Monday, June 18, 2012
Click on the categories below and nominate the best of local businesses in our area
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Monday, June 18, 2012
The time to nominate your favorite businesses for our 2012 Readers' Choice awards ends Monday night. Don't let the deadline pass without having your voice heard! There is a lot to celebrate about the business community in Manchester and Lakehurst: great restaurants, services and retail shopping. But which do you think is the best? Help Patch determine the best of the best by entering your nominations in each one of the categories below. (Click on the category and then place your nomination in the comments stream at the bottom of the article.) Then, on July 23, come back to vote on which nominee is the best. Whoever gets the most votes will be named the Readers' Choice winner. Favorite Bars Favorite Chinese Favorite Diners Favorite Pizza …
Friday, May 11, 2012
Island Beach State Park and Jenkinson's finished second and third, respectively
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Friday, May 11, 2012
A late, improbable rally put Belmar beaches at the top of this week's Readers' Choice poll for favorite Jersey Shore "staycation" spots, with 113 votes. Belmar is known for it's wide, long boardwalk, and its attraction to college-age adults who enjoy the beach and the local night-life. Island Beach State Park, the only natural beach on the Jersey Shore other than Sandy Hook, led for much of the week but finished second with 82 votes. Jenkinson's Boardwalk, which includes an aquarium, rides, food and other seaside pleasures in Point Pleasant Beach, finished third with 77. Thank you for voting in this week's poll. Results are at the bottom of this article. Other choices in the poll included: Fantasy Island Family-fun amusement park in Beach …
Friday, April 13, 2012
Modell's in Toms River places second in weekly poll
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Friday, April 13, 2012
April 13 update: As the poll closes at 9 a.m., it's Dick's Sporting Goods in Brick that garnered the most votes, with 46. **** Whether you are suiting up the kids with a new glove for baseball or want to restring your tennis racket, you likely have a sporting goods store that is your favorite. The area's sporting goods stores is the topic of this week's poll and we want to know which one is your choice. For this week's poll of your favorite spot to buy sporting goods, we're looking a bit more regional than usual. If we left a local store off of our poll list, let us know in the comments or by email! Voting for your favorite places is easy. All you have to do is: The poll is open until 9 a.m. Friday and the winner will be announced at noon …
Monday, April 2, 2012
The April 17 deadline is around the corner. Where will you get your taxes done?
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Monday, April 2, 2012
Readers have spoken and K & R Tax and Financial Service Inc. in Whiting has been voted the best place to get taxes done locally. Congratulations! Not far behind in our Readers' Choice poll is Manchester Accounting Services, also located in Whiting. To the readers, thank you for participating and showing support for local business. We hope you'll vote again when our new topic is announced on Monday morning. Editor's Note: Because this poll is not scientific, it is not the sole consideration in choosing a winner. The winner will be determined by the Patch editor, based on poll results and reviews on Patch Places. Please vote only once per survey, per Patch.
Friday, March 30, 2012
Where do you go when you want something a little different to eat?
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Friday, March 30, 2012
Great Wok in Lakehurst has been voted as the Manchester Patch Readers' Choice pick for ethnic food, taking 50 percent of the vote. Congratulations! Be sure to check back Monday morning for a new poll topic! The voting goes until 9 a.m. Friday with the winner being announced at noon so there is plenty of time to cast your vote for where you and your friends and neighbors can go to celebrate the end of a long week. A tie will be decided by which place has the most positive comments and reviews on their Patch Places page. Editor's Note: Because this poll is not scientific, it is not the sole consideration in choosing a winner. The winner will be determined by the Patch editor, based on poll results and reviews on Patch Places. Please vote …
Monday, March 19, 2012
Manchester eatery captures nearly half the votes in weekly poll
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Monday, March 19, 2012
Readers overwhelmingly chose Applebee's in Manchester as the most family-friendly restaurant in the area. Out of 43 votes, 20, or 46 percent, chose the Route 70 restaurant. Twenty percent chose McDonald's in Lakehurst while Three B's in Lakehurst came in third with 16 percent of the vote. Each week we ask readers to rate their favorite places, so come back Monday for the next installment of Readers' Choice! Editor's Note: Because this poll is not scientific, it is not the sole consideration in choosing a winner. The winner will be determined by the Patch editor, based on poll results and reviews on Patch Places. Please vote only once per survey, per Patch. Official rules for the Readers' Choice Poll are attached to this story.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Where will you celebrate on Saturday?
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Monday, March 12, 2012
The votes are in and Donovan's has been selected as the readers' choice spot to celebrate St. Patrick's Day this year. Donovan's was in a neck-and-neck race with the Lakehurst Volunteer Fire Department's annual dinner. Congratulations and thanks to everyone who voted! Honorable mentions go to the Pine Lake Park Taxpayers' Improvement Association, Three B's and Charlie's Pizza. Whether you were born Irish or not, St. Patrick's Day is the one day of the year when everyone shows their green streak. Whether that means going to your favorite bar for a pint or finding that perfect order of corned beef and cabbage, it is almost a sure thing that a good time will be had by all. Voting closed at 9 a.m. Friday and the winner will be announced at …
Monday, March 5, 2012
Where do you go to enjoy the beauty of nature in our area?
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Monday, March 5, 2012
Update: The votes are in and locals have selected Lake Horicon Park in Lakehurst as their favorite outdoor spot. Harry Wright Lake in Whiting came in a close second. Thanks for voting and look for our next poll starting on Monday! With spring just around the corner, it's time to start thinking about heading outside. Fortunately, Manchester and Lakehurst have plenty of great places enjoy the fresh air. Whether you're playing sports, looking for a scenic spot to take a walk or a quiet space for reflection, chances are there's a place in Manchester or Lakehurst for that. As we did last week with Italian food, we want to know what your choice is for the parks in our area. Where do you go to fill your lungs with fresh air and take in the sun …
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Luigi's Pizza in Lakehurst takes second place in reader poll
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
With so many great Italian restaurants in Manchester and Lakehurst, picking the best is no easy task. In our week-long Patch poll, Rocco G's Italian Kitchen in Manchester came out on top with 39 percent of the vote. Luigi's Pizza in Lakehurst took the second spot with 22 percent of votes, followed by Lakehurst's La Gondola with 18 percent. Congrats! Luigi's receives a special mention for having the most outspoken loyal patrons, many of whom left complimentary remarks about the Lakehurst dining staple in the comments section. As locals, we encourage you to check out all of the local dining options in Manchester and Lakehurst. Plenty of fine dining in our community awaits. Thank you to the hundreds of participants in our week-long reader …
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8:13 pm on Monday, May 14, 2012
Not I, EVER , but that's what some call entertainment for the young'ins, go figure. But they are making lots of money for being idiots..bada bing , ching , ching ! more ›