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RED BANK: HOSPITAL TO RAZE ‘UNSAFE’ BUILDING
RED BANK: Riverview plans to demolish former office building found unsafe by inspectors, and may seek to turn it into a parking lot.
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RED BANK: HOSPITAL LOT GETS GREENERY
RED BANK: Readers have noticed activity at the corner of Spring and East Front streets lately and wondered: What's Going On Here?
RED BANK: HOME’S HISTORIC VALUE DISPUTED
RED BANK: Claims about historic value of 132-year-old house eyed for demolition are "in error," says developer's expert. HPC members are itching to differ.
RED BANK: BUILDING WOULD FOLLOW NEW LOT
RED BANK: New offices planned downtown, but first, developer needs planning board OK to demolish 132-year-old house for 30 parking spaces.
RED BANK: Vote on plan to raze century house for parking postponed as questions linger about weight of Historic Preservation Commission rejection.
RED BANK: PRESERVATIONISTS FLEX MUSCLE
RED BANK: Anticipating pushback from charter school and a private developer, Historic Preservation Commission flexes its muscles.
RED BANK: DEMOLITION SLATED FOR PARKING
RED BANK: Development firm plans to raze century-old house in "extreme state of disrepair" for parking, new ATM and future development, owner says.
RED BANK: DREAMING BIG ABOUT RIVERVIEW
RED BANK: Developer who made a windfall on land sale to Riverview commissioned concept plans that depict a vastly expanded hospital campus.
RED BANK: RIVERVIEW DEAL YIELDS WINDFALL
RED BANK: Sale of vacant land to Riverview Medical Center yields windfall for seller: a 300-percent profit in less than four years.
RED BANK: MANSION RAZED; MORE LAND EYED
RED BANK: Ignoring pleas by preservationists, Riverview razes 19th-century riverfront mansion, and moves to acquire more property.
RED BANK: HOSPITAL PLAN DRAWS HPC IRE
RED BANK: Frustration erupts at Historic Preservation Commission over hospital plan to raze riverfront Victorian mansion.
RED BANK: Historic Preservation Commission to discuss East Front Street Victorian structure slated for demolition by Hackensack Meridian.
RED BANK: CORNER BUILDINGS COME DOWN
RED BANK: Demolition begins on a string of buildings on East Front Street. What's Going On Here? redbankgreen has the answer.
FAIR HAVEN: PARK OPENS ON OLD HOUSE SITE
FAIR HAVEN: After more than a decade of work, borough opens passive park where generations of an African-American family lived overlooking the Navesink.
RED BANK: HPC AIMS TO SAVE DOOMED HOUSE
RED BANK: Five months after planning board OKs demolition of hospital-owned Victorian house, historic commission proposes an alternative.
RED BANK: THREE NEW HOMES APPROVED
RED BANK: Planning board approves three new homes on West Westside Avenue property over objections that builder is "squeezing in" too much.
RED BANK: Rejecting pleas that it be saved, planning board approves demolition of hospital-owned Victorian home on East Front Street.
RED BANK: VICTORIAN IN CROSSHAIRS
RED BANK: A prominent Victorian home on East Front Street is on the next planning board agenda. What's Going On Here? Answer here.
RED BANK: BASIE PARKING DEAL YIELDS GAIN
RED BANK: It's not a huge amount, but a deal with the Basie that Whelan says should have happened years ago could put $20k in borough coffers this year.
RED BANK: COUNCIL OK’S BASIE PARKING DEAL
The Count Basie Theatre, seen at right above, will be allowed to charge patrons park in the Red Bank two areas of the borough hall lot, including the new section,Continue reading "RED BANK: COUNCIL OK’S BASIE PARKING DEAL"
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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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