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SBPA hosting B2B networking event
The Somerville Business & Professional Association will host its first Business 2 Business Networking event of the year Jan. 31 at Alfonso’s Family Trattoria, 99 W. Main St. beginning at 5:30 p.m. SBPA Executive Director April Sette will introduce Anthony Loftus of Somerville Lumber, the newly-elected president and other officers: Paul Sanford, Sanford Jewelers, vice president; John Harrity, Somerville School of Music, secretary and Lorraine Sarra, WWA, treasurer. The 2013 SBPA Board of Directors includes: Val Gibson, Senior Arts &...
read moreMargaret Wolan Sullivan named UMDNJ Assoc. Dean
Margaret Wolan Sullivan, PhD, of Somerville, has been named as professor and associate dean for research of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) School of Nursing. “A developmental psychologist, Dr. Sullivan has an outstanding history of research and scholarship particularly focused on understanding and improving the mental health of infants and young children,” said UMDNJ Dean Susan Salmond, EdD, RN. “Since the nursing profession addresses mental and physical health of individuals from birth to end-of-life, Dr....
read moreFree Job Search Seminar Oct. 9
Job seekers and anyone looking to upgrade their employment status is welcome to attend a free “Keys to a Successful Job Search” seminar from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, at 123 E. Cliff St. Career Search Counselor John Hadley, of John Hadley Associates in Somerville, will share strategies and techniques that will help you conduct a powerful career search. The program will include time for networking, so you can expand your personal sphere of influence. Bring business cards, your “30-second pitch” self-introduction, and a...
read moreSBPA appoints April Sette executive director
Marketing and promotions specialist April Sette has been hired as the new executive director of the Somerville Business & Professional Association. Her company, Sette Solutions, worked in conjunction with the SBPA on the successful Treasure Hunt promotion in downtown Somerville April 21 and is planning another promotion for Aug. 11, Circus Day. “The MOST important objective is to generate foot traffic into the shops, galleries and restaurants and to get diners to start shopping and get new people into town that have never been to...
read moreIl Pomodoro restaurant shuts it doors
Historic Il Pomodoro restaurant served their last meal Friday night. The restaurant opened in 2006 after a two-year restoration of the three-story building at the corner of N. Bridge St. and High St. The owner, John Proske, was a patron at a restaurant in the lower level of the building and decided to buy the building and create Il Pomodoro in the upper levels. The sister Tapastre restaurant in the lower level of the building will remain open. The building was built in the 1880′s originally as a home. It has been the municipal library,...
read moreLloyd’s European Market closing for good
After six months as Lloyd’s European Market, the store that had been Lloyd’s Furniture for 62 years is officially closing later this year. Owner Jeffrey Silverman announced the store is starting a clearance sale today to liquidate their current inventory and then the store will close for good later this year. Silverman had posted signs two months ago on the building at the corner of Davenport and Main St. to lease a portion of the store. The European Market was a concept Silverman started in January after closing the original...
read moreOutdoor dining will soon be on Division Street
Two Division St. restaurants will soon have outdoor dining. Origin Thai, at 25 Division St., will have eight tables on the sidewalk of the newly refurbished street. Somerville Pinoy Goods and Restaurant, at 18 Division St., which is across the street from Origin, will also have eight outdoor tables. Pinoy Restaurant owner Cynthia Ancheta-Conshue said their tables will be on the street as soon as they arrive. She is hoping it will be in time for this Saturday’s Somerville Sampler Day. The restaurants will need to leave at least six feet of...
read moreDivision St. sidewalks closed during sealing
Contractors will be sealing the Division Street sidewalks Friday, May 11, and center roadway Saturday, May 12. This final element of the project is critical to the life and appearance of the street, plus helping to keep it clean for all who use it. The street will be pressure washed Thursday May 10, in preparation for the sealing. Starting at 5:00 a.m. Friday, the sidewalk section of the street will be closed to all pedestrian traffic leaving the center section open, on Saturday at 5:00 a.m., the center section will be closed to all pedestrian...
read moreBusiness Partnership hosting hyper-local trade show
The Somerset County Business Partnership will present the 3rd Annual “Small Biz Connection,” a ‘hyper-local’ trade show and networking opportunity for Somerset County businesses on Thursday, June 14, 2012 from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. at the Bridgewater Marriott, 700 Commons Way in Bridgewater, New Jersey. The Somerset County business trade show will provide the opportunity the make business to business contacts while introducing both residents and other business people to the numerous product and service options available. Reserving...
read moreFather and son team opening cigar store
If cigars are your thing, a new store on Division St. may be for you. Bryan Butensky of Branchburg and his son Ethan are opening Ashes N Embers April 30. Premium $5 to $25 cigars are featured. They carry the top brands including Avo, Padron, Arturo Fuentes, Acid and Ashton including cigars that can’t be purchased online. The cigars are all hand-made, mostly in Nicaragua, Honduras or the Dominican Republic. The store has a large walk-in humidor that keeps the room temperature at 70 degrees and humidity at 70% so the stock of more than 250...
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