Pine Belt Cars Supports the Pt. Pleasant Beach Board of Ed – Wins Naming Rights for Five Years
Rob Sickel, owner of Pine Belt Cars, Lakewood, announced that Pine Belt has won the bid from the Point Pleasant Beach Board of Education for the naming rights of the High School Gymnasium and its Athletic Complex, off Niblick, Cooks Lane, and Yale and Trenton avenues, Point Pleasant Beach, for the next five years. The Complex will be known as The Pine Belt Athletic Complex at Point Pleasant Beach School District.
Sickel said, “We are so honored that the Point Pleasant Beach Board of Education accepted our bid, and we are excited that Pine Belt Cars is being recognized for its commitment to education and athletic youth programs.”
The support of Pine Belt Cars will help offset the costs of such upgrades as fencing, lighting, and renovations to the fields, for example. The Complex is used for high school and middle school graduation; New Jersey Special Olympics events; and the practice and games of the Pt. Pleasant beach Borough High School football team, and boys’ and girls’ soccer and track teams. It is also used for the marching band, elementary gym classes, both district and state-wide events, and community programs.
About Pine Belt Cars: Pine Belt Cars, 1088 Route 88, Lakewood, NJ 08701, is a family-owned and operated New Jersey car dealer that offers new or pre-owned cars, trucks, and SUVs. Pine Belt Cars specializes in Chevy, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram and Subaru cars. The dealership employs a professional team of service technicians with the skills and equipment to handle all manner of maintenance and repairs, and has a full stock of authentic parts.
Pine Belt Cars has four dealerships in Lakewood, N.J., and is very committed philanthropically to local communities. Some of Pine Belt’s philanthropic affiliations include sponsoring the Pine Belt Arena, Lakewood Little League, United Way of Ocean County, Lakewood Police Department, Jewish Federation, and the Monmouth-Ocean Development Council.
Pine Belt Cars was founded in 1937 by Leon Sickel. After graduating Franklin & Marshall and serving in the U.S. Naval Reserve, his son David Sickel joined the family business and became the dealer in 1975. When David retired in 2019, his son Robert Sickel became the current president and CEO of Pine Belt Cars, a third-generation dealer. Robert Sickel graduated from the University of Miami.
For more information call 888-3-PineBelt or 732-363-6244 or visit www.pinebeltcars.com
Lakewood Shade Tree Commission to Celebrate Arbor Day at the Lakewood Historical Museum
To commemorate Arbor Day, the Lakewood Township Committee and the Lakewood Shade Tree Commission will hold its annual Arbor Day Ceremony at the Sheldon Wolpin Historical Museum, Pine Park, Lakewood, on Friday, July 8 at 3:00 p.m.
The Shade Tree Commission members have planted three Kousa Dogwood trees, known as Chinese Dogwoods. According to Vice Chairman Craig Theibault these particular dogwoods have a later blooming time.
Arbor Day, first celebrated in 1872 in the United States, encourages individuals and groups to plant trees because of their environmental importance. Shade Tree Commission members hold Arbor Day celebrations the last Friday in April each year and have planted hundreds of trees throughout the town. Lakewood has been awarded “Tree City USA” for the past 38 years for its outstanding urban forestry.
Shade Tree Commission members include Chairman Moshe Raitzik, Vice Chairman Craig Theibault, Tzvi Gordon, Raphael Miller, Harrison Pfeffer, and Secretary Mary Kay Malec.
Lakewood Deputy Mayor Menashe Miller is the Commission’s liaison to the Township Committee. The Township Committee appoints members to the Shade Tree Commission.
For more information, contact either Moshe Raitzik at geshmak1@yahoo.com. or Craig Theibault at 908-278-4165.
Job Fair – July 16 at the Strand Theater
Lights! Camera! Action! The board of the Stand Theater, 400 Clifton Avenue, Lakewood, is holding a job fair July 16 from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Available positions are Box Office Manager, Theater Manager, stage hands, ushers, interns, volunteers, and people for the concession stands. Volunteers are needed but paid positions include those for concessions, box office, ushers, and techs, according to their experience. Be sure to bring a resume and references.
R.S.V.P. to amy@strand.org or to karen@strand.org.
