Tag: Red Bank

RED BANK – Community members from across the Two River area gathered at the Count Basie Center for the Arts Vogel Theater for the annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Commemorative Celebration, a program that blended prayer, music, dance and civic reflection with a clear call to remain engaged in the work King championed.

RED BANK – Since its humble beginnings more than 25 years ago, the Light of Day Foundation has raised more than $7 million in its quest to end Parkinson’s disease and related neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) and PSA (progressive supranuclear palsy).

RED BANK – The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center, in partnership with the Two River Theater, honored the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a community discussion Jan. 10, “In the Words of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King: Where Do We Go from Here?”

RED BANK – Ricardo Paz, a landscaper and longtime resident of Red Bank, was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers Jan. 6, despite having a pending case in immigration court, his attorney said this week.

RED BANK – The Count Basie Center for the Arts honored its second round of legendary artists – Darlene Love and the Smithereens – as it inducted them onto its Walk of Fame.

RED BANK – The Jazz Arts Project celebrated a milestone nearly two decades in the making recently as community members gathered at 50 White St. to unveil a new mural marking the organization’s first dedicated home. 

RED BANK – What looks like a freezing playground on the bank of the now icy Navesink River will soon be a place for climbing, sliding and gathering in the spring as Marine Park redevelopment advances, with significant infrastructure work already finished.

RED BANK – Downtown Red Bank is heading into the holiday shopping season with renewed momentum as more than 22 businesses have opened in town since the beginning of the year, according to Mairin Bennett, executive director of the borough’s promotional agency RiverCenter.

RED BANK – Ten months ago, Red Bank’s real-life elves began planning for the borough’s annual holiday town lighting, which takes place the Friday after Thanksgiving, this year Nov. 28.

The holiday season evokes a familiar feeling of homecoming for many of us. A mass pilgrimage back to the places we call home to celebrate. When I was in college, coming home for the holidays meant indulging in my favorite Jersey delicacies that just aren’t the same in Upstate New York, even though it isn’t that far away.