By all accounts we fared quite well in the wake of the most recent snowstorm which dumped anywhere from 3-9 inches in most shore area towns. Work crews did a great job of getting most major roads plowed and cleared just hours after the snow stopped. The one thing you want to watch out for today is ice, especially on roads and sidewalks that were not completely cleared. All in all kudos to those that got the job done so we could get out and get on with our day.
The Toms River-Ocean County Chamber of Commerce will honor attorney Robert Shea and Ocean of Love with their 2011 Pinnacle Leadership Philanthropic Awards during a luncheon next Wednesday (January 19) at Woodlake Country Club in Lakewood. Shea of R.C. Shea & Associates and Ocean of Love were previously honored as Distinguished Citizen and Organization of the Year which is the criteria to receive the Pinnacle Awards, along with continued involvement in the community. Executive Director Linda Gillick will be saluted on behalf of Ocean of Love, a support group for children and their families with cancer in Ocean County. Next Wednesday’s luncheon is sponsored by New Jersey Natural Gas and for ticket information you can call the Chamber office at (732) 349-0220. WOBM received a Pinnacle Award last year.
Two of the shore’s top high school football programs have head coaching vacancies with one expected to be filled as early as next week. Neptune is now searching for a head coach as Don Sofikanich has left after just one season to take over at Bishop Ahr in Edison which is closer to his home in Middlesex County.
Sofikanich was 6-4 at Neptune in 2010 after leading Asbury Park to three consecutive state championships. Among those who might be interested in the position is former Point Boro coach Calvin Thompson and the key might be whether Neptune thinks it’s important that their coach teach in the school, which Sofikanich did not. Thompson is not a teacher.
The other opening many are watching is at Toms River South as Bill Hill will not return after three seasons. It appears likely the choice will come from within the district which might bode well for Ron Signorino Jr, one of several candidates who have applied for the job. The School Board could make a decision at its meeting next Tuesday.
Special birthday wishes to my wife Jane today….a marvelous wife and incredible mother!
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