{"id":7169,"date":"2024-07-19T10:47:32","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T14:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/GalleryWP\/?p=7169"},"modified":"2024-07-19T10:47:49","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T14:47:49","slug":"celebrating-my-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/GalleryWP\/celebrating-my-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating My County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As part of National County Government month activities, students in Ocean County again created posters choosing what they consider the best qualities of a County that is home to more than 650,000 residents. The contest winners \u2013 all fourth graders \u2013 were recently honored by the Ocean County Board of Commissioners along with Ocean County Clerk Scott M. Colabella. The first place winner was Anna Buttacavoli of St. Joseph School, Toms River; second place winner, Lucas Placa, Long Beach Island Grade School; third place winner, Annabel Romero Rojas, Clifton Ave. School, Lakewood, and honorable mention, Zoe Vasquez, St. Dominic\u2019s School, Brick. Ocean County Clerk Colabella, who leads the annual poster contest, noted that 58 fourth grade pupils entered the contest from 23 schools in Ocean County. The contest winners were selected by the public who cast their \u201clikes\u201d for their favorite poster on Facebook. \u201cThis poster contest is a great way to teach our young residents the many attributes Ocean County has to offer,\u201d said Deputy Director of the Ocean County Board of Commissioners Gary Quinn, who is liaison to the Ocean County Clerk\u2019s office. \u201cThe Ocean County Board of Commissioners extends its appreciation to all the students who participated in this annual event.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7169 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/GalleryWP\/celebrating-my-county\/049a0145\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/GalleryWP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/049A0145-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"annual Ocean County poster contest\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/GalleryWP\/celebrating-my-county\/049a0180\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/GalleryWP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/049A0180-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"annual Ocean County poster contest\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/GalleryWP\/celebrating-my-county\/049a0181\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/GalleryWP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/049A0181-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"annual Ocean County poster contest\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/GalleryWP\/celebrating-my-county\/049a0183\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/GalleryWP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/049A0183-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"annual Ocean County poster contest\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/GalleryWP\/celebrating-my-county\/049a0187\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/GalleryWP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/049A0187-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"annual Ocean County poster contest\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/GalleryWP\/celebrating-my-county\/049a0189\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/GalleryWP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/049A0189-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"annual Ocean County poster contest\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of National County Government month activities, students in Ocean County again created posters choosing what they consider the best qualities of a County that is home to more than 650,000 residents. 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