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NJ LAWMAKERS MULL GREEN ACRES FAKE TURF BAN
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A NJ State legislative committee advances a bill that would eliminate state funding for synthetic turf fields like Red Bank's Count Basie Park. (click to read)
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October 5th @ 5pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: BOARD KICKS BILLBOARD, APARTMENT BUILDING HEARINGS DOWN THE ROAD
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Hearings for a 43-foot LED  billboard on Newman Springs Road and a new apartment building on lower Broad Street are put on hold.
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October 5th @ 5pm
RED BANK: YOGA FESTIVAL BREAKS IN MARINE PARK LAWN
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First Jersey Shore Yoga Festival brings hundreds to Marine Park. (click to read)
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October 5th @ 12pm
CELEBRATING REDBANKGREEN, ON THE ORIGINAL RED BANK GREEN
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It's almost here! redbankgreen's 20th anniversary picnic. Tuesday on the ORIGINAL Red Bank green!
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October 5th @ 8am
VIDEO: RED BANK PORCHFEST DRAWS “CRAZY” CROWDS
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Red Bank Porchfest 2026 draws "crazy" crowds. Check out our video and photos.
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October 4th @ 8am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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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.
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October 2nd @ 6am
“BROADWALK WAS BANGIN'” – RED BANK PLAZA DRAWS CROWDS, QUELLS CRITICS
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Hate Broadwalk? You may be in a shrinking club. Red Bank's summer pedestrian plaza drew crowds and raves this summer. (Click to read)
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October 1st @ 3pm
2026 RED BANK PORCHFEST SATURDAY: MAP AND SCHEDULE
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Red Bank's 5th annual Porchfest: get the map, list of performers, times and other info here. (Click to read)
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September 30th @ 5pm
RED BANK: LED BILLBOARD, APARTMENT BUILDING ON ZONING AGENDA
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Proposals for a 43-foot LED  billboard on Newman Springs Road and a new apartment building on lower Broad Street are up for possible votes at the Red Bank Zoning Board.(Click to read)
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September 30th @ 3pm
RED BANK MAN CHARGED IN NUDE LITTLE SILVER BREAK-IN
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A Red Bank man burglarized a Little Silver home while naked from the waist down and entered a juvenile's bedroom, police say. (Click to read)
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September 30th @ 8am
GOV. SHERRILL TOUTS RED BANK TRAIN STATION PROJECT
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New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill cited the proposed Red Bank train station redevelopment project as a model for the state as she unveiled her plan to make housing more affordable Tuesday. (click to read)
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September 29th @ 5pm
THROWBACK: RED BANK BOXER BECOMES WORLD CHAMP IN 1926
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A century ago this week, Red Bank went nuts over local boxer Gene Tunney's heavyweight championship victory over Jack Dempsey. (click to read)
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September 28th @ 8pm
RED BANK: STORM CAUSES CANCELLATIONS, MINOR FLOODING
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Coastal storm buffets Red Bank, causing cancellations and minor flooding. (Click to read)
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September 26th @ 11am
DWI’S, SHOPLIFTING FILL AUGUST POLICE BLOTTER
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RED BANK: Police blotter for August includes multiple DWI arrests and a $3,000 shoplifting heist on Monmouth Street.
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September 25th @ 2pm
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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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.
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September 25th @ 7am
RED BANK RETAIL CHURN: NEW BAR, SUSHI, SMOOTHIE AND JEWELRY SPOTS
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RED BANK RETAIL CHURN: A new bar and sushi spot are set to open inside Anderson Market, with Reve's smoothies and a permanent jewelry shop opening downtown.
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September 24th @ 3pm
NAVESINK SPILLS OVER
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Nor'easter stacks tides up in the Navesink, pushing the river over its (Red) banks.
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September 24th @ 7am
COUNCIL MULLS BLIGHT TAG AS ATLANTIC CLUB BUYS FOODTOWN FOR $13.5M
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Atlantic Club owner buys former Foodtown site for $13.5 million. Meanwhile, the Red Bank council considers a plan to declare the club's current home "an area in need of rehabilitation."
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September 23rd @ 4pm
PRICED OUT FILMMAKER LEAVES RED BANK A FAREWELL GIFT
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A rent hike drove filmmaker Steve Rogers out of Red Bank. He left us some video memories as he left. (Click to read)
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September 23rd @ 8am
BUZZ LIGHTYEAR WATCHES LINE DANCERS
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redbankgreen Partyline captures Buzz Lighyear watching the line dancers on Broadwalk Monday night. 
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September 22nd @ 1pm
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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)