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RED BANK: AZALEA GARDENS TO RESTART
RED BANK: Azalea Gardens plan for 18 homes on the edge of downtown wins approval extension, plans to start foundations this year, developer says.
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RED BANK: HEAD-ON PARKING TO BE REQUIRED
RED BANK: In a move to keep new ADA-compliant walkways clear, council moves to ban vehicles from backing into spaces in parking lots.
FAIR HAVEN: Brush disposal, bike lanes and police and public works facilities pack a busy agenda for Tuesday night's council session.
RED BANK: CHANGES EYED AT BASIE FIELDS
RED BANK: Count Basie Fields playground would be relocated to Mohawk Pond and street closed to traffic under Open Spaces application OK'd by council.
FAIR HAVEN: ‘TRANSITION’ CUSTOM ROLLS ON
FAIR HAVEN: Pandemic aside, 'Transition Day' rolls on as new fourth-graders bike to their new school in a shower of cheers and confetti.
RED BANK: POWER LINE STRUCK
RED BANK: Backhoe strikes live electrical lines on White Street. Operator safe after being briefly trapped inside vehicle. Video from scene.
FAIR HAVEN: TRAIL FUNDING SOUGHT
FAIR HAVEN: Council to hold public hearing Monday on "dusted off" proposal for new trail that would also aid with cost of cleaning up McCarter Pond.
RED BANK: ANDERSON ‘EVOLUTION’ ROLLS ON
RED BANK: Decades in the works, the revival of the long-vacant Anderson Storage building is all but complete with the opening of Sickles Market and Booskerdoo.
FAIR HAVEN: BIKE LANE DEBATE CONTINUES
FAIR HAVEN: Council debate over planned 'sharrow' markings through the River Road business district continues, with some cyclists opposed.
RED BANK: 26 WEST WINS STREET SETUP OK
RED BANK: Without discussion, council okays 26 West on the Navesink's use of Boat Club Court for dining tables two weeks after "unauthorized" setup.
FAIR HAVEN: COUNCIL SPLITS ON BIKE PLAN
FAIR HAVEN: Bike-safety plan splits council over whether to paint 'sharrow' markings on River Road through the business district.
RED BANK: MAYOR SLAMS STREET TAKEOVER
RED BANK: Menna slams restaurant for unauthorized and "dangerous" shutdown of public street, complete with fake grass and a fence.
RED BANK: PARKLET EFFORT BEGINS
RED BANK: Concrete barriers installed around parking spaces downtown. What's Going On Here? The arrival of "parklets" downtown.
RED BANK: PLAZA PLANS REWORKED
RED BANK: Borough scraps Monmouth Street plaza, extends Broad Street plaza by additional day, and plans to allow dining "parklets" downtown.
RED BANK: FOXES, DEER MOVE ON IN
RED BANK: While a trio of deer chowed down on a Madison Avenue lawn, a red fox crossed the street two doors away, apparently in search of its own breakfast.
LITTLE SILVER: CROSSING TO CLOSE FOR WORK
LITTLE SILVER: NJ Transit plans to replace the railroad crossing at Silverside Avenue, work that will require about 10 days of detours this month.
RED BANK: WHITE STREET GAS LINE RUPTURED
RED BANK: Underground utility work for the White Street makeover project ruptures natural gas line downtown, prompting store evacuations.
RED BANK: AWFUL INTERSECTION FIXED
RED BANK: After years of talk and a prolonged construction project, Monmouth County finalizes makeover of pothole-plagued intersection.
RED BANK: LANE TO GO ONE-WAY, PARTWAY
RED BANK: A steep and narrow road near the Navesink River would become one-way, but not for its full length, under a change on this week's council agenda.
FAIR HAVEN: BRUSH GRINDING SITE GRATES
FAIR HAVEN: Neighbors say they've had it with a noisy brush-grinding operation that jams narrow streets with 18-wheelers, endangering kids.
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NEW WELCOME SIGN INSTALLED
A new "Welcome to Red Bank" sign has gone up at the northern Route 35 entrance to town at the foot of Cooper's Bridge.
JUNIOR BUCS WRESTLING WELCOMES YOUNG ATHLETES FOR 22ND SEASON
Junior Bucs Wrestling is preparing for its 22nd season, offering boys and girls from Red Bank, Shrewsbury, and Little Silver an opportunity ...
TIME FOR SCHOOL, DEER
Fall has arrived and so have the middle school loving deer!
JUST IN TIME FOR THE FALL CLASSIC
Just in time for the start of the World Series later this week baseball-themed paintings by artist Max Maxon hang in the windows of the Art ...
DINNER PLANS?
Chipotle in Red Bank Sunday evening will donate a quarter of proceeds from sales Sunday to the volunteer Red Bank Fire Department auxiliary.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES VIBE CODE SESSION AT LOCAL NEWS CAMP
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green, is running a vibe code session, teaching other publishers to vibe code at Blue Engine Collectiv ...
Her Majesty visits Red Bank
Navesink Queen docked at the Molly Pitcher Marina. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Boris Kofman)  
RED BANK DINER MONEY TREE
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sunshine and a money tree at the Red Bank Diner.
NAVESINK LIGHTS
Riverview Hospital lights up the Navesink. (Text and photo by Partyline contributor Terry Franco)  
HALF BAKED BROAD STREET
Broad Street repaving begins with road subject to overnight closures.
COLOR RUN AT RED BANK PRIMARY SCHOOL
redbankgreen Partyline happens upon a cloud of color at annual color run event at Red Bank Primary School.
I’LL EAT IT HERE, THANKS
A squirrel goes all-in for a popular autumn flavor on Madison Avenue in Red Bank Sunday morning.
POP UP TACOS DRAW CROWD
How’s this for a train station redevelopment idea? The pop-up taco vendors Tacos Los Mandones, known on social media as El Mandoon, dr ...
LONG LIVE LOCAL NEWS!
"Long Live Local News" flags from redbankgreen's 20th anniversary celebration in Marine Park Tuesday prove to be the perfect compliment to s ...
MUMS AND WITCHES
17 Prospect Ave (Photo by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
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 ...
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