2004-06-03 / Business

Business Briefs

Business Briefs

National Association of Women Business Owners Central Jersey Chapter will celebrate its first anniversary, honor its Chapter Award recipients and board members, and install its new chapter board June 15, 6-9 p.m. at Branches, West Long Branch.

The Chapter Award recipients are: Donna Cardillo, NAWBO Central Jersey Business Woman of Year; Melinda Salzer, NAWBO Central Jersey Member of the Year; Catherine Tansey, NAWBO Central Jersey Unsung Hero; Donna Domenicali, NAWBO Central Jersey Team Builder and National Team Builder; and Diahann W. Lassus, NAWBO Central Jersey Gillian Rudd Award.

The event will include a complete dinner, including choice of entree, salad and birthday cake. The cost is $30 for members and nonmembers, if reserved by June 8, and $35 thereafter. For reservations, call Barbara Chick at (732) 295-3846.

New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners Monmouth/Ocean Chapter will hold its monthly dinner-meeting June 24, 6 p.m., at the Jumping Brook Country Club, Neptune. Sue Fitzpatrick, president of Fitzpatrick Printing & Design, Colts Neck, and incoming NJAWBO president, will be the guest speaker. In addition to installing the chapter board, Fitzpatrick will share the experience she gained from serving in several NJAWBO positions and how they helped her personally and professionally.

The cost is $35 for members, $40 for nonmembers and guests. Reservations are required by June 18. Call Chrissy Reinhard at (732) 528-1172.

Beautiful Interiors By Sandy, Freehold Township, a full-service design firm, has recently been named an authorized dealer of Yorktowne Cabinetry. Sandy Levin, owner and interior designer, specializes in providing Toll Brothers homeowners with additional Yorktowne cabinetry for their kitchens, family rooms and offices.

North Fork Bank has completed the acquisition of The Trust Company of New Jersey, and North Fork is now operating all 75 of the former Trust Company Bank branches in New Jersey, including the retail banking offices at 146 South St., in Freehold, and Poets Square in Freehold Township, routes 33 and 79.

Stuart Sussman, assistant vice president and manager in Freehold, and his staff will continue to serve local consumers and businesses. The acquisition is valued at $726 million, according to a press release.

North Fork has placed new signs on its six branches in Monmouth County, and is planning to enhance its retail and commercial banking operations. North Fork expects to increase hiring for a vari­ety of positions at many of its branches, including two locations in Marlboro, as well as in Middletown and Sea Girt.

North Fork is headquartered in Melville, N.Y., and operates branches throughout New York City, Long Island, Westchester and Rockland counties in New York, as well as in New Jersey and Connecticut. North Fork’s Web site is www.nfb.com.

Monmouth Center for Vocational Rehabilitation (MCVR), Eatontown, is asking area businesses for donations of old laser and ink-jet printer cartridges for recycling.

MCVR is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting maximum voca­tional potential and social independence for New Jersey’s disabled through coun­seling, training, support services and job placement.

MCVR can receive anywhere from $1 to $22 per cartridge by collecting and re­turning them to a recycler, according to Peter Scoles, MCVR founder and presi­dent.

Businesses may call MCVR toll-free at (888) 647-7697 to arrange for regularly scheduled pickup of cartridges, or can place the cartridges in a shipping bag and send them to MCVR, 15 Meridian Way, Eatontown 07724.


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