Business
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•April 21, 2020
Virtual Visits Helping at Urgent Care Now in COVID Crisis
Telemedicine is playing its part to support social distancing efforts, and an urgent care center director explains the Virtual Visits procedure and others that are different during the COVID-19…
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•April 17, 2020
Maintaining the Comfort of Home at the Shore
Home maintenance services are here for clients throughout an emergency, and home improvement is still a dream reachable for the season when the clouds of coronavirus have passed.
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•April 17, 2020
Arlington Pop-Up Market
Good food and drink is even more a highlight of the day when so many of life’s pleasures are postponed now by social distancing mandates until the pandemic subsides. There is much anticipation for…
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•April 15, 2020
Seafood Snapped Up Locally for Holiday, But Scaled-Back Restaurants Still Hurt
Tightened metropolitan restaurants weren’t buying the normal volumes of seafood on what should have been one of the biggest weekends for Viking Village dock demand, Good Friday through Easter. But…
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•April 15, 2020
Hand’s Garden Center in Little Egg Harbor Has New Owners
Partners C.J. Davies and his brother-in-law Mike Carey took over Hand’s Garden Center in Little Egg Harbor in February and, despite a rough start thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, have managed to have…
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•April 13, 2020
Forum to Help Nonprofits Navigate Current Challenge
“Outreaching in Digital Times” is the timely topic of an April 16 forum for nonprofit organizations. The Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce has partnered with Stockton University to present…
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•April 8, 2020
Limitless Victory Offers Virtual Therapy Services
Although the COVID-19 pandemic forced cancellation of the April 4 Parents’ Night Out to kick off Autism Awareness Month, one of the organizers said it will be rescheduled in the fall.
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•April 2, 2020
Small Businesses Have Week to Apply for State Aid Through NJEDA
The Small Business Emergency Assistance Grant Program through the state started taking applications online Friday, April 3 from coronavirus-affected businesses.
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•April 2, 2020
Virus Economic Damage to Commercial Fishing Grows Daily
The pulse of Viking Village’s commercial fishing industry this year will greatly depend on how long the coronavirus extends into the coming spring and summer season, local leaders say. But boats are…
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•April 1, 2020
GoFundMe Supports Local Food Service Industry Workers
“Long Beach Island is such a wonderful place,” Surf City resident and Alliance for a Living Ocean President Casey Courts Deacon writes in the text accompanying a GoFundMe – at…
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•April 1, 2020
Mystic Subs Opens in Manahawkin With ‘Ginormous’ Offerings
“Believe the hype,” said Jay Zimmerman a year ago after trying his first “ginormous sub” from Mystic Meats in Little Egg Harbor. He stands by those words as he celebrates the grand opening of his…
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•March 28, 2020
GoFundMe for Laid-Off Workers Posted By LBI Chamber
A GoFundMe for laid-off LBI employees, created March 24 by the LBI Chamber of Commerce, is picking up momentum this weekend, a week after Gov. Murphy ordered nonessential businesses to close in a…
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•March 28, 2020
Yelp Causing Yelps for Unauthorized GoFundMe Business Pages
The online review site Yelp is causing reactions of the same name, as many local business owners were dismayed or embarrassed to find out this week that Yelp and GoFundMe created GoFundMe pages…
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•March 28, 2020
The New ‘Essentials:’ State Adds Biking, Gardening, Phone Repair
Cyclists have taken to the streets to spin out some of the stress of coronavirus fears. New Jerseyans ordered to stay at home in this time might wish for the uplifting garden they never had time to…
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•March 25, 2020
Jetty’s New Rising Tide Initiative to Support Retail Partners in Tough Times
In the summer of 2005, locally based surf and apparel brand Jetty was in its third year of existence. Its apparel line consisted of tees, sweatshirts and a few hats, mostly printed in a local garage.…
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•March 25, 2020
Area Towns Look to Local Business to Combat COVID-19 Spread
Today’s phrase of the day is “terminal cleaning.” It’s defined as the method of cleaning utilized in healthcare environments to control the spread of infections, and it’s being applied, though a…
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•March 24, 2020
‘Remote’ Just Got Closer for Consumers
Still within reach but now online is the status of some businesses and services. The public can find out which of the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce member shops have remote options via a…
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•March 18, 2020
Walters Opens Three Buildings at Cornerstone at Grassy Hollow
Off Route 9 in Manahawkin, at the newest Walters Group development, Cornerstone at Grassy Hollow, three of the five planned buildings are open in the premium income-restricted apartment community.
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•March 17, 2020
Cyber-Criminals Luring Victims By Coronavirus Topics
Riveting, terrifying and helpful at the same time is a website from a state agency that shares the most up-to-date data on cybersecurity allowable.
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•March 17, 2020
Work-at-Home Computers Could Carry Data Risks
Many companies have already sent employees home to work remotely in response to concerns about the coronavirus. This week, thousands of additional employers will likely follow suit until concerns…
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•March 17, 2020
Get Remote Control of Business By Videoconferencing During COVID-19 Era
Videoconferencing could be a lifesaver, to adapt a phrase, for companies whose members can or must work from home during this constricting time of coronavirus risk. A free link to a Google Cloud…
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•March 11, 2020
SOMC Clinician Earns First Stroke Advanced Board Certification
The stroke clinical coordinator at Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin is one of only three nurses in New Jersey to have attained Advanced Stroke Coordinator certification.
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•March 11, 2020
Bacharach Physical Therapy Moving to New Location
Beginning Tuesday, March 24, Bacharach Physical Therapy will be moving into a new location in Stafford Township at 100 McKinley Ave. For the past 10 years, it has been located at another Stafford…
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•March 2, 2020
Free Seminar on Wills and Living Trusts
McLean Advisory Group is holding a free seminar on wills and living trusts with a choice of two dates in early March at the Barnegat High School Media Center, 180 Bengal Blvd., Barnegat. The dates…
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•March 1, 2020
‘Fresh, Reimagined’ Dining at Reopened Cuisine on the Green
A hearty meal and a drink cap off a spring day after a round of golf. And for non-golfers, the recently renovated Cuisine on the Green at Atlantis serves a fresh experience for other times, in the…
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•February 26, 2020
Seaport Tattoo Parlour: Newest Spot for Cutting-Edge Ink With Old-School Appeal
Downtown Tuckerton has a new storefront that’s getting a lot of attention. Across from the Emporium is the new Seaport Tattoo Parlour, with its telltale red and gold sign, beckoning to all who are…
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•February 26, 2020
Harriet’s Hidden Treasures Unveils Local Makers
Harriet’s Hidden Treasures, located at 191 Main St. in West Creek, is a cornucopia of handmade crafts by local makers: tin fish, carved wooden birds, soft yarn scarves, jewelry, art photos, candles…
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•February 26, 2020
Manahawkin Woman Launches Lotus-Inspired Jewelry Line
The lotus flower grows in mud, blooms from the darkness and radiates beauty into the world. That’s both a symbol for all of womankind and the premise behind a new line of jewelry being launched by…
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•February 19, 2020
Tuckerton Surplus Not Just for Military
Tuckerton Surplus is the latest best-kept retail secret – racks of military surplus clothing and gear that fit a range of hobbies and vocations, from camping, fishing and hunting to construction…
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•February 19, 2020
‘Zero Energy’ Home Being Built in Barnegat a New Jersey First
Zero is a huge number when it counts the amount of energy used in running a home.
