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Spotted on the Red Bank calendar: Golf for a Great Cause

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Good morning Red Bank! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Red Bank Charter students shine with national investing competition win
  • See what the Navesink Garden Club has planned in Red Bank
  • Why Red Bank tops this list of late-summer waterfront getaways.

Also on today's calendar: Golf for a Great Cause and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 81 and low of 67 degrees.
  • Friday: Humid with clouds and sun, temps: high: 80, low: 68.
  • Saturday: Humid with a few showers, with a high of 77 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Red Bank Students Earn 2nd Place At National Competition (patch.com) — Red Bank families can celebrate as four Red Bank Charter School seventh-graders captured second place in the 2026 Capitol Hill Challenge, standing out among thousands of students nationwide. Their hypothetical $100,000 portfolio showcased strong financial skills, while county commissioners praised their critical thinking, teamwork and perseverance on a national stage.
   

• Navesink Garden Club Announces Lineup Of Fall 2026 Events (patch.com) — Red Bank's Navesink Garden Club is rolling out a full slate of fall events at The Atrium on Riverside Avenue, starting Sept. 8 with a hands-on botanical doodling workshop. Later programs explore sculptor Seward Johnson, showcase an Art in Bloom floral exhibit, and highlight the club's ongoing beautification work around downtown Red Bank and at No Limits Cafe.
   

• Six Spots For Waterside Adventures (healthandlifemags.com) — Red Bank gets a prime shout-out as a close-to-home waterfront escape, with its Navesink River views, walkable downtown, dining, shopping, and shows at the Count Basie Center for the Arts, plus easy access to nearby beaches in Sea Bright and Sandy Hook. The piece also suggests several other lakeside and Shore destinations for late-summer day trips from North Jersey.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Shrewsbury

  • Grog's Surf Palace Returns: The Legendary Jersey Shore Surf Shop That Helped Build East Coast Surfing Is Back (shorenewsnetwork.com)
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Little Silver

  • Christina Bonfiglio: The Visionary Behind Triple T Hospitality (hauteliving.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: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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