The voting round is officially open for the 2026 Official Community’s Choice Awards, and the Ocean County Business Association has plenty to celebrate. OCBA member businesses have earned nominations in more than a dozen categories across the Ocean County and Monmouth County awards, recognizing businesses and professionals in fields ranging from finance and home services … Read more
Tickets are $20 when purchased online and $30 at the door (21+ event). Each ticket includes an exclusive event cup, access to happy hour pricing, and a first set of raffle tickets, giving attendees even more ways to support OPC while enjoying the afternoon. “This event is about more than music, it’s about our community, … Read more
OCBA member Sandra Levine (Sandra Levine Productions) recently featured Barbara Farley—president of CAREing for Children—on her Dec. 23, 2025 episode of the podcast Still Time for Joy. The conversation offered a clear, practical blueprint for building a lean charity effort that truly moves the needle for local families. The need in Ocean County is rising—while … Read more
The OCBA has done it again! When we say that members of the Ocean County Business Association are the best in business, we mean it. Ocean County agrees! Some of our OCBA members have been nominated as the Top 5 in their industry categories for the Community Choice Awards in the Asbury Park Press in … Read more
We’re pretty serious when we say that members of the Ocean County Business Association are the best in business. Turns out, the community seems to agree with us. Some of our OCBA members have been nominated as the Top 5 in their industry categories for the Community Choice Awards in the Asbury Park Press in … Read more
With costs for even basic necessities skyrocketing in recent years, more Ocean County families are struggling to make ends meet. On October 12, 2023, the Ocean County Business Association held its 7th Annual Marty Aronow Charity Golf Classic which benefits the nonprofit CAREing for Children. The charity provides food and toys around the holidays to … Read more
Our own Dr. Chester Chianese appeared on It’s Your Money, With Jo Ann & Martin, which airs on RVN Television, an online streaming network located in Cherry Hill NJ. You can watch both parts below.
A Blossom Shop in Bayville, New Jersey, asked 2020 Petal It Forward recipients to donate a non-perishable food item in exchange for a bouquet and plans to do the same for this year’s event. The food items are donated to a local food bank. “If someone brings me a non-perishable food product to donate to … Read more