Be Supported, Be Successful, and Be Brookdale

Brookdale Community College

At Brookdale Community College, academic excellence, student success, affordability, and community impact are more than priorities. They are the foundation of who we are. Every program, partnership, and learning experience is designed to help students Be Supported, Be Successful, and Be Brookdale as they pursue meaningful and rewarding futures. Our commitment to quality is reflected in what our students experience every day: • 81 percent say professors put significant effort into teaching their classes. • 76 percent report it is easy to get the classes they need. • 92 percent feel confident they will find a job in their field after graduation. • A 17 to 1 student-faculty ratio ensures personalized support and mentorship. • Graduates earn a median salary of $50,836 five years out, well above the national average. With more than 60 degree and certificate programs, Brookdale offers flexible in-person, hybrid, and online options to meet students where they are. Our seamless transfer pathways—with Rutgers University, Georgian Court University, Kean University, and Monmouth University—allow students to complete their bachelor’s degrees right here in Monmouth County. We also offer more than 40 transfer agreements with leading four-year colleges and universities from Paris to New Jersey and beyond, guaranteeing qualified students junior-year status. Several agreements even provide three-plus-one pathways so your junior year can be completed at Brookdale for significant savings. Students also benefit from robust career services, workforce partnerships, and hands-on learning that prepare them for in-demand careers in nursing, business, engineering, information technology, criminal justice, cybersecurity, liberal arts, and more. Brookdale’s rigorous programs and dedicated faculty empower students to Be Bold, excel in a rapidly changing world, and graduate with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to succeed.

Monmouth County

New York City Metropolitan Area

Asbury Park

New Jersey

At Brookdale Community College, academic excellence, student success, affordability, and community impact are more than priorities. They are the...

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4JG's Orchards & Vineyards, LLC.

Picturesque, family-owned winery with fun wine tastings in a beautiful and historic farm setting.  Known for its award-winning wines made from grapes grown on site.  Sample our wines and enjoy a glass while walking through the vineyards.  During the holiday season, it becomes a spectacular you pick, we cut Christmas tree farm.  

Sara Winick

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Picturesque, family-owned winery with fun wine tastings in a beautiful and historic farm setting. Known for its award-winning wines made from...

Transforming New Jersey Backyards Into Private Oases

The Pool Boss

Based in Wayne, New Jersey, The Pool Boss is an award-winning design and construction firm recognized as one of the "world’s greatest" pool companies and a premier builder in New Jersey. Specializing in rapid, high-quality installations and custom backyard transformations, the company offers elite amenities including fire pits, landscaping, hardscaping, water features, and outdoor kitchens. As an owner-operated company, The Pool Boss is led by founder and CEO Christopher Argenziano, whose hands-on approach ensures accountability and precision for every project. Built on the philosophy that a five-star experience is created by people rather than just plans, The Pool Boss provides bespoke designs tailored to the unique vision and needs of every family. 

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Alexis Tarrazi

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Based in Wayne, New Jersey, The Pool Boss is an award-winning design and construction firm recognized as one of the "world’s greatest" pool...

The Teaching Dragon

Elementary school tutor specializing in one on one tutoring grades PreK - 3rd grade in person or on zoom.  Experienced empathetic teacher building student confidence and a passion for learning.

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5 Star Mediterranean & Turkish experience in NJ

Marmara Mediterranean Cuisine

From casual luncheons to elegant dinners, our restaurant brings people together around food, belly dancing and jazz that feels both comforting and elevated. Whether it's a family celebration, a corporate meeting, a special milestone, or just a casual night out, we'll help you create an experience filled with warmth, tradition, and authentic Mediterranean flavors and outstanding service.

Karen Wall

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Ranney School

Ranney School is a co-educational, college preparatory school for students age 3 through grade 12. Located in Tinton Falls, Ranney provides an exceptional learning environment and rigorous academic program where students are known and valued. Our dedicated and passionate faculty help foster an environment that allows students to find their interests and pursue them, while creating an educational journey that supports each student’s individual path.

