New Fall Schedule for Lakewood Township Recreation Programs
The Lakewood Recreation Department has released the 2019 schedule of its fall recreation programs, including co-ed instructional and league soccer, escape wrestling, open gym nights, and adult programs. All sport programs begin the week of September 16 and will end December 13, 2019.
Fall co-ed instructional and league soccer play is Monday and Wednesday evenings for children ages 4 – 12. The schedule for children ages 4, 5, and 6 is 6:30- 7:30 p.m.; for 7, 8 and 9 year olds from 7:30 – 8:30 p.m.; and for 10, 11, and 12 year olds from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.. Fridays are reserved as make up time in case of rain. Register at the John Patrick Sports Complex, Vine Street, Lakewood. The registration fee is $10.00.
Students in grades 1 – 12 will learn the skills, conditioning, discipline, and techniques of “Escape” wrestling in the Lakewood High School wrestling room, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30–8:00 p.m. The registration fee is $10.00 for residents and $50.00 for non Lakewood residents.
Open Gym in the Lakewood High School gym for high school students and up will be Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. and includes basketball, volleyball, and indoor track. The fee is $2.00 for each visit. No charge for Senior Citizens. Students in grades 9 -12 must have a parental permission slip.
Only the instruction is free for adult arts & crafts, jewelry making, and crocheting programs, which meet at the John Patrick Sports Complex, 1000 Vine Avenue. Bring your own supplies. Classes end November 14.
Jewelry Making is Monday and Wednesday 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Arts and Crafts, Monday and Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Crochet instruction, Tuesday and Thursday, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Listen to WOBM for cancellations. For more information, call the Lakewood Recreation office at 732-905-3405 or visit www.lakewoodnj.gov.
Comedy Night at the Strand Theater – Now THIS Will Make You Laugh!
The Lakewood Chamber of Commerce is hosting Comedy Night, for adults only, Thursday, October 17, 2019, at the Strand Theater, 400 Clifton Avenue, Lakewood. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. with a light buffet (Kosher food available) and a cash bar in the Gallery. Show time with open seating is 7:30 p.m.
The comedians are John Larocchia, founder of Laughter Saves Lives Foundation, “NYC’s Funniest Fireman,” and seen on The View; Steve Lazarus, the long-time Yankee Stadium Beer Man turned comedian, national headliner, and seen in NYC, Atlantic City, and Las Vegas; and Jim Dailakis, international headliner direct from Australia who has performed 2000 plus shows in USA and Canada.
General admission tickets are $40.00.Purchase tickets at www.mylakewoodchamber.com. Sponsorships at $250 include two show tickets, and advertising in Strand and Lakewood Chamber promotional materials. For sponsorships and further information, contact Jennifer at 732-363-0012 or email staff@mylakewoodchamber.com. A portion of the proceeds will sponsor a high school scholarship.
The premier sponsors to-date are Connor Strong & Buckelew; Fulton Bank of NJ; Holman Frenia Allison, P.C., Certified Public Accountants & Consultants; Maser Consulting; Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus; NJ Natural Gas; OceanFirst Bank; Pine Belt Chevrolet of Lakewood; and Remington, Vernick, and Vena.
Afternoon with Joe Louis to Benefit the Lakewood Museum
The Lakewood Historical Society and the Lakewood Heritage Commission are inviting the public to An Afternoon with Boxing Icon Joe Louis presented by boxing historian Eamo Clyne from Dublin, Ireland, at the Lakewood Historical Museum, Pine Park, Sunday, October 27, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the continued restoration of the Sheldon Wolpin Lakewood Historical Museum.
During World War II, Joe Louis lived and trained in Lakewood, New Jersey. He competed from 1934 to 1951, and was the world heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949. But he did a lot more than box! He died in 1981 of a cardiac arrest at age 66.
Tickets cost $5 and include light refreshments and a talk about Joe Louis. Guests will receive a trivia sheet with many of Louis’ quotes.
