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Lakewood Township Shade Tree Commission Recognizes Arbor Day Poster Contest Winners

Lakewood Mayor Menashe Miller and members of Lakewood’s Shade Tree Commission recently recognized the winners of the annual Arbor Day Poster Contest, open to public school students, grades one to six. All recipients received a Proclamation from Lakewood Township and from the New Jersey State Legislature, and two tickets to a Lakewood BlueClaws game, donated…


Twin City Jewelers II Opens This Saturday in Howell

After 35 years, Tom Calabro, the owner of Twin City Jewelers, Lakewood, is opening Twin City Jewelers II, 4435 Route 9 North, Howell, New Jersey, Saturday, June 14, at 1:00 p.m. Harry Beck, who has worked alongside Calabro for 15 years, will be the store manager. Senator Robert Singer, Howell Deputy Mayor Robert Nicastro, and…


Jonathan Herman, COO of Eatontown Company, Recognized by NJBiz Magazine

NJBiz, a New Jersey business news journal, has named Jonathan Herman, 37, one of South Jersey’s top 20 young business professionals under the age of 40. Herman, the COO of Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services, Eatontown, a company that provides a wide range of medical and non-medical home health care services from pediatric…


OHI Is Sponsoring a Blood Drive This Friday, June 6

OHI Sponsors Blood Drive This Friday OHI (Ocean Health Initiatives), a federally qualified health center, with locations in Lakewood, Toms River, and Manahawkin, is sponsoring a Blood Drive at 101 Second Street, Lakewood, Friday, June 6 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. to benefit the Central Jersey Blood Center. Donors should drink water before donating…


People Intelligence – The Science of Emotional Skills and Deception

Emotional awareness is considered by many to be the most important skill required for successful leadership and HR professionals. The program “People Intelligence – The Science of Emotional Skills and Deception” will introduce how emotions are triggered and how to more effectively manage them to create more effective relationships. To understand others, it is important…


Brick Woman Opens Business So She Can Enjoy Mosquito-Free Outdoors

What if you were allergic to mosquitoes? Imagine being “eaten alive” and miserable at picnics, backyard activities, pool parties, barbecues, and any outdoor activities. Marsha Luna-Grover, Brick, is allergic to mosquitoes and like many people she was desperate to find a solution just to be able to enjoy the outdoors. She tried all the home…


Lakewood to Honor All Soldiers Monday, May 26

Lakewood Township to Honor All Soldiers Monday, May 26, 2014 Members of the Lakewood Township community are honoring the heroic actions of those men and women who have served in the military and are now serving in the military on Monday, May 26, 2014, with a parade and services at the All War Memorial Amphitheater…


Local Woman Business Owner Nominated Outstanding Entrepreneur in Statewide Contest

Cristina L. Amyot, Jackson, the president and CEO of EnformHR, a human resources consulting firm, 125 Half Mile Road, Suite 200, Red Bank, was nominated for the Leading Women Entrepreneurs Award from among hundreds of women from New Jersey, Connecticut, New York and Pennsylvania. A board from Leading Women Entrepreneurs, a company that recognizes outstanding…


Howell Resident Promoted to Director of Community Relations for Preferred Home Health Care

Lisa Gallicchio, Howell, N.J., has been promoted to Director of Community Relations for Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services (PHHC), Eatontown, a company that provides home care for individuals in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. As Director of Community Relations, Gallicchio will focus on raising the public presence and prominence of Preferred in New Jersey…


Really? Future Cars Running Only on Natural Gas or Electricity? Get the Facts – Join the Discussion

Would you prefer to plug your car in to a special electrical outlet instead of heading to a gas station? Or maybe you would rather fill ‘er up with compressed natural gas, a fuel-efficient, environmentally clean form of fuel? The public is invited to learn more at the MODC technology panel discussion Alternate Energy Vehicles:…