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BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Steve Mezzadri and Elly Teo are the creators and designers of Citrus, a new restaurant in downtown Freehold. FREEHOLD — Steve Mezzadri used to don a suit and tie and battle through hours of commuter traffic before he even began his…

Peter Smyth, CEO of Greater Media Inc., parent company of Greater Media Newspapers, has been elected vice chairman of the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) board of directors. He has actively served on the RAB board for the past five years. He will begin his newly elected duties Jan. 1. Smyth joined Greater Media in 1986…

Petco Inc., based in San Diego, Calif., announced that it raised more than $105,000 in its Greyhound Planet Week held in mid-September. Customers were asked to “round up” purchases to the nearest dollar, with proceeds going to the Petco Foundation. The foundation will then distribute funds to greyhound rescue groups in Petco communities nationwide. Petco…

Business After Hours of the Western Monmouth Chamber of Commerce will be hosted by Health Care Depot Inc., Raintree Town Center, 73 Village Center Drive (off Route 537 west), Freehold Township, Oct. 19 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The event will include a demonstration on home medical equipment. The fee is $10 per person and includes refreshments.…

JACKSON – Six Flags Great Adventure will launch the tallest and fastest roller coaster on Earth, the keystone of a new mythical jungle kingdom which will also feature an elaborate children’s area and massive tiger exhibit for the 2005 season. “This announcement represents the largest expansion in the 30-year history of Six Flags Great Adventure,”…

ERA Advantage Realty, Cream Ridge, will hold its fifth annual Chili Cook-off and Customer Appreciation Day Oct. 16 from 1-4 p.m. on the grounds of ERA Advantage Realty’s Route 539 office in the Cream Ridge section of Upper Freehold Township. Rain date is Oct. 17. The event is open to members of the community, who…

ERA offices raised close to $600,000 nationwide, including $20,000 in New Jersey, for the Muscular Dystrophy Association during this year’s Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon held Sept. 5-6. On the second day of the telethon, Debra Campisano of ERA Justin Realty and Sue Danner, director of relocation for ERA Van Syckel, Weaver & Lyte, presented the…

Ladies Workout Express joins forces with the International Council on Active Aging, with the support of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, to mark Active Aging Week, Sept. 27-Oct. 3, by bringing free fitness memberships, classes and health information to older adults this week. The second annual event is designed to encourage a…

Gravatt Geller & Associates Inc., a consulting, engineering and land planning firm with offices in Freehold and Forked River, has added three new associates to the firm. Donna Miller, of Howell, has joined the firm as a senior planner. Prior to joining Gravatt, she was with Greenberg Farrow Architecture & Engineering in Somerset. She will…