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RED BANK: LUNCH BREAK REOPENS ITS DOORS
RED BANK: After 15 months as a grab-n-go-only operation because of the pandemic, Lunch Break reopens its dining room for guests.
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RED BANK: LUNCH BREAK PLANS $12M PROJECT
RED BANK: Battling a rising tide of food insecurity, Lunch Break announces campaign to raise $12 million for facilities expansion.
RED BANK: STUDENTS HELP FEED THE HUNGRY
RED BANK: Red Bank Catholic students combine agriculture and tech to create a laboratory that puts "wasted space" to use and helps feed the hungry.
SHREWSBURY: LOVE TO RECEIVE KING AWARD
SHREWSBURY: Lunch Break executive director Gwendolyn Love to receive YMCA's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Human Dignity Award.
RED BANK: GIRL SCOUTS OFFER COOKIE RELIEF
RED BANK: Girl Scouts and Investors Bank team up to provide thousands of boxes of Thin Mints, Samoas and other cookie favorites to Lunch Break.
RED BANK: STEWART TO HOST FUNDRAISER
RED BANK: Comedian Jon Stewart, whose farm is helping feed Lunch Break clients, will host a virtual fundraiser for the nonprofit in late August.
RED BANK: STEWARTS DONATE YEAR’S HARVEST
RED BANK: Comedian Jon Stewart and wife Tracey Stewart donate harvest from their farm to Lunch Break to help out in COVID-19 crisis.
RED BANK: FRESH TAKE ON FOOD INSECURITY
RED BANK: With food insecurity rising in the COVID-19 crisis, Kitch Organic rolls out way to donate fresh vegetables and fruits to hungry families.
RED BANK: GETTING FED, AND HELPING TO FEED
RED BANK: With food insecurity rising in the COVID-19 crisis, charities are helping keep families fed. Here's where to get food and make cash donations.
RED BANK: FREE MEALS AT BOYS & GIRLS CLUB
RED BANK: The Boys & Girls Clubs of Monmouth County unit on Drs. Parker Boulevard is helping feed the community's hungry with free meals five nights a week.
RED BANK: LUNCH BREAK HELPS FEED PETS
RED BANK: Lunch Break and the Monmouth County SPCA team up to help feed the pets of area residents hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
VIRUS UPDATE: DEATHS SOAR AS CASES EASE
VIRUS UPDATE: New Jersey's death toll soars again as COVID-19 caseload shows continued signs of easing, though Murphy rejects talk of "plateau."
VIRUS UPDATE: ‘FLATTENING’ SIGNS SEEN
VIRUS UPDATE: New COVID-19 cases show continued signs of plateauing, but they're "still way above" hospital capacity, Murphy says.
VIRUS UPDATE: COUNTY DEATH TOLL EASES
VIRUS UPDATE: Curve-flattening behavior showing signs of easing projected COVID-19-cases, Murphy says as he blasts Rumson partygoers for "vile" treatment of cops.
VIRUS UPDATE: COVID-19-related deaths show sharp one-day drop statewide and continued easing in Monmouth as virus-positive cases grow, state reports.
VIRUS UPDATE: 200 MORE DEATHS REPORTED
VIRUS UPDATE: Two hundred more COVID-19-related deaths added to toll that now eclipses state's loss of life in 9/11 attacks, Murphy says.
RED BANK: MARQUEE TOUTS OPTIMISM
RED BANK: Shows canceled, Basie Center for the Arts repurposes marquee to display messages of optimism, including quotes from some local stars.
VIRUS UPDATES: BLOOD, FOOD DRIVES SLATED
RED BANK: YMCA plans a blood drive employing "extreme precautions" to help address shortfall from COVID-19 pandemic. Details here.
RED BANK: FREE MEALS FOR ALL STUDENTS
RED BANK: Free grab 'n go breakfast and lunch distribution gets underway for all borough kids under 18 and all RBR students no matter where they live.
VIRUS IMPACTS: CLOSINGS & CANCELLATIONS
ON THE GREEN: Cancellations, closings, reschedulings: Here's a quick look at some COVID-19 impacts on events on the Greater Red Bank Green.
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CRASH ON LEIGHTON
The driver of this car was headed north on Leighton Avenue when they it hit an SUV pulling a work trailer headed in south in the opposing la ...
CAR VS STREET SIGN
The driver of this Mercedes hopped the curb and toppled the street sign at the corner of South Pearl and Drs. James Parker Boulevard Wednesd ...
SKETCHES OF RED BANK BY LOCAL ARTIST MICHAEL WHITE
Sketches of Red Bank scenes have been floating around on social media and we thought they deserved some spotlight. First appearing in our fe ...
POLE DOWN
Utility pole falls on English Plaza shop Forge after being struck by SUV shortly before noon. No injuries reported, though 86-year-old drive ...
YO, ADRIAN!
It’s a tough turn for our hero as Rocky Balboa is relegated to the curb for trash pickup on Locust Avenue. We’ll have to go back ...
“EL PALOMO” IS IN THE HOUSE
Jesus Rios, a mariachi singer who performs under the stage name “El Palomo” (The dove) pauses for a moment before entering a bac ...
CROC SPOTTED IN RIVER
Frighteningly hideous and green, a solitary Croc lurked ominously amid the flotsam and foam in the Navesink River alongside the Red Bank Fir ...
KISS ICON REFLECTS ON BROADWALK
A Swarovski crystal-bedazzled self-portrait painting of Paul Stanley, longtime singer and guitarist for the rock band Kiss peers out from a ...
CHISELIN’ AWAY
Marcelo Garcia Lopez works with hammer and chisel on a new feature for his flower garden on Shrewsbury Avenue: a hollow in a carved log in w ...
STORM CLEANUP CONTINUES
  Saturday’s storm sent a tree toppling on this house on Bank Street, damaging the roof. Workers Wednesday could be seen removing ...
SNAPPING IN THE BREEZE
RED BANK: Blustery winds had the flags in Riverside Gardens Park snapping Monday evening.
POWER LINE DOWN
Red Bank firefighters were on scene at Manor Drive dealing with a live power line Monday afternoon. There was no immediate report of fire. T ...
TAR BEACH SOLSTICE
Aldo Quiroz of Ocean Township came ready with his beach chair and found a shady spot to spend his lunch hour in a parking lot off Broad Stre ...
GOING GREY
Workers painting the stone facade of the PNC Bank at the corner of Broad and Harding Thursday morning. An upgrade? Maybe it’s just pri ...
COFFEE & WILDLIFE
RED BANK: The best wildlife show in town can be taken in from a waterfront bench outside the public library, and it's totally free.
FAWNING OVER HER BABY
A mother deer and her fawn were spotted between a row of garages on Hudson Avenue and some trees alongside the Broad Street parking lots. Re ...
EVENING ESCAPE
RED BANK: Sailors in Monmouth Boat Club's weekly racing series found tranquil conditions on the Navesink River Tuesday evening.
PEAK COLOR ON BROAD
RED BANK: A year after they were installed, downtown mini gardens have added to "transformational" improvements, says business owner.
RED BANK: FAIRIES MOVE IN ON WHITE STREET
Red Bank: Girl scouts turns tiny parking lot plot of dirt into a "magical girls sparkle garden."
TRAINING UNDER FIRE
RED BANK: Volunteer firefighters train to cut into pitched roofs under active fire conditions.