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Scarlet Reserve Room

We are independently owned, family-driven, and deeply rooted in the Monmouth County cannabis community — not backed by multi-state operators or corporate investors. Our mission is to keep cannabis culture alive in New Jersey while providing safe, premium, and compliant cannabis products to local customers. For anyone who believes in second chances and social equity in the New Jersey cannabis market, our journey shows it’s possible — even when the odds feel stacked against you. We’re proud to lead by example and build a trusted Englishtown and Monmouth County dispensary for the next generation of cannabis consumers and entrepreneurs. Our journey proves that redemption and determination can break barriers. Once facing charges for the very plant now fueling an industry, our founder rebuilt from the ground up — earning degrees, mastering business, and creating safe, trusted spaces for cannabis and wellness. Today, Scarlet Reserve Room stands proudly as an independently owned, legacy-to-legal Englishtown dispensary, keeping culture alive and proving second chances matter.

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We are independently owned, family-driven, and deeply rooted in the Monmouth County cannabis community — not backed by multi-state operators or...

Call the best with over 100 years in business!

Asbury Park Window Cleaning Company

We perform home and business window cleaning to Monmouth and Ocean counties. After a Century in business, we have perfected the art of window cleaning! Call for free estimates.

Holmdel-Hazlet

We perform home and business window cleaning to Monmouth and Ocean counties. After a Century in business, we have perfected the art of window...

East Coast Diving Center

East Coast Diving Center is your friendly full service PADI 5 Star SCUBA Diving and Snorkeling Facility established in 1977. We offer courses from beginner to advanced. Our Travel Department offers vacations near and far. ECDC is proud to be an Oceanic, Sherwood, Poseidon, Ocean Reef Full Face Mask, Sales and Service Center. Our store hours are Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 12:00-8:00pm, Tuesday from 6:00-8:00pm, Saturday 10:00am–6:00pm. We are CLOSED Thursday and Sunday. Visit our website for more information: www.EastCoastDivingCenter.com

Carly Baldwin

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East Coast Diving Center is your friendly full service PADI 5 Star SCUBA Diving and Snorkeling Facility established in 1977. We offer courses from...

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Champion Force Athletics

We strive to offer the highest quality programs at the cost most families can afford. Classes are held once a week and are priced affordably (only $10 for beginner classes) with a pay-as-you-go option. We want all families to have access to youth programs that inspire and empower children.

Luzerne County

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Metropolitan Area

Wilkes-Barre

Pennsylvania

We strive to offer the highest quality programs at the cost most families can afford. Classes are held once a week and are priced affordably (only ...

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The NJ Paddock Car Storage Facility

An INSURED, Secure, Climate Controlled Antique, Classic and Exotic car storage facility.

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Parents....Get Your Vacation Time Back with Epic Dayz!

Epic Dayz 

During the school year there are random days off where finding coverage is a scramble or parents are forced to take the day off. We are here to help by taking the children on an Epic Dayz adventure and freeing up those precious vacation days! Epic Dayz offers an exciting day of adventure and travel for children in grades 2 through 7. It's an Epic Dayz experience for kids and an EZ solution for parents who are looking for engaging activities and programs for their children when school is not in session. ***Registration Live*** Limited Space Available *** Save yourself the time, headache, and (most importantly) your vacation days with Epic Dayz! Make every day count for each child and give them an adventure they will love. In the meantime, you get your vacation days back so everyone wins! With transportation, activities, and meals taken care of, you can worry less while getting more! Book now to secure your spot for the season! www.epicdayznj.com/adventure-registration ***Registration Live*** Limited Space Available *** Questions? Comments? Concerns? Contact: info@epicdayzinc.com

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Physical therapy practice with hundreds of 5 star reviews!

db Ortho PT

db Orthopedic Physical Therapy (db Ortho PT) is a leading provider of outpatient physical therapy in Monmouth County with state of the art facilities in Red Bank and Manalapan. We are proud to have hundreds of 5 star reviews with the care delivered by 8 highly skilled Doctors of Physical Therapy and a passionate support staff. Amazing customer service is our mission which is reflected in our patient outcomes. Five of our DPT’s are also Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialists, which no other practice can claim. We also have two clinicians who are Certified in Dry Needling as well as highly equiped facilities with the Alter-g Antigravity Treadmill, Opton Class IV laser, Zimmer Enpulse shockwave, Therm-x vasopneumatic heat and cryotherapy to name a few of our modalities. Experience the Best in Breed at db OrthoPT! Ps- we are not a corporate owned practice controlled by private equity money like many other PT clinics with 40 locations and PT has ownership of the practice.

Red Bank-Shrewsbury

db Orthopedic Physical Therapy (db Ortho PT) is a leading provider of outpatient physical therapy in Monmouth County with state of the art...