About the Strand Theater: The historic Strand Theater, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit at 400 Clifton Ave., Lakewood, was designed by world-renowned theater architect Thomas Lamb in 1922 and is listed on the N.J. and National Register of Historic Places. The Strand offers year-round entertainment in plush, air-conditioned surroundings. It is a perfect venue to showcase comedians, musicals, dinner theater, stars from television and movies, and legendary musical entertainers. The reception gallery includes a catering facility for 80 people, a dance floor, and restrooms. It is ideal for theater-in-the-round, smaller events and receptions.
Two More Lakewood Twp. Consumption (Restaurant) Liquor Licenses Available for Bid
Because the sale of Lakewood Township’s Consumption (Restaurant) Liquor License was so successful this month, the Lakewood Township Committee has authorized the sale of two more licenses.
Under New Jersey law, all bidders must be qualified to have a liquor license in order to bid. Interested bidders can obtain Bidder’s Instructions and an Application Packet, including required forms necessary to be a bidder, from the Office of the Township Clerk, Lakewood Municipal Building, 231 Third Street, Lakewood, NJ 08701, Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Forms can also be downloaded from the Township website at www.lakewoodnj.gov.
An application to qualify to bid for a license, must be handed into the Lakewood Township Clerk’s Office, Lakewood Municipal Building, by 4:00 p.m., Thursday, July 21. Qualified bidders will have until Thursday, September 1, 2022, by 4:00 p.m. to hand in their sealed bids.
The minimum acceptable bid is Two Hundred Thirty-Three Thousand ($233,000.00) Dollars and the Township of Lakewood reserves the right not to accept the highest bid and to reject any and all bids offered.
An announcement of the qualified bidders will be made Thursday, August 18, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. in Lakewood Municipal Building, Conference Room C.
For more information, contact Lauren Kirkman, JD, RMC, CMR, Township Clerk and Registrar of Vital Statistics, at twpclerk@lakewoodnj.gov or call 732-364-2500 ext. 5970.
Drop Off Center Hours Extended until September for Lakewood Residents
Phil Roux, the Lakewood Township director of Public Works, has announced that Public Works is extending the hours of the Public Works Resident Drop Off Center, 1 America Way, Lakewood, beginning July 5, 2022.
The Township Drop Off Center will be open from 7:30 a.m. until 7:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, until September 2, 2022. After that, the Drop Off Center will close at 3:00 p.m.
Typical drop off items include cardboard, electronics, excess plastic and glass, furniture, etc. A box is available or clothing and shoe donations.
Prohibited items include paint; household chemicals; commercial construction and/or demolition materials; large amounts of wood, cabinets, drywall, sheetrock, plaster and concrete. All materials brought to the Drop Off Center can be denied at the discretion of its management.
For more information, call Lakewood Public Works at 732-905-3405 or email lakewoodrequests@lakewoodnj.gov.
Students at College Achieve Charter School, Patterson, Attended Crossroads Theater
Through the efforts of Monica Weeks, operations manager of Crossroad Theater, New Brunswick, and several donors, 32 middle and high school students from College Achieve College Achieve Paterson Charter School (CAPS), Paterson, had an opportunity to see the play “Freedom Rider” at no charge.
Weeks said, “We are so pleased that students were able to see a play and expand the cultural experience most students do not have.”
Michael Piscal, the founder and CEO of CAPS, said, “We’re so grateful for the generosity of Crossroads Theater and their donors for providing our students from College Achieve Paterson this enriching, eye-opening cultural experience. For many of our students this was the first time they had attended a play; and it is wonderful to see their cultural horizons expanded and their knowledge of history increased. We hope this experience will spark a desire within our student body to embrace theater as we work to expand our arts program at College Achieve Public Schools.”
Serving grades K through 12, the mission of College Achieve College Achieve Paterson Charter School Charter School (CAPS), Paterson, is to prepare all students to excel in and graduate from the top colleges and universities in the nation.
Piscal said, “We believe an important part of that preparation is to offer our students opportunities to experience the arts and to increase their social capital.”
Brenda Ross Dulan, who has been on the governing board for six years, and will be honored in September with the Caren Franzini Leadership Award at the 8th annual Women Business Leaders Forum, said, “I am proud to serve on the governing board of College Achieve, creating opportunities for youths with enormous potential and talent but limited resources.”
For more information, contact Dean Kanifa Dobson at kdobson@collegeachieve.org or call 862-319-4200.