For more information or tickets, contact Sheila Hager at 848-240-5184 or sheilamhager@gmail.com.
About the Lakewood Historical Museum: The Lakewood Historical Museum, Pine Park, Lakewood, N.J., is housed in Kuser Hall, a two-story, 16,000 square-foot former classroom building. Through the volunteer efforts of members in the Historical Society and the Heritage Commission, the first floor of Kuser Hall has been transformed into a showcase, featuring galleries of Lakewood memorabilia and artifacts. Funds are needed to restore the second floor of Kuser Hall, and to acquire and build an elevator.
Kuser Hall is the last remaining building of five that made up the Newman School, an exclusive preparatory boarding school for boys, which closed in 1942 as young men left for the war. The building, which the township acquired in 1964 through Green Acres Funding, was the math and science center of the school.
Tomar Industries to Acquire Its Sixth Company Since 1994
Tomar Industries, 300 Commerce Drive, Freehold, under the leadership of CEO Tom Field, Jackson, and President Thomas Field, Freehold, is about to acquire its sixth company, Falcon Supply Company, Avenel, N.J., a direct competitor that has been in business for 42 years. The transaction is expected to close by the end of September.
Falcon, like Tomar, is a packaging and janitorial supply company. Falcon’s sales staff and key personnel will join the Tomar team in Freehold, bringing Tomar’s staff to 35. The combined companies will be able to offer Tomar’s and Falcon’s customers additional products and services that were not available until the acquisition.
Tomar Industries, a regional distributor of packaging, janitorial, and safety supplies, equipment and services for businesses, institutions, warehouses, manufacturers, and front offices, recently celebrated its 50th year in business.
Thomas Field, said, “In all these acquisitions, we try to learn the niche or thing the company does really well and combine it with Tomar’s history of success. With the new combination, we are able to improve what both companies already do, which makes Tomar a better company because it can offer added solutions for industries.”
Thomas says he will continue to look for more acquisitions to increase his market share. “It is part of our overall strategy to continue to grow our business.”
In 1968, Tom Field began his business in a garage. Today, Tomar owns a 40 thousand square-foot building in Freehold, with more than 30 full-time staff and a fleet of trucks on the road that service companies in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and northern Delaware.
As president of the family-owned Tomar Industries, Thomas Field is in charge of the overall operation and direction of the company. Thomas Field, a graduate of St. Joseph’s High School, Metuchen, earned a B.A. in business administration from Seton Hall University, South Orange. In 1992, he started in the company as a sales rep.
Tomar Industries is a member of the International Sanitary Supplies Association (ISSA), National Paper Trade Association (NPTA), and The United Group (TUG), a national marketing and buying organization that supplies products and services to 450 members across the United States. Tom Field also serves as a fiduciary member on the TUG Board of Directors.
For more information visit www.tomarind.com or call Thomas Field at 732-780-2200.
About Tomar Industries: Tomar Industries, 300 Commerce Drive, Freehold, offers and distributes a mix of products and services in the tristate area for warehouses, plants, and front offices. Tomar’s distribution includes industrial packaging supplies and equipment (case sealing, labeling and marking equipment); cold seal packaging machines, tapes and tape dispensers, shrink film and shrink film equipment, bubble wrap, stretch wrap and inflatables; Instapak® foam by Sealed Air; janitorial supplies (toilet paper, roll towels, soaps, floor care, cleaning supplies, liners (bags); scrubbers, sweepers, vacuums, floor machines, etc.; safety supplies and related equipment, such as eye and ear protection, eyewash, gloves, hearing protection welding safety, first aid; machine repair and programmed maintenance; and facility maintenance. Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monmouth Day Care Center Is Hosting Touch-a-Truck Sept. 21
You’ve seen them whiz by, but have you have touched some of those trucks or even sat in one? Monmouth Day Care Center (MDCC), Red Bank, is hosting its tenth “Touch-a-Truck” family event, rain or shine, Saturday, September 21, 2019, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Red Bank Middle School, 101 Harding Road.
