By Bradley Koltz
Congratulations
Weichert New Homes was recognized with numerous honors at the Community Builders and Remodelers Association of New Jersey’s recent 2012 Awards of Excellence dinner held at the Sheraton Parsippany.
Accolades included sales manager of the year, marketing executive of the year and best creative marketing support for a special promotion. Additionally, more than 20 Weichert sales associates were added to the New Homes Million Dollar Sales Club for their outstanding sales records.
Roma Bank President and CEO Peter A. Inverso announced that Kelly Yaede has joined Roma Bank as vice president of community relations. In this capacity, Ms. Yaede, will represent the public image for Roma Bank with the communities the bank serves. She is charged with representing the Roma brand at the highest levels to customers, community groups and media.
”During its 92-year existence, Roma Bank has developed a culture of serving the communities in which we do business,” said Mr. Inverso. “Kelly’s professional accomplishments and dedicated service to the community make her a perfect fit for Roma Bank. I am pleased to welcome Kelly to our team. She will be a vital asset in enhancing and strengthening our leadership role in the community and our commitment to social responsibility.”
Gotham green
Don’t miss the next Gotham Princeton networking lunch. The lunch will be at Eno Terra in Kingston a certified Green Restaurant. For more information, visit www.gothamnetworking.com/events/eventDetail.php?eventId=2606&eventType=3 online or email Suzanne, the group coordinator, at [email protected]. Cost is $35 per person.
Marketing showcase
The Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce will host its 13th Mid-Summer Marketing Showcase on July 24 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. on the Green in Palmer Square. The rain date is July 26. This event is free and open to the public. The Chamber invites anyone and everyone to attend for a night of food, music and fun. For more information visit www.princetonchamber.org.
Art as business
Lauren Smith will be running two workshops at the Straube Center in Pennington: “Getting Your Portfolio Online” and “Building Your Online Presence as an Artist.” Both will take place in room I-19 at 108 Straube Center Boulevard. Workshops at $40 each. For more details visit http://www.laurensmithstudio.com/workshops.
Grand opening
Blue Moon Acres Farm will be celebrating the grand opening of their Farm Market. Join them Saturday, Aug. 4, from noon to 4 p.m. at their Pennington farm. They’re located at 11 Willow Creek Drive, just off Route 31 by Rosedale Mills.
Keeping cool
On Time Heating and Air Conditioning opened this past April. They serve Mercer, Hunterdon and Southern Somerset Counties, and are a replacement systems specialist. They’re currently running a tune up special regarding home air conditioning systems. Call them at 609-737-1566 or find them on the web at www.ontimeheatandair.com.
Specials
Somerville Aluminum is offering 50 percent off window and patio doors, valid on purchases made before Aug. 6. This cannot be combined with any other discounts or offers and other restrictions may apply. Call them for details at 800-346-3693.
Doing good
Prudential Fox & Roach, Realtors and The Trident Group is sponsoring their seventh annual Backpack Drive from July 23 to July 27, collecting backpacks filled with school supplies and other personal items.
Donations from the general public of backpacks and school supplies are welcome and can be dropped off at your local Prudential Fox & Roach office. If you would like more information for this year’s backpack challenge, visit www.foxandroachcharities.com.
If you’re a local business doing something new, interesting, good for the community, or just want to let our readers know about a new product or service, contact General Manager Brad Koltz at [email protected].

