Painting the town pink

CHRIS KELLY staff Clockwise from top: "Paint the Town Pink," a townwide breast cancer awareness initiative, kicked off in Red Bank April 29. In conjunction with the "pink" theme, Taralynn Van Brunt, Middletown, decorates a tree on East Front Street with pink breast cancer awareness ribbons. Chase Boyle, 3, Little Silver, decorates a cupcake with pink icing. Katie Blackwood, Hamilton, leads the Liberty Oak Chorus, which entertained during the event, presented by Riverview Medical Center and Red Bank RiverCenter with community partners including several Greater Media newspapers. Ariana Rogers, 9, sits for a portrait by Red Bank artist Pinky. See related story, page 40.