About College Achieve Public Schools (CAPS): College Achieve Public Schools is a network of K-12 schools in Paterson, Plainfield, Asbury Park, and Neptune Township that was created to serve youth who have enormous potential but limited resources. Its mission is to prepare all students to excel in and graduate from the top colleges and universities in the nation.
A college-going culture is embedded in the curriculum, showing that college is an option for these families. College Achieve is filling a strong need for social services among its student population. They’re providing meals, laundry, uniforms, childcare, after-school programming, mental health attention, transportation and other vital social support to meet students where they are. During the pandemic, they were among the first to rise to meet the moment and embedded that across their culture/programs.
College Achieve is helping to form scholars who know themselves well and demonstrate grit and tenacity. CAPS prepares their scholars for college and the modern world. By helping our scholars develop a strong sense of self and a deep moral compass, they help them become responsible citizens in school and in life.
College Achieve knows that students at private and elite schools have more than just rigorous academics, which CAPS also provides. Students’ families’ networks at elite schools provide cultural and social currency that lower income families often miss. College Achieve is intent on providing those experiences, relationships and knowledge to offer their students another advantage after graduation.
Lakewood Chamber to Hold Free Networking Event June 27
Join fellow Lakewood Chamber members, potential members, and friends for a free networking event on the rooftop of Town Appliance, 10 South Clifton Avenue, Lakewood, Monday, June 27 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The rain date is June 28. Enjoy cocktails, soft drinks, and hors d’oeuvres.
Please register at events on mylakewoodchamber.com. or call the Lakewood Chamber Office for more information at 732-363-0012.
The Mission of the Lakewood Chamber: The mission of the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce is to serve the needs of the business community by advocacy; i.e., representing the voice of the business community; advancing interaction and relationships among businesses for their collective best interest and that of the community; and enhancing business growth and success through education, services, and the development of programs for members.
July 13 Virtual Health Care Networking Group Meeting
Join the New Jersey Health Care Networking Group on Wednesday, July 13 for its free monthly virtual networking meeting with an opportunity to meet others in the health care industry, including those who provide ancillary products and services. The Zoom meeting is from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. The V.I.P. Member Spotlight and host for July is Respond Law.
To register for the Zoom link, email Lisa Gallicchio, director of community relations for Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services, Eatontown, the group’s premier sponsor, at lisa@preferredcares.com. Sponsorship opportunities to showcase your business as a VIP Sponsor are available for August, November, and December. For more information about the N.J. Health Care Networking Group, visit www.njhcnet.com.
Being a New Jersey Health Care Networking Group member is always FREE; however, try one of the new subscription plans. Consider Paid Member Yearly Plan with extra benefits for $50 a year or Speakers Bureau Yearly Plan for $250 a year.
For more than 30 years Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services has been providing medical and non-medical home health care services to infants, children, adults, and seniors throughout New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.
About Respond Law – Davison–Eastman-Muñoz-Paone-P.A.: For three decades the attorneys at Davison, Eastman, Muñoz, Paone, P.A. have applied their in-depth experience and outstanding service to clients in an increasingly wide spectrum of the law. The firm’s large staff of attorneys, paralegals, and support personnel focus on achieving the best possible result for both individual and business clients. We are a full-service law firm providing coordinated legal services.
Paid Member Yearly Plan includes the ability to search members’ database, entry in the lottery to host a monthly meeting; access to NJHCNET website; unlimited event postings on the NJHCNET website; opportunity to display ad on the Member Benefit page; admittance to all monthly New Jersey Health Care Networking Group meetings.
Speakers Bureau Yearly Plan includes complete profile and page on the NJHCNET website, ability to search members’ database, entry in the lottery to host a monthly meeting, access to the NJHCNET website, unlimited event postings on the NJHCNET website, opportunity to display ad on the Member Benefit page, admittance to all monthly New Jersey Health Care Networking Group meetings.
Kulak Named Member of the Year by Home Care & Hospice Association of New Jersey
Stephanie Kulak, Flourtown, Pennsylvania, Corporate Clinical Director for Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services (PHHC), with offices in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, was honored with a Member of the Year Award by the Home Care & Hospice Association of N.J. (HCHANJ)
Since 1986, the Carol Kientz Member of the Year Award has been given to an individual who has gone above and beyond in involvement and commitment to the Home Care & Hospice Association of N.J., and its mission to promote the betterment of the home care and hospice industry in New Jersey.
