time off

It's been a growing trend among companies, but is the benefit really worth it?

Summer vacation time is officially here. While plenty of people will hit the road or hop on a plane for destinations around the country and even around the world, there will also be lots of families who stay local.

We're in an interesting situation here in Ocean County - we live in a major destination all year-round. When much of New Jersey thinks about getting away for a week, a lot of them head to our area. But where do we go to get away?

A couple of weeks ago we told you that flu season in New Jersey is starting to peak. And if your office is anything like mine, the evidence has been everywhere in the last two weeks in particular.

Well, here we are, only about two weeks left in 2014, and a lot of us are trying to figure out what to do with that vacation time sitting there.

As we count down the days to Memorial Day weekend, we all know that we're also counting down the days to traffic, tourists, and crowds. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but it's also not everyone's cup of tea. So, as Memorial Day Weekend approaches, there are two main strategies - stay here in Ocean County and enjoy, or get the heck out of town and relax.

There are 26 days left in 2013 and a lot of workers are scrambling to use up those saved vacation days for the year.

With the 4th falling on a Wednesday, when are you celebrating ?