Red Bank Residents Donate Christmas Tree To Be Lit Friday

RED BANK, NJ — A 30-foot blue spruce now stands at the entrance of Riverside Gardens Park, ready to get decked out for the holiday season.

It was donated by Red Bank residents Roy and Jane Meyer and traveled a short distance through town to be put in place on Sunday.

“We are so very thankful to Roy and Jane for their generous donation," said Jamie Edelbach, Marketing Manager at the Red Bank RiverCenter. "Standing tall as a focal point in downtown, this beauty is going to dazzle along the backdrop of the Navesink and bring a smile to so many faces. Knowing that it came from right here in our own community makes it all the more special”.

The Red Bank RiverCenter put out a call a few weeks ago asking if any residents had a tree available to be donated.

The tree will be lit on Friday in tandem with the rest of the town at the Annual Town Lighting and Holiday Express Concert.

At 5:30 p.m. there will be special music and dance performance at the Red Bank Train Station, courtesy of the Foundations Dance Academy. The Christmas party will continue at 6:45 p.m. as Santa and Mrs. Claus hop aboard the Red Bank fire engine for the parade down Monmouth Street to Broad.

The Holiday Express will start at 7 p.m. and the countdown to the town lighting will be at 8 p.m.

There will be free parking in downtown Red Bank from Friday through Sunday, as well as between Dec. 13 and 25.

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