Category: Independent Business

Brookdale Community College, Newman Springs Road, Lincroft section of Middletown, will host the fifth annual Construction Industry Career Day April 9 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The free event will feature exhibits and demonstrations conducted by members of New Jersey’s construction trades. Representatives from trade unions and associations, and four-year colleges in New Jersey…

TheMainEventS.com — the online tool to assist nonprofits and charitable organizations in planning and promoting fund-raisers — will make its debut at a launch party April 7 from 6-8:30 p.m. at Branches, 123 Monmouth Road, Long Branch. The establishment is a sponsor of the Web site. The site is a master calendar for event planning…

Bill would ban smoking in public, enclosed places BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Lighting up at restaurants and bars could soon be a thing of the past if two bills banning smoking in food and drink establishments become law. Will it drive customers away? Wreak havoc with the…

The Jersey Shore Public Relations and Advertising Association, Red Bank, will hold a development and networking luncheon meeting April 1 at 11:30 a.m. at Palumbo’s Restaurant, Tinton Falls. Tom DeSanto, executive vice president of creative services at Aloysius, Butler & Clark, will discuss health-care marketing. The cost is $30 for nonmembers and $25 for members,…

Sensei says martial arts teaches far more than self-defense skills BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Sensei John Eevensen, third-degree black belt, tells a group of students a story at the Tiger Schulmann Karate school, Middletown. MIDDLETOWN — Before “The Karate Kid” trilogy, martial arts was known as a…

The Monmouth County Department of Economic Development and Tourism will welcome Sept. 11 widow Virginia Bauer, Middletown, to address attendees at it “Fifth Wednesday Luncheon” March 30 at noon. The luncheon will be at Branches, 123 Monmouth Road, West Long Branch, with reservations due by March 25. Middletown resident Bauer is the Sept. 11 widow…

Atlantic Eye Physicians, 565 Route 34, Middletown, has announced the relocation of its office to an expanded facility at 100 Commons Way, Route 35 south, Holmdel. The facility has served area residents for more than 20 years. The new office features a comprehensive vision care facility with areas for routine eye exams, eye surgery, laser…

Buhler & Bitter Inc. Jeep, Hazlet, is seeking nominee for its “Jeep Heroes Nomination Program,” with winners to be selected Nov. 10, prior to Veterans Day. The program rewards military, police, fire and emergency medical services (EMS) personnel that deliver exemplary, unique and heroic service to improve the quality of life in cities and towns…

The Monmouth Legal Secretaries Association will hold its regular monthly meeting March 3 at the Holiday Inn, Hope Road, Tinton Falls. All are welcome to attend, and guest speaker will be Laura Kirkpatrick, public information officer from the Monmouth County Park System. She will discuss what’s new in the park system. Reservations are required. For…