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🌱 Patch AM: Red Bank Dad Launches Personalized Letter Subscription Service For Kids

Spotted on the Red Bank calendar: Moving Sale

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Hello again Red Bank! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Red Bank dad's letter club turns mail into yearlong kid adventures
  • Plan your weekend around Red Bank's street fair and shore festivals
  • Red Bank renames Monmouth Street stretch to honor Count Basie

Also on today's calendar: Moving Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 82 and low of 67 degrees.
  • Saturday: Clouds and sun; less humid, temps: high: 80, low: 66.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 83 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Red Bank Dad Launches Personalized Letter Subscription Service For Kids (patch.com) — A Red Bank father has turned handwritten letters into an interactive subscription service for kids, aiming to pull families away from screens. Through Zip's Mailbox Club, children receive personalized letters twice a month that build an ongoing story, with parents in Red Bank and beyond using the service as a yearlong, memory-making gift.
   

2. Festivals, Fairs & More: This Weekend In Monmouth County (patch.com) — Monmouth County residents can pack this late-August weekend with fairs, festivals and live music, capped by Sunday's Red Bank Street Fair & Craft Show on Monmouth and Broad streets. Red Bank visitors can browse crafts, sample food and enjoy a free-admission community day while exploring other nearby Jersey Shore events throughout the weekend.
   

3. Basie Center Way: Red Bank Celebrates NJ Music Legend (patch.com) — Red Bank residents gathered at the Count Basie Center for the Arts to honor hometown jazz legend Count Basie with a new Black Heritage Trail marker and the ceremonial renaming of part of Monmouth Street to Basie Center Way. Local and state leaders highlighted Basie's legacy and the venue's importance to Red Bank's identity, capped by a free public performance from the Count Basie Orchestra.
   

4. Red Bank Police Investigate Alleged Sale of Tobacco and THC Products to Underage Person (tapinto.net) — Red Bank Police say an undercover officer under 21 was allegedly sold tobacco and THC-related products at Monmouth Convenience on Monmouth Street, leading to charges against an employee. The department is reminding all local businesses to strictly verify IDs and comply with New Jersey laws on regulated products, and will continue investigating similar complaints.
   

5. Dr. Joel Ross on What the New Alzheimer's Drugs Mean for Everyday Care (healthtechzone.com) — Older Red Bank residents may be seeing the impact of new Alzheimer's drugs through the volunteer work of geriatrician Dr. Joel Ross at Parker Health Center. He explains how treatments like lecanemab and donanemab work, who might qualify, and why MRI monitoring, genetics, and practical issues like transportation all matter when deciding if these infusions make sense.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Final Call to Play, Sponsor and Support the HABcore Cup! —Judy Musa Read on Patch
  • Guest Column —YMCA of the Jersey Shore Read on Patch
  • PSG Global Solutions posted a job opening for Career Development Associate Store Team Leader (Assistant Store Manager) – Central NJ in Red Bank. Apply here.
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Ok Red Bank! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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