Really? You’re 96? Celebrate the Strand Theater’s 96th Holiday Season
Join the celebration! The Strand Center for the Arts is 96 years old and having a holiday party, hosted by Lakewood Mayor Ray Coles on Wednesday, December 12, 2018, beginning at 7:00 p.m. in The Strand Gallery, 400 Clifton Avenue, Lakewood, N.J. Tickets cost $100.00 each and include light fare; an open bar; and entertainment,…
New Teacher at the Gateway School, Carteret
Chelsea Leonard, Matawan, has been hired for the Gateway School, Carteret, one of three RKS Association private special education schools approved by the N.J. Department of Education for students with special needs and disabilities. Leonard, one of the seven teachers at the Gateway School, oversees classroom management, differentiates instruction by creating lessons that accommodate students’…
Senator Robert W. Singer to Speak at Ocean ELC Meeting Friday, December 14
Senator Robert W. Singer, Legislative District 30, the featured speaker at the Ocean County ELC (Employer Legislative Committee) meeting and breakfast Friday, December 14, 2018, from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. at the at the Clarion Hotel & Conference Center, 815 Route 37 West, Toms River, N.J., will be updating attendees about business-related topics from Trenton…
“Share the Joy” 100.1 WJRZ Charity Drive Benefits Local Charities
Local charities will benefit from “Share the Joy,” the annual live radio broadcast drive hosted by Beasley Media Group, Inc. radio station 100.1 WJRZ. Help fill a 50-foot tractor-trailer at Perlmutter Family ShopRite, 860 Fischer Boulevard, Toms River, N.J., with donations of non-perishable food items (no glass, please), gently used coats, new unwrapped toys, and…
Santa Claus Is Coming to Lakewood Saturday, December 8
As part of Lakewood’s annual holiday festivities, Santa Claus and his elves are parading up Clifton Avenue, Lakewood, to Town Square, Saturday, December 8 (rain or shine) at 1:00 p.m. Santa will be “delivered” by Lakewood High School student groups. The first 2,000 children under the age of 12 will receive gifts from Santa, supplied…
WRAT-FM to Fill Truck for Those in Need in New Jersey
Beasley Media Group radio station WRAT-FM (95.9) will hold its 20th annual Thanksgiving season collection drive, Broadcast for the People of New Jersey, on November 19 and 20 to help local New Jersey people in need. The live broadcast will take place at ShopRite, Route 66 (2200 Asbury Avenue), Neptune, Monday, November 19 from 6:00…
WRAT-FM to Fill Truck for Those in Need in New Jersey
Beasley Media Group radio station WRAT-FM (95.9) will hold its 20th annual Thanksgiving season collection drive, Broadcast for the People of New Jersey, on November 19 and 20 to help local New Jersey people in need. The live broadcast will take place at ShopRite, Route 66 (2200 Asbury Avenue), Neptune, Monday, November 19 from 6:00…
Local Company Turns 50!
Fifty years ago (1968), Tom Field, Jackson, N.J., began his business in a garage. Today Tomar* Industries, Freehold, owns a 40 thousand square-foot building, employs more than 30 full-time people, and has five trucks on the road. Tomar Industries, a distributor of packaging, janitorial and safety supplies, and equipment for businesses and institutions, recently celebrated…
It’s Groundbreaking! Construction for Medical Arts Building Begins in Lakewood
Why drive to North Jersey, New York, or Philadelphia for medical appointments and other medical needs? Soon people in Lakewood, Toms River, Brick, Howell, and the surrounding communities will be able to visit medical professionals and specialists close to their communities. Long-time Lakewood resident Moshe Shvarzblat, Cedar Bridge Properties LLC, is building two medical arts…
Lakewood Household Hazardous Waste Day, Sunday, Nov. 11
Don’t know what to do with those old cans of paint, thinners, pesticides and other hazardous waste products? Lakewood Township and the Department of Public Works (DPW) is holding a Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Day for residents only, Sunday, November 11 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the DPW, One America Way. Bring your…