Northern Funding, LLC, a short-term mortgage specialist based in New York City, announced the formal opening of a regional office at 525 East County Line Road, Lakewood. The new location will address the specific mortgage needs of real estate professionals and developers, with an emphasis on one-family to four-family houses, commercial properties, apartments and condominiums.
In addition to serving the Garden State’s coastal communities, the new Northern Funding office, which will be headed by Vice President Mark Lichter, will also work with clients throughout central and southern New Jersey.
The company has the capacity to offer rapid closings, supplemented by a simple application process and available lines of credit. And, in addition to providing funds for acquisitions, Northern Funding, unlike many mortgage firms, makes renovation loans. The company will lend up to 80 percent of a given property’s total rehabilitation price.
Dr. Mary-Ellen Rada of Howell has recently been nominated by Acting Gov. Richard Codey for a second term on the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners. Her nomination was recently confirmed by the state Senate.
Rada has served on the board since June 2000. She served as president from April 2003 to March 2004 during which time the New Jersey board was awarded the Outstanding Board of the Year Award from the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards. Rada received a Special Presidential Recognition Award from the federation at its recent conference in Montreal, Canada, in May. She has also received the Garden State Chiropractic Society’s Distinguished Service Award for 2005 at its annual convention.
Formally of Lakewood, Rada now has a family practice on Route 9 in Howell.
The Lakewood Chamber of Commerce awarded $1,000 scholarships to Rupert Gill, Mario Granados, Chaun-tinique Jackson, Stacie MacLaughlin, and Allison Zsamba, all students at Lakewood High School.
The students were all members of the Pupil Assisted Learning Services program (PALS) and Future Business Leaders program at the high school.
The chamber’s annual golf outing supports the scholarship program at the high school. The scholarships were presented at an awards ceremony at the high school June 9.
Jackson Outlet Village will host an AAA Member Appreciation Day for members of AAA Mid-Atlantic Car Club June 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. AAA members will be given one-day discounts as well as in-store promotions from participating stores, and AAA will be on-site, accepting new membership applications and providing information. Jackson Outlet Village is located on Route 537 in Jackson Township.
The National Association of Women Business Owners, Central Jersey Chapter, will install its new board of directors and celebrate the chapter’s second anniversary at a dinner-meeting June 21 at 6 p.m. at the Nauvoo Grill, Fair Haven. Members and nonmembers are welcome to attend, and reservations are required. The cost is $35 for members and $40 for nonmembers. Call Jackie Rutberg at (732) 291-4613 for details. For more information on the organization, visit www.nawbocentraljersey.org.
The New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners, Monmouth-Ocean Chapter, will host a dinner-meeting June 23 at 6 p.m. at the Sheraton Eatontown, Industrial Way. Current and past recipients of the “Business Woman of the Year” award will present a panel discussion. Prospective NJAWBO members are welcome to attend. The cost is $38 for members and $43 for nonmembers, and reservations are required. Reservations may be made by calling Marianne Gepp at (732) 775-8900.
Commerce Bank announced that it recently partnered with The Center for Holocaust Studies at Brookdale Commun-ity College, Lincroft, to bring Holocaust education to more than 500 area students.
Commerce Bank donated $2,000 to The Center for Holocaust Studies to help fund the production of “Dear Esther,” a play that tells the story of Esther Terner Raab, now a resident of Vineland, who survived the Sobibor death camp as a child during the Holocaust. The play was recently performed at Lakewood High School.
According to the press release, Commerce Bank’s Giving Program has contributed more than $30 million to help improve the quality of life of the people living in the communities served by the bank.