Commercial Building for Sale in Berkeley Heights

Commercial Building coming on the market in a few days in Berkeley Heights. For more details call Thomas Della Piazza at 908-898-0800 or email at tommydp@verizon.net. For financing information, contact Patrick Cicala of Countrywide Home Homes at 917-273-6050. Asking price is $840,000.

Suburban Chamber Business After Hours

There are only a certain number of display tables available for the Business After Hours event hosted by our Chamber. This is a time for you to shine amongst your fellow businesses and neighbors. The Chamber conducts this function for its business owners to network and to get the most out of our organization. If you would like a display table, call the chamber at 908-522-1700. Say you saw it on the blog!

When: Thurs., May 10, 2007

Time: 6-8:30 pm

Cost: $250

Place: The Grand Summit Hotel, Springfield Avenue, Summit

All guests are free!!!

Hors d'oeuvres, cash bar, door prizes

Westfield Spring Fling

Support your neighbor Chamber! The 13th Annual Spring Fling will be celebrated this Sunday from 11-5. For more info, go to the Chamber website at http://westfieldareachamber.com. It is rain or shine in Downtown Westfield. Make sure you visit Relay for Life and contribute towards Smmy Luscome's cause.

Protect Your Credit by Patrick Cicala, Countrywide Home Loans

I was searching for some information on credit as this week’s topic is Security. You see I went shopping over the weekend and was denied a credit card at Pac Sun. I was told I would receive a letter in the mail. In a panic, I called my lender that did my refinancing and he told me not to worry.

I obtained a copy of my credit report though and it had alot of credit cards that I don’t use. However I have excellent credit, in the 790s. It was 805 a few weeks ago though and had gone down a little because I had refinanced and had my credit run.

So Patrick Cicala of Countrywide took the time to explain some things that I can share with my readers about protecting their credit:

Close credit cards you don’t use to prevent theft and to bring credit scores up.

Increase your credit limit. This will show how you have the capability to have money and establish credit.

Try to keep only 3 lender lines opened (mortgage, credit car).

Don’t fall for those credit cards offering a discount to open them up! If you do get one, pay the bill and then close the card.

Pay off everything in 30 days.
And be happy and enjoy life!!!

If you would like a copy of the booket, “Your Credit Score and What it means” please contact Patrick Cicala at 917-273-6050 or email at Patrick_Cicala@Countrywide.com. Tell him you saw it on Westfield Chat.

Newark Bears Schedule Giveaway

Newark Bears vs. Bridgeport Bluefish
Tuesday, May 8 @ 7:05 pm (Gates open at 6:05 pm)



Magnetic Schedule Giveaway for ALL FANS presented by IDT
Post-Game Fireworks Spectacular presented by IDT
Special Appearance by Reggy the Purple Party Dude and by members of the 2006 Rutgers University Football Team
Tickets Only $5.00 for Members of Suburban Chambers of Commerce!

For Tickets Call Mark Gallego at 973-848-1000 x 107 or visit http://newarkbears.com

Recycling for Revenue at Kean University

Recycling for Revenue at Kean University will be held on 5/17/07 from 8 a.m. - 11 a.m. For more information call 908-654-9890.

Networking Lunch for May at Domaine Laurino

The next networking lunch is at 12 at Domaine Laurino on May 16th. The restaurant is at 538 Springfield Avenue in Berkeley Heights. Call Maureen at the Chamber if you plan to attend.

May 4th First Friday is all about the FISH

The Next First Fridays Meeting will be on May 4th. Our Guest Speaker will Be:
John Bendall, owner of Re/Max Classic Group and real estate analyst for MSNBC.

the power of FISH!
Experience how four simple practices can make a big difference in your company. FISH! culture will create a more engaged and alive workplace, increase productivity, inspire others to own their choice of attitudes and build trust that helps organizations get things done.

Our 2007 Corporate Sponsor is: Verizon


Event Start Time: 8:00 a.m. on Friday, May 4, 2007
The Grand Summit Hotel 570 Springfield Avenue Summit, NJ
Cost: $15 members or $25 non-members
RSVP via e-mail to info@suburbanchambers.org; via phone to (908)522-1700; or via fax to (908)522-9252.

