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The six candidates vying for three council seats in next week's election in Tinton Falls assembled last night for what turned out to be a "congenial" debate, according to today's Asbury Park Press. Among the points of agreement: the new...
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May 1st, 2007 @ 7am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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New Jersey Treasurer Bradley Abelow is scheduled to lead a forum at Red Bank Borough Hall Wednesday night in which he'll discuss the impact of the proposed $33.3 billion state budget for fiscal '08 on municipalities. In announcing the event...
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May 1st, 2007 @ 7am
NJ Transit's board of commissioners today approved a budget that calls for train- and bus-fare increases averaging 9.6 percent, the Asbury Park Press reports this morning from Newark. The move was depicted as a necessary measure to help close a...
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April 18th, 2007 @ 11am
Spending plans from the school board overseeing Red Bank's K-8 programs and the regional high school were approved by voters yesterday, according to today's Asbury Park Press. The newspaper reports that the Red Bank Board of Ed's $11.34 million budget...
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April 18th, 2007 @ 6am
Ben Forest has an excellent chance of keeping his seat on the Red Bank Board of Education in tomorrow's election: he's the only candidate on the ballot. Unfortunately for the board, there are three open seats; two other members have...
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April 16th, 2007 @ 8am
Need a walk-through on the Red Bank schools' $13.35 million budget, which is up for public approval next Tuesday? Schools Superintendent Laura Morana will host a "conversation" on the spending plan the night before at the Middle School. The budget...
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April 12th, 2007 @ 7am
Public Works Director Gary Watson's $10,000 pay raise was greenlighted by the borough council last night over 'no' votes by the two Republicans on the governing body, John Curley and newcomer Grace Cangemi. The increase was part of a slate...
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April 10th, 2007 @ 7am
Mayor Pasquale Menna has concluded that the public is opposed to the continuation of healthcare coverage for elected and appointed officials, and will waive the benefit for himself if the council doesn't eliminate it. "If the recommendation by the [council...
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April 9th, 2007 @ 7am
Monmouth County's last holdout, Middletown Township, is undergoing a revaluation this year, its first full reset of property values in 23 years. Unlike the process used in Red Bank, which recently completed a reassessment (basically, a drive-by look at each...
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April 3rd, 2007 @ 7am
Rumson officials last night put money behind their desire for a new lookalike version of Memorial Borough Hall, authorizing the issuance of debt to cover the $5.5 million cost, today's Asbury Park Press reports. Financing for the job is included...
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March 30th, 2007 @ 7am
Only four of the 88 kindergarten-through-8th-grade school districts of its size in New Jersey will outspend Red Bank on a per-pupil basis this year, the state Department of Education says. But that unwanted distinction is a reflection of a familiar...
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March 27th, 2007 @ 12pm
Only five of New Jersey's 54 charter schools expect to spend more per child this year than Red Bank's, according to the state Department of Education's Comparative Spending Guide, released last Friday. The Red Bank Charter School ranked 49th in...
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March 27th, 2007 @ 12pm
Republican Grace Cangemi's first two hours as Red Bank's newest council member Monday night were marked largely by the air of civility that has dominated the governing body's meetings this year. "I have a great deal of respect for Mayor...
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March 27th, 2007 @ 12am
How many of Red Bank's 3,326 homeowners does it take to cover the cost of healthcare insurance for the 23 elected and appointed officials who use it? + Thirteen, in the riverside enclave of Hubbard Park, where the average property...
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March 19th, 2007 @ 3pm
Gov. Jon Corzine yesterday told a gathering a Brookdale Community College that he supported a plan to transform Fort Monmouth into a private-sector technology center after the military communications facility is shut down in 2011, the Asbury Park Press reports...
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March 15th, 2007 @ 7am
The owner of the average Red Bank home would pay $40.50 a year more in school taxes under a Board of Ed spending plan being readied for introduction tonight, today's Asbury Park Press reports. The budget is slated for a...
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March 15th, 2007 @ 6am
Gov. Jon Corzine is scheduled to appear at the Lincroft campus of Brookdale Community College tomorrow morning to "outline his vision" for the redevelopment of Fort Monmouth and to answer questions from the public, the Asbury Park Press reports today....
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March 13th, 2007 @ 10am
The local property tax for the average Red Bank home would increase by $58 later this year under the proposed 2007-'08 budget formally introduced last night. That's down from the $97 average increase anticipated by a draft of the budget...
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March 13th, 2007 @ 7am
It's only a draft document, one that even councilman and finance committee chairman Michael DuPont said he had not seen beforehand. But a preliminary Red Bank budget unveiled at a first-ever presentation of its kind Monday night calls for a...
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March 7th, 2007 @ 12am
A head-scratcher over why water usage appeared to triple last year at the Red Bank Middle School appears to have been solved, the Asbury Park Press reports today. The problem wasn't leaks or kids suddenly turned ambitious about hygiene. It...
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March 2nd, 2007 @ 6am
Partyline
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)