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RED BANK: AS DROUGHT DEEPENS, BRUSH FIRE AND WATER RESTRICTIONS
Amid a record setting dry spell, firefighters battle brush fire and water restrictions kick in. (click to read)
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RED BANK: COUNCIL OK’S HOSPITAL TAX SPAT DEAL, EYES MARINE PARK & DPW REMAKES
Council OK's $1.2 million settlement of hospital tax dispute, hires architect to redesign decrepit public works facility and more. Read the roundup here. (click to read)
RED BANK HONORS ETHEL BRANDON, “CHAMPION OF UNITY” WITH NEW AWARD
"There is truly no one like Ethel." Red Bank bestows its first Community Spirit Award to Ethel Brandon, a community stalwart who has worked and volunteered for community causes for decades. (click to read)
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Do you know where this photo was taken? Play the weekly "Where Have I Seen This?" and get the answer to last week's photo.
PHEONIX BRINGS “THE COLOR PURPLE” TO BASIE STAGE
Community theater group Phoenix Productions presents "The Color Purple" at the Basie Center this weekend (click for more)
RED BANK: BOROUGH AND RIVERVIEW HOSPITAL SETTLE TAX BATTLE
The Borough of Red Bank and Riverview Medical Center reach a settlement on an eight-year battle over property taxes. (click to read)
RED BANK: FORMER SICKLES SPACE IS LEASED
The site vacated by Sickles Market inside an iconic Red Bank building has been leased. But to whom? (click to read)
RED BANK MURDER: SUSPECTS’ ATTORNEYS VOW TO FIGHT CHARGES
Three suspects in a July murder in Red Bank appear in court as attorneys vow to fight the charges. (click to read)
RED BANK HONORS VETERANS
One hundred flags flew and prayer, songs and words of thanks rang out in Riverside Gardens Park for Veterans Day. (click for photos)
RED BANK: VETERANS DAY SERVICE, CLOSURES
Red Bank offices closed and ceremony planned for Veterans Day Monday.
VIDEO: NOSY REPORTER EXPLORES SMELLS OF RED BANK
VIDEO: The smell of hops and grain wafting down Monmouth Street prompts an impromptu visit to see a local microbrewer hard at work.
RED BANK: NJDEP WIDENS CONTAMINATION TESTING
RED BANK: DEP expands testing footprint for chemical vapors to Harrison Avenue (click to read)
HOW DRY IS IT? FIRES BANNED AND MYSTERIOUS “RIVER” GOES DRY
After the driest month in history, Red Bank Fire Department issues notice about statewide fire ban. (click to read)
RED BANK: MURDER, ARRESTS SPARK COMMUNITY DISCUSSION PLANS
A community discussion is planned in the wake of the shocking arrest of a former Red Bank Regional Football star in a double shooting that killed a Red Bank man. (click to read)
RED BANK: VOTER SHUTTLE PLANNED AMID POLLING PLACE CHANGE
Voters in two Red Bank districts will vote in a new polling place. The borough is planning a shuttle bus to get them there. (click to read)
FORMER RED BANK FOOTBALL STAR IS NOW ACCUSED KILLER
He was a football star at Red Bank Regional and the University of Massachusetts. Now Sadiq Palmer is accused of murder. (click to read)
FOUR CHARGED IN RED BANK MURDER
Two men and two women are charged in a July 10 murder in Red Bank. (click to read)
PUMPKIN SMASHING DEER CAUGHT ON CAMERA
With a neighborhood pumpkin smasher on the loose, a doorbell camera reveals a cloven-hoofed culprit. (click to read)
GIFTED BIKE RACKS, RED BANK ASKS: “WHERE DO YOU WANT ‘EM?”
Red Bank was gifted two dozen bike racks. Officials want your input on where to install them. (click to read)
CURFEWS IN EFFECT FOR MISCHIEF NIGHT, HALLOWEEN
Curfew in effect in Red Bank for Mischief Night and Halloween. (click for details)
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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.