Business After Hours, sponsored by the Western Monmouth Chamber of Commerce, will be hosted this month by Grape Beginnings Wine School, 54 W. Main St., Freehold. The school guides “students” through the process of wine making, from crushing and pressing fresh wine grapes to racking oak barrels and bottling the wine.
The Aug. 23 event will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m., and will provide participants with the opportunity to meet the staff of wine makers and learn more about the process of producing private-label wine at about $7 a bottle. The fee to attend the Business After Hours event is $10 per person and includes refreshments. Participants should bring business cards. For reservations, call (732) 462-3030, fax (732) 462-2123, or visit the Web site wmchamber.com.
Schoor DePalma, an engineering and consulting firm based in Manal-apan, announced that it has hired Maureen Fullaway as a project manager in the Community and Regional Plan-ning Department. Fullaway brings with her more than 20 years of experience in the field of affordable housing.
At Schoor DePalma, Fullaway will be responsible for writing and developing Housing Elements and Fair Share plans for the firm’s municipal clients. Fullaway’s past experience led her to the position of executive director with the state Council on Affordable Housing.
Fullaway implemented methodologies, wrote procedural and substantive rules to guide municipalities in preparing housing elements and fair share plans, and served on the Department of Community Affairs Affordable Housing Task Force.
Commerce Bank, which is based in Cherry Hill and has several branches in the local area, announced the recipients of its American Dream Scholarship program. The program awards $1,000 to graduating seniors who achieve academic excellence and serve the community. There are two winners from the local area are:
John Barrett of Manalapan. A graduate of Manalapan High School, Barrett plans to attend Duke University in Dur-ham, N.C., in the fall, and major in biomedical engineering.
Lipica Shah of Millstone. A graduate of Allentown High School, Shah plans to attend New York University in New York City and major in theater.
Scholarships were awarded to 200 students residing within the bank’s market area of more than 330 branches. More than 3,500 students applied for scholarships.
Stuart Hoberman, a shareholder and chair of the banking and financial services team and the business law team at the Woodbridge-based law firm of Wilentz, Goldman and Spitzer, was one of nine new members elected to the New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.
Hoberman, a resident of Marlboro, concentrates his practice in all areas of banking and finance. In 2005, he was elected president of the New Jersey State Bar Association and is a member or officer in nearly 16 other organizations. He also frequently lectures for the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education.
Mary Urbano, of Marlboro, an agent with Allstate New Jersey Insurance Co., has been recognized by Allstate Insurance Co. for high standards in customer satisfaction, customer retention and profitability. Urbano has achieved the “Honor Ring” award and will be honored by local and regional management at a banquet in her honor. Her agency is located at 35 Route 79 in Marlboro.
David Bertone, a physical therapist and associate partner at Marlboro Physical Therapy P.A., has successfully completed the requirements to be certified as a clinical specialist in orthopaedic physical therapy by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties.
The specialist certification program has been designed to identify and define physical therapy specialty areas, and to formally recognize physical therapists who have attained advanced knowledge and skills in those areas. Certification also assists the public and health care community in identifying therapists with acknowledged expertise in a particular field of practice.