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RED BANK: PORTMAN VETOES RENTAL LAW
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RED BANK: In surprise move, Portman vetoes short-term rental law, saying council "ignored the simple and widely acceptable solution."
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February 23rd, 2023 @ 5am
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RED BANK: COUNCIL DEMS, HOGAN FORM SLATE
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RED BANK: Three council Dems team up with Riverview's president and three others in bid to form new government in July.
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February 22nd, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: POT LAW OVERHAUL PROPOSED
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RED BANK: Expecting tweaks, attendees of special cannabis hearing instead learn of proposals to overhaul law to make it more restrictive.
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February 21st, 2023 @ 2pm
RED BANK: ZIPPRICH WON’T SEEK NEW TERM
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RED BANK: His years as Democratic chair marked by strife, Zipprich says he won't seek re-election under a new form of government he opposed.
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February 21st, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: SHORT-RENTAL LAW PASSES
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RED BANK: Amid complaints that it is still "not listening," council adopts short-term law barring short-term rentals in residential-only zone.
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February 9th, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: PORTMAN-TRIGGIANO SLATE NAMED
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RED BANK: Incumbent Mayor Portman and Councilperson Triggiano among the first announced slate running in the May 9 special election.
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February 6th, 2023 @ 10am
RED BANK: MAYOR HOSTS OFFICE HOURS
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RED BANK: Got a gripe, a question, a suggestion? Just want to meet the new guy? Mayor Billy Portman initiates weekly open-door sessions.
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January 23rd, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: After blowback, controversial new bylaws will get council review later this month, Ballard and Jackson said last week.
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January 17th, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: SPECIAL-ELECTION PLANS MULLED
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RED BANK: Officials turn attention to special election in May, mulling early-voting weekend option, with cost concerns aired.
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January 13th, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: MASTER PLAN ROLLOUT SET
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RED BANK: Planning board sets Master Plan rollout, with at least two public hearings to come; board also 'endorses' school garden.
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January 10th, 2023 @ 10am
RED BANK: CITIZEN APPOINTMENTS 2023
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RED BANK: Unpaid citizen volunteers help power local government. Here are the latest committee appointees and re-appointees.
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January 9th, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: HORGAN LOOKS BACK, AND AHEAD
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RED BANK: After 15 years on the council, Kathy Horgan reflects on the turmoil of recent years, and talks about her next chapter.
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January 6th, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: ZIPPRICH BLOC SETS NEW BYLAWS
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RED BANK: Rejecting Portman's call for a breather, council majority adopts bylaws that sets new bar for proposed resolutions.
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January 5th, 2023 @ 10am
RED BANK: PORTMAN TAKES MAYOR’S SEAT
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RED BANK: In debut as mayor, Portman pledges to "keep the ship running smoothly" as town embarks on big changes.
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January 5th, 2023 @ 1am
RED BANK: ‘STANDING UP’ FOR JUDAISM ANEW
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RED BANK: With antisemitism on the rise, several dozen Hanukkah celebrants gather for Menorah lighting in Riverside Gardens Park.
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December 21st, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: SOME VOTERS HAD OTHER IDEAS
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RED BANK: Portman may have been the only one on the ballot, but 94 voters had other ideas about who should be mayor, according to write-ins.
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November 30th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: MIRANDI & JACKSON CLINCH SEATS
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RED BANK: In official results, Portman, Mirandi, Jackson and historic referendum are winners of this month's election, clerk's count shows.
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November 22nd, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: NEWCOMER TO LEAD MAJOR CHANGE
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RED BANK: With "borough" form of government slated to end, voters overwhelmingly endorse a political newcomer to lead the way.
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November 9th, 2022 @ 3pm
RED BANK: VOTERS FAVOR DEMS… AND CHANGE
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RED BANK: Voters appear to stick with Democrats – while also endorsing changes in government and how candidates get on the ballots.
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November 9th, 2022 @ 2am
RED BANK: GOP ATTACKS AT RACE’S END
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RED BANK: Republican council candidates go hard in closing days of council race, terming their opponents "MAGA Democrats."
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November 7th, 2022 @ 7am
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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 ...