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RED BANK: DUCKLINGS FOUND IN OFFICE SPACE
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RED BANK: One last call for animal control officer Perez: ducklings found in a Broad Street office building, with mother nowhere in sight.
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June 30th, 2021 @ 8am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: NO LOCAL TAX INCREASE IN BUDGET
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RED BANK: Property owners will see no increase in the local tax this year, says Yassin. Here's a rundown of Wednesday's busy council session.
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June 24th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: AGENCY APPOINTEE SILENT
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RED BANK: Prospective Redevelopment Agency executive director sits silent as Burnham says sexual harassment suit should delay appointment.
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June 23rd, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: TWIN PUMPERS DELIVERED
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RED BANK: Volunteer firefighters take delivery of two new pumpers to replace apparatus at Westside Hose and Independent houses.
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June 22nd, 2021 @ 1pm
RED BANK: On the council agenda this week: the annual budget, a new redevelopment agency head, plastic film recycling, animal control and more.
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June 21st, 2021 @ 2pm
RED BANK: ANIMAL JOB ENDANGERED
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RED BANK: Animal control officer's job appears doomed; borough "is not not a pest control company," says McConnell, citing non-emergencies.
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June 10th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: ANIMAL SERVICE BACK ON AGENDA
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RED BANK: On council's workshop agenda: a change that would cost residents $90 an hour to remove wild animals from inside homes. That's now free.
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June 7th, 2021 @ 9am
RED BANK: CHARTER QUESTION PUT ON TRACK
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RED BANK: Charter study measure clears first formal hurdle, with public hearing slated for June 23. Meantime, process questions need answers.
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May 27th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: AGENCY CALLS FOR $9.3M YARD
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RED BANK: Redevelopment Agency pushes plan for overhaul and expansion of Chestnut Street public works yard. Estimated price tag: $9.3 million.
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May 26th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: WHAT’S ON AGENDA, AND NOT
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RED BANK: On the council agenda: animal control change on hold; Saxum seeks new site designation; charter study measure advancing and more.
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May 26th, 2021 @ 6am
RED BANK: Council to vote Wednesday on eliminating in-house animal control service in switch to SPCA. Residents say response times will suffer.
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May 24th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: MASTER PLAN UPDATE BEGINS
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RED BANK: At a meeting that lasts less than 12 minutes, planning board embarks on first full-scale Master Plan rewrite in 25 years.
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May 18th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: ANIMAL OPERATION ON THE BLOCK
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RED BANK: Council looking into eliminating in-house animal control service in switch to SPCA. Residents say personal service will suffer.
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May 13th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: On the council agenda this week: a parking ban on Chapin Avenue; police personnel changes: and a settlement of a "reverse" tax appeal.
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May 10th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: On the council's workshop agenda Wednesday for Shehady's final meeting are a charter study commission and prep work to repair the Senior Center.
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May 4th, 2021 @ 4pm
RED BANK: COUNCIL INITIATES REBUILD
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RED BANK: One day after Redevelopment Agency recommendation, council moves to jumpstart Senior Center repairs, but recriminations fly.
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April 29th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: SENIOR CENTER FIX-UP ADVANCES
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RED BANK: Redevelopment Agency advances repair plan for Senior Center, potentially defusing a hot issue in Democratic primary.
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April 27th, 2021 @ 6pm
RED BANK: EMAIL LEAK OPINION EXPECTED
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RED BANK: After months of stalemate, council may finally get guidance on what, if anything, to do about leaked emails and the allegations they raised.
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April 16th, 2021 @ 6am
RED BANK: COUNCIL MAY REOPEN VNA PLAN
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RED BANK: Council moves on possible re-review of VNA site as Saxum pursues reclassification as "area in need of redevelopment."
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April 15th, 2021 @ 12pm
FAIR HAVEN: PLAN AIMS TO CUT GRIND WORK
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FAIR HAVEN: Planned changes will cut truck activity at brush site by up to 70 percent, proponents say, but one council member still wants it moved.
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April 13th, 2021 @ 3pm
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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)  
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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 ...
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)