AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE Harrogate Celebrates e “Pride Of Brielle” Honorees

LAKEWOOD – Harrogate Life Plan Community is celebrating Brielle’s Chamber of Commerce choice of the ‘Pride of Brielle’ honorees. The chamber has chosen Kevin and Mary-Jo Kinneally as this year’s recipients. This is the fi rst time a couple has been jointly named as honorees. The award recognizes the Kinneally’s as the community’s outstanding citizens of 2022. The award is to honor upstanding members of the community who have given of themselves for the benefit of the Brielle community. The Kinneally’s have lived and volunteered in Brielle for over 30 years.

Mary-Jo Kinneally is the Director of Financial Services at Harrogate Life Care Community. She had worked for an auditing fi rm prior to joining Harrogate. Mary-Jo knew from her volunteer work in Brielle, she loved working as part of a team, whose contributions benefit the community. When the opportunity at Harrogate was presented, it seemed like the perfect position for her to use her fi nancial skill set and to be part of a community where she could contribute. Mary-Jo added, “my husband and I are honored to be recognized by the town of Brielle.

I am overwhelmed by the support I have received from the Harrogate community. After over 30 years in public accounting, I made the right decision in joining the amazing team at Harrogate.”

Charles Benjamin, Executive Director of Harrogate, upon hearing about Mary-Jo’s recognition as the “Pride of Brielle,” commented, it comes as “no surprise to the residents and staff of Harrogate.” “Anyone who engages with Mary-Jo recognizes she gives 100% of herself to better our community. Whether it be her meticulous preparation of fi nancial statements or dancing the night away with residents at one of the Harrogate parties, her immersion in our community has been a blessing as I am sure it has been for Brielle.”

Mr. Benjamin, and members of the Harrogate Life Plan Community leadership team will be participating in the recognition event in May to thank Kevin and Mary-Jo for their contributions to both Brielle and Harrogate!

If you would like more information about this topic, call Gloria Walsh at 732 905 4650, or email gwalsh@hgate.org.

Ocean County Prescription Drug Take Back Day

By Alyssa Riccardi

OCEAN COUTNY – The Annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day has returned! Help save a life by cleaning out your medicine cabinet and participating on April 22.

Join the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office in this initiative to get rid of potentially dangerous, expired, unused and unwanted prescription medications.

A drop off location will be located at the front of the Ocean County Justice Complex, located at 120 Hooper Avenue, in Toms River, between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Drop off any pills, tablets, capsules, patches, and other solid forms of prescription drugs. They will also be taking vaping devices but lithium batteries must be removed. They will not be accepting liquids, syringes and illegal drugs.

Since 2010, National Prescription Drug Take Back Day has been held bi-annually and the Drug Enforcement Administration and its law enforcement partners have collected 15.2 million pounds of medication.

In October 2022, the public turned in 647,163 pounds of medication to the Drug Enforcement Administration and its 4,340 community partners, at 4,902 collection sites nationwide.

“Take Back Day is an effective tool in reducing the availability of unused medication and prescription drugs. I encourage all of our residents to take advantage of this opportunity to turn these items over to law enforcement,” Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said.

For more information on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day and other collection sites, visit bit.ly/2021collectionsites.

Lane Closure Planned For Seaside Bridge

By Chris Lundy

TOMS RIVER – The left lane of the bridge coming back from Seaside will be closed from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Mondays through Thursdays starting on April 16, the New Jersey Department of Transportation said.

The work will take a few weeks, the department said. The center lane might also be closed if needed. However, there will always be at least one lane heading west.

The eastbound lanes will have no closures.

Drivers are asked to drive slowly and carefully through the construction area. There will be signs to alert them to traffic changes. Expect delays heading west on these days.

Bridge deck and joint repairs need to be done, they said. It’s part of a $9.6 million maintenance contract.

The timing of the construction may vary due to factors such as weather.

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