Dedicated community caretaker and Barnegat resident Bahiyyah Abdullah has earned the John C. Bartlett Jr. Government Leadership Award in recognition of her extraordinary contributions to the quality of life in Ocean County.
She’ll receive the award at the annual “Salute to Ocean County,” scheduled for Thursday, April 28, at the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts, located on the campus of Ocean County College in Toms River.
“I grew up in a family that always gave back to the community, and I continue with this legacy,” she said, invoking the words…
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