Just when you thought it couldn't get any crazier, Survivor Night is back and bigger than ever. Open to fourth and fifth graders. Outwit, outlast and outplay in a series of extreme relays in the Recreation Center Gym. Fee is $5 per person.

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618 Restaurant - Banquets

Join our Y on Thursday, May 28, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at 618 Restaurant in Freehold<a href="https://ymcanj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/8514-FHY-Community-Celebration-Flier-2.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><img src="https://ymcanj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/8514-FHY-Community-Celebration-Flier.png" srcset="https://ymcanj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/8514-FHY-Community-Celebration-Flier-116x150.png 116w, https://ymcanj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/8514-FHY-Community-Celebration-Flier-200x259.png 200w, https://ymcanj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/8514-FHY-Community-Celebration-Flier-232x300.png 232w, https://ymcanj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/8514-FHY-Community-Celebration-Flier-400x518.png 400w, https://ymcanj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/8514-FHY-Community-Celebration-Flier-600x776.png 600w, https://ymcanj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/8514-FHY-Community-Celebration-Flier-768x994.png 768w, https://ymcanj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/8514-FHY-Community-Celebration-Flier-791x1024.png 791w, https://ymcanj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/8514-FHY-Community-Celebration-Flier-800x1035.png 800w, https://ymcanj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/8514-FHY-Community-Celebration-Flier-1187x1536.png 1187w, https://ymcanj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/8514-FHY-Community-Celebration-Flier-1200x1553.png 1200w, https://ymcanj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/8514-FHY-Community-Celebration-Flier.png 1545w"></a> for an evening celebrating community impact and honoring individuals who have made outstanding contributions to positive outcomes for local children and families.
Congratulations to our award recipients! Maureen Fasano RED TRIANGLE AWARD
Freehold Municipal Alliance COMMUNITY IMPACT AWARD
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All proceeds support the Freehold Family YMCA Annual Campaign, ensuring access to Y programs for all.

Local Event: Freehold Family YMCA Community Celebration

Freehold Family YMCA Community Celebration

 Join our Y on Thursday, May 28, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at 618 Restaurant in Freehold for an evening celebrating community impact and...

Dorbrook Recreation Area

Monmouth County, NJ — A new step toward inclusive play and communication access is coming to Dorbrook Park with the installation and official unveiling of an Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) board, the first of its kind in the local park system.
The communication board is designed to support children and adults who are non-speaking, minimally speaking, or who benefit from visual language supports. By using symbols and pictures representing core words, social phrases, and common playground vocabulary, the board allows users to express needs, make comments, ask questions, and engage more fully with peers during play.
The installation at Dorbrook Park reflects a growing community commitment to accessibility and inclusion in everyday environments—not just clinical or school settings. Advocates emphasize that language learning and communication development happen best across natural contexts, especially in places where children gather, play, and interact.
Speech-language pathologists involved in the project highlight that AAC is not limited to individuals with complex communication needs, but can also benefit early language learners, children with language delays, and those developing social communication skills. Exposure to robust language models in real-world environments helps build vocabulary, support joint attention, and encourage reciprocal interaction between peers.
“This is about giving every child a voice at the park,” said one local clinician involved in the initiative. “When communication tools are available in community spaces, we reduce barriers and increase opportunities for connection.”
The board includes a range of core words such as go, stop, help, want, and play, along with fringe vocabulary related to playground equipment, social interaction, and emotions. Families, caregivers, and peers are encouraged to model language use on the board during play to support natural language development.
The AAC installation at Dorbrook Park is expected to serve as a model for future inclusive communication access points throughout Monmouth County parks and surrounding communities.
<h3>With Gratitude</h3>
This project would not have been possible without the generous support of our sponsors: the Red Bank Rotary, Spot On Therapy Services, Manasquan Bank, and Ivy Hill Preschool. Their commitment to inclusion and community access helped bring this vision to life and expand communication opportunities for all children.
Community members are invited to visit Dorbrook Park to explore the board, learn how it works, and experience how simple tools can create meaningful access for all communicators.
<h3>About AAC</h3>
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) includes all forms of communication beyond spoken language, including gestures, pictures, communication boards, and speech-generating devices. AAC supports individuals of all ages in expressing themselves and participating more fully in daily life.

Local Event: Unveiling of first AAC communication board at Dorbrook Park

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