Concert Saturday Will Aid Manasquan Rebuild

'A New Day' Concert at Algonquin

Algonquin Concert Jan. 5 to Help Rebuild Manasquan

Line-up features variety of musical acts for "A New Day"

Rising above the devastation; it's a new day — that's the mentality behind a concert Jan. 5 to aid Manasquan. Every ticket dollar will translate to rebuilding efforts for Manasquan. The "Manasquan: A New Day" concert is scheduled for Jan. 5 and will donate all ticket and ad sales to rebuilding Manasquan. "The people of Manasquan have chosen not to allow ourselves stay down, but rather rise above and rebuild for a new day. We’ve pulled ourselves up by our bootstraps to get ready for a new year and a better future,” said Manasquan Mayor George Dempsey in a prepared statement. The 8 p.m. concert is at the Algonquin Arts Theatre, working in conjunction with the Borough of Manasquan. The proceeds specifically go toward the “Manasquan Hurricane …

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Last-Minute Gifts That Also Help Rebuild After Sandy

Whether focusing on local businesses or donating to charity, there's some last-minute options

Like it isn't hard enough to shop the hours before Christmas. You decided to give yourself the added pressure of doing some good, and helping to rebuild local communities faced with Hurricane Sandy devastation. It's possible to do both. You can be a Santa who has Sandy on his mind. Here are some gift options that should make holidays merry and bright on two fronts: awesome presents that help the local community. We've narrowed it down further. Here's some ways to help the Belmar, Manasquan area specifically. Buy a Board for Belmar. Belmar is "selling" boards for its boardwalk rebuild, meaning donors will have their names on entrances to the borough's beaches. Why not give your recipients the lifelong opportunity to have their names grace …

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Hurricane Sandy

Donor Buys 300 Theater Tickets, Gives Them Away to Displaced Families

A chance for holiday spirit in trying times, says local woman. Play is tonight at Algonquin Theater

This morning, refrigerators were floating down her street in Mantoloking. But tonight, Pamela Steenland will summon the courage to tell 500 local families that it will be okay. In spite of the physical damage that continues after Hurricane Sandy, damage that will likely force her from her Mantoloking home for about a year for repairs, Steenland saw a message that needed repeating: "If you are with your family, you are home. It doesn’t matter what house you are in. You are actually home." With thousands displaced from the storm, including so many children, Steenland saw in others and first hand the turmoil of not being in your home, with your things. It's brought demotivation and depression during the holiday season. And Steenland wanted to…

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