Here are the winners of redbankgreen’s Smooch 2016 Sweepstakes drawing:
• Kelly Ronca, of Milford, New Jersey, won the $100 gift card from Red Bank RiverCenter.
• Susan Paul, of Toms River, NJ, won the $75 gift card from Red Bank RiverCenter.
• Martina Ferguson, of Middletown, New Jersey, won the $25 gift card from Red Bank RiverCenter.
Congratulations to all our winners.
Remember those great old Valentines that used to run each year in the classified sections of newspapers? Getting one was a thrill. But just sitting and reading them was a delight, too — a window on the ways people saw their relationships, and a great showcase of love, lust, affection, pathos and laugh-out-loud humor.
On February 14, redbankgreen will launch its first-ever Valentine’s page, which we’re calling Smooch. It’s a place where lovers, swooners and others aglow with amore can send their beloved a special message while proclaiming their love to the world.
But unlike the Valentine’s messages newspapers used to print, this one’s both mess-free and interactive, and comes with nice prizes.
Welcome to Smooch, redbankgreen‘s first-ever interactive Valentine’s page!
Smooch is where lovers, swooners and others aglow with affection can send their beloved a special message for publication on this page on Valentine’s Day.
But unlike the Valentine’s messages newspapers used to print, this one’s interactive, and comes with prizes.
That’s right. It’s interactive: if the object of your affection claims your Smooch by matching his or her email address with one you’ve submitted at the time of your Smooch purchase, you’ll BOTH be entered into drawings for $200 worth of dining and shopping in downtown Red Bank, courtesy of Red Bank RiverCenter! (See complete rules below).
But even without that, a Smooch is fun way to proclaim you love, in your own words — whether your mood is tender, funny or sexy or all three at once.
So, are you ready to give somebody a great big Smooch? Scroll down and order one in seconds!
Bob and Lisa Travis of Little Silver share a recent smooch at Jamian’s. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge)
Smooches come in two sizes/orientations:
The Horizontal Smooch will be published right here in this column on Valentine’s Day, with a way for your intended recipient to claim it, instantly. And it costs just $10.
Want one? Just fill in the message box below (you’ll have 200 characters to wax poetic), and then enter your beloved’s email address. That second step is optional, but participating give you BOTH a shot at $200 worth of shopping and dining in downtown Red Bank, courtesy of Red Bank RiverCenter.
Then, click “Add to Cart,” which takes you to a page where you can pay for your Smooch with a credit card or via PayPal.
The Squarish one goes for a mere $15. It’ll appear in the far right column on Valentine’s Day, with a way for your intended recipient to claim it, instantly.
Want one? Just fill in the message box below (you’ll have 200 characters to wax poetic), and then enter your beloved’s email address. That second step is optional, but participating give you BOTH a shot at $200 worth of shopping and dining in downtown Red Bank, courtesy of Red Bank RiverCenter.
Then, click “Add to Cart,” which takes you to a page where you can pay for your Smooch with a credit card or via PayPal.
Chelsea Grasso and Miles McPherson of Red Bank lock lips at a recent trivia night at Jamian’s Food and Drink in Red Bank. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge)
In conjunction with its Smooch Valentines page, redbankgreen is conducting drawings for $200 worth gift cards from Red Bank RiverCenter. No purchase is necessary, however.
The complete rules are below.
To whomever is responsible for the snow drawing on the Navesink River at Maple Cove in Red Bank: thank you. (Click to enlarge)
redbankgreen‘s Accidental Photographer stumbled upon this busted-frame portrait just as you see it on River Road in Red Bank Saturday evening: on the ground, leaning against a pole, all by its lonesome.
What could it mean that it was out there? (Click to enlarge)