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Category Archives: Philanthropy

MEET RED BANK’S TRAILBLAZING “NO MOW” GARDENERS
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A dozen Red Bank gardeners are lauded for their ambition - and lack of it - by a program aimed at creating swaths of native habitat, one yard at a time. (click to read)
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September 1st, 2025 @ 10pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT SPRUCES UP EASTSIDE PARK
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Red Bank's East Side Park looking a bit more spiffy thanks to a local Eagle Scout. (click to read)
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August 7th, 2025 @ 6pm
AFTER CLEANUP GAINS, NAVESINK RIVER POLLUTION PERSISTS
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Efforts to reduce human and animal waste pollution in the Navesink River pollution were making headway. The pandemic was a major setback. (click to read).
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May 6th, 2025 @ 8am
RED BANK: PROM GIVEAWAY DECKS OUT 135 FOR BIG NIGHT
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Lunch Break's annual prom giveaway decks out 135 local students for the big night. (click to read and see photos)
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April 2nd, 2025 @ 3pm
RED BANK: CHURCH SELLS 70-YEAR HOME FOR $977K AND GOES “VIRTUAL”
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After 70 years in Red Bank, Mount Zion House of Prayer sells its home for nearly $1 million as pastor says church is "virtual" for now and a new congregation breathes new life into the storied address. (click to read)
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February 4th, 2025 @ 3pm
RED BANK: RBFD RALLIES AGAIN FOR FIRE VICTIMS
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RED BANK: Fire volunteers and pet shop Fins & Feathers provide a new pet to a family who lost everything in a fire. Video.
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February 6th, 2024 @ 7am
RED BANK: LUNCH BREAK “TRANSFORMATION” REVEALED
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RED BANK: First look inside the $12 million expansion of Lunch Break, built to help the social services nonprofit fill skyrocketing needs.
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January 23rd, 2024 @ 8am
RED BANK: ‘MIGHTY’ SOCIAL SERVICES IN SPOTLIGHT
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RED BANK: With second warming center about to open, town spotlights "small but mighty network" of programs to provide shelter, nutrition and healthcare to those in need.
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October 31st, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: BASIE BOOSTS PARKER CENTER
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RED BANK: Next recipient of Count Basie Center's "Giving Year" funding is free healthcare provider Parker Family Health Center.
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October 17th, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: LIBRARY TO GET $15K FROM BASIE
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RED BANK: Next recipient of Count Basie Center's "Giving Year" funding is the public library to support Hispanic community outreach.
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September 21st, 2023 @ 7pm
RED BANK: Count Basie Center for the Arts names Shore House as the beneficiary of its first monthly "Giving Year" giveaway.
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January 4th, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: GIVING TUESDAY 2022
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RED BANK: It's Giving Tuesday. Here are some local organizations seeking help – and one that plans to give a boost to others.
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November 29th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: AUDIT LED TO YASSIN CHARGES
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RED BANK: Audit uncovered 'suspicious transactions' that led to charges against former council member Hazim Yassin, foundation prez says.
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May 10th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: YASSIN CHARGED WITH THEFT
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RED BANK: Former councilman Hazim Yassin charged with stealing $7,650 from the nonprofit Red Bank Borough Education Foundation.
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May 9th, 2022 @ 5pm
FAIR HAVEN: COMPAÑEROS GETS $5,000
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FAIR HAVEN: Dunkin' franchisees contribute $5,000 to Compañeros de Comida, a student-run volunteer organization that helps feed families in need.
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March 26th, 2021 @ 10am
RED BANK: BON JOVI SPOTLIGHTS PORTER
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RED BANK: Rock star Jon Bon Jovi spoke with Pastor Terrence Porter of Pilgrim Baptist Church for a Christmas Eve segment on NBC's Today Show.
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December 28th, 2020 @ 7am
RED BANK: BASIE TO OPEN NEW VENUE
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RED BANK: After seven months of darkness, Basie Center plans to debut new performance space, seating just 150 in a room built for 800.
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September 29th, 2020 @ 11am
RED BANK: GRUNIN TO CHAIR BASIE BOARD
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RED BANK: Count Basie Center for the Arts names Jeremy Grunin chairman of board of trustees during "a time of recovery and resilience."
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September 17th, 2020 @ 7am
RED BANK: TWO RIVER THEATER FOUNDER DIES
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RED BANK: Robert Rechnitz, who co-founded the Two River Theater with his wife and directed a number of its productions, has died.
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October 17th, 2019 @ 7am
RED BANK: BON JOVI WARMS UP CENTER
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RED BANK: With heavy snow falling outside, Bon Jovi opens new 'warming center' for homeless men, the latest endeavor of his foundation.
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November 16th, 2018 @ 8am
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MANTIS (PRAYING) AT CHURCH
Partyliner films praying mantis at church.
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
Stunning rainbow over Red Bank as a big weekend storm approaches.
“FESTIVA” YACHT DOCKED AT MARINE PARK
Festiva, an 85-foot yacht, was docked at Marine Park on Friday night. Red Bank Green spoke to the owner, Everett Moore, who said that it was ...
OH NO! ELMO LOST!
A lost Elmo appears to be reaching out for help through the redbankgreen Partyline.
NAVESINK SPILLS OVER
Nor'easter stacks tides up in the Navesink, pushing the river over its (Red) banks.
BUZZ LIGHTYEAR WATCHES LINE DANCERS
redbankgreen Partyline captures Buzz Lighyear watching the line dancers on Broadwalk Monday night. 
EGRET-FUL END TO SUMMER
A great egret patrols the shallows of the Swimming River in front of the Red Bank Primary School last week. Submitted by Brian Donohue
COMMUNITY MESSAGE BOARD NOW OPEN ON HUDSON AVENUE
Community message board open! The RBPD has placed a mobile display board on Hudson Avenue. Send captions and messages you’d like to se ...
A CHIEF’S FAREWELL
Funeral services at St. James church and a large American flag suspended over Broad Street from an RBFD hook and ladder for former Red Bank ...
COIFFING GUARD
redbankgreen Partyline captures super cool crossing guard just chilllin'.
SURF TACO RE-OPENS NEW LOOK DINING ROOM
Partyliner captures Surf Taco's new look dining room.
STEEPLETOP RAVEN
redbankgreen Partyline: a raven calls out from atop the steeple of St. James Church.
CARPENTER OR COMPETITOR? HOT DOG TRUCK RIVALS EMERGE IN RED BANK
On the redbankgreen Partyline: with two new hot dog vendors opening this summer, even a carpenter's box truck makes one wonder.
BOONDOCKS SWAN
redbankgreen Partyline: Swan on the Navesink River as seen from Boondocks restaurant.
9/11 TRIBUTE
Bailey Bryce Holiday and her father Bobby Holiday Jr. paint the lawn at Riverside Gardens Park Tuesday in preparation for the upcoming comme ...
PILGRIM BAPTIST TO JAMAICA
Recently, Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank traveled to Trelawny Parish of Jamaica on a Relief & Recovery Mission Trip.  The Mission T ...
SNAIL WEATHER
Overnight rains and warm humid temperatures brought out a parade of snails along the access path to the Red Bank Primary School near Locust ...
ECHOES OF THE PAST IN TILE
Next to Playa Bowls. Always fascinated how this has stood here this long. (Submitted by Joseph Jakub)
VIVA LA ELSIE’S
redbankgreen Partyline captures French visitor enjoying a pickle sub from Elsie's.
Truck strike downs pole
A truck struck a utility pole at the intersection of Catherine Street and Shrewsbury Avenue at about 8 am Monday morning. The pole wss compl ...