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RED BANK: PORK ROLL, TACO EATERIES TOP ‘BEST OF’ LISTS
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Red Bank eateries Johnny's Pork Roll and Mexican International Food land on web site's top restaurant lists. (click to read)
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May 7th, 2025 @ 5pm
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Lunch Break’s Soup for the Soul
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Lunch Break invites you to an afternoon of music, a light meal, and general merriment at our new fall event, Soup for the Soul. Your admission includes entertainment, a beautifulContinue reading "Lunch Break’s Soup for the Soul"
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September 19th, 2024 @ 6pm
RED BANK: LUNCH BREAK SETS INTERIM SPACE
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RED BANK: Amid a $12 million facility expansion, Lunch Break will temporarily move its operations to St. Anthony's starting Friday.
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November 3rd, 2022 @ 5am
FAIR HAVEN: FAIR TO CLOSE OUT SUMMER
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FAIR HAVEN: The firemen's fair, a tradition since 1906, returns to celebrate the end of another summer with eight nights of fun.
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August 26th, 2022 @ 5am
RED BANK: LUNCH BREAK BREAKS GROUND
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RED BANK: Lunch Break kicks off $12 million facility expansion with a groundbreaking ceremony attended by New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy.
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April 29th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: ASBESTOS FOUND AT BASIE PARK
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RED BANK: Council hires remediation firm after loose asbestos is discovered in utility rooms beneath Count Basie Field grandstand.
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April 15th, 2022 @ 2pm
RED BANK: LUNCH BREAK IN HOUSING MERGER
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RED BANK: Lunch Break and the Family Promise team up to help head off homelessness.
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January 4th, 2022 @ 4pm
RED BANK: LUNCH BREAK EXPANSION OK’D
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RED BANK: Lunch Break overcomes concerns about traffic impact to obtain zoning board OK for $12 million facility expansion.
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October 25th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: LUNCH BREAK PLAN ON DECK
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RED BANK: Lunch Break plan for $12 million expansion to help it battle rising tide of food insecurity goes to zoning board Thursday.
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October 20th, 2021 @ 11am
RED BANK: THOUSANDS PACK OYSTERFEST
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RED BANK: Ideal weather puts thousands in a partying mood as Oysterfest returns after a pandemic-skipped year. redbankgreen has beaucoup pix.
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September 27th, 2021 @ 7am
FAIR HAVEN: FIREMEN’S FAIR RUMBLES BACK
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FAIR HAVEN: Weeklong firemen's fair, a tradition since 1906, rumbles back into town after a year off. Here's what you need to know if you plan to attend.
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August 27th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: LUNCH BREAK REOPENS ITS DOORS
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RED BANK: After 15 months as a grab-n-go-only operation because of the pandemic, Lunch Break reopens its dining room for guests.
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July 21st, 2021 @ 11am
RED BANK: LUNCH BREAK PLANS $12M PROJECT
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RED BANK: Battling a rising tide of food insecurity, Lunch Break announces campaign to raise $12 million for facilities expansion.
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July 19th, 2021 @ 10am
RED BANK: FOOD WRITER SUSAN ERICSON DIES
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RED BANK: Food writer Susan Ericson, who savored and promoted the local food scene for redbankgreen and on her blog, has died at age 66.
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May 31st, 2021 @ 3pm
RED BANK: Kirkpatrick resigns RiverCenter, leaving downtown promo agency looking for a new executive director for the second time in 17 months.
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May 11th, 2021 @ 4pm
RED BANK: STUDENTS HELP FEED THE HUNGRY
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RED BANK: Red Bank Catholic students combine agriculture and tech to create a laboratory that puts "wasted space" to use and helps feed the hungry.
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May 4th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: YMCA PIVOTS TO HELP IN CRISIS
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RED BANK: Shuttered by the COVID-19 crisis, the YMCA of Greater Monmouth County pivoted to helping out with food, child care and more.
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June 30th, 2020 @ 10am
RED BANK: STEWART TO HOST FUNDRAISER
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RED BANK: Comedian Jon Stewart, whose farm is helping feed Lunch Break clients, will host a virtual fundraiser for the nonprofit in late August.
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June 1st, 2020 @ 2pm
RED BANK: STUDENTS LEAD FOOD NONPROFIT
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FAIR HAVEN: R-FH students create nonprofit, team up with RBR's The Source to help feed Red Bank hungry during COVID-19 pandemic.
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May 26th, 2020 @ 9am
RED BANK: MORE EATERIES BACK FOR TAKEOUT
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RED BANK: More restaurants come back online for takeout-only business. Here's which ones, and a reminder to support all this Memorial Day weekend and beyond.
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May 22nd, 2020 @ 10am
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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.