Category: Independent Business

The auto insurance firm of High Point, Red Bank, has announced Roman DeSimone, 10, New Monmouth section of Middletown, was recently named a “Kid Who Rocks!” for performing an extraordinary act for his family and community. He will receive a $25 gift certificate to Monmouth Mall, Eatontown, and four tickets to a May 2005 awards…

iSold It auctions unwanted items on the Internet BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer PHOTOS BY MIGUEL JUAREZ staff BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer PHOTOS BY MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Above, Larry Regan, owner of “iSold it,” on Route 35 in Middletown, helps customers sell unwanted items on eBay. At left, Spencer Freeman, store manager, prepares…

FREEHOLD — Monmouth County’s bonds have been granted AAA ratings by Fitch, Moody’s, and Standard & Poor’s, the three largest bond rating agencies. Only a few dozen counties throughout the United States have been granted AAA ratings, the highest rating, and only a handful can claim they have received the highest score from all three…

Renovation will create retail space, 10 apartments BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer After nearly 100 years on East Front Street, in Red Bank, Kislin’s Sporting Goods will close its doors sometime in the next few weeks, ending a chapter in the lives of its founding family, their customers and two longtime…

Royal Senior Care Medical Adult Day Service, 1041 Route 36, Atlantic Highlands, will present the seminar “The Benefits of Reverse Mortgages” May 3 at 35 p.m. The free seminar will be given by consultant Darryn Silver Murdoch of Wells Fargo Home Mortgage. Light refreshments will be served. Registration is required and may be done by…

Holmdel resident pitches new Italian restaurant in Atlantic Highlands BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer PHOTOS BY DAN NEWMAN BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer PHOTOS BY DAN NEWMAN ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS — John Valentin’s Major League Baseball career may have ended, but now he is looking forward to the start of a different one. His new line of…

The Monmouth/Ocean Chapter of the New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners (NJAWBO) recently presented the Teal Heart Service Award to three local female business owners. Sue Cole, sole proprietor and operator of The Illustrated Chef, Matawan; Stephanie Geisel, client manager at Margery S. Davidson, Certified Public Accountants Inc., Aberdeen; and Dawn Nakash, president and…

The provisional class of the Junior League of Monmouth County will present “Twilight Enchantment: A Dessert and Wine Fantasy” April 16 from 8:30-11 p.m. at the league’s headquarters, 55 Center St., Rumson. Tickets are $50, with proceeds benefiting the Asbury Park Boys and Girls Club of Monmouth County. The event will feature a silent auction,…

Keyport BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Jill Caren, owner of Expressions on West Front Street, Keyport, shows off some examples of her work that transform ordinary photographs into works of art. KEYPORT — Commissioning art may sound like something only the very rich can afford. But…