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RED BANK: SICKLES LIQUOR STORE FILES BANKRUPTCY
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RED BANK: Liquor store taken down by the dramatic collapse of Sickles Market seeks protection from creditors following eviction.
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April 30th, 2024 @ 10pm
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RED BANK: BOTTLES BY SICKLES EVICTED
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RED BANK: Court-ordered lockout of Bottles by Sickles caps stunning cascade of Sickles Market business failures in two towns.
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April 24th, 2024 @ 8am
RED BANK: MORE GREENERY & TWINKLY LIGHTS COMING
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More mini-gardens and overhead bistro lighting are among the enhancements planned downtown thanks to a $150K grant, says RiverCenter.
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April 23rd, 2024 @ 7am
RED BANK: GOING ALL-IN WITH TWO RESTAURANTS
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RED BANK: A first? Bread guy takes over coffee shop on Broad Street while putting finishing touches on new restaurant at the Rail.
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April 19th, 2024 @ 8am
RED BANK: JEWELER MOVING TO BROAD STREET
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RED BANK: After 35 years on East Front Street, Leonardo Jewelers plans move to the "corner of Main and Main" downtown. Here's why.
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March 29th, 2024 @ 8am
RED BANK: DOWNTOWN PARKLET PLAN GETS THUMBS UP
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RED BANK: There will soon be a new outdoor place to chill downtown: a "parklet" at Monmouth and Broad Streets.
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March 15th, 2024 @ 8am
RED BANK: WAS SICKLES SUNK BY EXPANSION?
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RED BANK: A failed expansion by Sickles Market to the Anderson building here may have torpedoed its 116-year-old Little Silver business.
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March 12th, 2024 @ 11am
LITTLE SILVER: SICKLES MARKET CLOSES
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LITTLE SILVER: Four weeks after abruptly pulling the plug on its Red Bank expansion, 116-year-old Sickles Market here also has closed.
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March 11th, 2024 @ 6pm
RED BANK: SALE CLOSES RED TANK’S TAPS
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RED BANK: After five years of operation, Red Tank Brewing closed this week following sale to a Bergen County microbrewery.
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March 7th, 2024 @ 8am
RED BANK: HAIR SALON CLOSES
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RED BANK: A mainstay of the downtown health-and-beauty sector for a dozen years has closed its doors.
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March 5th, 2024 @ 8am
RED BANK: POT SHOP GOING FOR LONG SHOT?
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RED BANK: With all three retail cannabis licenses allowed by ordinance already approved, a fourth seller applies to open anyway.
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March 4th, 2024 @ 7am
RED BANK: PARADIDDLE SKEDADDLES?
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RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, Paradiddle Griddle and 30 Burgers go dark, while a new tattoo studio opens.
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February 29th, 2024 @ 8am
RED BANK: BOOSKERDOO STAYS PUT, AND EXPANDS
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RED BANK: Though the Sickles store that surrounded it has shut down, Booskerdoo is staying put, and adding a kiosk at Sickles' main location, owner says.
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February 19th, 2024 @ 10am
RED BANK: STORE CLOSING A SAD SURPRISE
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RED BANK: Shoppers stunned by abrupt closing of Sickles Market at train station, which in a few years became part of their routines.
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February 15th, 2024 @ 2pm
RED BANK: SICKLES CLOSING STORE HERE
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RED BANK: After four years of operation, Sickles Market is closing its store here immediately, the Little Silver grocer announced Thursday.
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February 15th, 2024 @ 11am
RED BANK: UNPLANNED BID DRIVES AUCTION
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RED BANK: Spontaneous offer for parking spots prompts brief bidding war between pot shop owner and nearby resident.
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February 13th, 2024 @ 10am
RED BANK: BROADWALK HERE TO STAY
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RED BANK: Broadwalk, the car-free dining and shopping plaza, gets locked in as a recurring seasonal feature downtown.
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February 12th, 2024 @ 8am
RED BANK: CRASH INJURES SHOP EMPLOYEE
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RED BANK: Boutique worker suffers minor injuries when car crashes through front window while parking Wednesday, police said.
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February 7th, 2024 @ 4pm
RED BANK: BROADWALK MAY RETURN ANNUALLY
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RED BANK: Council plans ordinance to lock in Broadwalk as an annually recurring fixture. Here's Thursday's agenda at a glance.
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January 10th, 2024 @ 12pm
RED BANK: APARTMENT PLAN SCRAPPED
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RED BANK: Proposed apartment building at train station that drew flak over its size has been scrapped. But he will be back, developer says.
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January 5th, 2024 @ 6am
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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 ...
THRONGS FLOCK TO RED BANK STREET FAIR
redbankgreen Partyline: Thousands fill the streets of Red Bank for street fair.