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ICE AGENTS DETAIN RED BANK’S BICYCLING LANDSCAPER
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Red Bank's well known bicyling landscaper, Ricardo Paz, lands in ICE detention after a raid by immigration agents last week. (Click to read)
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January 12th @ 3pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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ELECTION DAY: CANDIDATE Q&A’S, WHERE TO VOTE AND MORE
Election Day voter info from redbankgreen, including Q&A's with Board of Ed and Borough Council candidates. (click to read)
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November 3rd, 2025 @ 8am
RED BANK COUNCIL CANDIDATES: KRISTINA BONATAKIS Q&A
See where Red Bank Borough Council member Kristina Bonatakis stands on the big issues facing the town as she seeks re-election. (Click to read)
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October 27th, 2025 @ 8am
RED BANK COUNCIL CANDIDATES: LAURA JANNONE Q&A
See where Red Bank Borough Council member Laura Jannone stands on the big issues facing the town as she seeks re-election. (Click to read)
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October 27th, 2025 @ 8am
RED BANK COUNCIL CANDIDATES: BEN YURO Q&A
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See where Red Bank Borough Council candidate Ben Yuro stands on the big issues facing the town. (Click to read)
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October 27th, 2025 @ 8am
RED BANK: VISCOMI SUES MAYOR/COUNCIL FOR “POLITICAL HIT JOB”
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Lies, defamation and a "political hit job." Board of Ed prez Sue Viscomi sues Red Bank borough officials over her library board ouster. (click to read)
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October 10th, 2025 @ 3pm
RED BANK: FOUR WILL RUN UNOPPOSED FOR COUNCIL
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November snoozefest on tap: Two years after a hotly contested race for Mayor and all six council seats, four allies of Mayor Billy Portman will run unopposed in November. (click to read)
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August 25th, 2025 @ 9am
RED BANK: TRAIN STATION, LOCUST LANDING PLANS SAIL THROUGH COUNCIL
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Two big votes on an emotional night as Red Bank council approves a pair of major housing initiatives: Locust Landing rehab plan and 400-apartment train station redevelopment plan. (click to read)
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July 11th, 2025 @ 12pm
“RED BANK’S READY” TEAM ANNOUNCES COUNCIL SLATE
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The team of candidates that swept Borough Council elections in 2023 announces who will run for four open seats in November. (click to read)
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April 29th, 2025 @ 1pm
RED BANK: WOMEN’S DAY MARCHERS DECRY TRUMP/MUSK
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On International Womens Day, hundreds marched through Red Bank to protest Trump administration policies. (click for photos)
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March 8th, 2025 @ 6pm
RED BANK: MARINE PARK LOT PROCEEDS WHILE PARKLET PAUSES
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New parking lot at Marine Park completed, while Monmouth Street "parklet" hits a snag. (click to read)
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September 16th, 2024 @ 10am
RED BANK: PRESERVATION LAW ADVANCES
RED BANK: Proposed changes to historic preservation law clear planning board review, return to council for possible adoption January 25.
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January 17th, 2024 @ 7am
RED BANK: PORTMAN PAINTS ROSY OUTLOOK
RED BANK: Mayor outlines plans for "amazing" makeover of Marine Park and other "long overdue" projects for 2024.
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January 2nd, 2024 @ 8am
RED BANK: NEW HPC EXPECTED ON AGENDA
RED BANK: Council expected to appoint new Historic Preservation Commission, start work on new ordinance Thursday, says Bonatakis.
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October 10th, 2023 @ 11am
RED BANK: COUNCIL VOWS HPC RESTART
RED BANK: Council agrees to reconstitute Historic Preservation Commission, but only after new design standards are written into ordinance.
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August 25th, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: COUNCIL ADDS ACCESS HOURS
RED BANK: New council adds weekly evening hours when residents can buttonhole at least one member with Qs, concerns and suggestions.
