4405 performs outstanding, as advertised…

The official photo of 4405, the new 2007 American LaFrance 100-foot ladder truck recently purchased by Station 44, The Seaside Heights Volunteer Fire Department.

4405 performs outstanding, as advertised: The check has been cut, and The Borough of Seaside Heights is now the official owner of a 2007 American LaFrance 100-foot ladder tower truck. Loyal readers will remember that the $790,000 truck has a 2,000 gallon per minute capacity, twice that of its predecessor, a 1989 88-foot ladder. After looking at many trucks, this model was purchased based on its modern conveniences, including an advanced leveling system to quickly adjust the multi-ton truck to unique angles to precisely deliver its powerful blast of water. When the truck was demonstrated by American LaFrance reps last week, word was that the vehicle was performing outstanding, and as advertised.

Author Rick Lavoie speaks in Seaside Heights…

Jane Strada, Principal of the Hugh J. Boyd Jr. Elementary School in Seaside Heights poses with Rick Lavoie, author of The Motivation Breakthrough: 6 Secrets for Turning On the Tuned-Out Child.

Author Rick Lavoie speaks in Seaside Heights: At a special in-service held Friday January 18th, teachers from the Hugh J. Boyd School Elementary School in Seaside Heights heard a presentation from prominent author Rick Lavoie, a writer of books about Special Education. A book signing was held for Mr. Lavoie’s latest title, The Motivation Breakthrough: 6 Secrets for Turning On the Tuned-Out Child. This book is well-read all around the United States, and has been written about in national publications such as USA Today. The premises of the book are 6 “secrets” that can motivate students. The six steps are: Praise, Power, Projects, People, Prizes and Prestige.

CLICK HERE TO THE LINK FROM USA TODAY THAT FULLY DESCRIBES RICK LAVOIE’S LATEST BOOK, The Motivation Breakthrough: 6 Secrets for Turning On the Tuned-Out Child.

Station 44 reports to a fire in Ortley Beach…

Seaside Heights firefighters responded to this call in Ortley Beach on the chilly evening of Friday January 25, 2008.

Station 44 reports to a fire in Ortley Beach: On the chilly evening of Friday January 25, 2008, Station 44, The Seaside Heights Volunteer Fire Department responded to the report of a potential structure fire at a condominium complex near 1st Avenue and Bay Boulevard in the Ortley Beach section of the Township of Toms River. The unit is occupied by summer-and-weekend-only residents, who fired up their heating system this cold first night of the weekend. Shortly thereafter, the distinct smell of smoke permeated the unit, and authorities were alerted. Upon arrival, a team from Station 44, led by Chief James Samarelli, isolated the smell, which was determined to be from burning wood under the furnace. The smoldering material was extinguished in short order. In addition to Station 44, fire squads from East Dover and Ocean Beach were dispatched, but were canceled before arrival.

Sixteen Candles sign makes Girtain website…

The LED artwork created for the showing of Sixteen Candles in July 2007 as part of Movies on The Beach in Seaside Heights is one of the examples of creativeness on the Girtain sign website.

Sixteen Candles sign makes Girtain website: Everything that is complicated seems to always arrive on July 5th in the Borough of Seaside Heights. For the Office of Public Relations, early July 2007 saw the launch of not one, but two systems simultaneously: the new blow-up screen for Movies on The Beach and the new red LED sign that graces the entrance of the Borough at Sumner Avenue. Both of these items required a big learning curve, and hours of study and practice with not a lot of time to do either. Although it has taken the P.R. office months to finally get the red sign’s message sequence down to a science, one of the first things ever done to it has been memorialized. Quite early, it was realized that clip art and images could be creatively added, and the very first example of this was the artwork created to promote the showing of the movie Sixteen Candles as part of the beach movie series. So impressed with this was Girtain Sign, the company that sold the sign to the Borough, that they snapped the sign with this image, and now display it prominently on their website as an example of creativity. Thanks Girtain!

1-25-2008 Talky Blog…

CLICK ON THE ARROW BELOW TO BE CONNECTED TO A VIDEO NOW POSTED ON youtube.com FROM THE SEASIDE HEIGHTS OFFICE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS FROM JANUARY 25th…

Topics include:
1. Preparations for our jump to television
2. Rick Lavoie speaks in Seaside Heights
3. 2008 SSH Fire Auxiliary Executive Board
4. Memorial for Gerry Ipri.
5. Seaside Heights featured on Girtain website.
6. Congratulations Jessica Little and Bob Wilson
7. 4405 performs as advertised
8. Meet Mr. Bob Giallela

UPCOMING SEASIDE HEIGHTS EVENTS

February 8th (Friday) Psychic Fair sponsored by and benefiting the American Legion, Carteret & Bay Blvd. 6-10 p.m.

February 23rd (Saturday) 15th Annual New Jersey Law Enforcement Torch Run Polar Bear Plunge to benefit Special Olympics. Registration 9 a.m., Plunge Time 1 p.m.

March 15th: (Saturday) 24th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Noon. on the Boulevard.

March 16th (Sunday) Palm Sunday Egg Hunt, 1 p.m. on the beach. Divided by age groups. Locations to be announced.

March 23rd (Sunday) Easter Promenade and Easter Outfit Contest for cash money prizes. 1 p.m. at the Franklin Avenue Pavilion stage or Beachcomber if rain.

 

Free Music Mondays and Free Movies on the Beach returning for Summer of 2008. We will announce our 2008 schedule in late April.

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