Touch-a-Truck features vehicles of all shapes and sizes, including bulldozers, forklifts, campers, boats, and motorcycles for children to explore. Touch-a-Truck also offers carnival games, arts & crafts, face painting, making slime, legos, pumpkin painting, cupcake decorating, and more.
Amy Thomas, MDDC development coordinator, said, “Children are used to seeing these vehicles on the road but this is their opportunity to discover and learn about them upclose. My favorite part of Touch-a-Truck is bringing the community together.”
Proceeds will benefit MDCC, students, and families. Tickets cost $30 for a family pack that includes entry for a family up to four plus two wristbands for unlimited arts & crafts, carnival games, and face painting; a $10 wristband for unlimited arts & crafts, carnival games, and face painting; and $20 entry for a family up to four.
The event sponsor ACA Computers, Bridge Avenue, Red Bank, is a Managed IT Services, Technology Consulting, and Computer Support Services firm for small to medium-sized businesses throughout New Jersey, New York and Connecticut.
Purchase tickets at https://one.bidpal.net/touchatruck2019/ticketing(details:ticketing-summary) or for questions call Amy Thomas at 732-741-4313.
Monmouth Day Care Center (MDCC), 9 Drs. James Parker Boulevard, Red Bank, serves families with diverse socio-economic backgrounds from more than 25 local communities. MDCC offers scholarships and fees on a sliding scale for families who qualify. Families who do not qualify for government support but cannot afford the full cost of care receive tuition assistance based on a sliding scale fee due to substantial community fundraising efforts of the Board. Call 732-741-4313 with questions or for more information.
Photos Courtesy of Monmouth Day Care Center
About Monmouth Day Care Center: Monmouth Day Care Center, a nonprofit licensed by the State of New Jersey, is open from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., has eight classrooms; two playgrounds; a multi-purpose room that also serves as an indoor gym; a library; and provides breakfast, lunch and snacks. Children from two months to five years old, infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, who come from families with diverse socioeconomic backgrounds can attend full- or part-time. Contracts for tuition are maintained with the Division of Family Development, including Work First New Jersey Program and New Jersey Cares for Kids. Visit www.monmouthdaycarecenter1969.org. for more information.
History of Monmouth Day Care Center: MDCC began with just one class of children in 1969. It was the first Monmouth County School to be accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and star-rated by Grow NJ Kids. It was established under the sponsorship of the Revitalization Corps, National Council of Jewish Women, Greater Red Bank Section, Junior League of Monmouth County, Council of Churches, and Negro Business and Professional Women’s Club of Central New Jersey.
Kim Guadagno to Speak at September 27 Ocean ELC Meeting
Former Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno, now the President and CEO of the non-profit Fulfill, formerly the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, and a partner at the law firm of Connell Foley LLP, Jersey City, will be the featured speaker at the Ocean County ELC (Employer Legislative Committee) meeting and breakfast Friday, September 27, 2019, from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. at the at the Clarion Hotel & Conference Center, 815 Route 37 West, Toms River, N.J.
The registration fee, including a buffet breakfast, is $20.00. R.S.V.P. to mpangelini@ preferredbehavioral.org or call 908-309-5395. Pay at the door or mail checks, payable to Ocean ELC, to Mary Pat Angelini, P.O. Box 517, Oakhurst, N.J. 07755.
The Ocean County ELC is sponsored by Holman Frenia Allison, PC; New Jersey Natural Gas, and NorthStar Strategies in partnership with the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce.
About Kim Guadagno: As of May 6, former Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno became the President and CEO of the non-profit Fulfill, formerly the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties. Fulfill provides 13 million meals per year and wrap around services people can get off the food line altogether. As a partner at Connell Foley, the lawyer for Fulfill, Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno counsels clients on local, state, and federal initiatives, economic development projects, various policy issues, and assists them in all aspects of litigation.
