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FAIR HAVEN: WALKOUTS GET DETENTION
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FAIR HAVEN: Middle-schoolers get detention for walkout in memory of Parkland shooting victims; Red Bank Regional students don't.
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March 15th, 2018 @ 7am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: MENNA TOPS TICKET AGAIN
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RED BANK: Menna tops ticket with two newcomers in November race as Democrats, with 4-2 majority, seek to regain total control of council.
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February 27th, 2018 @ 10am
RED BANK: MUMFORD DROPS PARKING BID
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RED BANK: Mumford, one of two remaining contenders to redevelop White Street parking lot, leaves smoking tire tracks as he drops his bid.
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January 26th, 2018 @ 2pm
RED BANK: DEMS TAP ACTING ADMINISTRATOR
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RED BANK: Flexing their muscle as the majority party once again, Democrats pick consultant as interim borough administrator.
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January 2nd, 2018 @ 10am
RED BANK: MUNICIPAL REORGANIZATION
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RED BANK: Borough government to hold its annual reorganization meeting via Zoom, three hours after in-person oaths.
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December 29th, 2017 @ 10am
RED BANK: COUNCIL WRAPS ON BITTER NOTE
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RED BANK: As Sickels ends 38-year career, Taylor tees up Dems for partisanship over his successor as borough administrator.
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December 28th, 2017 @ 9am
RED BANK: SICKELS LAUDED FOR ‘COMMITMENT’
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RED BANK: Closing out a 38-year municipal career, Stanley Sickels wins praise for his commitment, professionalism and institutional knowledge.
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December 14th, 2017 @ 12pm
RED BANK: TURNING LANE ERASED
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RED BANK: Say goodbye to that weird little jog into the right lane on Broad Street at Linden Place.
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May 9th, 2017 @ 6pm
RED BANK: 5K TO RUN AGAIN IN 2018
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RED BANK: Business alliance to host a 5K in June, 2018, filling an event gap left when the Sheehan Classic left town two years ago.
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April 27th, 2017 @ 11am
RED BANK: Council ends parking deficiency fees for developers. Meanwhile, lawsuit may slow progress toward downtown garage.
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April 14th, 2017 @ 7am
RED BANK: PRESSED, ATTORNEY APOLOGIZES
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RED BANK: Borough attorney apologizes for redirecting an audience member's video camera during council meeting.
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April 13th, 2017 @ 11am
RED BANK: TWO POLITICAL SPOUSES PASS
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RED BANK: Death announcements for Dorothy Nicosia and Doreen DuPont, spouses of two longtime political figures.
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March 24th, 2017 @ 3pm
RED BANK: ATTORNEY MAKES ISSUE OF CAMERA
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RED BANK: A "bizarre" moment, followed by a heated exchange, as borough attorney redirects an audience member's video camera during council meeting.
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March 23rd, 2017 @ 7am
RED BANK: PARKING CHANGES ON AGENDA
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RED BANK: New winter parking rules, the elimination of a turning lane and the creation of a handful of downtown parking spaces are on tonight's agenda.
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January 25th, 2017 @ 7am
RED BANK: PARKING NEWS
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RED BANK: Parking news includes elimination of a turning lane downtown, hoods for pay stations and an update on the garage plan.
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January 13th, 2017 @ 6am
RED BANK: DEMOCRATS REASSERT CONTROL
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RED BANK: The first Republican majority in a generation turns out to be short-lived as Democrats reassert control over municipal operations.
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January 3rd, 2017 @ 7am
RED BANK: COUNCIL TO MEET FRIDAY EVENING
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RED BANK: In observance of Yom Kippur, the regular semimonthly meeting of the borough council was rescheduled. To Friday evening.
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October 12th, 2016 @ 8am
RED BANK: NEW BOROUGH WEBSITE LAUNCHED
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RED BANK: Replacing an old clunker, the new borough website is aimed at streamlining information access and boosting engagement, says IT director.
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October 10th, 2016 @ 10am
RED BANK: GOP council candidates demand 'emergency' meeting on river bacteria. Burnham says they're politicizing the issue.
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August 15th, 2016 @ 9am
RED BANK: BURNHAM BEGINS RE-ELECTION BID
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Having been denied a return spot on the Republican ticket, Red Bank Council President Cindy Burnham, seen at center right, hosted an open party at her Wallace Street home to kick offContinue reading "RED BANK: BURNHAM BEGINS RE-ELECTION BID"
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May 16th, 2016 @ 5am
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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.