HOFFMAN MILLWORKS proprietors Rob and Mo Hoffman both grew up in family businesses. Although they didn’t go on to pursue their parents’ lines of work (Hoffman’s Ice Cream and McMahon Builders), they were heavily influenced by the culture and environment that their family businesses created. So, when they fell in love, got married, and started a family of their own, starting a business together was the natural next step. FROM SEED TO FRUITION In 2012, the Hoffmans had just pu

ON FRIDAY NIGHTS and Saturday afternoons in Manasquan, the energy on the field isn’t fueled by football alone. From the sidelines, the Manasquan High School Warrior Marching Band is the true “hype squad,” lifting the crowd with songs that bring back memories for alumni and keep today’s students cheering. Whether it’s a touchdown celebration or the pulse of a rivalry game, the music ties generations of fans together. HONORING TRADITIONS Some songs are staples of the band, led

THE THINGS ONE can learn chatting with someone on their front porch are sometimes both inspirational and heartwarming. Such was the case when I sat with Margo and Paul Hooker on their porch in Sea Girt recently. The Hookers met as students at Bowling Green State University. Paul, a local Ohio boy, was working in the campus pool room when he met Margo, a transfer student from Georgian Court College. Margo went in to get change to do laundry. Paul remembers looking up and “bel

WHEN SUMMER BEGINS , a new kind of classroom opens, without walls or tests. It offers a break from academic pressure and a chance to...