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FAIR HAVEN: PRESERVATION GOALS CURBED
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FAIR HAVEN: Newly found deterioration in 150-year-old River Road building prompts changes to Forefront's preservation plan.
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October 18th, 2017 @ 7am
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FAIR HAVEN: BACK TO THE FOREFRONT
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FAIR HAVEN: A 150-year-old River Road building was moved to a new foundation last week. What's Going On Here? redbankgreen answers.
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October 2nd, 2017 @ 12pm
RED BANK: MURPHY TOUTS ‘SENSE’ ON GUNS
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RED BANK: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Murphy comes to town to pitch his platform on guns, which includes signing bills Christie vetoed.
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September 22nd, 2017 @ 3pm
RED BANK: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Murphy is slated to appear at Riverside Gardens Park today to speak about gun violence.
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September 22nd, 2017 @ 8am
RED BANK: BROWNSTONES PROJECT APPROVED
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RED BANK: Developer Roger Mumford's 22-unit brownstone townhouse plan wins praise from neighbors along with zoning board approval.
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September 8th, 2017 @ 9am
RED BANK: UP NEXT: MUMFORD TOWNHOUSES
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RED BANK: While vying for the White Street project, developer Roger Mumford goes before zoning board this week with a West Side townhouse plan.
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September 5th, 2017 @ 7am
RED BANK: HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
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RED BANK: The Historic Preservation Commission meets on the third Wednesday of each month.
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June 3rd, 2017 @ 12pm
RED BANK: RACIAL ROOTS OF MEMORIAL DAY
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RED BANK: As part of a series called "Let's Talk About Race," the library hosts a lecture Wednesday night on "The Surprising Origins of Memorial Day."
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May 31st, 2017 @ 5am
RED BANK: MURPHY POUNDS PAVEMENT
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RED BANK: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Murphy takes a break from the campaign trail with a run through downtown.
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May 19th, 2017 @ 10am
RED BANK: HOMEBUILDER EYES FACTORIES
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RED BANK: Homebuilder plans to raze West Side buildings, including millworks and former guitar factory, to replace them with townhouses.
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April 25th, 2017 @ 2pm
FAIR HAVEN: MOVE IT ON OVER
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FAIR HAVEN: What's up with the old building that's now up on blocks in the historic business downtown? What's Going On Here answers.
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April 14th, 2017 @ 9am
FAIR HAVEN: FOREFRONT PROJECT BEGINS
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FAIR HAVEN: What's with the pile of rubble in the historic downtown? redbankgreen has an update on an architecturally bold project.
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March 27th, 2017 @ 12pm
RED BANK: RESTORING LIFE TO ‘THE VAULT’?
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RED BANK: What's happening at the long-vacant former bank building at Broad and Wallace streets? Answer here.
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February 28th, 2017 @ 12pm
LINCROFT: PLANS IN WORKS FOR HISTORIC INN
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LINCROFT: The Lincroft Inn, which closed after three centuries in September, has new owners, and a local restaurateur is planning something new.
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December 27th, 2016 @ 4am
SANDY HOOK: BACKERS RALLY TO SAVE HOUSE
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SANDY HOOK: Preservationists hope to save the last remnant of a long-forgotten beach club from demolition in order to create a museum and cultural center.
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November 16th, 2016 @ 11am
RED BANK: GHOSTLY, AND PARTLY TRUE, TALES
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RED BANK: New book, "13 Ghostly Tales and Yarns of the Navesink River," mines newspaper archives and local lore for stories of hubris and eerie comeuppance.
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October 28th, 2016 @ 4pm
SEA BRIGHT: NEW HOME FLOATS INTO VIEW
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SEA BRIGHT: Rising alongside the Shrewsbury River is an ultra-modern new home that appears to float in the air, and features an unusual tunnel.
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October 26th, 2016 @ 10am
LITTLE SILVER: A BARNYARD CELEBRATION
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LITTLE SILVER: Restoration work on three barns, one of them dating back to around 1790, is completed, and the town celebrates.
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October 18th, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: TRACING FAMILY TREE ROOTS
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RED BANK: The life and family tree of pioneering African American journalist T. Thomas Fortune is examined, in a free Saturday program at Calvary Baptist.
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October 14th, 2016 @ 6am
RED BANK: A BOATLOAD OF WOOD & HISTORY
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RED BANK: A gleaming wooden yacht that has hosted American presidents, and that a borough man bought cheap at auction, will be on display Saturday.
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October 11th, 2016 @ 9am
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MANTIS (PRAYING) AT CHURCH
Partyliner films praying mantis at church.
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 ...