Resume of Charles Addessi, Loan Officer

Charles A. Addessi
29 Winthrop Drive, Manalapan, N.J. 07726
Tel: (917) 662-7619 Fax: (732) 358-0117
Email: chadent9361@aol.com

Qualifications: Excellent with people. Self-motivated professional with proven success. Experience in sales, marketing and management.

Experience:
7/1/2005 – Present Legacy Financial, Long Island, NY – Loan Officer
• Independent contractor responsible to originate mortgage loans.
• Cultivate new and existing clients through networking with

Investors, Real Estate Agents, CPA’s, and Attorneys.
• Tenacious follow-up to close the loans.
2/2005- 7/2005 Premium Capital Funding – NY, NY – Loan Officer
Responsible to originate mortgage loans.
• Cultivate new and existing clients through networking with

Investors, Real Estate Agents, CPA’s, and Attorneys.
• Tenacious follow-up to close the loans.

1985 – Present President, Addessi Enterprises, Inc., P.O. Box 195, Manalapan, N.J.

07726 (Entertainment Company).
· Sales – increased grossed revenues 10 percent per year for ten

years.
· Managed, trained and supervised 30 entertainers.
· Client Relations and Customer Service – worked directly with

private and corporate clients, i.e. Merrill Lynch, American

Express, The American Stock Exchange, Goldman Sachs & Co.

and HBO Studio Productions.
· Developed marketing tools, ie. company brochure, demo tapes,

etc.

9/02 – 5/03 Appraisal Assistant, M&G Appraisals, North Babylon, N.Y.
Conducted comparable sales analysis for one to four family

dwellings for New York City, Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester

County.

6/03 – 12/05 Appraisal Assistant, Soleiman Appraisal, Armonk, N.Y.
· Conducted inspections on Residential properties
· Completed all phases of reports for single family, multi-family,

condominiums, and co-ops.

· Expert in field reviews, 2055’s and 442’s

5/99 – 1/01 Director/Producer, Pinnacle Filmworks, Inc. Brooklyn, NY. (Production Company)
· Directed a full length feature film, “Wannabes”.
· Revenues have quadrupled initial investment.
· Film has been distributed worldwide in over twenty five

foreign territories.

6/97 – 3/99 Producer, Lonely Road Productions/West Street Productions, New York
Produced a full length feature film, “One Deadly Road”.
· Raised capital to fund the project through networking and

getting to key financial decision makers.
· Hired every personnel position for the project.
· Responsible for all aspects of marketing the film worldwide.




Interests &
Accomplishments • Coach for son’s football team and basketball team.
• Produced entertainment, commercials and industrials for the American Cancer Society & Cooley’s Anemia Foundation.
• Fundraiser for 25 years for both American Cancer Society & Cooley’s Anemia Foundation.
• Won “Best Director” Award from the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival in 2000.
• Won “Best Director” Award from the Long Island Film and Video Festival in 2003 for my film, “Wannabes”.
• I have donated my time to working with children with special abilities while I was on the air as a broadcaster.

Education: Graduate of St. John’s University – Queens, NY 1982
BS in Marketing, Minor in Communication: Television & Film Production

Insurance Issues for Small Businesses

Insurance Issues for Small Businesses
Barry A. Knopf, Esq. and Marc A. Rosenkrantz, CIC, AAI
Need to Know Seminar at Cohn Lifland Pearlman Herrmann & Knopf LLP
Park 80 West Plaza One Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
MAY 16 Wednesday 8:00-9:00 am
RSVP 201 845-9600 X 148 or email rsvp@njlawfirm.com
Free
Continental Breakfast Provided

Suburban Chamber of Commerce Networking Luncheon

Our Meet and Greet Networking Luncheon this month is Wednesday, April 18th, at Coppola Ristorante, New Providence. Lunch is 12:00.
Cost $25 Members/$30 Nonmembers

Phone: 908-522-1700Fax: 908-522-9252Email: info@suburbanchambers.org

Please join us for an informal luncheon, where you will have the opportunity to network with businesses from the entire area.