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July 18th, 2023 @ 7pm
RED BANK: COUNCIL ADDS ACCESS HOURS
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Voting machines at borough hall in advance of last November’s election. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)
RED BANK: New council adds weekly evening hours when residents can buttonhole at least one member with Qs, concerns and suggestions.
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July 18th, 2023 @ 3pm
RED BANK: COUNCIL TO HOST ACCESS HOURS
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RED BANK: Taking a cue from Portman, council will launch weekly listening sessions, with at least one member present, says Facey-Blackwood.
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July 10th, 2023 @ 4am
RED BANK: NEW GOVERNMENT TAKES OFFICE
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RED BANK: New era in municipal government begins with visit by governor, who swears in Portman and roasts Triggiano.
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July 3rd, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: ROSI LISTING RUSHED THROUGH
RED BANK: Ignoring planning board rejection, soon-to-be-replaced council OKs 11th-hour attempt to protect Senior Center property.
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June 15th, 2023 @ 8am
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PEACE, LOVE AND JUGGLING
Music and flow arts filled Riverside Gardens Park Friday night at the free flow arts meetup hosted by Cirque de Peace, with guest band Sweet ...
IMMIGRATION PROTESTS CONTINUE
Protests against a wave of immigration arrests in Red Bank and nationwide continued for a third and fourth straight day on Shrewsbury Avenue ...
CARS, BARS AND VANS
Middletown resident Rob King was cruising through the Red Bank municipal parking lot behind the Dublin House Saturday night in his 1969 Plym ...
TWO SHORTS IN FILMONEFEST
Leonardo Morales Pitalua, a 20-year-old animator who lived in Red Bank until February, will have two short films shown at FilmOneFest in Hig ...
LONG DOGGONE WAIT
Partyline photo: The driver of an e-bike and his human passenger wait at the Monmouth Street train crossing while a northbound NJ Transit tr ...
WE’RE LICHEN THIS FUNGHI!
A mushroom sprouts from the mouth-like hole in this lichen-covered tree on the grounds of Red Bank Primary School Tuesday morning.
HELL STRIP FIREWORKS
Revelers launched fireworks from the hell strip in front of a home on Drs. James Parker Boulevard on July 4, one of many impromptu and quest ...
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SWIMMING, ER, SCULLING RIVER?
Partyline photo captures a single rower working their way up the Swimming River.
SUMMER SUNRISE
A stunning Sunrise on the Navesink River in Red Bank Tuesday June 30.
BRAZEN LAWLESSNESS?
Who does this? One of those famously (and, yes apocryphally) illegal-to-remove mattress tags lies on the plaza outside the Count Basie Cente ...
SUNNY SKIES, JAZZY VIBES AT RED BANK ARTS FEST
A jazz combo comprised of current and former students of the Red Bank-based Jazz Arts Project performed at the first Red Bank Arts Festival ...
COOL JUNE BRIDE RIDE
It’s a wedding thing. (Photo and text by Rosann Dal Pra)  
RED BANK CLASSIC 5k
Runners at the starting line of the Red Bank Classic 5k Saturday morning.
WORLD CUP WATCH PARTY AT COUNT BASIE FIELD
Solid turnout, festive vibes and a huge Mexico win: Count Basie Park World Cup Watch Party photos. (Click to read)
DOUBLE RAINBOW OVER RED BANK
Partyline contributor captures stunning double rainbow over Red Bank.
RED BANK: SINKHOLE ON SHREWSBURY AVE
Emergency sinkhole repairs closed Shrewsbury Avenue northbound traffic for most of the day Wednesday.
NAVESINK SUNRISE
Partyliner captures stunning sunrise over the Navesink River in Red Bank.
DRONES SCRUB BANK BUILDING
Partyline photo: A power washing drone was used to clean the exterior of the Ocean First Bank Building at 110 West Front Street recently.
MESSAGE TO READERS
Please stand by: A quick message to readers about a pause in news coverage.
IN THE DISTANCE, NEW STATUE UNVEILED
A new monument commemorating the 250th anniversary of US Independence is unveiled in a park that only has a Red Bank mailing address.