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Daniel Frank Schoor DePalma, an engineering and consulting firm headquartered in Manalapan, announced that Nick Verderese, of Freehold Township, has been promoted to the position of principal and vice president of the firm. Verderese, a registered professional engineer in New Jersey, is the department manager in the firm’s Traffic Engineering Department in Manalapan. Verderese has…

Paul V. Orecchia, an attorney at the Toms River law firm of Carluccio, Leone, Dimon, Doyle & Sachs, and Nate Brown, a computer consultant and owner of Comconico Inc., Jackson, have formed Contributech Inc., a nonprofit organization designed to help low-income or disadvantaged children and their families keep up with the use of computers through…

Michael Alvarez (l), chairman of SCORE Chapter 36 of Monmouth County, and Charles E. Vastbinder (r), with 2006 Circle of Excellence Award presented to their chapter by the Western Monmouth Chamber. SCORE Chapter 36 of Monmouth County was recognized by the Western Monmouth Chamber of Commerce at the 2006 Circle of Excellence Awards, held recently…

Valley National Bank has been listed as the sixth-highest-ranked bank by return on equity by U.S. Banker magazine. The magazine featured the results of the ranking in its May issue. U.S. Banker’s annual performance ranking analyzes the earnings results of the 100 largest banks and scores them based on a three-year average return on equity.…

Business After Hours, sponsored by the Western Monmouth Chamber of Commerce, will be hosted by Branches, 123 Monmouth Road, West Long Branch. The event will be held 5:30-7:30 p.m. June 20. Attendees should bring business cards. The fee is $10 for chamber members and $15 for nonmembers, and includes refreshments. For reservations or further details,…

Wilentz, Goldman and Spitzer, a law firm based in Woodbridge, announced that 10 Monmouth County residents have been designated “super lawyers” by Law and Politics magazine. They include local residents Darren M. Gelber and Edward T. Kole, both of Manalapan, Stuart A. Hober-man of Marlboro, Vincent P. Maltese of Colts Neck, and Jay V. Surgent…

Build-A-Bear Workshop will hold a special program May 20, Stuffed With Hugs: Hugs Away From Home, when approximately 50,000 teddy bears will be made and given to children at Ronald McDonald Houses around the world. Build-A-Bear Workshop is inviting the first 200 guests in each of its stores to make a bear for free, and…

Greater Media Inc. has announced details of its HD2 multicast channels in its New Jersey market. HD radio is a digital signal that provides CD-quality sound and has the ability to display more text information than a traditional radio. It eliminates the static, hiss, pop and fades associated with analog signals, so AM-band broadcasts sound…

Norkus Foodtown will host its first Summer Kickoff Family Fun Days May 20-21 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at its Park Avenue, Freehold, location. The event will feature a fire truck from the Free-hold Fire Department, bicycle safety lessons from the Freehold Borough Police Department, information on alcohol awareness, prizes and giveaways, a radio…