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RED BANK REGIONAL: $17.9M PLAN ON BALLOT
RED BANK REGIONAL: Three towns will vote in December on a $17.9 million capital plan driven in large part by a need to save a cash cow: academy tuition.
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RED BANK: KKK FLIERS CROP UP AGAIN
RED BANK: Ku Klux Klan recruitment literature found twice in a week in plastic bags weighed down with candy. One flier rips "The BlacKkKlansman."
RED BANK: COUNCIL AGENDA
RED BANK: Council summer schedule continues with an agenda that includes a new post of police chaplain and a $1.85 million water utility bond.
RED BANK: DOWNTOWN ‘VISION’ GAINS FOCUS
RED BANK: An effort to redefine RiverCenter's vision for the downtown continued with new survey results on perceptions of residents and visitors Monday.
RED BANK: A SECOND CAREER IN OLD JEANS
RED BANK: There's money in 'crotch rot.' In this edition of Retail Churn, a woman finds a new career in repairing old jeans customers just can't part with.
RED BANK: POETS AT RIVER READ
RED BANK: Poets meet at the public library for River Read, featuring original works and readings of favorites by other authors.
RED BANK: POETS AT RIVER READ
RED BANK: Library hosts poet Daniel Weeks reading from his new collection, "We No More Sang for the Bird: A Poem of World War I."
RED BANK: MONMOUTH MUSIC TO CLOSE
RED BANK: After 31 years in business, Monmouth Music is closing, unable to compete with online sales, and will reopen as a STEM-based music academy.
RED BANK: Two DIY rustic-sign workshops open downtown.
RED BANK: DOG DAYS OF SUMMER, INDEED
RED BANK: The dog days of summer are indeed upon us. Here's the extended weather forecast for the Greater Green.
RED BANK: NEWS TICKER FLICKERS TO LIFE
RED BANK: News ticker flickers to life on the OceanFirst headquarters building (formerly Hovnanian HQ). What do we think about this?
ON THE GREEN: TEMPS TO FEEL LIKE 100+
RED BANK: Heat advisory issued as 'feels-like' temperature expected to top 100 Monday afternoon, the National Weather Service says.
RED BANK: NO DOLDRUMS FOR TASTEBUDS
RED BANK: Doldrums? Not for tastebuds. Retail Churn reports on two new restaurants, a new ice cream shop, a makeover and two departures.
RED BANK: COURT NIXES TAX ACTION
RED BANK: Tax court nixes borough attempt to revoke Riverview Medical Center's tax-exempt status as "fishing expedition."
RED BANK: RAIL SPAN CLAIMS TWO MORE
RED BANK: There's death, taxes and encounters between oversized vehicles and the West Front Street rail bridge. The bridge claims two more victims.
RED BANK: A month's worth of crimes and arrests from RBPD includes 10 motorists charged with DWI.
RED BANK: ‘CAKE BOSS’ BAKERY CLOSES
RED BANK: Less than five years after it opened with great fanfare, 'Cake Boss' Buddy Valastro's bakery here has closed and cleared out.
RED BANK: THIS WEEK’S WEATHER OUTLOOK
RED BANK: Weather outlook for the rest of the week and beyond for the Greater Green includes lingering chance of precipitation.
RED BANK: FINAL FADEOUT FOR GUITAR PLANT
RED BANK: A chapter of rock 'n roll history comes to an end with the demolition of the former Danelectro guitar plant to make way for townhouses.
RED BANK: SIDEWALK SALE RETURNS
RED BANK: A month later than usual, the annual shopathon known as Sidewalk Sale returns with three days of great deals downtown.
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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.