In her eight years as New Jersey’s first Lieutenant Governor and the 33rd Secretary of State, Kim Guadagno was an advocate for businesses and corporations statewide, creating an effective infrastructure for economic growth and job creation. As an attorney, Guadagno served in private practice, and as a federal and state prosecutor for more than three decades. She also taught at Rutgers Law for six years. She says her most non-traditional job thus far was as the first woman Sheriff of Monmouth County, New Jersey, serving more than 600,000 residents.
The Lt. Governor is a graduate of American University, Washington College of Law and Ursinus College. She is married to Judge Michael Guadagno, now retired, and has three sons: a captain, USAF, fighter pilot in South Korea; a Dartmouth graduate in finance; and an 18-year-old who keeps her grounded.
About ELC: Employer Legislative Committees: The ELCs, established by NJBIA in 1959, are independent, local organizations representing all 21 counties. At each meeting, legislators, cabinet members or local officials will discuss important issues pertinent to business. Attendees also receive a briefing from one of NJBIA’s government affairs experts on legislative and regulatory issues affecting employers. About NJBIA: The New Jersey Business & Industry Association, Trenton, N.J., provides information, services and advocacy to its member companies in order to build a more prosperous New Jersey. NJBIA is the nation’s largest statewide employer association. Its members, as a group, employ more than one million people and represents every industry in the state, including contractors, manufacturers, retail and wholesale businesses, and service providers of every kind. Visit www.njbia.org for more information.
Mindfulness at Work – HR Meeting September 12
Leaving your troubles on the doorstep of work is no easy task. Mindfulness – being present and paying attention to the current moment – is a simple practice that can reduce stress, improve personal well-being, build self-confidence, and increase productivity.
Learn about mindfulness as a workplace productivity tool, a therapy, a philosophy, and a personal health practice at the September 12, 2019, JSAHR (The Jersey Shore Association for Human Resources), breakfast meeting, open to the public, from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m., at Jumping Brook Country Club, 210 Jumping Brook Road, Neptune, N.J.
Larry Thompson, a licensed clinical social worker and founding partner of Integrated Care Concepts & Consultation (ICC&C), Eatontown, will explain how to become mindful at work and increase workplace productivity.
Despite the “ability to multi-task” being listed frequently as a required skill in job postings, research in neuroscience reports that our brain actually works most efficiently when it can focus on a single task for a long period of time. Multi-tasking – performing several tasks at the same time – overloads the brain and can reduce productivity by as much as 40 percent.
The registration fee, including a full buffet breakfast, is $30.00 for JSAHR members; $40.00 for nonmembers; $25.00 for guests and those in-transition, and $10.00 for full-time students. Sponsorship for this meeting is still available.
Register online at jsahr.shrm.org/events or email admin@jsahr.org or call Christine Higgins, JSAHR chapter administrator, at 732-701-7155.
JSAHR, a SHRM affiliated chapter, is a Platinum Excel award winner of SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management.) This program is pending one (1) SHRM and one (1) HRCI (Human Resource Certification Institute) recertification credit. www.hrci.org
About the Speaker: Larry Thompson, a licensed clinical social worker, is a founding partner of Integrated Care Concepts & Consultation (ICC&C), Eatontown, which provides comprehensive care that integrates medicine, psychotherapy, and mind-body interventions for individuals of all ages. Besides counseling and therapy, Thompson and his colleagues give seminars and workshops throughout N.J. for licensed professionals, business leaders, and community groups to educate the public on mental health awareness and self-care for personal well-being.
Thompson, a graduate of New York University School of Social Work, has held various clinical leadership positions in Monmouth and Ocean counties before creating ICC&C,. Throughout his career, he has helped numerous adult and young workers deal with mental and emotional challenges, such as burn-out, stress, anxiety, depression, and substance use that affect personal and professional effectiveness. Thompson brings a holistic approach to improving workforce and workplace well-being.