Union County Clip and Save Magazine Features Denise Broesler

Union County Clip and Save Magazine Features Denise Broesler as the Featured Business Opportunity Winner. This magazine has an online version as well as a printed version. To view the magazine, go to http://clipandsavemagazine.com. For advertising information, contact Nancy Reinhart at nancy@clipandsavemagazine.com.

Spring is around the corner - Are your Trees, Shrubs & Lawn taken care of?

SavATree and SavaLawn are here to help!

The 2006 season was a tough one for many lawns, trees & shrubs. With warm weather into January, a quick cold winter, then an extended, warm & wet spring followed by a predicited hot, dry summer problems will occur. While we can't control climatic factors, we can establish a thick, green lawn and improved plantings by implementing an effective program.

Much like taking care of our own health with a balanced diet, exercise & annual checkups, lawns and landscapes must also have the proper nutrients and cultural practices in order to be sustainable and deal better with stress & disease. Now is the time to contact a tree care professional that can help get your trees, shrubs and lawn in shape and looking their best for spring. Your SavATree/SavaLawn arborist can assess the effects this winter had on your landscape and make recommendations to restore the structural integrity, shape, and appearance of your trees and shrubs. You can make sure your plantings are protected against opportunistic tree insects, mites and tree diseases with an expert diagnosis of current conditions. Now is the time to schedule your spring fertilizations for your plantings and lawn to provide the nutrients needed to keep it healthy.

Contact Lorianne Brunsch (Summit area) or Jesse Shelton (Berkeley Heights/New Providence area) to schedule your complimentary consultation, to see how we can help you with your property care at 908-301-9400 or check us out at www.savatree.com

Mayor John Thoms of New Providence speaks at the Suburban Chamber in Summit

Posted by Denise Broesler

Mayor John Thoms spoke at the first Friday meeting for the Suburban Chamber this past Friday, April 6th.

I've taken some notes about his speech:

The Mayor recognized Joe Spillazzo, one of the 4 police auxiliary members that go on to become dispatchers and police officers.

The reason Mayor Thoms became mayor is because he wants to work to make a difference in this world.

His vision for New Providence:

-He's proud of downtown improvements - they've done new sidewalks, lighting, park benches; took 8 years to plan this.
-One of the last things was park benches - question was which way to face - some benches face street and some face the stores - compromise was the answer.
-He hopes to have a 45,000 square foot supermarket (most likely a Superfresh A&P) in 2008 that will be more of a colonial type facade. The burough wants a consistent design.
-They are working on a shared shopping area with Village Shopping Center. They want it to become a business friendly community.
-For South Street - Starbucks in negotiation but no lease signed yet.
-In early June they will have a farmer's market near Borough Hall on Wednesdays to generate activity.

Problems:

-Post office - moving but cannot find home in downtown - any ideas? June the post office will be displaced and may be in a trailer.
-There are 12,000 residents in New Providence sports. This puts a stress on the athletic facilities.
-They are looking at turfing fields in the near future.
-There will be lights in the tennis courts and they will be running tennis leagues (night included).

Why should New Providence go green? To foster environmental awareness:

-water mangement
-landscaping
-cutting trees
-organic environmental board
-we're working on shade tree committee

Property Taxes:

-Will go up 5.8%
-We have Community Tax Appeals this year - without this tax increase would be less than 3%.
-Property values have increased
-Equalized valuation ratio says commercial in step with residential. The ratio is now out of wack because appropriation of residents has grown up.
-There have been $40 million of assets on the books due to appeals
Properties should be valued at what they are worth, not compared to other properties.

Karate World Offers Kickboxing For Professionals

Karate World - Black Belt Academy of New Providence now offers a unique and innovative kickboxing program for men and women. Evening and weekend classes are offered to fit the busy schedules of today's professional community. The classes focus on health and fitness, while educating students on proper technique to prevent injury and learn effective self-defense. Fun, easy to learn, and guaranteed to get you in the best shape of your life - Call today for a FREE trial class.

