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RED BANK: OK FOR GIANT BILLBOARD SOUGHT
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RED BANK: Long-vacant eyesore gas station at town's northern gateway seeks variance for giant digital billboard this week.
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January 30th, 2023 @ 7am
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RED BANK: LOCUST SUBDIVISION IN LIMBO
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RED BANK: Plan to subdivide riverfront Locust Avenue property in limbo after zoning board can't decide. Two sides will seek compromise.
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January 22nd, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: FRONT YARD EYED FOR NEW HOUSE
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RED BANK: After winning approval to build two new homes in front of their riverfront home, a couple hopes to subdivide another lot two doors away.
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January 20th, 2021 @ 4pm
RED BANK: DUBLIN HOUSE TO ADD BANDSHELL
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RED BANK: A plan by the Dublin House Pub to erect a patio bandshell made for one of the quickest planning board meetings in memory Monday night.
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December 4th, 2018 @ 8am
RED BANK: NEWS TICKER FLICKERS TO LIFE
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RED BANK: News ticker flickers to life on the OceanFirst headquarters building (formerly Hovnanian HQ). What do we think about this?
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August 6th, 2018 @ 9am
RED BANK: ROUND THREE FOR MEGA WAWA
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RED BANK: A controversial plan for a mega Wawa store and gas station at one of the busiest intersections in town returns to the borough zoning board Thursday night.
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April 5th, 2018 @ 5am
RED BANK: TWO NEW HOME LOTS APPROVED
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RED BANK: Zoning board approves creation of two new homes on West Side riverfront estate where attorney says owner could theoretically build nine.
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March 19th, 2018 @ 8am
RED BANK: VACANT SHOP TO GET FACELIFT
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RED BANK: A Shrewsbury Avenue retail space that's been vacant since the departure of a seafood shop decades ago is approved for a facelift.
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March 16th, 2018 @ 8am
RED BANK: SECOND FIREHOUSE REDO PLANNED
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RED BANK: With one former firehouse's conversion to a brewery about to begin, its virtual twin could become retail space under a plan up for approval.
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February 9th, 2018 @ 11am
RED BANK: SUPERSIZED WAWA ON AGENDA
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RED BANK: A superzsized WaWa convenience store and gas station proposed for one of the busiest intersections in town goes before the zoning board this week.
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January 29th, 2018 @ 8am
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: RESTAURANT OPENS; DECK WON’T
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RED BANK: Upscale seafood restaurant opens while owners are at planning board winning expansion approval, but minus the deck with river views.
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June 6th, 2017 @ 6am
RED BANK: BASIE EXPANSION WINS OK
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RED BANK: Count Basie Theatre wins approval for $20 million transformation that needed variance for a 130-spot parking shortfall.
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June 20th, 2016 @ 7am
RED BANK: ZONERS QUESTION HOUSING PLAN
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An architect’s rendering, above, shows the elevated patio of the proposed Element apartments, with parking underneath. Below, a view of the property, which includes a strip alongside the old Liberty HoseContinue reading "RED BANK: ZONERS QUESTION HOUSING PLAN"
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September 18th, 2015 @ 8am
After another two-month break, the Red Bank zoning board’s hearing on the Element, a proposed 35-unit apartment complex at 55 West Front Street, is scheduled to resume Thursday night. The property, oppositeContinue reading "RED BANK: APARTMENT PLAN BACK ON AGENDA"
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August 17th, 2015 @ 5am
RED BANK: COUNCIL WRAP-UP
