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Aug 29

THE JANET FUND & WINDMILL RESTAURANTS DONATE AEDS TO CITY OF LONG BRANCH

Reach the Beach public access defibrillation program makes AEDs readily available

LONG BRANCH, NJ,

The Janet Fund’s newest initiative ‘Reach the Beach’ creates public access defibrillation programs at New Jersey beaches making Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) readily available to the public. AEDs are life-saving devices used during sudden cardiac arrest to shock the victim’s heard back to normal rhythm.

The Janet Fund and Windmill Restaurants partnered together to donate two AEDs to the City of Long Branch. The generous donation of Rena Levine-Levy and Stephen Levine of WindMill Hotdogs funded the two AEDs which were placed at two of the comfort stations and m...

Posted on 08/29/2018 at 12:58 PM

May 25

The blades are back!

from NJ.com news post

By Rob Spahr | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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on May 23, 2016 at 12:28 PM, updated May 23, 2016 at 3:14 PM

For the second time in less than a year, the iconic WindMill Restaurant on Ocean Boulevard has a new set of blades.

Just weeks after a new set of blades were installed on the WindMill – after the original blades were damaged in Hurricane Sandy – a Dec. 28. 2015, storm blew the blades off (READ MORE)

Posted on 05/25/2016 at 01:07 PM

Nov 19

Season of Giving, especially at the WindMill

A hot dog wagon full of TURKEYS! A big thank you to WindMill Hot Dogs for donating 54 Turkeys and for being a partner in the fight against childhood hunger in our community. This donation will help local families enjoy a nice Thanksgiving at home.

A hot dog wagon full of TURKEYS!

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Posted on 11/19/2015 at 10:00 AM

Nov 18

Windmill Glows Orange For Hunger Awareness

By Chris Sheldon • Published November 11, 2015

"One-in-every-five children in Monmouth and Ocean Counties is hungry, meaning they don't get enough food to lead a healthy life without assistance," Foodbank Director of Development Linda Keenan said. "Windmill has demonstrated that when people come together they can make a difference."

Photo Credit: Mike Guccione • More Photos

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Posted on 11/18/2015 at 06:00 PM

Aug 07

The WindMill: A Jersey Shore fast food tradition

A brief history of the WindMill franchise and how it remains a successful Jersey tradition. And so it goes...

Posted on 08/07/2015 at 06:37 AM

Mid Jersey | Where Fast Casual Was Born

Southside Johnny hot dogs it at the windmill

Thanks to our loyal customers, since it started in 1988, we've been consistently voted the best hot dog in monmouth and ocean counties!

So Much More Than 50 Years of Hot Dogs

( Excerpt from Calvin Schwartz • NJ Shore Thing Magazine • October 2013)

I could develop cologne from the amazing aroma of WindMill hot dogs that are beginning their next 50 years of joyous and wondrous consumption. Driving down Route 36 for this interview and photo session, I kept thinking questions about food and hot dogs and surmised much of our time together would be food driven. Did I ever dial a wrong number and yes, never assume. Steven Levine and his sister Rena Levine Levy sat down with me in back of the restaurant by a window overlooking the nearby Atlantic Ocean. Their warm effusive smiles set the mood; WindMill tee shirts messaged humility and pride. Click here to see our 3-page spread

WINDMILL'S "10,000 HOT DOGS" FUNDRAISER • SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY FOODBANK CONCERT 2015

We're having a party -- on top of the Windmill hot dog stand. Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes will perform 3 p.m. Friday, May 23 on the roof of the iconic Windmill Restaurant in the West End section of Long Branch to kickoff the Windmill's "10,000 Hot Dogs" fundraiser, the restaurant has announced.