N.J. Health Care Networking Group to Meet September 11
The monthly meeting of N.J. Health Care Networking Group, a free organization for anyone in the health care industry, including those who provide ancillary products and services, is Wednesday, September 11, 2019, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Genesis, 2 Deerpark Drive, Monmouth Junction, N.J. 08852.
The N.J. Health Care Networking Group provides an opportunity to build relationships among health care professionals, market events, and promote business. Membership is free; however, register to take advantage of member benefits, such as posting to N.J. Health Care Networking Group’s website all health care and marketing events, training information, employment listings, and access to a member directory.
For more information about N.J. Health Care Networking Group, email Lisa Gallicchio, director of community relations for Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services, Eatontown, at lisa@preferredcares.com, call 732-547-9886, or visit www.njhcnet.com for the monthly location and member events. Meetings take place in a different New Jersey county each month.
Strand Board Honored Lakewood First Responders
To show everyone’s appreciation, the Board of The Strand Center for the Arts, Lakewood, held A Salute to Lakewood First Responders, the first on the scene to help, on August 14 in The Strand Gallery, 400 Clifton Avenue, Lakewood, N.J., with a buffet dinner catered by Pizza Plus, an open bar, entertainment by Acoustic NRG, and an awards ceremony.
The honorees included the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department, the Lakewood Police Department, the Lakewood Volunteer Fire Department, The Lakewood Fire Department, the Lakewood Volunteer First Aid, The Lakewood First Aid EMS, the Lakewood Office of Emergency Management, Hatzolah, the Lakewood Civilian Safety Watch (LCSW), Chaveirim, the Police Benevolent Association (PBA), and Bikur Cholim.
Strand Executive Director Scott MacFadden and Board President Glenn Harrison presented the awards and proclamations from the N.J. State Senate and House of Representatives to Sheriff Mike Mastronardy on behalf of the Ocean County Sheiff’s Department; Captain Joseph Goertz for the Lakewood Police Department; Chief Jason Wallace for the Lakewood Volunteer Fire Department; Captain Jon Yahr for the Lakewood Career Fire Department; Captain Yehuda Shvarzblat for Lakewood Volunteer First Aid EMS; Chief Crystal Vandezilver for Lakewood First Aid EMS; Emergency Management Coordinator Rob Lawson for Lakewood Office of Emergency Management; Joel Tesser for Hatzolah; Jessica Cerchio for LCSW; President Mike Zwick for PBA, Local 71; Yehoshoa Lapides for Bikur Cholim.
Not present: Chaverim and Lakewood Paid Fire Department whose members were on a call. Jon Yahr will accept their award at a later time.
More than 120 guests entering the theater were greeted by the Belmar band “The Pipes and Drums of the Jersey Shore Shillelagh,” made up of seven bagpipers and five drummers led by Drum Major Mark Mastowski and Pipe Sergeant Glenn Allan. Special guests in attendance included Freeholder Director Ginny Haines, Lakewood Mayor Ray Coles, and Lakewood Committeeman Mike D’Elia.
For more information contact Fran Whitney at 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. The box office is opened on Fridays 2:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Visit strand.org or call the box office at (732) 367-7789, Ext. 216.
Designed by world-renowned theater architect Thomas Lamb, The Strand Center for the Arts, 400 Clifton Avenue, Lakewood, N.J., opened in 1922. Pearl Bailey, Dionne Warwick, Milton Berle, Ronnie Spector, Taylor Swift, George Carlin, and many, many more have entertained the public on its stage since its grand opening.
Free Lakewood Music Concert A Night at the Cabaret Rescheduled
Because of inclement weather, the music concert A Night at the Cabaret presented by Jimmy Givens has been rescheduled for Wednesday, August 21, 7:00 p.m. at the John Patrick Sports Complex, Vine Avenue, Lakewood. Bring your lawn chairs, sit back, relax, and enjoy this free Lakewood Township music concert sponsored by Lakewood Township Recreation.
For updates, visit www.lakewoodnj.gov. For more information, contact Lakewood Township Recreation at 732-905-3405.