County to host second Snowplow Naming contest

FREEHOLD, NJ – The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners is excited to announce the second Monmouth County Snowplow Naming contest for fifth-grade students throughout Monmouth County.

“After the success of last year’s Snowplow Naming Contest, my fellow Commissioners and I are thrilled to host the contest again this year,” said Commissioner Director Thomas A. Arnone, liaison to the Department of Public Works & Engineering. “We received hundreds of submissions from schools across the County, including last year’s winners, ‘Snow Force 1’ submitted by Viego Vieira of Amerigo A. Anastasia Elementary in Long Branch and ‘Fast & The Flurrious’ submitted by Kaden Felder of Woodrow Wilson School in Neptune City. We look forward to receiving the letters and seeing all the creative names!”

The official rules of the contest are:

• The contest is open to all fifth graders in Monmouth County.
• Submissions will be accepted from Nov. 1-30.
• Students must submit a letter explaining the name and how to stay safe during a snowstorm.
• Send Snowplow Naming contest submissions to:
  • Monmouth County Department of Public Information
    Hall of Records Annex
    1 East Main St.
    Freehold, NJ 07728
• The winner will have a snowplow named after their submission and be invited to help unveil it.

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