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RED BANK: DEMS DUMP MENNA FOR BALLARD
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RED BANK: Democratic regulars pick Ballard as their candidate for mayor, dumping party stalwart Menna, who says they showed "their true colors."
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March 3rd, 2022 @ 11pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: SIDES CLASH OVER COUNCIL SEAT
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RED BANK: Dissident Democrats, seeking Mirandi's swift ouster from council, rebut what they call a "no harm, no foul" defense as two sides clash.
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March 2nd, 2022 @ 4pm
RED BANK: PARTY DEFENDS APPOINTMENT
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RED BANK: Answering lawsuit, establishment Democrats defend Mirandi appointment by citing... their own failure to meet a nomination deadline.
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March 1st, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: DEMS SUE DEMS TO OUST MIRANDI
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RED BANK: It's more Dems v. Dems as two party stalwarts sue to have Mirandi removed from council seat following alleged illegal maneuver by Zipprich.
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February 23rd, 2022 @ 4pm
RED BANK: MIRANDI ZOOMS INTO OFFICE
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RED BANK: Swearing-in ceremony puts a face to the name as Angela Mirandi completes swift change from commenter to council member.
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February 14th, 2022 @ 6am
RED BANK: Angela Mirandi elected to fill Yngstrom's seat after Zipprich declines to endorse Hecht, one of three residents he proposed for consideration.
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February 10th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: YNGSTROM QUITS, CITING TOXICITY
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RED BANK: Citing political divisiveness and "toxic rhetoric" about his recent marriage, Yngstrom quits council, setting up possible power shift.
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January 19th, 2022 @ 11am
RED BANK: CANDIDATES MAKE THEIR PITCHES
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RED BANK: Three council contenders field questions on a range of topics at a rancor-free Candidate's Night carried via Zoom and Facebook.
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October 26th, 2021 @ 4pm
RED BANK: VIRTUAL CANDIDATES’ NIGHT SET
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RED BANK: West Side Community Group to go virtual for its 26th annual Candidates' Night, with all three council contenders saying they'll participate.
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October 22nd, 2021 @ 1pm
RED BANK: COUNTY CHAIR BLASTS ZIPPRICH
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RED BANK: Monmouth Democratic chairman blasts Zipprich for refusal to support Triggiano; says obscuring her name on a mailer left him "speechless."
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October 20th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: COUNCIL INITIATES REBUILD
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RED BANK: One day after Redevelopment Agency recommendation, council moves to jumpstart Senior Center repairs, but recriminations fly.
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April 29th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: SENIOR CENTER FIX-UP ADVANCES
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RED BANK: Redevelopment Agency advances repair plan for Senior Center, potentially defusing a hot issue in Democratic primary.
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April 27th, 2021 @ 6pm
RED BANK: TOP JOB OPEN AT TIME OF STRIFE
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RED BANK: Menna blames Shehady departure after just three years on "scheme" and worries "dysfunctional" atmosphere will repel good candidates.
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April 13th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: DEMS SWAP IN NEW CANDIDATE
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RED BANK: Local Democrats name Sturdivant to replace Jones in June primary challenge to council incumbents Triggiano and Yassin.
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March 29th, 2021 @ 12pm
RED BANK: VISCOMI REBUTS RACISM CHARGE
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RED BANK: Viscomi rebuts allegation she made 'racist' slur last month as three council members maintain stony silence.
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March 4th, 2021 @ 2pm
RED BANK: LOCAL DEMOCRATS RUPTURE
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RED BANK: Democrats rupture as local party puts up newcomers to challenge incumbents Yassin and Triggiano; they say Zipprich "reeks of boss politics."
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February 16th, 2021 @ 1pm
RED BANK: WORRY LINGERS AMONG DREAMERS
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RED BANK: Amid relief at Biden taking office, local Dreamers still worry about deportation and yearn for changes giving them a path to citizenship.
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February 5th, 2021 @ 2pm
RED BANK: DEMOCRATS FORM BLACK CAUCUS
RED BANK: Democrats announce creation of Black caucus to "bring forward future civic leaders and field future candidates," among other objectives.
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January 19th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: LOCALS CELEBRATE BIDEN VICTORY
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RED BANK: Biden-Harris supporters gathered in Riverside Gardens Park Saturday to celebrate the win. Here are some of their thoughts.
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November 9th, 2020 @ 7am
RED BANK: SPLIT COUNCIL OKS ENGINE DEAL
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RED BANK: Purchase of two fire engines approved after Ballard and Zipprich find themselves on short end of another split within the all-Democratic council.
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October 15th, 2020 @ 7am
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STILL ‘OPEN’ SPACE
Next to Fins and Feathers, very surprised to see an overgrown parking lot that still sits there…overgrown and with blacktop. (Photo and te ...
DARK COMEDY BY JERSEY DIRECTOR OPENS FILM FEST
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off with "In Memoriam," a dark comedy about an actor with six months to live.
Indie Street Film Festival Kicks Off
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off.
KUDOS FOR RBCS FINANCE WHIZZES
Monmouth County Board of Commissioners and Borough Council honor Red Bank Charter School students who took second place in a national financ ...
MARINE PARK HOT DOGS
Red Bank's newly remade Marine Park also has a new lunch option, a newly licensed hot dog cart.
MATCHA CLOSE UP
Partyline captures a photographer working for Aura Coffee Roaster angles for the perfect shot of two iced matcha lattes on Broad Street Mond ...
SOUTH STREET AUTHOR TO READ AT LIBRARY SATURDAY
South Street resident Scott Robertson will read selections from his book, Contents of a Curious Mind, Saturday, Aug. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 ...
EARTH SPIRIT FOUNDER DIES
Jocelyn Ruth Midose, longtime owner of Earth Spirit New Age Center has died.
A PERFECT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
The annual National Night Out event organized by the Red Bank Police Department drew hundreds to frolic amid the green grass and cotton cand ...
Blackhawk Helicopter Arrives for National Night Out
The Blackhawk helicopter has arrived. Everyone’s favorite part of each National Night Out hosted by the Red Bank Police Department jus ...
PARKING METER MOMENT
Patty Bishop of Verona was halfway through her haircut at Fox & Jane when she realized she needed to feed the parking meter. After she p ...
JOIN US AT JJ’S – PLEASE!
A doe-eyed sect of sentient boba teas sweetly beseeches us to join their adorable cult outside of JJ Delicacies this sticky August Sunday!
NEIGHBORS GATHER AT TINO’S
Chris Havens of River Street gathered group of Red Bankers for dinner on Thursday night. The gathering was in the back patio of Tino’s Mex ...
TREE BRANCH VS CAR
A tree branch fell on a parked car on Chestnut Street near Pearl Street Sunday. Submitted by Brian Donohue
APOSTROPHE CATASTROPHE
As a curmudgeonly curator of terrible punctuation on public signs, I’ve seen and shaken my head at a lot of gratuitous quotation marks ...
DANE FOR DEMOCRACY
redbankgreen Partyline captures a great dane who, all signs indicate, has had enough.
SUNFLOWER GAUNTLET
On the Partyline: a sunflower guantlet on River Street.
VIGIL FOR 68 DEAD
About 100 people attended a Saturday vigil at Johnny Jazz Park in Red Bank as part of a nationwide series of events to mourn the lives of pe ...
LITTERBUGS HIT MARINE PARK
Partyline PSA: Please don't leave your trash in our nice new park!
PARKING SUCCESS AT RED ROCK
All these people found parking for the Cliffs at Red Rock!