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RED BANK: SCHOOL TAX HIKE TRIMMED TO 10 PERCENT
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A planned 13 percent hike in Red Bank school taxes is whittled down to ten percent by a last minute curveball from Trenton. (click to read)
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April 30th, 2025 @ 1pm
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RED BANK: MIDDLE SCHOOL GROUNDS GET MAKEOVER
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RED BANK: Work begins on a running/walking track, pickleball courts, basketball courts and a gazebo behind the Red Bank Middle School. (click to read)
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July 15th, 2024 @ 6am
RED BANK: FORMER MIDDLE SCHOOLERS EXCEL
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RED BANK: Former borough middle school students garner a diverse mix of awards and scholarships upon graduation from Red Bank Regional.
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June 27th, 2024 @ 6am
RED BANK: SCHOOLS EYE “DEVASTATING” STATE AID CUTS
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RED BANK: Borough schools face cutbacks if a proposed massive cut in state aid is not restored.
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March 5th, 2024 @ 11am
RED BANK: AFTER RBMS, HIGH SCHOOL SUCCESS
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RED BANK: Dreaming BIG, former borough middle school students find success as members of Red Bank Regional High class of 2023.
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June 15th, 2023 @ 11am
RED BANK: RUMAGE NAMED SUPER OF THE YEAR
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RED BANK: Borough schools leader Jared Rumage named Monmouth County Superintendent of the Year for 2023.
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May 30th, 2023 @ 6am
RED BANK: EX-COP TO BECOME SCHOOL SRO
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RED BANK: New school resource officer is a "perfect fit," says chief: police department sees two officers retire this month.
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December 19th, 2022 @ 2pm
RED BANK: SCHOOL COPS ON HOLD
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RED BANK: Council tables plan to put armed police in the borough's primary and middle schools; quarrels over meeting-date change.
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July 28th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: A plan to put a police representative in the primary and middle schools is up for approval by the council Wednesday night.
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July 27th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: CHARTER SCHOOL WINS EXTENSION
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RED BANK: Charter school wins renewal over opposition by district and council; Martello cites "rigorous" state review and calls for end to "divisiveness."
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February 2nd, 2022 @ 11am
RED BANK: SCHOOLS MUSTER FOR RESTART
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RED BANK: Staff absences prompt temporary classroom reshufflings as holiday break ends. Also, board of ed has a new president.
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January 5th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: As virus surges, staff absences prompt RBR switch to remote instruction, but borough schools plan to forge ahead Tuesday.
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January 4th, 2022 @ 7am
VIRUS UPDATE: SCHOOLS SCRAMBLE AGAIN
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RED BANK: Soaring numbers of COVID-19 cases once again scramble schedules as schools emerge from holiday breaks. Here's a rundown.
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January 3rd, 2022 @ 6am
RED BANK: Superintendent asks council to oppose charter school renewal, citing a 'travesty' of segregative effects over a quarter-century.
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November 4th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: BOARD NIXES REDEVELOPMENT BID
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RED BANK: Planning board nixes Saxum's controversial request for a rezoning of VNA site, saying the firm is responsible for deterioration.
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October 18th, 2021 @ 8pm
RED BANK: Planning board hearing on Saxum's controversial request for a rezoning of VNA site has been postponed again.
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September 28th, 2021 @ 3pm
RED BANK: SAXUM HEARING POSTPONED
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RED BANK: Hearing on Saxum's request for a rezoning of VNA site, which could lead to controversial tax deal, postponed until October 2.
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August 31st, 2021 @ 1pm
RED BANK: TAX BREAK CLOUDS SAXUM HEARING
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RED BANK: Residents, and one board member, vent about tax impact as planning board takes up Saxum request for zoning change.
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August 17th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: The annual Knights of Columbus program to give a coat to every kid in town who needs one faces its greatest demand yet.
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July 16th, 2021 @ 10am
LITTLE SILVER: COVID SHUTS WEIGHT ROOM
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LITTLE SILVER: Red Bank Regional shuts weight room for a day of cleaning after student tests positive for COVID-19, trainer says in email.
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July 15th, 2021 @ 3pm
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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.