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RED BANK: HABCORE EXPANSION APPROVED
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RED BANK: HABcore plan for four new independent living apartments behind River Street two-family approved by zoning board.
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June 8th, 2018 @ 7am
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RED BANK: WAWA MEGASTORE PLAN YANKED
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RED BANK: Plan for Wawa megastore and gas station on Newman Springs Road yanked amid concerns over impact on traffic.
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June 7th, 2018 @ 8am
RED BANK: ‘PUPPY MILL’ BILL TABLED
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RED BANK: Controversial 'puppy mill' ordinance tabled for a month in order to give stakeholders a chance to work out a compromise, Horgan says.
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May 31st, 2018 @ 12pm
RED BANK: Six months after parking reform efforts stalled, RiverCenter ponies up $25k as council nears selection of consultant.
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May 23rd, 2018 @ 3pm
RED BANK: DISH TO SET FINAL TABLE
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RED BANK: In Retail Churn, Dish to close after 13 years, will soon be replaced by another restaurant, according to unconfirmed reports. Also, a dance studio adds to its space downtown.
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May 22nd, 2018 @ 2pm
RED BANK: DOUBTS ON PRESERVATION LAW
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RED BANK: An effort to give teeth to the Historic Preservation Commission leaves a bad taste for some planning board members.
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May 22nd, 2018 @ 7am
RED BANK: PUPPY LAW MAY END UP IN COURT
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RED BANK: Council revives proposed 'puppy mill' ordinance as Bark Avenue, the borough's only dog retailer, threatens lawsuit.
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May 10th, 2018 @ 11am
RED BANK: COFFEE CORRAL PLAN OK’D
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RED BANK: Planning board OKs Coffee Corral expansion and creation of new deli on West Side; news ticker on OceanFirst HQ.
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May 8th, 2018 @ 7am
RED BANK: LOOKING UPSTAIRS FOR PARKING
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RED BANK: Taylor spearheads effort to get a handle on how spaces above retail stores are utilized for incorporation into parking study.
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May 2nd, 2018 @ 12pm
RED BANK: BIG PLANS FOR HUMBLE PROPERTY
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RED BANK: A humble residential property could become the latest addition to booming redevelopment along Shrewsbury Avenue if a builder's plans are OK'd.
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May 1st, 2018 @ 8am
RED BANK: COFFEE CORRAL LOOKS TO EXPAND
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RED BANK: After six years in business, the Coffee Corral is ready to bust out of its pen with expansion plan that calls for new home and adjoining deli.
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April 27th, 2018 @ 6am
RED BANK: INDIAN, WITH A MEXICAN TWIST
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RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, downtown finally gets an Indian restaurant — one with a twist —  and a beauty supply store puts the cap on its lipstick one last time.
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April 26th, 2018 @ 7am
RED BANK: HABCORE PLAN FACES HURDLES
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RED BANK: HABcore plan for four new independent living apartments behind River Street two-family faces resistance over size, maintenance.
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April 24th, 2018 @ 10am
RED BANK: RESTAURANTS IN CHURN
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RED BANK: In Retail Churn, a celebrated chef wins restaurant approval as Readie's closes; a print shop opens, and a clothing store rebrands, again.
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April 20th, 2018 @ 7am
RED BANK: ROUND THREE FOR MEGA WAWA
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RED BANK: A controversial plan for a mega Wawa store and gas station at one of the busiest intersections in town returns to the borough zoning board Thursday night.
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April 5th, 2018 @ 5am
RED BANK: FOOD, CLOTHES & MORE IN CHURN
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RED BANK: New food and women's clothing businesses open. Also in Churn: about a 24-hour gym, a deep-freeze therapy place and a new Good Karma takeout spot in the West Side Lofts.
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April 3rd, 2018 @ 9am
RED BANK: CONCESSION LEASE TO BE RE-BID
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RED BANK: The council has to find a new vendor for the concession stand in Riverside Gardens Park after the last successful bidder pulls out.
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March 29th, 2018 @ 12pm
RED BANK: RAYRAP PROJECT GETS UNDERWAY
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RED BANK: House fire? Quick demolition? What's Going Here? Here's the scoop about recent activity at Harding and Hudson, the site of RayRap's long-awaited project.
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March 21st, 2018 @ 9am
RED BANK: VACANT SHOP TO GET FACELIFT
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RED BANK: A Shrewsbury Avenue retail space that's been vacant since the departure of a seafood shop decades ago is approved for a facelift.
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March 16th, 2018 @ 8am
RED BANK: BRITISH COTTAGE EXPANSION OK’D
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RED BANK: Furniture retailer British Cottage on Shrewsbury Avenue gets OK for latest in a series of growth moves dating back three decades in town.
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March 14th, 2018 @ 10am
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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 ...