Tag: Ocean County College
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Ocean County College trustees name school’s new president
TOMS RIVER — The Ocean County College Board of Trustees has announced that Dr. Pamela Monaco has been selected as the next president of Ocean County College. Monaco currently serves as the vice president of academic and student affairs at Wilbur Wright College in Chicago. She will join Ocean County College on July 1, 2023,…
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OCC Foundation presents an evening with Philippe Cousteau
Philippe Cousteau, an Emmy-nominated TV host, producer, author, speaker and social entrepreneur, will speak at the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts, Toms River, on May 19 at 6:30 p.m. as part of the Ocean County College Foundation’s ongoing Blauvelt Speaker Series. Inspired by the legacy of his grandfather, famed ocean explorer Jacques…
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Tri-Town News news briefs, July 7
The Ocean County College Athletics Department has been awarded a grant from the NJCAA Foundation and the First Point Volleyball Foundation to launch a men’s volleyball program. The grant will support the addition of men’s volleyball to the Vikings’ sports programs, beginning in the spring of 2023, according to a press release. “We are very…
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Middlesex County College’s Pink Night scores big win for cancer awareness
“Pink Night,” a program in which the Middlesex County College (MCC) and Ocean County College basketball teams support cancer awareness each year, was held at MCC in Edison on Jan. 23. The teams from both schools wore special warm-up t-shirts and members of the MCC volleyball and softball teams organized a bake sale and…
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Howell police sergeant retires
HOWELL – Detective Sgt. John Lopez has retired from the Howell Police Department after 21 years on the force. Lopez recently earned a master’s degree in public administration and will become the director of security at Ocean County College, Toms River. “I feel fortunate to have been able to call myself a Howell police officer…
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Jazz musician to perform works of Mercer, Carmichael during show at Grunin Center in Toms River
The Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College will present Gabrielle Stravelli at 8 p.m. on Sept. 15. “I Walk With Music” is dedicated to the classic music of Johnny Mercer and Hoagy Carmichael. Joining Stravelli will be pianist Art Hirahara, bassist Pat O’Leary and drummer Eric Halvorson. Tickets are…
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Helmetta welcomes new police officer
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer HELMETTA — The borough has a new police officer. Eric Fricks was sworn in as a full-time police officer with the Helmetta Police Department in front of his family and friends during the Sept. 21 council meeting. Mayor Christopher Slavicek and the council welcomed the new officer with a cake.…