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Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. 2026 Indie Street Film Festival: See This Year's Winners (patch.com) — Film lovers in Red Bank just wrapped up a packed week at the 11th annual Indie Street Film Festival, which brought nearly 70 independent films to the Basie Center Cinema House. Juried and audience awards highlighted standout shorts, features, and documentaries from around the world, while Deputy Mayor Kate Triggiano received the Community Impact Award for her longtime support of the arts.
2. Things To Do in New Jersey This Weekend: August 28-August 30 (wrat.com) — Anthony Rodia is headlining two Laugh Till It Hurts Tour shows at Red Bank's Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre this Friday and Saturday, giving locals an easy night-out option close to home. The roundup also highlights a major folk festival in North Brunswick and a Medieval-themed celebration in Montclair, if you're up for a short drive beyond town.
3. Week 0 Thursday Night Football Games of the Week Presented by Sansone Jr's Kia (shoresportsinsider.com) — Red Bank's football team opens its season tonight at 7 p.m. on the road against Shore Regional, renewing a long-running rivalry that's currently tied 9-9 all-time. The preview breaks down returning standouts like quarterback Brett Laude, Shore's star rusher Cole Torres, and offers predictions from Shore Sports Insider's analysts.
4. North Jersey man invents town of Beltley (nj1015.com) — Red Bank gets a quick shout-out as the site of The Vogel, where Belleville coffee-shop owner and musician John "Cozz" Cozzarelli recently opened for comedian Chris Gethard. The story mainly follows his tongue‑in‑cheek creation of the "town" of Beltley between Nutley and Belleville, which has grown into a viral, charitable community art project.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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