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RED BANK: PHARMACY CLEARED TO OPEN
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RED BANK: What's Going On Here? A new drugstore on Shrewsbury Avenue gets the green light from borough inspectors to open.
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June 1st, 2017 @ 5am
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RED BANK: THREE WEEKEND DEBUTS PLANNED
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RED BANK: Two new businesses plan Memorial Day weekend openings, and a longtime veteran of the restaurant and bar scene unveils a new beer garden.
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May 26th, 2017 @ 1pm
RED BANK: ORGANIC FOOD, BOOZE & CONES
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RED BANK: This edition of Retail Churn has news about a new organic fast food coming to Broad Street, a liquor store expansion and the reopening of an ice cream stand.
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May 24th, 2017 @ 2pm
RED BANK: REFACING… AND RE-FOOTING
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RED BANK: This edition of Retail Churn is all about rebranding, with news about a sneaker store, a liquor store, an ice cream shop and a restaurant.
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May 19th, 2017 @ 7am
RED BANK: SICKLES BREWS BOOSKERDOO DEAL
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RED BANK: The 'Sickles Market Provisions' planned for the long-vacant Anderson Storage building will feature a Booskerdoo coffee kiosk.
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May 2nd, 2017 @ 5pm
RED BANK: FRAMES, FLOWERS AND BEARD CARE
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RED BANK: In Churn, a tonsorial parlor leases a sore-thumb space downtown, and we reveal the name of the business taking over the former Prown's storefront on Monmouth Street.
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May 1st, 2017 @ 7am
FAIR HAVEN: ACME CENTER MAKEOVER OK’D
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FAIR HAVEN: Acme shopping center makeover approved, minus a large sign that board members said raised pedestrian safety concerns.
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April 19th, 2017 @ 6am
RED BANK: YARN, SNEAKERS, JEWELRY & MORE
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RED BANK: In Churn, a yarn shop opens, a shoe store rebrands, a jewelry store relocates and a restaurant closes.
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April 18th, 2017 @ 7am
FAIR HAVEN: MOVE IT ON OVER
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FAIR HAVEN: What's up with the old building that's now up on blocks in the historic business downtown? What's Going On Here answers.
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April 14th, 2017 @ 9am
RED BANK: SHOPS PLAN EGG HUNT WITH HINTS
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RED BANK: Downtown shops and restaurants plan a clue-driven Easter Egg Hunt this Saturday.
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April 11th, 2017 @ 12pm
RED BANK: With Zipprich and Schwabenbauer up for re-election, Democrats and Republicans will hold uncontested June primaries for two open council seats.
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April 4th, 2017 @ 6am
FAIR HAVEN: FOREFRONT PROJECT BEGINS
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FAIR HAVEN: What's with the pile of rubble in the historic downtown? redbankgreen has an update on an architecturally bold project.
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March 27th, 2017 @ 12pm
FAIR HAVEN: ACME CENTER CHANGES DETAILED
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FAIR HAVEN: Acme center owner details plan to keep it as a "neighborhood shopping center" but with more accessible parking.
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March 24th, 2017 @ 7am
SHREWSBURY: DAYCARE CENTER APPROVED
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SHREWSBURY: Borough continues string of major project approvals with OK of two-story educational daycare facility.
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March 21st, 2017 @ 12pm
RED BANK: BOUTIQUES PLAN FASHION SHOW
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RED BANK: The new rooftop deck at Teak is the setting for a fashion show spotlighting downtown boutiques next month.
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March 20th, 2017 @ 12pm
RED BANK: TAPAS OUT; CLOTHES, ICE CREAM IN
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RED BANK: In Retail Churn, a new ice cream shop and a clothing store plan Broad Street openings as a restaurant closes.
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March 14th, 2017 @ 4am
RED BANK: WHELAN RUNNING FOR ASSEMBLY
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RED BANK: After just a year on the borough council, where he's spearheaded a parking garage effort, Republican Mike Whelan is running for Assembly.
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March 5th, 2017 @ 8am
RED BANK: TWO HOMEWARE SHOPS CLOSING
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RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, two home-themed shops, both here for just a year, are rolling up their welcome mats.
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February 27th, 2017 @ 8am
RED BANK: BOWLING FOR FOOD DOLLARS
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RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, news about Playa Bowls, Fresh Bowl and Café 28.
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February 21st, 2017 @ 12pm
LITTLE SILVER: CENTER UP FOR MAKEOVER
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LITTLE SILVER: Makeover planned for Acme shopping center.
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February 21st, 2017 @ 9am
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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 ...