Tag: Red Bank
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Red Bank joins Monmouth County Health Department
RED BANK – On Sept. 1, Red Bank became a member of the Monmouth County Health Department (MCHD), giving residents of the borough full access to the public health services provided by the county’s health department. The Monmouth County Health Department now provides public health services for residents of 29 towns: Aberdeen Township, Allentown, Asbury…
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Count Basie Center readies new Basie Center Cinemas for October opening
RED BANK – Directors of the Count Basie Center for the Arts, Monmouth Street, announced the not-for-profit performing arts organization has assumed operations of the White Street cinema in Red Bank with the intention of opening as the rebranded Basie Center Cinemas in October. The announcement came a week after Gov. Phil Murphy said New…
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Exhibit at cultural center will tell story of Red Bank native Count Basie
The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center, 94 Drs James Parker Blvd., Red Bank, will open its doors and front lawn on Sept. 25 for “A Love Letter to Count Basie: From The Great Migration to The Harlem Renaissance,” an exhibit that illuminates the Red Bank-born musical giant William “Count” Basie (1904-84). The exhibit will also…
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Lunch Break supporters meet match donation during ‘Rising Together’ event
RED BANK – Through the generosity of its sponsors, donors and more than 7,000 viewers of Facebook Live and YouTube during Lunch Break’s “Rising Together” virtual fundraiser hosted by Jon Stewart on Aug. 27, the organization that is based in Red Bank met its $250,000 match challenge donated by community partners Joan Rechnitz and Abe…
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Red Bank council members adopt municipal budget in split vote
RED BANK – In a 4-2 vote, the Red Bank Borough Council has adopted the 2020 municipal budget. The spending plan was adopted during the council’s Aug. 19 meeting. Democratic council members Hazim Yassin, Erik Yngstrom, Kate Triggiano and Kathleen Horgan voted “yes” on a motion to adopt the budget. Democratic councilmen Edward Zipprich and…
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Red Bank Summer Sidewalk Sale returns
RED BANK – Red Bank RiverCenter, in conjunction with Red Bank retailers and shop owners, has announced that the 66th year of the Red Bank Summer Sidewalk Sale will once again set up streetside in the borough’s downtown district. A staple of the summer season, the event invites shoppers to enjoy the season’s best deals…
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Red Bank public schools will begin new academic year on Sept. 14
RED BANK – The Red Bank Borough Public Schools Board of Education has approved a plan that will offer a hybrid model of in-person and remote (virtual) instruction for students when the 2020-21 school year begins in September. New Jersey’s schools were ordered to close in mid-March by Gov. Phil Murphy at the start of…
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Art students reunite in Red Bank exhibition after 40-year hiatus
RED BANK – On Aug. 28, the exhibition “Seasons: New Work by Lou Storey and Eileen Kennedy” will open at Red Bank Frameworks, 135 Monmouth St. The show will feature three-dimensional mandalas of cast resin and acrylic paint by Long Branch artist Lou Storey, and egg tempera paintings and silverpoint drawings by Eileen Kennedy of…
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Red Bank Regional High School prepares to welcome students back
Administrators in the Red Bank Regional High School District will have a plan in place that combines in-person instruction with remote (virtual) learning when the school in Little Silver reopens in September. New Jersey’s schools were ordered to close in mid-March by Gov. Phil Murphy at the start of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. For the…
