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BY CAITLYN BAHRENBURGSTAR NEWS GROUP

Trinity Financial Sportsand EntertainmentManagement Co., LLC is farfrom your average financialmanagement company.

Co-founder PeterGrandich, who formedTrinity along with formertwo-time New York GiantsSuper Bowl Champion LeeRouson in 2001, has spent agreat deal of his 32-yearcareer in finance strayingfrom the traditionalapproach to financial man-agement.

“Traditional financial plan-ning doesn’t work. You can’tpredict the future,” Mr.Grandich said.

Mr. Grandich has nowinfused his renegadeapproach to finance intoTrinity’s practices, drastical-ly differentiating the compa-ny from his competition.

Whereas most financialplanners focus on chasingnetworth, Mr. Grandichexplained, Trinity’s focusremains on maximizing cashflow.

“We believe cash flow iswhat’s critical for people tograsp and learn, while mostothers in the financial worldare all about net worth. Theentire financial world isbased around, ‘If I can takewhat you have now and turnit into this worth over here, itwill reach whatever goal youhave.’ We believe that cashflow is what’s important.Cash flow is what makes orbreaks businesses, cash flowis what makes or breaks abil-ities for people to live a bet-ter lifestyle,” Mr. Grandichsaid.

Couple his cash-focusedapproach with his willing-ness to admit his industry’sfaults makes Trinity a rarityin an industry built on pre-dicting the future.

“You can’t, on a regularbasis, constantly predict thefour most important thingsthat are going to impact yourplan: interest rates, tax rates,inflations rates and rates ofreturns,” Mr. Grandich said,readily admitting that thereis no one-size-fits-allapproach to financial man-agement.

“No one knows the futurebut God,” he added.

Not only does Trinity offerfinancial management serv-ices, the company boasts anadvisory board of approxi-mately 20 members fromdiverse professional back-grounds to mentor Trinity’sclientele of professional ath-letes. Each of the advisorshave risen to financial suc-

cess, suffered setbacks ofsome sort and have foundtheir faith in the process.

‘We didn’t just want to befinancial advisors to profes-sional athletes, we wanted tomentor them. So having guyswho have gone through whatthey’re about to go throughwas added on,” Mr. Grandichsaid.

FOUNDED IN RELIGIONMr. Grandich said he was

raised a Christian but trulyfound his path to God afterovercoming two debilitatingbouts of depression. A pas-sionate fan who was never anathlete himself, he went on toparticipate in the Fellowshipof Christian Athletes, wherehe met Mr. Rouson, whowanted to form a financialmanagement company forChristian athletes. The twomen decided to partner andTrinity was born.

Faith can be found in allcorners of Trinity, from theclientele it represents to itsdevotion to civic and charita-ble causes. According to Mr.Grandich, this is a rarity inhis field.

“There’s so many peoplewho claim christianity in theUnited States, yet there’s sofew people willing to talkabout it in the same breath asthey talk about finances,” headded, explaining that mat-ters of money or finance isthe second most prevalenttopic addressed in the Bible.

PLANTING NEW ROOTS

Trinity’s newest venturehas been a long time comingfor Mr. Grandich. Havingharbored an affection forSpring Lake, Mr. Grandichhas seized an opportunity tomove his office from its cur-rent Wall Township locationto Morris Ave. in SpringLake.

Mr. Grandich first fell inlove with Spring Lake aftermoving to New Jersey in 1984with his wife Mary, a devoutCatholic who was born andraised in Ireland. Whilethumbing through the IrishEcho, an Irish newspaper thecouple subscribed to, hecame across a mention of theIrish Riviera, a commonnickname for Spring Lake.

“For me, I don’t know howpeople can not like it,” hesaid. “You have this small lit-tle strip of a town, and a lakeand the ocean all within fiveminutes of each other.”

Though he lived in SpringLake, Mr. Grandich estimatesthat he has visited approxi-mately 1,500 times in the past30 years.

