Heart of the Shore

EP24: Monmouth Businesses to Know: Pediatric Health + Fitness + Salons + Home Services

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 [https://f45training.com/] * Salons — Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids [https://www.haircutsarefun.com/location/freehold-nj] (Freehold) * Home services — Cowleys Pest Services [https://www.cowleys.com/] (Farmingdale) Full write-up: Monmouth Businesses to Know This Week [https://lovehumanity.charity/reports/monmouth-businesses-to-know-2026-07-09.html]. Watch on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdQzJ2cxElk]. This episode is AI-generated content produced by Love of Humanity, Inc.

EP23: Monmouth Businesses to Know: Kids Activities + Realtors + Kids Retail + Community

Weekly Monmouth Businesses to Know roundup. Four picks across four different lanes: * Kids activities — The Little Gym of Aberdeen [https://www.thelittlegym.com/classes/] * Realtors — Diane Turton, Realtors [https://www.dianeturton.com/offices] (Rumson HQ) * Kids retail — The Train Doctor [https://thetraindoctor.com] (Eatontown) * Community resources — Monmouth County Library System [https://monmouthcountylib.org/] Full write-up: Monmouth Businesses to Know This Week [https://lovehumanity.charity/reports/monmouth-businesses-to-know-2026-07-02.html]. Watch on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhSdZ0T-5Z0]. This episode is AI-generated content produced by Love of Humanity, Inc.

EP22: Heat Waves on Our Shore: A Neighbor-to-Neighbor Plan

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 [https://www.cdc.gov/extreme-heat/prevention/index.html] and CDC/NIOSH Heat-Related Illnesses [https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/heat-stress/about/illnesses.html]. Watch on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJIqw-2kLSk] This episode is AI-generated content produced by Love of Humanity, Inc.

EP21: Monmouth Businesses to Know: Orthodontics + Barre + Salons + HVAC

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 [https://lovehumanity.charity/reports/monmouth-businesses-to-know-2026-06-25.html] Verify any NJ provider: newjersey.mylicense.com/verification [https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/] Watch on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxc59KhzSLQ] This episode is AI-generated content produced by Love of Humanity, Inc.

EP20: NJ Contractor Check: Verify Registration Before You Renovate

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 [https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/] * NJ Consumer Affairs HIC page: njconsumeraffairs.gov/hic [https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/hic] * NJ AG Licenses & Permits hub: njoag.gov/resources/licenses-permits [https://www.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. Watch on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9AFumq4bWw] This episode is AI-generated content produced by Love of Humanity, Inc.