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JUDGE TO RED BANK CHARTER SCHOOL: FORK OVER YOUR WAITING LIST
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Red Bank Charter School says it stopped turning over its waiting list because Red Bank Borough schools were using it to intimidate families. A judge ruled they need to hand it over. (click to read)
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August 13th, 2025 @ 8pm
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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: 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: Rejecting allegations of enrollment bias, state education commissioner upholds charter school renewal through 2022.
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April 23rd, 2018 @ 9am
RED BANK: INKY PROBES SEGREGATION CLAIMS
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RED BANK: Philadelphia Inquirer probes segregation claims leveled at charter school.
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August 31st, 2017 @ 10am
RED BANK: CHARTER SCHOOL WINS GYM OK
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RED BANK: Over objections reflecting long-standing resentments, charter school wins OK to create gym in a building it's buying.
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August 4th, 2017 @ 9am
RED BANK: CHARTER, RAYRAP ON AGENDA
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RED BANK: The charter school and developer Ray Rapcavage go before the zoning board with plans that have generated a fair amount of heat recently.
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August 1st, 2017 @ 10am
RED BANK: CHARTER DATA RELEASE ORDERED
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RED BANK: A state agency orders charter school to provide enrollment demographics after borough resident's complaint about lack of transparency.
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July 28th, 2017 @ 2pm
RED BANK: CHARTER SCHOOL TO BUY BUILDING
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RED BANK: The charter school plans to pay $1.73 million for a commercial building that abuts its property to create a gym.
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April 26th, 2017 @ 6am
RED BANK: The ACLU and a marquee civil rights lawyer take up the case of two organizations hoping to close the charter school over charges of segregation.
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April 12th, 2017 @ 11pm
RED BANK: ACLU ENTERS CHARTER BATTLE
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RED BANK: The ACLU has joined two other organizations battling the charter school over charges of segregation and will appeal this week's charter renewal.
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March 2nd, 2017 @ 6pm
RED BANK: CHARTER WINS FIVE MORE YEARS
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RED BANK: Amid controversy over its impact on it host district, charter school wins state approval to operate for another five years.
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March 1st, 2017 @ 8pm
RED BANK: Three months after a complaint, feds say they're investigating allegations of segregation related to charter school.
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February 15th, 2017 @ 5am
RED BANK: CHARTER FOES ALLEGE FALSE DATA
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RED BANK: Charter school opponents allege the "outright fabrication" of data used by the school in pursuit of a five-year extension.
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January 27th, 2017 @ 10am
RED BANK: DISTRICT CALLS FOR CHARTER END
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RED BANK: District superintendent asks state to reject charter renewal because the borough "can no longer support two separate school districts."
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December 6th, 2016 @ 3pm
RED BANK: P.R. BATTLE OVER CHARTER SCHOOL
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RED BANK: Charter school and adversaries swap charges in press release skirmish.
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November 22nd, 2016 @ 7am
RED BANK: CHARTER FOES CLAIM BROAD BASE
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RED BANK: Who's behind the Civil Rights complaint against the Red Bank Charter School filed with the Justice Department earlier this week?
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November 17th, 2016 @ 11am
RED BANK: GROUPS SEEK FEDS PROBE OF CHARTER SCHOOL FOR STUDENT ‘SEGREGATION’
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RED BANK:Two groups ask the Justice Department to investigate alleged Civil Rights violations in the continued existence of the charter school.
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November 15th, 2016 @ 2pm
RED BANK: CHARTER CLAIMS NO ‘SEGREGATION’
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RED BANK: In an op-ed, charter school superintendent Pennotti blasts "segregation" claims of critics, citing a 2004 court ruling.
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November 10th, 2016 @ 11am
RED BANK: A WEIGHTED LOTTERY, AND A WAIT
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CPA Scott Landau holds a ball he drew from a rotating drum as charter school business administrator Theresa Shirley records its number Thursday night. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)Continue reading "RED BANK: A WEIGHTED LOTTERY, AND A WAIT"
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April 29th, 2016 @ 7am
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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.