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RED BANK: BROADWALK CONCERNS AIRED
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RED BANK: Merchants and residents raise numerous concerns as delayed restart of Broadwalk dining plaza finally nears.
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June 30th, 2022 @ 12pm
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RED BANK: BROAD STREET PROJECT NEARS END
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RED BANK: Installation of retractable security bollards marks turn toward completion of overdue Broad Street makeover project, officials say.
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June 24th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: RESOURCE OFFICERS PLANNED
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RED BANK:  Borough schools and police plan to roll out an armed school resource officer program to boost safety, McConnell says.
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June 7th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: CHIEF TO ADDRESS SAFETY QS
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RED BANK: Following mass shootings elsewhere, McConnell plans to address public safety concerns in a community Zoom meeting. 
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June 1st, 2022 @ 10am
RED BANK: SINKHOLE OPENS ON BROAD
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RED BANK: Sinkhole damages car parked in streetscape construction zone, and sanitary sewer fails on Tower Hill.
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May 31st, 2022 @ 11am
RED BANK: BROADWALK PANEL FORMED
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RED BANK: Sidewalk work underway as Menna appoints Broadwalk committee.
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May 13th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: COUNCIL SPARS OVER BROADWALK
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RED BANK: With Broadwalk dining plaza expected to return mid-July, Democrats clash over membership of restart committee.
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April 28th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: BROADWALK MAY RETURN IN JULY
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RED BANK: With streetscape project still incomplete, council gives informal approval for a third season of Broadwalk dining plaza, though not before mid-July.
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April 14th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: BORGHI CAPS HER PEN
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RED BANK: Pam Borghi puts in her last day as borough clerk, ending a 30-year presence at council meetings as newspaper reporter and borough employee.
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February 28th, 2022 @ 11am
RED BANK: COUNCIL OKS MAIN, TIE-IN COSTS
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RED BANK: Council approves $1.3M water line not originally included in Broad Street dig; town will eat connection costs landlords had feared.
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January 27th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: “YOU BROKE IT, YOU FIX IT”
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RED BANK: Via RiverCenter, downtown landlords push back on possible bills for leaking water lines, telling council, "you broke it, you fix it."
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December 16th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: LEAKS TO COST PROPERTY OWNERS
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RED BANK: Owners of up to 100 downtown properties could be socked with thousands in costs to replace leaking water lines found during Broad Street dig.
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December 2nd, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: WHAT’S ON COUNCIL AGENDA
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RED BANK: On the council agenda: new contract for McConnell; weighing in on charter school; awarding Master Plan work; accepting a retirement.
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November 23rd, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: BROAD STREET PROJECT TO START
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RED BANK: As Broadwalk ends second year, a road project set to begin next week will bring disruptions that last until Christmas. Here's what to expect.
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November 2nd, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: Police-worn body cams are coming, but state money will cover only about a third of the estimated cost, says Chief McConnell.
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June 3rd, 2021 @ 3pm
RED BANK: Council to vote Wednesday on eliminating in-house animal control service in switch to SPCA. Residents say response times will suffer.
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May 24th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: ANIMAL OPERATION ON THE BLOCK
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RED BANK: Council looking into eliminating in-house animal control service in switch to SPCA. Residents say personal service will suffer.
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May 13th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: Police charge man with criminal sexual contact and harassment of woman downtown; it was his fourth arrest in one month.
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May 10th, 2021 @ 2pm
RED BANK: CHIEF REBUTS ABUSE CLAIM
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RED BANK: Police chief rebuts Facebook claim of excessive force on couple cited for trespassing on railroad property Saturday night.
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April 12th, 2021 @ 10am
RED BANK: Cops executing narcotics search warrant recover 'significant' crack cocaine haul and cash; charge 43-year-old borough man.
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March 22nd, 2021 @ 1pm
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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.