‘Student Opportunity’ Is Aim for County College Southern Education Center

As the director of Ocean County College’s Southern Education Center, James Hauenstein’s responsibilities are, “simply stated – student opportunity.” In part, Hauenstein, who took the reins of the SEC in November, wants to further spread the word about this one-stop-shop satellite site, located on Cedar Bridge Road in Manahawkin. For OCC students in southern Ocean County, the facility is optimal, […]

Lighthouse International Film Festival Volunteer Meet and Greet Set for May 19


The 2019 Lighthouse International Film Festival won’t take place until Thursday, June 6 through Sunday, June 9. But that’s going to be here in a blink of an eye for the folks organizing the internationally recognized festival, named in 2018 as one of “The 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World” by MovieMaker Magazine. Three weeks will likely seem like […]

Blessing of the Bikes Set for Moose Lodge Sunday


The first-ever “Blessing of the Bikes: East Coast” is New Jersey’s version of Moose International’s event by the same name, which happens each May out in Illinois. Locally, the blessing will take place at the Beach Haven Moose Lodge on Route 72 in Manahawkin on Sunday, May 19, starting at 11 a.m. Moose Rider and event organizer Angelo Sammartano explained […]