🌱 Patch AM: Why Red Bank just ranked among New Jersey’s safest towns for seniors

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Red Bank just ranked among New Jersey's safest towns for seniors
• Can Red Bank Catholic turn its stacked roster into another title run?

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

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 68 degrees.
• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 81, low: 70.
• Friday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Barnegat And Red Bank Named Safest NJ Shore Towns For Seniors (wobm.com) — Red Bank is highlighted as one of New Jersey's safest shore towns for seniors, praised for its walkable downtown of 300-plus shops and restaurants and strong local healthcare options. The piece explains why safety matters more with age and notes Barnegat and several other towns on statewide safety lists.
   

• Shore Conference Football 2026 Preseason Top 12 Rankings (shoresportsinsider.com) — Red Bank Catholic opens the Shore Conference football season as the preseason No. 1, with a talented sophomore backfield and dominant defensive line aiming for another Non‑Public B title. The rankings run through 12 top Shore teams, outlining key returning players, big questions, and first‑week matchups across the conference.
   

📸 Around Red Bank

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Red Bank

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday August 30
• Moving Sale →
  7 Cecilia Court, 7 Cecilia Ct, Howell Township
  11:00 am
Friday September 11
• Beautiful Estrangement: One Man Musical Journey →
  The Navesink Library, 149 Monmouth Ave, Atlantic Highlands
  7:00 pm
Monday September 28
• Golf for a Great Cause →
  Eagle Oaks Golf & Country Club, 20 Shore Oaks Dr, Farmingdale
  9:30 am

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Other local events

Wednesday August 26
• Red Bank Community Blood Drive →
  Red Bank Elks & Atlantic Watch Band, 40 W Front St, Red Bank
  12:30 pm
Thursday August 27
• Red Bank Rent Leveling Board Regular Meeting →
  Red Bank Borough, NJ Calendar
  7:00 pm
• Rent Leveling Board →
  Red Bank Borough, NJ Calendar
  7:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Environmental Commission →
  Red Bank Borough, NJ Calendar
  7:00 pm
• End of Summer Movie Night: School of Rock →
  Red Bank Borough, NJ Calendar, Riverside Gardens Park, Red Bank
  8:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Genealogy Club →
  Monmouth County Library - Eastern Branch, Shrewsbury, 1001 NJ-35, Shrewsbury
  9:00 am
Wednesday September 9
• A Return to the Moon: Artemis II and Beyond In-Person →
  Monmouth County Library - Eastern Branch, Shrewsbury, 1001 NJ-35, Shrewsbury
  9:00 am
Thursday September 10
• All History is Local: The Sand Hill Indians and the Minisink Trail →
  Monmouth County Library - Eastern Branch, Shrewsbury, 1001 NJ-35, Shrewsbury
  9:00 am
Saturday September 12
• 10th Anniversary Ocean County Irish Festival →
  County Road 530, County Rd 530
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Guest Column —YMCA of the Jersey Shore Read on Patch
• New York Blues Hall of Fame Artist Regina Bonelli Coming to Red Bank —G. Holly Read on Patch

• Playa Bowls posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Red Bank. Apply here.
• Xponential Fitness posted a job opening for Yoga Studio Sales Assistant Manager in Shrewsbury. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Red Bank here.

🗞 Nearby News

Fair Haven

• Why are NJ kids back in school before Labor Day? Seriously, why? (nj1015.com)

Little Silver

• Water Company Will Knock On Doors In Little Silver This Week (patch.com)

Middletown

• Bernie Daus Seeks BOE Seat (patch.com)
• Beloved Keansburg coach who died in 2024 honored with 5K, scholarship (njtoday.com)

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: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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