Category: Independent Business

Monmouth County again ranks 10th of the top 200 markets in the nation for job creation and is growing more than twice as fast in key employment sectors, a national survey says. Bea Duffy, director of the Monmouth County Department of Economic Development and Tourism, said in a press release Monday that the Milken Institute…

The Arc of Monmouth’s ambulatory care center, Tinton Falls, recently received a defibrillator from Amerigroup Corp., a medical HMO. The care center provides medical and mental health services to more than 800 individuals with developmental disabilities, many with serious heart conditions in addition to mental retardation, cerebral palsy and autism. The center is staffed by…

Spinnaker recognizes volunteers, civic officials, corporate good neighbors BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI staff Bob Sickles pauses for a moment among the daylilies at Sickles Market, Little Silver, which received the Community Service Award. Volunteerism is its own reward for Christine Burke.“What I’ve done gives me a lot of…

WMGQ Magic 98.3, New Brunswick, switched to an all-holiday format as of Nov. 22 at 12:01 a.m. and will continue through Christmas Day. According to Tim Tefft, program director and afternoon-drive host, the decision to make the switch earlier was done to accommodate listener demand for more holiday music. The play list will include traditional…

Re/Max Champions, Aberdeen, has announced Jacqueline Reyes-Kasai has joined its office as a sales associate. Prior to Re/Max, she was employed at Weichert, Realtors. She specializes in the listing and sale of residential properties and relocation clients in Monmouth, Middlesex and Ocean counties. A resident of Old Bridge, Reyes-Kasai has been in the real estate…

FARRAH MAFFAI staff Above, executive chef John Turner checks the temperature on the rotisserie chickens at the new Wegmans in Ocean. At left, chocolates are dressed for, the holidays. Turning out platter upon platter of delicious foods for the several thousand customers who swarmed through the new Wegmans in Ocean Township last weekend wasn’t a…

The Center for Holocaust Studies at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft section of Middletown, will honoring the Rev. Dr. Donald D. Warner at its 13th annual testimonial dinner and journal tribute Nov. 11 at 6 p.m. at Excelsior Caterers, Manalapan. Warner served as superintendent of schools at Red Bank Regional High School for 24 years. Following…

SCORE Chapter 36, Lincroft section of Middletown, will hold a free workshop, “How to Start and Manager Your Own Business” Nov. 10 from 6-8:30 p.m. at the headquarters of the Monmouth County Library, 125 Symmes Road, Manalapan. Registration is required, and may be done by visiting the Web site at www.score36.org or calling the library…

BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff He hasn’t played Cupid, but the manager of Love Lane Tuxedos in Red Bank has been called on every now and then to help a couple tie the knot. “A groom came in with the bride-to-be on a Friday night and they were…