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RED BANK MAYOR & COUNCIL: NO FLOCKING WAY
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Red Bank officials clarify license-plate reader policy after web site wrongly lists Flock camera in the borough.(Click to read)
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September 15th @ 4pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: BROADWALK, NOW “SETTLED LAW” SEEKS TO MOVE PAST CONTROVERSY
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Red Bank's seasonal pedestrian plaza returns, with officials hoping opponents will get on board. (Click to read)
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May 11th @ 6am
RED BANK: COP WED TO EX-CHIEF SUES BOROUGH FOR BIAS
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Her police chief husband resigned after an ethics scandal stemming from their affair. Now, police officer Kristen McConnell has filed a sexually explicit lawsuit against top Red Bank officials. (Click to read)
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April 6th @ 12pm
RED BANK: BORO RELEASES PLAN FOR 40-UNIT “NAVESINK CROSSING”
News A rendering of the proposed project for 26-28 Shrewbury Avenue included in the the rehabilitation plan by borough planner BFJ Planning.
Five stories with a waterfront walkway: Borough planner issues a report with development guidelines for a proposed 40 unit building on the Navesink River. (Click to read.)
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March 10th @ 2pm
RED BANK: COUNCIL, POLICE CHIEF ADDRESS ICE RAIDS
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Red Bank Police, borough and school officials look to assure residents amid ICE raids that have left a community rattled. (Click to read)
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January 23rd @ 3pm
RED BANK: MORE ICE ARRESTS, AS MAYOR (AND SPRINGSTEEN) DENOUNCE RAIDS
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ICE arrests continue in Red Bank as officials - and Bruce Springsteen - denounce immigration sweeps.(Click to read)
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January 19th @ 4pm
RED BANK: RIVERFRONT CONDO PLAN GETS AIRING
News 26-28 Shrewsbury Avenue courtyard GAted investments
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Forty condos are proposed for a riverfront parking lot in Red Bank. The nascent plan got a vibe check at a special public meeting Monday night. (click to read)
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December 2nd, 2025 @ 3pm
RED BANK: TOWNHOMES PLAN GETS SPLASH OF COLD WATER
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A "concept plan" for townhomes on the Wells Fargo tract gets some cold water from Red Bank's mayor. (click to read)
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October 13th, 2025 @ 10am
RED BANK: VISCOMI SUES MAYOR/COUNCIL FOR “POLITICAL HIT JOB”
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Lies, defamation and a "political hit job." Board of Ed prez Sue Viscomi sues Red Bank borough officials over her library board ouster. (click to read)
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October 10th, 2025 @ 3pm
RED BANK: PETITION CALLS FOR BOROUGH TO END “BROADWALK”
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Reps of three dozen Red Bank businesses sign a petition calling for an immediate end to "Broadwalk" the downtown pedestrian plaza. (click to read)
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August 19th, 2025 @ 9am
RED BANK: VISCOMI REPLACEMENT NAMED, ACCUSER STAYS MUM
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Red Bank Mayor names replacement for library board member ousted for alleged deportation comment. (click to read)
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August 18th, 2025 @ 4pm
RED BANK: EATERY OWNERS ROAST BROADWALK
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A group of Red Bank restaurant owners tell the Borough Council that turning Broad Street into a seasonal pedestrian plaza is killing their business. (click to read)
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August 15th, 2025 @ 5pm
THE BUTCHER, THE DENTIST, THE METER READER: RED BANK HONORS STALWART TRIO
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Red Bank honors a trio of fabric-of-the-community stalwarts: a beloved dentist, a popular butcher an omnipresent meter reader. (click to read)
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July 28th, 2025 @ 4pm
RED BANK: MAYOR OUSTS VISCOMI FROM LIBRARY BOARD FOR DEPORTATION COMMENT
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Red Bank Mayor removes election rival and Board of Education President Suzanne Viscomi from library board amid investigation into 18-month old deportation comment. (click to read)
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July 25th, 2025 @ 12am
RED BANK: AS BLAZE VICTIM DIES, FIRE CHIEF PLEADS FOR HELP
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Red Bank man burned in house fire dies, as fire chief appeals for more volunteers and smoke alarms programs. (Click to read)
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July 14th, 2025 @ 11am
RED BANK: WEED FARMERS TRY AGAIN AFTER BIZ FALLOUT
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An indoor cannabis farm that lost its license re-emerges and gets a crucial Borough Council nod as owner tries to make another go at it. (click to read)
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June 13th, 2025 @ 1pm
RED BANK: MR. FOREST GOES TO THE MASONIC LODGE
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A mixup or miscommunication leaves an affable councilman alone in the hot seat at a community meeting. (click to read)
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June 3rd, 2025 @ 5pm
“RED BANK’S READY” TEAM ANNOUNCES COUNCIL SLATE
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The team of candidates that swept Borough Council elections in 2023 announces who will run for four open seats in November. (click to read)
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April 29th, 2025 @ 1pm
RED BANK: BORO RAKES IN SOME GREEN WITH CANNABIS TAX, BUT HOW MUCH?
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Red Bank's recreational weed market just completed its first quarter operating a full capacity. How much did the the town make in taxes? (click to read)
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February 12th, 2025 @ 8am
RBR BOARD TO RED BANK: DON’T STIFF SCHOOL ON TRAIN STATION PILOT MONEY
News train station redevelopment plan, Denholtz properties
With developer expected to ask for a tax break for train station area, Red Bank's public high school wants a piece of the PILOT pie. (click to read)
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January 29th, 2025 @ 5pm
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MANTIS (PRAYING) AT CHURCH
Partyliner films 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)
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 ...