WMGQ Magic 98.3, New Brunswick, switched to an all-holiday format as of Nov. 22 at 12:01 a.m. and will continue through Christmas Day. According to Tim Tefft, program director and afternoon-drive host, the decision to make the switch earlier was done to accommodate listener demand for more holiday music. The play list will include traditional holiday music and holiday hits by Magic 98.3 artists. The station is owned by Greater Media Inc., which owns 19 radio stations in Boston, Detroit, Philadelphia and New Jersey.
Monmouth County Freeholder Thomas J. Powers recently received the 2004 Joshua Huddy Distinguished Citizen Award from the Monmouth Council, Boy Scouts of America. The award was established in 1974 to “recognize those who show truly outstanding devotion to their fellow man.” It is named for Capt. Joshua Huddy, Colts Neck, a Revolutionary War militia hero. He was eventually captured and imprisoned on a British ship and later hanged in what is now the Borough of Highlands.
Powers was raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., and moved his growing family to Matawan Township (now Aberdeen) in the 1960s. He became active in the community, seeking and winning election to the Township Council, a position he held for 10 years. He then sought and won the mayoralty and served the township as its senior executive for four years. He was elected to his first term on the Board of Freeholders in 1981, and has been re-elected six times.
Powers served with the U.S. Army in the Special Services unit. He is active in the Irish-American community and has membership in the Friendly Sons of the Shillelagh, the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of the Jersey Shore, and the Irish Federation. He resides in Wall Township with his wife of 45 years, Barbara. The couple are the parents of six and the grandparents of 17.
The nonprofit Association of New Jersey Chiropractors will sponsor a statewide food drive through Dec. 31. In the local area, nonperishable food items for the needy may be brought to Alexander Chiropractic Offices, 875 Poole Ave., Hazlet. For more information, call (732) 264-9444.
Pleasant Valley Adult Day Center, 678 N. Beers St., Holmdel, will host the lecture “Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease” Dec. 6 at 7 p.m. Eileen Doremus of the Greater New Jersey Chapter of Alzheimer’s Association will give the free lecture; registration is required. To register, call (732) 888-4567.
The center is an affiliate of Bayshore Community Health Services, Holmdel.
Bayshore Fitness and Wellness Center, 1420 Route 36, Hazlet, will present “Lite Yoga and Lunch” for seniors Dec. 8 at 10 a.m. The fee is $5 for the class and lunch; registration is required. To register, call (732) 290-7051.
The center is an affiliate of Bayshore Community Health Services, Holmdel.
The Holmdel office of Weichert, Realtors has announced sales associates Ed Brakowski, Billie Metzger and Mohanie Kaulesar were recognized for industry achievements during the month of July. Brakowski led the office in listings and revenue unit. He is a member of Weichert’s Sales Club, and qualified for the New Jersey Association of Realtors 2003 Circle of Excellence Sales Club at the bronze level. He was also named the office’s mentor for 2003. Metzger, a member of the Sales Club, led the office in dollar volume, while Kaulesar led the office in sales.
Stanley Szczepaniak, Matawan, was recently elected the Monmouth County manager of the New Jersey Firemen’s Home for the 2004-08 term during the Monmouth County Firemen’s Relief Association caucus held recently at Long Branch Middle School. The event was held prior to the annual convention of the New Jersey State Firemen’s Association, and Freeholder Theodore J. Narozanick addressed firemen in attendance.