Perkins Restaurant & Bakery
Achieves # 1 O ver all Gues t S at is f ac t ion Rat ing Nat ionall y
LEFT TO RIGHT: Perkins CEO Jeff Warne, Perkin’s Hazlet co-owner Ted Koczon, Perkins Hazlet co-owner Mike Marshall, and Perkins COO Jim Frank at Perkins brand conference in Minnesota in February 2015 where they received the award for being ranked #1 overall in guest satisfaction nationally.
FOR 20 YEARS NOW, Mike Marshall and Ted Koczon have owned and operated the Perkins restaurant on Route 36 in Hazlet. Combined with their 60 years restaurant experience, it’s no surprise that they have learned a few things along their journey. “It starts with the staff,” said Marshall, “without them, we would not have achieved this goal.” That goal was being ranked #1 overall with guest satisfaction within the entire company for 2014. “We have been fortunate to have an awesome community to serve,” said Koczon. “I didn’t thing that much about the achievement until we were presented the award in front of the entire company at our brand conference in Minnesota this past February,” said Marshall. The two owners have a distinct advantage over most of their competition since Koczon is a certified chef and Marshall is out in the front of the house to greet the guests. “Our guests have a lot of choices out there today than ever before,” added Marshall. Koczon expressed, “We are grateful for our wonderful staff (some who have been with us for 20 years) and our guests, definitely looking forward to another 20 years!”
Annual Colts Neck Youth Fishing Derby Set for Early June THE ANNUAL COLTS NECK YOUTH FISHING DERBY will take place on June 6, 2015 at Bucks Mill Park, Colts Neck. The fishing derby is open to Colts Neck children age 14 and under. All participants must provide their own fishing gear and bait. Fishing will take place at two ponds at Bucks Mill Park. The
Oak Hill Academy Students
Ear n Top H onor s in Nat ional L at in E xam
LEFT TO RIGHT: Backrow: Miss Burke; Thomas Wang, Marlboro; Dylan Servilla, Rumson; Jonathan Guiffre, Colts Neck;Zachary Basile, Middletown; Shayna Cohen, Holmdel; Alexa Kulawiak, Middletown. Front Row: Jacob Fradkin, Manalapan; Lucas Bruckmann, Freehold; Hanna Gazdus, Rumson; Michael Zhang, Middletown; Jessica Abbott, Union Beach.
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derby will run from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Awards will be presented for the smallest, largest, most unusual, longest fish and the most fish caught. There is no fee to participate in the derby and pre-registration is not required. For more information, visit www.cnrecparks.com.
APPROXIMATELY 153,000 STUDENTs from all 50 states and 20 foreign countries recently participated in the 2015 National Latin Exam. Receiving highest honors and gold medals and summa cum laude certificates (answering 36-40 correct) for the eighth grade class were Hannah Gazdus with a perfect score and Zach Basile. Jonathan Guiffre and Dylan Servilla received silver medals and maxima cum laude certificates for scoring 32-35 correct out of 40; while Lucas Bruckmann received a magna cum laude certificate. Jessica Abbott and Shayna Cohen received cum laude certificates. OHA seventh grade students, Michael Zhang, Jacob Fradkin, Thomas Wang and Alexa Kulawiak each earned a ribbon and an outstanding achievement certificate on the Introduction to Latin exam by scoring 37 to 39 correct. Receiving achievement certificates in the seventh grade were Liam O’Hara, Stephanie Zhou, Leah Wilson-Lyons, Jason Wang, Catherine Barone, Aron Wiener, Alexa Malson, Sarah Maes, Erin Gilfillan, Aoife Picadio, Emma Nagy and Jake Rutkowski. The National Latin Exam is offered under the joint sponsorship of the American Classical League and the National Junior Classical League. The ACL/NJCL National Latin Exam has been approved by the National Association of Secondary School Principals and placed on the Advisory List of National Contests and Activities. Oak Hill Academy has participated in the exam and has consistently won awards for the last twenty-six years. Much of the credit goes to Oak Hill Academy’s Latin teacher, Miss Terry Burke.
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