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RED BANK: TOP TWO JOBS OPEN AS CFO QUITS
RED BANK: O'Reilly resigns as chief financial officer after just two and half years, leaving top two jobs in borough government open.
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RED BANK: TREES BOOST TAB FOR ROADWORK
RED BANK: "Unanticipated" need to save large trees on Hudson Avenue contributed to $227,000 change order this summer, officials say.
RED BANK: Taxpayers have until September 20 to pay their third-quarter property taxes, under a resolution up for adoption Wednesday.
RED BANK: BALLARD OPPOSES SURPLUS USE
RED BANK: Ballard challenges fellow Democrats on council's use of $3.5 million surplus "just to say we didn't raise taxes."
RED BANK: SURPLUS KEEPS TAX RATE LEVEL
RED BANK: McConnell credits "wise" spending decisions during pandemic for surplus that's keeping 2021 tax increase to zero.
ON THE GREEN: Some taxpayers get a breather as due dates for third-quarter property taxes in Red Bank and Fair Haven pushed back by delays.
RED BANK: "Soft" costs associated with repairs to water-damaged Senior Center add $96,000 to budget. Public presentation scheduled for Tuesday.
RED BANK: ANIMAL JOB ENDANGERED
RED BANK: Animal control officer's job appears doomed; borough "is not not a pest control company," says McConnell, citing non-emergencies.
RED BANK: Car burglars were busy on the East Side early Monday morning, police say. In one case, they took the whole vehicle.
RED BANK: Shehady floats idea of $200+ tickets for snow parking as chief cites nose-thumbing at ordinance. But Triggiano says "no way" to steep hike.
RED BANK: SNOW PARKING COMPLIANCE CITED
RED BANK: Chief cites improved compliance with parking law as half as many tickets are issued in Sunday snowfall versus last week's storm.
RED BANK: WITHIN THE STORM, A TICKET BLITZ
RED BANK: Police issued a near-record number of parking violations during the snowstorm that began Sunday, redbankgreen has learned.
RED BANK: Case against two-time council candidate and husband over trash dumping caught on neighbor's security video goes to court-ordered mediation.
RED BANK: NEIGHBORS’ DISPUTE GETS MESSY
RED BANK: Two-time council candidate and husband face complaints of harassment after a neighbor's doorbell video catches them dumping trash in her driveway.
RED BANK: CHANGES EYED AT BASIE FIELDS
RED BANK: Count Basie Fields playground would be relocated to Mohawk Pond and street closed to traffic under Open Spaces application OK'd by council.
RED BANK: COPS GET THEIR PROMO CEREMONY
RED BANK: Six cops sworn in to new command positions as officials note the air of tension over policing elsewhere.
RED BANK: Driver charged with DWI after crash. Also, police pursue Range Rover believed stolen in Rumson, and get report of stolen Mercedes.
RED BANK: COUNCIL PROMOTES SIX COPS
RED BANK: Six police officers move up the command ladder – unceremoniously, for now, because of the pandemic. Here's who they are.
RED BANK: CRASH CUTS RESTAURANT POWER
RED BANK: Car v. building knocks out power to restaurant, prompting early closure. Driver charged with DWI.
RED BANK: BIG NIGHT OUT AT BASIE FIELDS
RED BANK: A change of venue makes for a carnival-like National Night Out at Count Basie Fields. Check out redbankgreen's photos.
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PIANO TRASHED
Left out to take at 83 River Street. Property owner is a touring musician. Studio and home. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris H ...
FALL COLORS IN RED BANK
redbankgreen's Partyline captures peaking fall foliage on a Red Bank street corner.
FALL AT THE COURTS OF RED BANK
On the Partyline: stunning foliage at Red Bank's "medieval office park."
WALK FOR DEMOCRACY
The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center led a "Walk for Democracy" Sunday from Riverside Gardens Park to the cultral center on Drs. James Park ...
Go big or go home
On the redbankgreen Partyline: Gourd display at Lighthouse on its penultimate night of the season.
MARIGOLDEN SUNSHINE
Partyline photo captures October sunshine hitting marigolds for sale ahead of Dia de Los Muertos.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES CODING TO MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green and creator of Broad Street, was teaching City and Regional Magazine Association publishers how ...
LET’S SEE YOUR KINDLE DO THIS
A stack of books served as a chock while a motorist changed a flat tire on Branch Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Submitted by John T. Ward
NEW WELCOME SIGN INSTALLED
A new "Welcome to Red Bank" sign has gone up at the northern Route 35 entrance to town at the foot of Cooper's Bridge.
JUNIOR BUCS WRESTLING WELCOMES YOUNG ATHLETES FOR 22ND SEASON
Junior Bucs Wrestling is preparing for its 22nd season, offering boys and girls from Red Bank, Shrewsbury, and Little Silver an opportunity ...
TIME FOR SCHOOL, DEER
Fall has arrived and so have the middle school loving deer!
JUST IN TIME FOR THE FALL CLASSIC
Just in time for the start of the World Series later this week baseball-themed paintings by artist Max Maxon hang in the windows of the Art ...
DINNER PLANS?
Chipotle in Red Bank Sunday evening will donate a quarter of proceeds from sales Sunday to the volunteer Red Bank Fire Department auxiliary.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES VIBE CODE SESSION AT LOCAL NEWS CAMP
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green, is running a vibe code session, teaching other publishers to vibe code at Blue Engine Collectiv ...
Her Majesty visits Red Bank
Navesink Queen docked at the Molly Pitcher Marina. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Boris Kofman)  
RED BANK DINER MONEY TREE
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sunshine and a money tree at the Red Bank Diner.
NAVESINK LIGHTS
Riverview Hospital lights up the Navesink. (Text and photo by Partyline contributor Terry Franco)  
HALF BAKED BROAD STREET
Broad Street repaving begins with road subject to overnight closures.
COLOR RUN AT RED BANK PRIMARY SCHOOL
redbankgreen Partyline happens upon a cloud of color at annual color run event at Red Bank Primary School.
I’LL EAT IT HERE, THANKS
A squirrel goes all-in for a popular autumn flavor on Madison Avenue in Red Bank Sunday morning.
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