A warm, practical conversation about how Monmouth County families can build a charitable legacy through donor-advised funds, private foundations, bequests, charitable remainder trusts, charitable lead trusts, and shared family governance.

We feature the Community Foundation of New Jersey’s legacy-giving and donor-advised fund guidance, plus a five-step starting point for families who want their philanthropy to strengthen local institutions and traditions.

Educational content only; not legal, tax, investment, or estate-planning advice. Produced by Love of Humanity, Inc. This episode is AI-generated content.

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Established in 1898, the Monmouth County Historical Association preserves Monmouth County history through its Freehold museum, historic house network, archives, exhibitions, and education programs. This episode explores the current Storm of Revolution: Monmouth at War exhibit and the ways families can support local history through membership, restoration, volunteering, education, and planned giving.

Official sources: MCHA About, MCHA Museum, Historic Houses, Education Programs.

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Weekly Monmouth Establishments to Know roundup. Four picks across four different corners of Monmouth life:

• Private schools — Christian Brothers Academy Lincroft
• Arts venues — Monmouth Museum (Lincroft + new Dunellen satellite)
• Fine dining — Salt Creek Grille Rumson on the Navesink
• Realtors — Resources Real Estate (Rumson HQ)

Full write-up: Monmouth Establishments to Know This Week. Watch on YouTube.

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Weekly Monmouth Businesses to Know roundup. Four picks across four different lanes:

• Kids activities — Magic Sky Play (Marlboro)
• Realtors — Heritage House Sotheby's International Realty (Rumson)
• Kids retail — Delicious Orchards (Colts Neck)
• Community resources — Monmouth County Park System

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Weekly Monmouth Businesses to Know roundup. Four picks across four different lanes:

• Pediatric health — Tots to Teens & In Bee Tween Pediatric Dentistry (Holmdel)
• Fitness studios — F45 Training Manalapan
• Salons — Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids (Freehold)
• Home services — Cowleys Pest Services (Farmingdale)

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Weekly Monmouth Businesses to Know roundup. Four picks across four different lanes:

• Kids activities — The Little Gym of Aberdeen
• Realtors — Diane Turton, Realtors (Rumson HQ)
• Kids retail — The Train Doctor (Eatontown)
• Community resources — Monmouth County Library System

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Heat is the leading weather-killer in the U.S. — but most of what protects a Monmouth family during a heat wave isn't gear, it's a plan.

Three layers we walk through in this episode:

• The house — find your cool room and pre-cool on hot mornings.
• The people — build your call list before the heat starts.
• The block — the four closest neighbors who might need a check-in.

Citations: CDC Preventing Heat-Related Illness and CDC/NIOSH Heat-Related Illnesses.

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This week's roundup spans four very different needs: a kid-friendly orthodontist in Englishtown, a barre studio in Red Bank that has built a real community around busy moms, a tucked-away salon inside the Bell Works building in Holmdel, and a family-owned HVAC outfit out of Aberdeen that has been keeping local homes comfortable since 1984.

• Teeth Tamers Orthodontics — Englishtown, Dr. Karla Isaacs, (732) 792-3581
• Pure Barre Red Bank — 127 Broad Street, (732) 842-7873
• Salon Concrete — Bell Works, Holmdel, (732) 444-1063
• Breeze Heating & Air Conditioning — Aberdeen Township, (732) 242-9999

Companion article: lovehumanity.charity/reports/monmouth-businesses-to-know-2026-06-25

Verify any NJ provider: newjersey.mylicense.com/verification

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A practical shore-ready checklist for verifying a New Jersey home improvement contractor’s registration before you pay a deposit.

Key rule: Home improvement contractor registrations are issued to the business, not the individual. Use Business Search on the state portal — not Person Search.

• Official verification portal: newjersey.mylicense.com/verification
• NJ Consumer Affairs HIC page: njconsumeraffairs.gov/hic
• NJ AG Licenses & Permits hub: njoag.gov/resources/licenses-permits

5-minute checklist: (1) Ask for the exact business name and registration number. (2) Open the NJ portal — use Business Search. (3) Search multiple ways. (4) Match name, address, and status. (5) Treat “don’t worry, we’re registered” as a signal to verify harder.

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