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RED BANK: FOREST Q&A
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RED BANK: Eleven candidates seek seats on five-member charter study commission. Here's what Ben Forest has to say about himself and the issues.
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October 21st, 2021 @ 3pm
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RED BANK: CHARTER RACE SET
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RED BANK: Eleven candidates file for seats on five-member charter study commission in November referendum as petition deadline expires.
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September 3rd, 2021 @ 5pm
RED BANK: DuPont makes it a contest, becoming sixth candidate for a seat on five-member charter study commission in November referendum.
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August 25th, 2021 @ 11am
RED BANK: FIVE UNITE AS CHARTER SLATE
RED BANK: Five self-described "forward-thinking" candidates for charter study commission form a slate to represent the town's "eclectic nature."
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August 19th, 2021 @ 5pm
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: SENIOR & REC PLANS REVIEWED
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RED BANK: With less rancor than in recent past, redevelopment agency reviews concept plans for senior and rec facilities.
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March 24th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: Viscomi denies calling Shehady 'Mr. Jihad' as mayor and others denounce her for purported racism.
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February 12th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: CENTER DEBATE CONTINUES
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RED BANK: Clashes over Senior Center continue with insults as Triggiano resolution on property review wins on another 4-2 vote.
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February 11th, 2021 @ 1pm
RED BANK: SCHOOLS ‘READY TO ROLL’
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RED BANK: Borough schools confident and "ready to roll" with plan for mixed in-school and at-home instruction, Rumage tells board of ed.
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August 26th, 2020 @ 12am
RED BANK: RUMAGE REFLECTS ON FIVE YEARS
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RED BANK: Jared Rumage reflects on his first five years as schools superintendent, and makes a case for November's $6.75M referendum.
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September 6th, 2019 @ 2pm
RED BANK: FOREST LAUNCHES MAYORAL BID
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RED BANK: Ben Forest, a Democrat, launches bid to unseat Pasquale Menna as mayor, saying he's 'had enough.' Who else is running?
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February 1st, 2018 @ 9am
LINCROFT: CLEARWATER FLOWS AT BROOKDALE
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LINCROFT: The 42nd annual Clearwater Festival returns to Brookdale for a two-day celebration of music and environmentally friendly messaging.
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September 8th, 2017 @ 12pm
RED BANK: GARAGE BACKERS AIM AT LOGJAM
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RED BANK: Garage backers press Democrats to talk as one of five would-be developers amends his plan for the White Street lot.
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August 24th, 2017 @ 9am
RED BANK: PRESSED, ATTORNEY APOLOGIZES
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RED BANK: Borough attorney apologizes for redirecting an audience member's video camera during council meeting.
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April 13th, 2017 @ 11am
RED BANK: DOWNTOWN APARTMENTS OK’D
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RED BANK: A controversial plan for 35 downtown apartments wins approval amid parting shots at Menna and Whelan over redevelopment zone designation.
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March 6th, 2017 @ 9pm
RED BANK: HAMPTON INN WINS APPROVAL
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RED BANK: Hampton Inn gets a green light after developer withdraws a traffic element that opponents said would lead to crashes.
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February 7th, 2017 @ 12am
LINCROFT: CLEARWATER FLOWS AGAIN
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LINCROFT: Clearwater Festival returns to Brookdale for two days of free music and earthly love.
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September 7th, 2016 @ 8am
RED BANK: PARKING PLAN ADVANCES, BARELY
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RED BANK: A tangle of issues lead to a mayoral tiebreaker vote to advance plans for a possible parking garage downtown.
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August 11th, 2016 @ 7am
RED BANK: BOARD VOWS CHARTER PLAN FIGHT
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The charter school recently leased space at 135 Monmouth Street, the former home of Prown’s Home Improvements, and hopes to acquire the building for its planned expansion. (Photo by John T.Continue reading "RED BANK: BOARD VOWS CHARTER PLAN FIGHT"
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December 16th, 2015 @ 7am
RED BANK: BOE MEMBER SLAMS TAX NOTICE
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Board of ed member Sue Viscomi, left, criticized the borough’s handling of the tax adjustment notice. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD After an adjustmentContinue reading "RED BANK: BOE MEMBER SLAMS TAX NOTICE"
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August 12th, 2015 @ 3pm
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CARS, BARS AND VANS
Middletown resident Rob King was cruising through the Red Bank municipal parking lot behind the Dublin House Saturday night in his 1969 Plym ...
TWO SHORTS IN FILMONEFEST
Leonardo Morales Pitalua, a 20-year-old animator who lived in Red Bank until February, will have two short films shown at FilmOneFest in Hig ...
LONG DOGGONE WAIT
Partyline photo: The driver of an e-bike and his human passenger wait at the Monmouth Street train crossing while a northbound NJ Transit tr ...
WE’RE LICHEN THIS FUNGHI!
A mushroom sprouts from the mouth-like hole in this lichen-covered tree on the grounds of Red Bank Primary School Tuesday morning.
HELL STRIP FIREWORKS
Revelers launched fireworks from the hell strip in front of a home on Drs. James Parker Boulevard on July 4, one of many impromptu and quest ...
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SWIMMING, ER, SCULLING RIVER?
Partyline photo captures a single rower working their way up the Swimming River.
SUMMER SUNRISE
A stunning Sunrise on the Navesink River in Red Bank Tuesday June 30.
BRAZEN LAWLESSNESS?
Who does this? One of those famously (and, yes apocryphally) illegal-to-remove mattress tags lies on the plaza outside the Count Basie Cente ...
SUNNY SKIES, JAZZY VIBES AT RED BANK ARTS FEST
A jazz combo comprised of current and former students of the Red Bank-based Jazz Arts Project performed at the first Red Bank Arts Festival ...
COOL JUNE BRIDE RIDE
It’s a wedding thing. (Photo and text by Rosann Dal Pra)  
RED BANK CLASSIC 5k
Runners at the starting line of the Red Bank Classic 5k Saturday morning.
WORLD CUP WATCH PARTY AT COUNT BASIE FIELD
Solid turnout, festive vibes and a huge Mexico win: Count Basie Park World Cup Watch Party photos. (Click to read)
DOUBLE RAINBOW OVER RED BANK
Partyline contributor captures stunning double rainbow over Red Bank.
RED BANK: SINKHOLE ON SHREWSBURY AVE
Emergency sinkhole repairs closed Shrewsbury Avenue northbound traffic for most of the day Wednesday.
NAVESINK SUNRISE
Partyliner captures stunning sunrise over the Navesink River in Red Bank.
DRONES SCRUB BANK BUILDING
Partyline photo: A power washing drone was used to clean the exterior of the Ocean First Bank Building at 110 West Front Street recently.
MESSAGE TO READERS
Please stand by: A quick message to readers about a pause in news coverage.
IN THE DISTANCE, NEW STATUE UNVEILED
A new monument commemorating the 250th anniversary of US Independence is unveiled in a park that only has a Red Bank mailing address.
CARPY DIEM
From the redbankgreen Partyline: A pair of large carp cruise the shallows under Hubbard's Bridge (Senator Kyrillos Bridge) on Front Street T ...
BIBS ON FOR OPENING DAY
Partyline: Two longtime neighbors re-unite for lobsters on the Boondocks Fishery opening day.