According to Mr.Grandich, moving Trinity’soffice to Spring Lake is notabout doing a lot of business.

“The first and foremostreason I went was for selfishreasons, to fulfill and havepersonal enjoyment,” he saidwith a smile. “I’m going to bein a place I always wanted tobe and be able to do some ofthe things I wanted to do.That includes going to mass,and fishing from the lake or

fishing from the ocean.”Mr. Grandich plans to

infuse his religious values ofcivic and charitable givinginto the fabric of the office.Boasting an impressive col-lection of sports memorabil-ia, and a rolodex of past andpresent athletes who arehappy to give, Mr. Grandichplans to sell a selection ofmemorabilia at the office anddonate the proceeds to a spe-cific charity.

Currently, Mr. Grandich isworking with the AshleyLauren Foundation. Theitems on display will be upfor sale for approximatelytwo to four weeks, and at theend of that time the proceedswill go to the foundation.

“We think that’s the sim-plest and best way to help,”Mr. Grandich said.

Mr. Grandich also hopes toinvolve some of his past andpresent clients in the com-munity, sharing their storiesin appearances at localevents and charity fundrais-ers.

“Athletes are able to draw acrowd and be able to capturean audience for a period oftime unlike any other profes-sion other than entertainers.In this particular case, ourentire board, almost all ofthem, have had some type ofa rise or fall in their life, bothfinancially and otherwiseand have come to a faith.That's the uniqueness of howthis board has come together.They are very civic [and]charitable minded, so theywere willing to go into thecomm and share their sto-ries,” he said.

Set to open around April15, the office will also serve asthe corporate hub of NewJersey’s Sky Blue SoccerTeam. Mr. Grandich hopes touse his newly formed rela-tionship with the team to bet-ter the community.

“There’s thousands uponthousands of kids playingsoccer within miles of SpringLake. The hope is that we canincorporate these playersboth into the community forboth civic and charitable rea-sons, but also into the soccercommunity that plays in thearea with appearances andlessons and things of thatnature,” Mr. Grandich said.

Trinity Financial Sportsand EntertainmentManagement Co., LLC willbe located at 219B MorrisAve. in Spring Lake. Theoffice will also be the newhome of Peter Grandich andCo., which provides financialmanagement services to theaverage person, as opposedto professional athletes.

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Trinity Financial Sports and Entertainment Management Co., LLC,co-founded by Peter Grandich, will plant roots in Spring Lake. Itsnew office, located on Morris Ave., is set to open in April.

BY MATT CONTETHE OCEAN STAR

MANTOLOKING — The Re-vised Borough Hall Commit-tee [RBHC] pitched their re-design to the council and thepublic in a meeting on Tues-day, March 15.

The redesign features a re-duction in the building's foot-print and construction costswhile promising to maintainthe aesthetic of the neighbor-

hood — and to complete theproject before the funds fromthe Federal Emergency Man-agement Agency reimburse-ment are rescinded.

Since the initial design, thecommittee has cut 30 feet fromthe length of the building andalmost $796,000 from the totalcost of the project, accordingto committee member TomMcIntyre.

The cost to redesign was$43,000, but according to Mr.McIntyre, “there was no mon-ey wasted.”

Despite the time spent re-configuring the project, thetimeline remains intact. Theplan is to have the bid package

out by the first week of June,have a signed contract by July,and have shovels in the groundby August.

A few of the big design-changes include an outdoorpublic space on the first floor, areduction of the storage spacein the attic, and a porch on thewest side of the building.

All in all, the new proposalfor the building does not uti-lize any other municipal re-serves and will cost taxpayersjust over $5 million over thenext 20 years, once interestand the FEMA reimburse-ment are accounted for, said

BY KIMBERLY BURNETTTHE OCEAN STAR

POINT PLEASANT BEACH —The borough’s Little Leaguefields are in various states ofdisrepair and the recreationcommittee chair wants toknow if the council will stepup to the plate and fix the“shoddy” diamonds.

