Tag: Red Bank
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Community passion is what drew Gwendolyn Love to Lunch Break; nonprofit guides those in need on a road to success
Meeting and working with people in the community of Neptune Township “woke up a passion” for Gwendolyn O. Love, which ultimately led her to Lunch Break, a nonprofit social service organization in Red Bank, striving “to break the cycle of poverty” and “guide community members in need to self-sufficiency and healthier, more productive lifestyles.” Love…
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Community leaders honored at Lunch Break 2021 Fall Gala
RED BANK – More than 300 Lunch Break supporters were reunited for an evening of entertainment under the stars to honor the selfless work of philanthropic community leaders on behalf of financially and food insecure community members during the 2021 Fall Gala “We Rise Together, Restoring and Rebuilding Lives” at the Basie Center for the…
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DEP announces Red Bank as newest Drive Electric destination
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) celebrated National Drive Electric Week from Sept. 25 through Oct. 2 and encouraged residents to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by announcing Red Bank as the third New Jersey municipality to become a Destination Electric community and unveiling a new website touting the environmental and economic benefits…
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Donated vehicle from Sansone Jr. a boost for Lunch Break Life Skills participant
RED BANK – Through the generosity of Sansone Jr.’s 66 Automall Hope For a Ride program, Lunch Break, the Red Bank social services and food security resource center, is helping a local woman struggling financially with access to work transportation. The Hope For a Ride program partners with nonprofit organizations to donate vehicles to families…
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Republicans quit Red Bank race; Viscomi enters as independent candidate
RED BANK – Two Democratic candidates and one independent candidate will seek two available three-year terms on the Red Bank Borough Council in the Nov. 2 election. The candidates running for office are incumbent Democratic Councilwoman Kate Triggiano; Jacqueline Sturdivant, who is a Democratic newcomer; and independent candidate Suzanne Viscomi. The two winners will serve…
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Atlantic Hub News Briefs, Sept. 8
A Monmouth County Grand Jury has returned a 10-count indictment against three men in connection with alleged sexual contact against a minor at a Red Bank eatery where they all had previously worked together, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Aug. 30. Trinidad Mendez-Romero, 31, of Tinton Falls, and Eduardo Jimenez-Berdejo, 34, of…
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Fallon takes reins of Red Bank Regional football squad
Shane Fallon is remembered across the Shore Conference football landscape for helping to start the decade of dominance the Rumson-Fair Regional High School football team has had on the gridiron from 2010-20. Fallon led his alma mater to the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II title in 2010. He stepped down from his post at Rumson-Fair…
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Lunch Break announces Jon Stewart will host Fall Gala on Oct. 15
RED BANK – Jon Stewart, host of the upcoming Apple TV+ series, “The Problem with Jon Stewart,” will be the guest host for Lunch Break’s annual gala “We Rise Together: Restoring and Rebuilding Lives” on Oct. 15 at the Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank. This year’s honorees include Lunch Break advisory council…
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More than 800 backpacks distributed to students at Community Day
RED BANK – More than 800 backpacks filled with school supplies were distributed to students in need during Community Day 2021 in Red Bank. The event, sponsored by Lunch Break and Pilgrim Baptist Church, was a community outpouring of love for neighbors and concern for the well-being of students and their families, according to a…