Introducing Small Business Patch

The newly launched site offers tips, info and digital know-how for small business owners.

Patch has launched a new site, Small Business Patch (smallbusiness.patch.com), to educate and empower small businesses with the digital tools, social media strategies and marketing know-how needed to ensure long-term growth. Readers will have access to exclusive interviews with well-known founders and CEOs and small business industry experts who share their experiences, advice and tips for success. One of the latest articles features an exclusive interview with successful real estate entrepreneur, Barbara Corcoran, founder of The Corcoran Group. In this Q&A, Corcoran discusses the how to take advantage of the size of a small businesses, and why making big “mistakes” made all the difference in her success. Click here to read about the …

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Customers React to $95M Lucky Lukoil Lotto News

The Kwik Farms convenience store in the Tinton Falls Lukoil sold a winning Mega Millions ticket.

Tom Schweers woke up thinking he struck it big--$95 million big. Every day, the 64-year-old West Long Branch man buys an instant ticket and occasionally springs for a Mega Millions ticket at the Kwik Farms in the Lukoil station on Shrewsbury Avenue on Tinton Falls. The store sold one of the two winning $95 million Mega Millions tickets in the country, the New Jersey Lottery announced Sunday morning. When Schweers heard his local lottery dealer was the winning ticket seller, he thought he could be holding the winning ticket. And then he realized he bought Powerball instead of Mega Millions. “Of course, I probably would have won the damn thing. When I heard the news, I said ‘You’ve got to be kidding me,’” Schweers said. Schweers stopped by …

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Who's Hiring in Monmouth?

Jobs in Middletown: Petco, Glotel, Sunrise Senior Living

A look at job opportunities in the Middletown area.

  Are you on the job hunt and looking for work close to home? The following job listings have recently been posted for the Middletown area.    Pet Stylist, Petco Systems Engineer, Glotel Network / OSP Project Coordinator, Pinnacle Technical Resources Experienced Trach/Vent Nurses Needed for Baby Girl, Bayada Home Health Care Jr. Testers / Jr. Technical Business Analysts / Jr. Project Managers / Jr. Cobol Developers - Multiple Positions, Collabera Inc. Architect, Rose International Dishwasher, Sunrise Senior Living Automotive Technician, Firestone Compete Auto Care HVAC Service/ Install Technicians, C & C Air

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New Homes For Sale in Middletown This Week

Find homes for sale in Middletown on this page every week, from our partners at Zillow.

New Homes For Sale in Middletown This Week

Find homes for sale in Middletown on this page every week, from our partners at Zillow.

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$550 Million in Local Spending Expected from Super Bowl

Estimated 400,000 people expected in region; team practices to be held in Florham Park and Media Day in Newark

The 2014 Super Bowl at MetLife Stadium is expected to have a $550 million economic impact on New Jersey and New York, with an estimated 400,000 people in the region, according to a report on dailyrecord.com. Businesses should start preparing for the flood of visitors now, according to speakers at The Big Game Huddle, an informational and networking event held Wednesday at Raritan Valley Country Club. “Start the celebration now,” said Wayne Hasenbalg, president and chief executive officer of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority. “You don’t have to wait until the week before the game," he told the dailyrecord.com. That impact will be felt in North and Central Jersey, as one of the competing teams will practice at the Atlantic …

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Are Electronic Message Boards Distracting to Drivers?

A member of the Township Committee says yes, and wants the township to take a second look at its local law governing signs.

Middletown Township Committeeman Tony Fiore says the scrolling, flashing, illuminated messages on electronic display boards popping up around town can potentially be a "massive distraction" to drivers, and the township may need to stop and re-envision its sign ordinance.  At a government meeting Monday night, Fiore asked the township administrator to work with township attorney and planning department to look into the traffic safety issues as they relate to digital announcement boards. He said he does not oppose them, but he does have concerns about their attention-grabbing graphics.  "I do believe this governing body, for safety issues, has to look and examine with respect to how often those signs should be able to change," Fiore said. "…

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10:18 pm on Sunday, May 12, 2013

They should issue summons to every person who's name, website or phone number appears on those signs. One summons per sign per day or view by an officer. The town would make a fortune. After Sandy, there was one company selling home back up generators that put 4 signs (each sign was continued on the next) at every intersection around here. Buy a Billboard! I would never sell my house to one of …   more ›

Brides Meet Wedding Vendors In the Supermarket Aisle

Whole Foods of Middletown held a festive little wedding showcase to show off the floral and pastry department and give people a reason to sip Prosecco in the produce section.

In an effort to remind their customers that the Whole Foods Market lifestyle has a place at the table -- even on a wedding day -- the Middletown supermarket cleared away some space in the store Thursday and put on a small evening wedding expo.    A deejay wearing a calla lily in his lapel played wedding music, surrounded by Jewel yams and purple potatoes -- proving he's not easily intimidated by a tough crowd. Nearby, an elegant bartender poured wine under a canopy of fair trade bananas.  Shoppers waiting at the express check-out were treated to "La Vie En Rose" by a violinist and a flutist, who struggled to compete with the chatty crowd crowded into the store's eat-in area to meet professionals like an old-fashioned hand calligrapher, …

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Programmers Crack the Code for a Jersey Shore Comeback

Developers competed in a 24-hour hackathon, creating applications to support businesses impacted by Sandy.

Tech talents from across the state pulled an all-nighter in Asbury Park last weekend, contributing code to help restore the Shore. The Jersey Shore Comeback-A-Thon, a 24-hour hackathon sponsored by Marathon Data Systems of Wall, challenged developers to create an application to benefit the local business community in the first summer following Superstorm Sandy. “There’s nothing like coding for a good cause,” said Cory Cardio, a Long Branch resident who teamed up with Margaret Kim of Fort Lee and Gary Kagan of Sebastain, Fla. under the moniker “Team Mango.” The trio’s crowd-sourced application allowing community members to give and receive up-to-the-minute location-based information was selected as the hackathon winner. Cardio, Kim and …

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Center for Adults with Autism Planned for King's Highway in Middletown

"New Beginnings at Joey's Place" will be located in large white building adjacent to Town Hall, the people behind it say.

A supportive group home for adults with autism and other disabilities called "New Beginnings at Joey's Place LLC" says it will open in July on King's Highway in Middletown. New Beginnings at Joey's Place is planned for a former daycare canter adjacent to Town Hall. The 7,800-square foot building at 18 King's Highway dates back to 1820, was most recently known as Red Oak Village School and the Little Village Day Care Center, but has not been occupied in recent years. It was recently put up at auction.  Angela DiTaranto of Tinton Falls, who is going to run the venture, said it "has no relationship with the purchasing party" of 18 King's Highway, but declined to comment further. Her 22-year old son, Joey, is the namesake and inspiration …

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