over presence of lead in soil.
LITTLE SILVER: SIDEWALK PROJECT BEGINS
LITTLE SILVER: What's Going On at Branch Avenue near Spring Street? The start of a sidewalk replacement project that will upgrade walkways all over town, officials say.
RED BANK: ENGLISH PLAZA MAKEOVER WRAPS
RED BANK: What's Going On Here with the English Plaza makeover? Except for some punchlist items, the four-month project is complete, says RiverCenter.
RED BANK: FLOWERS & PHONES IN, PIZZA OUT
RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, one restaurant closes, another plans to expand, a flower shop opens and a phone store clones itself.
RED BANK: PARKING SYSTEM TO GET MAKEOVER
RED BANK: Borough plans to replace all parking meters and kiosks in coming months, officials say as they unveil 'smart' meter for curbside use.
RED BANK: NEW PARKING METERS TO DEBUT
RED BANK: Borough plans to replace coin-operated parking meters with new technology, and will roll it out at a presentation slated for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.
RED BANK: PLAZA FOCUS OF SAXUM HEARING
RED BANK: At fourth hearing on Saxum plan for 210 apartments, questions focus on proposed plaza at what some consider a dangerous location.
RED BANK: MURAL REQUESTS TO GET REVIEW
RED BANK: Borough to create application and review of mural requests, but will avoid trespassing on First Amendment issues, Shehady says.
RED BANK: FOURTH-GENERATION BIZ CLOSING
RED BANK: An auto body shop that's been in the same family for four generations, and three locations in town, is headed to scrap heap.
RED BANK: WIRE SNIP SNAPS UTILITY POLE
RED BANK: A snip of a dormant wire atop a utility pole causes another to snap and fall downtown.
RED BANK: COUNCIL PULLS U-TURN ON ALLEY
RED BANK: Council to dub downtown alleyway 'Ice Boat Lane' after former mayor Ed McKenna asks that it not be named for him.
RED BANK: POOP & MORE DELAY SAXUM VOTE
RED BANK: Questions about dog poop, sight lines and a tree delay vote on massive plan for VNA site as board member rebukes Saxum attorney.
RED BANK: STREETSCAPE PROJECT NEARS END
RED BANK: What's Going On Here with the English Plaza makeover? A three-month, $1.53M project nears completion, with one last disruption planned.
RED BANK: TESTS DETAIL GARDEN LEAD LEVELS
RED BANK: Tests of community garden soil finds elevated lead in one sample, but at a depth NJDEP says requires "no immediate response." More tests expected.
RED BANK: THAI, MINI-DRONES, TACOS & MORE
RED BANK: Thai fans who miss Siam Gardens will have a new place to try, in the same space, run by a familiar chef. Plus drones, tacos and windows in Churn.
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KAYAKERS CLEAR RIVER JUNK
Partyline photo: "The Navesink Nymphs" clear floating tires from the river.
PAINT IT PURPLE?
Caption: ‘Should it be done purple?’ Perfect day. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
MANTIS (PRAYING) AT CHURCH
Partyliner photographs 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)