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Seventh-graders from the Red Bank Charter School presented a report on “serving a healthy town,” and Mayor Pasquale Menna, below, returned to the dais after heart surgery. (Photo by JohnContinue reading "RED BANK: COUNCIL WRAP-UP"
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June 11th, 2015 @ 10am
After three hours of testimony and few questions from zoning board members, a hearing on a proposed 35-unit apartment complex fronting on West Front Street in Red Bank ended withoutContinue reading "RED BANK: NO VOTE ON WEST FRONT UNITS"
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June 5th, 2015 @ 10am
RED BANK: APARTMENT PROPOSAL ON AGENDA
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A zoning board hearing on a proposed 35-unit apartment complex fronting on West Front Street opposite Riverside Gardens Park in Red Bank is scheduled to resume after a two-month intervalContinue reading "RED BANK: APARTMENT PROPOSAL ON AGENDA"
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June 4th, 2015 @ 5am
RED BANK: AFTER 26 YEARS, BARR ZONES OUT
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Zoning officer Donna Smith Barr leaves the job this week after 26 years. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The cliches compete: it’s temptingContinue reading "RED BANK: AFTER 26 YEARS, BARR ZONES OUT"
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April 29th, 2015 @ 11am
RED BANK: CLARITY ASKED ON W. FRONT PLAN
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A photo montage, above, showing the West Front Street elevation of the proposed building. Below, a rendering of a deck atop the garage, also visible at right in the imageContinue reading "RED BANK: CLARITY ASKED ON W. FRONT PLAN"
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April 3rd, 2015 @ 9am
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PIANO TRASHED
Left out to take at 83 River Street. Property owner is a touring musician. Studio and home. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris H ...
FALL COLORS IN RED BANK
redbankgreen's Partyline captures peaking fall foliage on a Red Bank street corner.
FALL AT THE COURTS OF RED BANK
On the Partyline: stunning foliage at Red Bank's "medieval office park."
WALK FOR DEMOCRACY
The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center led a "Walk for Democracy" Sunday from Riverside Gardens Park to the cultral center on Drs. James Park ...
Go big or go home
On the redbankgreen Partyline: Gourd display at Lighthouse on its penultimate night of the season.
MARIGOLDEN SUNSHINE
Partyline photo captures October sunshine hitting marigolds for sale ahead of Dia de Los Muertos.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES CODING TO MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green and creator of Broad Street, was teaching City and Regional Magazine Association publishers how ...
LET’S SEE YOUR KINDLE DO THIS
A stack of books served as a chock while a motorist changed a flat tire on Branch Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Submitted by John T. Ward
NEW WELCOME SIGN INSTALLED
A new "Welcome to Red Bank" sign has gone up at the northern Route 35 entrance to town at the foot of Cooper's Bridge.
JUNIOR BUCS WRESTLING WELCOMES YOUNG ATHLETES FOR 22ND SEASON
Junior Bucs Wrestling is preparing for its 22nd season, offering boys and girls from Red Bank, Shrewsbury, and Little Silver an opportunity ...
TIME FOR SCHOOL, DEER
Fall has arrived and so have the middle school loving deer!
JUST IN TIME FOR THE FALL CLASSIC
Just in time for the start of the World Series later this week baseball-themed paintings by artist Max Maxon hang in the windows of the Art ...
DINNER PLANS?
Chipotle in Red Bank Sunday evening will donate a quarter of proceeds from sales Sunday to the volunteer Red Bank Fire Department auxiliary.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES VIBE CODE SESSION AT LOCAL NEWS CAMP
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green, is running a vibe code session, teaching other publishers to vibe code at Blue Engine Collectiv ...
Her Majesty visits Red Bank
Navesink Queen docked at the Molly Pitcher Marina. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Boris Kofman)  
RED BANK DINER MONEY TREE
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sunshine and a money tree at the Red Bank Diner.
NAVESINK LIGHTS
Riverview Hospital lights up the Navesink. (Text and photo by Partyline contributor Terry Franco)  
HALF BAKED BROAD STREET
Broad Street repaving begins with road subject to overnight closures.
COLOR RUN AT RED BANK PRIMARY SCHOOL
redbankgreen Partyline happens upon a cloud of color at annual color run event at Red Bank Primary School.
I’LL EAT IT HERE, THANKS
A squirrel goes all-in for a popular autumn flavor on Madison Avenue in Red Bank Sunday morning.
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