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Salt School graduates 110 in hospitality training course

Bowd: I’ve learned as much about Asbury Park as all of our graduates today have learned about hotels

By Michelle Gladden


Larhea Childress, a 15-year-old Asbury Park High School student readying for her first job, graduated Saturday morning from the SALT school. “The hospitality industry is one of the largest things that helps people on a daily basis,” Childress said after receiving her diploma. As part of the school district’s Career and College Readiness program, Childress […]

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Apr 23, 2016
Asbury Park

Bowd’s Salt School Will Graduate 110 Saturday

Of the 60 hired for The Asbury Hotel, 90 percent are from Asbury Park

By Michelle Gladden


The Asbury Hotel’s David Bowd will provide jobs for 60 of the 110 applicants that completed his Salt School hospitality training program at the Boys and Girls Club on Monroe Avenue. The free 10-week program was created as part of a workforce development program established in partnership with waterfront redeveloper iStar to train area residents […]

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Apr 21, 2016