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🌱 Patch AM: New Wellness Room Opens At Red Bank Catholic High School

Coming up on the Red Bank Patch calendar: Atlantic Highlands Historical Society

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In today's newsletter:

  • Red Bank Catholic debuts dedicated wellness space for student mental health
  • What new rules and funding did Red Bank's council just approve?
  • Which Red Bank and RBC games headline this week's Shore football slate?

Also on today's calendar: Atlantic Highlands Historical Society and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 79 and low of 70 degrees.
  • Sunday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 82, low: 68.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. New Wellness Room Opens At Red Bank Catholic High School (patch.com) — Students and families in Red Bank now have access to a new Wellness Room at Red Bank Catholic High School, designed to support mental health and emotional well-being. Opened in partnership with Conscientia Health on World Suicide Prevention Day, the space offers private consultations, group sessions, and direct connections to clinicians as part of a broader R.I.S.E. Teen Mental Health initiative.
   

2. Red Bank Council Approves Utility Vehicle Funding, Disability Recreation Grant and Cannabis Cultivator License (tapinto.net) — Red Bank's borough council just advanced funding for new utility vehicles, tightened rules on vacant properties, and backed a grant application to expand recreation for residents with disabilities. Members also approved a Class 1 cannabis cultivator license and filled a Planning Board vacancy, while honoring community volunteers who've strengthened life in Red Bank.
   

3. Shore football schedule, scoreboard, results for Week 2 games (northjersey.com) — Red Bank football fans can track this week's Shore Conference matchups, including Red Bank's trip to Ocean and top-ranked Red Bank Catholic's game at St. John Vianney. The schedule lays out dates, times, and opponents for all 42 Shore schools, helping local supporters plan which Friday and Saturday games to catch in person.
   

4. Brookdale Civility Week Opens with Keynote Series on Creativity and Democracy (brookdalecc.edu) — Brookdale Community College is inviting local residents to its Civility Week kickoff on October 12, featuring a creativity-and-democracy keynote series at the Lincroft campus. Speaker John Dias will draw on his years leading Red Bank's Two River Theater, while Kerri Kennedy shares global lessons on defending democracy, giving Red Bank-area neighbors a chance to explore how art and civic action intersect.
   

5. Springsteen, 9/11 and 'The Rising' 25 years later: 'Bruce, we need you' (njtoday.com) — Red Bank appears prominently in this reflection on Bruce Springsteen's post‑9/11 album "The Rising," highlighting a benefit concert at the Count Basie Theatre and performances by the Pilgrim Baptist Church Celestial Choir of Red Bank. The story revisits how Springsteen's music helped New Jersey and the nation process grief, spotlighting local connections and residents' experiences tied to the attacks' 25th anniversary.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • YMCA of the Jersey Shore Invites Community to "Passport to Wellness" Open House on Sept. 25 —YMCA of the Jersey Shore Read on Patch
  • Med-Metrix posted a job opening for Patient Account Representative in Red Bank. Apply here.
  • Oceanport School District posted a job opening for Basketball Monitor in Oceanport. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Red Bank here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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