Promoting Disability Awareness
In honor of October being National Disability Employment Awareness Month, the Ocean County Commission for Individuals with Disabilities and the Ocean County Workforce Development Board hosted a Disability Employment Services Fair at the Toms River Branch of the Ocean County Library on Oct. 16.
Helping Hands
The Ocean County Board of Commissioners joined the Ocean County Veterans Service Bureau and WBNJ 91.9 FM to host a food drive for the Military Support Alliance Food Warriors Program. The event took place on Oct. 5 outside the Ocean County Southern Service Center in Manahawkin.
Saluting Basic Police Recruit Class #115
The Ocean County Police Academy graduated 29 new police officers during a graduation ceremony Oct. 4 at Georgian Court University, Lakewood.
Bringing Social Services Directly to the Community
With large ceremonial scissors in hand, members of the Ocean County Board of Social Services, the Ocean County Board of Commissioners, social service providers, and social service staff celebrated the arrival of the first mobile outreach unit for social services in Ocean County during a ribbon cutting ceremony Sept. 26.
Never Forget
Led by the Director of the Ocean County Board of Commissioners Joseph H. Vicari, Ocean County’s annual Day of Remembrance Ceremony marked the 22nd anniversary of the devastating events that unfolded on Sept. 11, 2001 at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and United Airlines Flight 93.