{"id":9377,"date":"2026-01-08T12:48:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T17:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/GalleryWP\/?p=9377"},"modified":"2026-01-08T12:49:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T17:49:59","slug":"ocean-county-kicks-off-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/GalleryWP\/ocean-county-kicks-off-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Ocean County Kicks Off 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ocean County leadership came together on Jan. 7 for the 2026 Organization Meeting of the Ocean County Board of Commissioners at the Ocean County Administration Building, Toms River. With family, friends, county staff, and elected officials in attendance, the Board welcomed new Commissioners Sam Ellenbogen and Ray Gormley to their first three-year terms.<\/p>\n<p>The Board also appointed Commissioner Frank Sadeghi to serve as Director and Commissioner Jennifier Bacchione as Deputy Director for 2026.<\/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-9377 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 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