Author: Greater Media
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JBJ Soul Kitchen: Serving up hope and sustainability
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Jon Bon Jovi and Bob Laurino on Laurino’s farm. The Soul Kitchen maintains a 1-acre patch on Laurino’s farm to bolster its supply of fresh produce. PHOTOS COURTESY OF JBJ SOUL KITCHEN The Jon Bon Jovi Soul Kitchen is approaching its fourth anniversary with a menu that celebrates farm-to-table…
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Duncan, a Cairn terrier, joins the mum shopping fun in a wagon at Kaczor’s Mum Farm, Cream Ridge, on a hot September afternoon. RAY CHISTE
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Hospice volunteer offers sincere suggestions
Less than 45 percent of dying Americans receive hospice care at home, and nearly half of those are referred to hospice within just two weeks of death. Hospice was designed to provide end-oflife care, but this is brink-of-death care. As the end of life approaches, there is a lot we can do to make the…
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HUD, FEMA deliver reprieve to Sandy homeowners
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that it would not seek the repayment of Sandy grant funds that duplicate homeowners’ revised insurance payments up to $20,000 as a result of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) review process. In addition, the Federal Emergency Management Agency…
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Wine tasting to benefit agency
The Monmouth County Chamber of Commerce in Hazlet is sponsoring a charity Wine Tasting from 3-6 p.m. Oct. 18 at Pop’s Garage, 1000 Ocean Ave., Asbury Park. Proceeds will benefit the Community Affairs and Resource Center, a nonprofit social service organization. The cost is $45 per person and will include music entertainment by Strumberry Pie…
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Catching some waves
Clockwise from above: Liam O’Donnel, 12, from Middletown, catches a wave during the Grom Division of the Skim Bash skimboarding contest in Sea Bright on Sept. 12. Cahill Wall, 16, from Belmar catches a wave and lands second place in the Shredder Division of the Skim Bash competition. Judges take in scores while participants prep…
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Sunny skies and warm weather resulted in robust Sea Bright summer
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — Close to 70,000 people visited Sea Bright this summer. “This has been a significant year for us,” said Councilman John Lamia, who chairs the beach committee, at a Borough Council meeting on Sept. 15. Lamia reported the overall numbers collected during the summer beach season. Some 69,379…
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BUSINESS BRIEFS
Warshauer Electric Supply, an electrical wholesaler, received its 11th and 12th tED Magazine Best of the Best awards, winning in the categories of Brand Awareness, for the newly rebranded Lighting Design Center at Warshauer Electric, and Literature/ Selling Tool, for its brochure “The Basics of Lighting & Lighting Design.” Warshauer’s Marketing Director Kennie Blanck accepted…
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Oceanport finds another option for borough hall
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer OCEANPORT — With another option available, the Borough Council has delayed a decision on where to locate a new borough hall. The council was set to vote on a resolution at the Sept. 17 meeting to select Maria Gatta Park as the future home for the municipal complex. However, the…