According to HCHANJ officials, “Stephanie Kulak is the epitome of a great clinician. While she is invaluable as Preferred’s Corporate Director of Nursing overseeing 14 offices in the region, her dedication to the industry goes well beyond her ‘day job.’ Throughout COVID, she coordinated vaccine clinics, providing almost daily transmission updates. While working through the ever-changing vaccine mandate implications. She created Preferred COVID vaccine clinics and coordinated with others to allow for their employees to get vaccinated at a Preferred location.
Nancy Fitterer, president and CEO of the Association, said, “During 2021, and the height of the pandemic, Stephanie worked tirelessly with the Association in the development, planning, and implementation of several COVID-19 vaccination clinics. Stephanie’s expertise and commitment were invaluable during this time and contributed to the success of the clinics.”
Kulak, a Registered Nurse (RN), holds a BSN in nursing from the University of Delaware and a Master of Science (MSN) in Nursing, Administration and Management from Aspen University, Denver, Colorado. As corporate clinical director, Kulak’s duties include overseeing all clinical operations of the organization, and being responsible for maintaining licensure, accreditation, and certification as per individual state requirements.
Kulak is a member of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership; American Nurses Association; Pennsylvania Homecare Association; Home Care & Hospice Association of New Jersey; and the Homeless Health Initiative at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She serves on the Board of Directors, Committee to Benefit the Children, St. Christopher’s Hospital, Philadelphia; is a Community Health Accreditation Partner Independent Consultant; and an Aspen University Honor Society Board Member.
For more information about Preferred, contact Lisa Gallicchio, director of community relations, at lisa@preferredcares.com or call 732-547-9886. Visit PreferredCares.com for more information.
About Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services: Since 1987, Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services (PHHC), 45 Main Street, Eatontown, N.J., has provided a wide range of medical and non-medical home health care services from pediatric to geriatric care in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. PHHC is accredited by CHAP (Community Health Accreditation Partner),
an accrediting organization for the home health care industry. Preferred works collaboratively with physicians, hospitals, nursing homes, and facilities to ensure a smooth transition to one’s home. PHHC, named a 2022 Great Place to Work®, offers industry-leading pay rates, weekly pay, flexible hours, benefits, and paid time off.
PHHC has 15 locations. New Jersey locations include corporate headquarters in Eatontown; and branches in Elmwood Park; Galloway; Jersey City; Mt. Laurel; Neptune; North Brunswick; Robbinsville; South Orange; and Toms River. Pennsylvania locations include Allentown, Bala Cynwyd, Bensalem, and Pittsburgh. Delaware location: Claymont. Visit Preferred at PreferredCares.com for more information.
Jersey Shore Association for HR Announces Ann C. Edwards Scholarship Winner
The Jersey Shore Association for Human Resources (JSAHR) has announced the 2022 recipient of the Ann C. Edwards Scholarship. The winner is Ryan Roettger, Brick, who will receive $1000 for his college education at Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, where is planning to major in Kinesiology and pursue a doctorate degree in Orthopedics Medicine. Roettger, the son of Lisa and Rob Roettger, will graduate from Brick High School this June.
During his high school career, Roettger was a member of both the National Honor Society and the National Honor Society for High School Scholars. He has been a distinguished honor student for all eight high school semesters. He is a four-year multi-sport athlete in baseball, lacrosse, and soccer.
As part of his community service, Roettger has worked with a multitude of charitable organizations. He says one of his proudest accomplishments is his work with the Israel Guide Dog Center, which provides guide dogs to help support 24,000 citizens who are blind or visually impaired.
The scholarship, awarded annually to the son or daughter of a JSAHR member, is part of JSAHR’s commitment to building the future through the education of young adults. JSAHR, an affiliate of the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM), is an organization dedicated to the advancement of Human Resources professionals within Monmouth and Ocean counties.
The scholarship is named in honor of Ann C. Edwards. Edwards, who is retired, was a founding member and past president of the JSAHR. She had a long and distinguished career in the New Jersey HR field and has held a variety of leadership and managerial positions in HR. Among other accomplishments, Edwards served as the Workforce Development Director for the Garden State Council of HR for many years; and was one of the founders of the Putting Your Best Foot Forward Program, a school to work job guide.
For more information about the scholarships, email Bob Kane at robertpkane@aol.com. Visit www.jsahr.shrm.org. for more information about JSAHR.