Protecting Consumers
Ocean County Commissioner Robert S. Arace, liaison to the Ocean County Department of Consumer Affairs led a ceremonial oath of office for Ocean County Consumer Affairs Director Ronald Heinzman, recently named President of the County and Municipal Consumer Agencies.
Women’s Advocate of the Year
The Ocean County Advisory Commission on the Status of Women brought the month of March – Women’s History Month – to a close by honoring the achievements of women, in particular, Deanna Sperling, President and Chief Executive Officer of Barnabas Health Behavioral Health Center and Senior Vice President of Behavioral Health Services for the RWJBH Behavioral Health service line, who was named the 2025 Women’s Advocate of the Year.
Happy 100th Anniversary Pine Beach
Noting it has been called the “Pearl of the Toms River,” the Ocean County Board of Commissioners recognized the small borough overlooking the southern bank of the Toms River on its 100th birthday March 25.
Dress to Impress
Ocean County Commissioner Jennifier Bacchione recently visited the Toms River Branch of the Ocean County Library for the first night of the 2025 Prom Dress Giveaway.
Happy 175th Birthday Ocean County
The Ocean County Board of Commissioners, joined by members of the Ocean County Government staff, members of the cultural, heritage and arts communities, and residents, kicked off the County’s 175th anniversary known as a demisemiseptcentennial with a ceremony and the burial of a time capsule at the Ocean County Administration Building, Toms River on Feb. 27.