Former councilman andcurrent Recreation ChairmanSean Hennessy spoke to themayor and council on Tuesdaynight to inform them of the

poor condition of the fields, lo-cated behind the Post Officebuilding on Arnold Avenue.

Weeds, a decrepit snackstand building, uneven basepath, and out-of-order rest-rooms are what out-of-townteams see when they visit thefields, which Mr. Hennessysaid is shameful.

“Talk about pride,” he said,“we have a lot of people com-ing into town.”

Councilman Bob Santanello,former six-year Little Leaguepresident, said he spent thebetter part of his day on Tues-day calling people about whatto do about the condition ofthe fields.

Mr. Hennessy made a re-quest of the council: “Have a

professional company, some-body with a pesticide license,come in and put down thenecessary applications togrow grass.”

Mr. Santanello explainedthat for years, the league con-tracted with a lawn care com-pany to maintain the fields,including spraying pesticides.

In the past few years, Mr.Santanello said the league

BY KAITLYN KANZLERTHE OCEAN STAR

BAY HEAD — The local com-munity is mourning the lossof former mayor Arthur P.Petracco Jr., who died onMonday, March 14.

Mr. Petracco, 73, whoresided in Point PleasantBeach, was a member of theMantoloking Borough Coun-cil for almost 20 years, serv-ing two terms as mayor be-fore retiring in 2007.

“A dear friend is gone,”Councilwoman Mary Glasssaid Tuesday, adding Mr. Pe-tracco is the one who en-couraged her to join thecouncil in the first place.

Councilwoman Glass, whosaid she was friendly withMr. Petracco’s first wife,Nancy Hamilton Petracco,and served on the councilfor a year with the formermayor before his retirement.

Councilwoman Glass saidMr. Petracco was very dedi-cated to anything he did,whether it was council relat-ed or in his personal life.

“He had a big personality,”she said. “He got into what-ever he was involved in anddid it 100 percent.”

Current Bay Head MayorBill Curtis was chosen to fillMr. Petracco’s seat when hewas elected mayor in 2000.

“I liked him very much,”Mayor Curtis said. “He was agood man and he had a goodheart. He tried to do theright thing for Bay Head,which wasn’t easy in thosedays.”

Mayor Curtis added thatthe former mayor always didthe best he could for the res-idents.

“He withstood a lot ofpressure from a lot of peo-ple,” Mayor Curtis said.

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POINT PLEASANT BEACH — Atthe end of the month, localcancer patients, survivors,caregivers and family mem-bers will lose their safe havenwhen the Cancer ConcernCenter lease ends.

The center provides sup-port for those diagnosed withcancer and those with a lovedone with cancer and providesa place free of judgement andhospital affiliation wherethey can gather.

On March 31, however, theCancer Concern Center willlose the lease at its locationon Route 35 South, where thecenter has been located since1996.

“We were surprised. Wedid not see this coming,” saidHeather Keefe, a member ofthe center’s board of direc-tors.

Ms. Keefe explained thatthe landlords had every rightnot to renew the $840-a-month lease and now thecenter is dealing with findinga space that will be compara-ble and financially feasible.

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SEE CANCER PAGE 4

Former Bay HeadMayor Petraccomourned at 73

Popular boro official,two-term mayor,

died March 14

ARTHUR P.PETRACCO JR.

SEE MAYOR PAGE 11

Mantoloking scalesdown boro hall plan

Beach Little League siteis no field of dreams

Redesign cuts foot-print and saves

nearly $800,000

‘Shoddy’ diamonds,concession standfilled with trash

“Talk about pride. Wehave a lot of peoplecoming into town.”

SEAN HENNESSYRecreation Chairman

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Though he does not live in Spring Lake, Mr. Grandich estimates that he has visited approximately 1,500 times in the past 30 years.

community and share their stories,” he said.