Ocean County Almanac

• Business & Industry Resources
  Associations and Organizations
  Monmouth / Ocean Chapter of the New Jersey Association of Woman Business Owners (NJAWBO)
  serving Monmouth, Cumberland and Ocean Counties
  

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  Center for Non-Profit Corporations
  

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  New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA)
  

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  New Jersey Commerce (NJC & EGC) – Economic Growth and Tourism Commission
  

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  New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology (NJCST)
  

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  New Jersey Technology Council (NJTC)
  

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  Research & Development Council of New Jersey (RDNJ)
  

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  Development and Reference Information
  Location NJ
  

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  New Jersey Business Portal
  

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  New Jersey Business Resource Centers (NJBRC)
  

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  New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program (NJMEP)
  

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  New Jersey Small Business Development Center (NJSBDC)
  

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  Women's Business Center of New Jersey (WBC-NJ)
  

• Chambers of Commerce
  Ocean County Chamber of Commerce – Toms River
  

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  Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce – Ship Bottom
  

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  Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce (GPCC)
  

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  New Jersey Chamber of Commerce (NJCC)
  

• Economic Resources
  Economic Development of the Ocean County Department of Planning (NJEDA)
  

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  Southern New Jersey Development Council (SNJDC)
  

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  New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)
  

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  Economic Development Association of New Jersey (EDANJ)
  

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  Northeast Economic Developers Association (NEDA)
  

Commuter and Transportation Information

Central Jersey Rail Coalition
An effort to restore New York City Passenger Service; via the old Monmouth, Ocean, Middlesex (MOM) Rail Line.


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Monmouth - Ocean - Middlesex Rail Study of the Ocean County Department of Planning (NJEDA)


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North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA)


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New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT)
· Greater Mercer Transportation Management Association (TMA)


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· NJ Commuter.com and Construction Updates


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· Park&Ride Locators for Ocean County NJDOT Share the Ride and NJT Buses Locations


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United States Department of Transportation (DOT)
· Commuter Choice and Research, Technical Assistance & Training of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA)

Educational Resources

Educational Technology Training Center (ETTC) of Ocean County – Toms River


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Ocean County College (OCC) – Toms River


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Georgian Court College (GCC) – Lakewood


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Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Ocean County – School of Environmental and Biological Sciences + New Jersey Agriculture Experiment Station (NJAES)


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New Jersey Professional Education Port (NJPEP) – New Jersey Core Curriculum Development Resources


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Q and A NJ-Educational Queue – inter(net)active educational search assistance
by the education specialists of the Educational Information and Resource Center (EIRC)
· Monday, Wednesday & Friday : 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. · Tuesday & Thursday : 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.


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New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE)

Employment Resources

Atlantic County Library Job Center


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Ocean County One Stop Career Centers of the Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network (WNJPIN)


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New Jersey Department of Labor (NJDOL)

Health Resources

Ocean County Board of Health (OCHD) – Toms River


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Healthsouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Toms River – Toms River


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Meridian Health System – Wall
· Ocean Medical Center (OMC) – Brick


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Saint Barnabas Health Care System (SBHCS) – Toms River
· Community Medical Center (CMC) – Toms River
· Kimball Medical Center (KMC) – Lakewood


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Southern Ocean County Hospital (SOCH) – Manahawkin


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HealthyNJ – University Libraries@University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)


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New Jersey FamilyCare – 1-800-701-0710 – Health Insurance for Uninsured Children and their Parents


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New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
Topics of Interest:
· Health Infrastructure Preparedness and Emergency Response
^*Monday to Friday^* · 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 609-588-7500 ^*All Other Times & Days^* · Emergency Use Only 609-392-2020


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· Frequently Asked Questions, about Influenza (FLU) and the current surveillance statistics
· New Jersey Quitnet, a To Quit Smoking Resource – 1-866-NJSTOPS (657-8677)
· NJ EASE – 1-877-222-3737 – Toll-Free Information for the Division of Senior Affairs and Division of Senior Benefits and Utilization Management


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New Jersey Poison Information and Education System (NJPIES) – 1-800-222-1222

Informational Resources

• Library Resources
  Ocean County Library System (OCL) – Toms River
  · Barnegat · Bay Head Reading Center · Beachwood · Berkely (Bayville, NJ) · Brick · Island Heights · Jackson · Lacey (Forked River, NJ)
  · Lakewood · Little Egg Harbor · Long Beach Island · Manchester · Plumsted (New Egypt, NJ) · Point Pleasant Beach & Boro
  · Stafford (Manahawkin, NJ) · Tuckerton · Upper Shores (Lavallette, NJ) · Waretown · Whiting Reading Center
  

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  The Library of Ocean County College (OCC) – Toms River
  

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  The Sister Mary Joseph Cunningham Library of Georgian Court College (GCC) – Lakewood
  

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  The CyberDesk of the New Jersey State Library – Electronic Publications & Govermental Information Services
  

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  Q and A NJ – 24/7 inter(net)active search assistance powered by the New Jersey Library Network (NJLN)
  

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  Central Jersey Regional Library Cooperative (CJRLC) – Freehold
  

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  Statewide "Library to Library" Resources
  JerseyCat – New Jersey Statewide Library Catalog System
  

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  World Languages Collection (WLC) – Newark
  

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  New Jersey Union List of Serials
  

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  New Jersey Library Development Bureau (NJLBD)
  

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  New Jersey State Library (NJSL) – Trenton
  

• Science & Technology Resources
  · Astronomical · Aviation · Communications · Computer Science
  · Environmental · Marine Sciences · Meterological · Topographic · Transportation

Trav·el·er(s) & Vis·i·tor(s) Guide(s)

Lakewood BlueClaws of the South Atlantic League (SAL) – Lakewood


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Discover Ocean County & Tourism Internet Sites – Ocean County Office of Public Affairs


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Discover Southern Ocean County (Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce) – 1-800-292-6372


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Asbury Park Press' Beach & Summer Guides


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The New Jersey Visitors Network presents Ocean County of the Shore Region


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The Shore Region of the New Jersey Office of Travel & Tourism – 1-800-VISIT-NJ (847-4865)