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RED BANK: Question-and answer with Erik Yngstrom, one of four candidates for two seats on the borough council in this year's election.
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October 24th, 2019 @ 6am
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RED BANK: Question-and answer with Allison Gregory, one of four candidates for two seats on the borough council in this year's election.
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October 24th, 2019 @ 6am
RED BANK: ANDERSON’S LONG VACANCY ENDS
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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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October 10th, 2019 @ 10am
RED BANK: TACOS & SUSHI SLIDE INTO TOWN
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RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, new restaurants serving sushi and tacos open on Broad Street.
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October 1st, 2019 @ 7am
RED BANK: ENGLISH PLAZA MAKEOVER WRAPS
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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.
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September 23rd, 2019 @ 7am
RED BANK: FLOWERS & PHONES IN, PIZZA OUT
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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.
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September 20th, 2019 @ 6am
RED BANK: MURAL REQUESTS TO GET REVIEW
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RED BANK: Borough to create application and review of mural requests, but will avoid trespassing on First Amendment issues, Shehady says.
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September 16th, 2019 @ 10am
FAIR HAVEN: NEW RESTAURANT LAW TABLED
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FAIR HAVEN: Three weeks after planning board allows Dunkin' to open, steam continues to rise over how to deal with prospect of more fast-food restaurants.
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September 10th, 2019 @ 9am
RED BANK: STREETSCAPE PROJECT NEARS END
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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.
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September 4th, 2019 @ 3pm
RED BANK: THAI, MINI-DRONES, TACOS & MORE
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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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August 30th, 2019 @ 7am
FAIR HAVEN: DUNKIN’ WINS BOARD APPROVAL
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FAIR HAVEN: After a year of controversy, Dunkin' shop wins planning board approval to open in River Road shopping center.
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August 21st, 2019 @ 1am
RED BANK: RIVERWALK BACK ON TRACK?
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RED BANK: Two years after the borough stopped work on a luxury apartment project, there are new signs of life. What's Going On Here?
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August 20th, 2019 @ 6am
RED BANK: HEMP-BASED CBD SHOP OK’D
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RED BANK: Borough OKs shop selling CBD products derived from hemp for a Shrewsbury Avenue storefront that's been vacant for 15 years.
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August 13th, 2019 @ 9am
RED BANK: TACO & CLOTHING SHOPS SLATED
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RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, downtown could soon have a new, two-story taco restaurant as well as a men's clothing shop.
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August 5th, 2019 @ 3pm
FAIR HAVEN: DUNKIN’ TRAFFIC FIXES OFFERED
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FAIR HAVEN: Planning board expected to hear several suggestions for improving pedestrian safety at its next hearing on controversial Dunkin' proposal.
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August 2nd, 2019 @ 6am
RED BANK: SHELL YANKS DUNKIN’ PLAN
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RED BANK: After months of sporadic, and contentious hearings, plan for Dunkin shop at Shell station is being withdrawn, redbankgreen has learned.
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August 1st, 2019 @ 1pm
RED BANK: RESTAURANTS FEED THE CHURN
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RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, two new restaurants prepare to open, two others close their doors and five shops get a new landlord.
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July 12th, 2019 @ 6am
RED BANK: LONG-VACANT BUILDING GETS TLC
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RED BANK: A long-vacant building that might be key to a Broad-to-the-river project is suddenly getting some TLC. What's Going On Here?
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July 11th, 2019 @ 4pm
FAIR HAVEN: Council introduces ban on drive-thru and walk-up restaurants, as well as a proposed ban on plastic bags and straws.
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June 25th, 2019 @ 12pm
RED BANK: BROAD TO THE RIVER? ‘WE’LL SEE…’
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RED BANK: Is a Broad-to-the-river plan finally in the works? redbankgreen checks out some intriguing clues among property deals.
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June 21st, 2019 @ 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 ...