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Brookdale Community College and Investors Bank on Broadway, Long Branch held a joint summer kickoff gathering on Friday at Investors on Thursday. There was a great turnout with businesses from around the community, and a thank you from Greater Long Branch Chamber President Howard Steel and BCC President Dr. Maureen Murphy. Everyone put their business cards in a bowl for a chance at a prize basket.
The lucky winners were, New Chamber member Claire Chandler of Talent Boost who won the Long Branch book, “The City Beyond the Bluff”; Lisa Kanda of Elkay Advisior won a basket full of Brookdale Community College goodies, and Robert Goodman of R&R Resources won a wine basket. Shown are Bob Wozmak of Pier Village, John Gibney, Manager of Investors Bank and Ed Johnson, Director of BBC Long Branch Center. For more photos of the event, go to Thelinknews.net.
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