Consignment Sports, a longtime supplier of sports equipment to local youths, has moved to a new location at 2461 Route 9 north, Howell. The store previously occupied two separate storefronts in the Howell Center shopping center. The store is now in a freestanding 10,000-square-foot building directly across the street from the old location.
The store will still carry an extensive line of new hockey, baseball, lacrosse and fitness equipment. Trade-ins are accepted on used hockey equipment and skates.
The new location will consolidate all operations under one roof, allow for expansion of existing lines, and allow for addition of new categories of sporting goods such as apparel and teamwear.
Theodore D. Bessler, president and CEO of Shore Community Bank, an-nounced that George G. Fisher has been named vice president, business development officer, for Jackson and the surrounding communities, and that Gerri A. Blace-McPhee has been appointed assistant vice president, branch manager, of the bank’s new Jackson office. The office is at 1130 East Veterans Highway, Jackson.
Bessler said the appointments reflect the bank’s emphasis on hiring banking professionals with extensive experience at the local level.
A longtime resident of Jackson, Fisher brings a diverse professional background and extensive knowledge of the local market to Shore Community Bank. He most recently served within the small business banking group of Provident Bank. Fisher also spent a considerable portion of his career with Bank of America, holding numerous management positions in a variety of capacities, including retail management, commercial business development and training.
Active in community affairs, Fisher is past president of the Jackson Chapter of Rotary International, a board member of the Jackson Chamber of Commerce, and serves on the board of trustees of Mid-dlesex County College. He has also worked with numerous other charitable organizations, including the March of Dimes, the American Heart Association and the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. He is a graduate of Raritan Valley Com-munity College with a degree in business administration.
With more than 25 years of banking experience, Blace-McPhee most recently held management and business development positions within the retail and lending divisions of Commerce Bank. In total, she served that institution for more than 15 years. Blace-McPhee previously held management responsibilities within the retail banking division of First Fidelity Bank. She is a graduate of Felician College, Rutherford.
Shore Community Bank was founded in 1997 by a group of local business leaders seeking to return community-based banking to Toms River and the surrounding communities. In addition to three locations in Toms River, the bank also serves the communities of Ortley Beach and Jackson. The bank anticipates the opening of a Manahawkin office in 2007.
Target, 570 Route 70 west, Brick Township, will host a “Holiday Helpers” event on Dec. 5 from 8 to 10 a.m. Adults age 65 and older and guests with disabilities will enjoy holiday shopping in a relaxed environment with personal shopping assistance, free gift wrapping and refreshments.
Kimball Medical Center Founda-tion leaders David C. Sickel, chairman of the Kimball Medical Center Foundation Board of Trustees; Joe Hicks, executive director of Kimball Medical Center and Saint Barnabas Behavioral Health; and Caryl Russo, vice president of development, accepted a $50,000 check from OceanFirst Bank, representing the final installment of the bank’s $150,000 pledge toward Kimball Medical Center’s cardiac catheterization program.
Sickel noted the significance of the contribution and thanked the bank.
Cardiac catheterization is a diagnostic test that checks blood flow in the heart and coronary arteries, which are the blood vessels that feed the heart. It is used to check blood flow through the coronary arteries as well as check the blood pressure in the chambers of the heart to determine how well the heart valves work. It also checks for defects in the way the wall of the heart moves. When blood flow through the coronary arteries is compromised, coronary artery disease – the most common form of heart disease – occurs.
The Lakewood Chamber of Com-merce invites members and nonmembers to its general membership industrial luncheon meeting, to be held Dec. 6 at the Ramada Inn and Suites, Toms River. Networking will begin at 11:30 a.m. with lunch at noon. The cost is $30 for chamber members and $35 for nonmembers. A $5 charge will be added for walk-ins. Details: (732) 363-0012. Guest speaker Chris Ruisi will share keys for a successful business and what an owner needs to do to achieve business goals.