For more information call Karate World at (908) 464-2836 or visit us online at www.BeginKarate.com . Karate World recently celebrated its one year anniversary at our location in The Village Shopping Center, 1260 Springfield Ave., New Providence. Directions

Karate World also offers Martial Arts programs for children, teens, and families.

Help us fight cancer by supporting Relay For Life!

From: Claire Kelly [mailto:ckk8@georgetown.edu]
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 12:41 PM
To: mkelly@suburbanchambers.org
Subject: Help us fight cancer by supporting Relay For Life!

Hello, Can you believe that more than 1.3 million new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed in the United States this year? Those are staggering statistics, but there is hope. Each of us can do something to save lives and help those already fighting this disease. Thats why Ive decided to take action against cancer by supporting the American Cancer Society Relay For Life.

Relay For Life is an overnight event that brings our community together to help support the American Cancer Society and its lifesaving mission to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. The Society works hard every day to prevent cancer and save lives by supporting groundbreaking research, affecting public policies that protect us from cancer, and educating people on how to prevent or detect cancer early. The Society helps people with cancer right here in our own community. And our efforts at Relay For Life can help the American Cancer Society to keep working toward a cancer-free future. I want to invite you to show your support in the ongoing fight against cancer by joining us for this years event.

Please click on the link below for more information, including details on the inspirational Survivors Lap and the moving Luminaria Ceremony. We hope to see you there! If you cant join us, will you please visit the site and make a donation to support our efforts? Either way, you will make a real difference in the lives of people facing cancer and in the lives of the people who love them. Thank you!

For state fundraising notices and the American Cancer Societys Privacy Policy, please paste this link into your browser: http://www.cancer.org/docroot/SU/su_0.asp

Follow This Link to visit my personal web page and help me in my efforts to support RFL of Georgetown University, DC

First Friday Breakfast at the Grand Summit Hotel

Don't forget the breakfast this Friday! Let us know if you're coming.

April 18 Special Needs Education Free Seminar

"Need to Know" series
Wednesday April 18 8am-9am
Special Needs Education Overview of state and federal laws; parental rights and school district responsibilities; discussion of non-educational services as well as non-traditional funding sources.
Cohn Lifland Pearlman Herrmann & Knopf LLP Park 80 Plaza West One, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
RSVP required due to space limitations rsvp@njlawfirm.com or call 201 845-9600 ext. 148

1-800-GOT-JUNK, FUTURE NEWCOMER TO THE CHAMBER, MY NEW BEST FRIEND

There are some things a wife doesn't tell her husband.

And today, when I put the ugliest blue container my husband has been keeping in the front of the house I was thinking what a great idea! Have the debris and stuff you want your husband to get rid of by my new best friend Drew from 1-800-GOT-JUNK.

I was thinking of what an advertising campaign this company could have. I mean I was literally throwing stuff out that my husband would have DIED if he saw me throwing out...it was the BEST.

So off I went to work, seeing it all go - our construction cement, old radiators, broken trampoline, wooden bar, bags and bags of stuff. Driving up in the driveway tonight and what do I see...the big ugly blue container still there. I guess all men are alike.

SAVE BIG ON INK AND TONER

YES! You Can REFILL Your Inkjet and Toner Cartridges for Printers, Copiers and Fax Machines . . . and SAVE 30% or more!

Cartridge World, the world’s largest refiller and remanufacturer of inkjet and toner cartridges, is open in New Providence. The skilled staff at Cartridge World can refill or remanufacture most inkjet and toner cartridges at a savings of 30% or more without sacrificing quality, guaranteed.
Cartridge World uses only premium grade inks, toners and parts formulated specifically for each individual cartridge. Cartridge World’s expertise will enable businesses and individuals to greatly reduce the cost of printing while being environmentally friendly. Free pick-up and delivery is available for commercial accounts.
For more information or for a free price quote, visit the Cartridge World website at www.cartridgeworldusa.com,
e-mail us a cartridgeworldnp@yahoo.com,
call 908-771-9696 or stop in at 1253 Springfield Avenue, New Providence, NJ. 07974