BERKELEY HEIGHTS INSURANCE AGENT LORI CIACLI SHARES FLOOD EXPERTISE WHEN NEEDED MOST

When April’s floods unexpectedly filled local basements with unwanted rainwater, the Heights Insurance Agency in Berkeley Heights stepped up to the plate for their customers. During those most recent storms, we were on the phone non-stop with our clients – the ones with flood coverage and the ones without. We were able to help set up and expedite flood claims. At the same time, we educated customers on the benefits and misconceptions of cost of flood insurance – it’s really much more affordable than people think! More times than not, people aren’t required to have flood insurance, based on their property’s risk for a flood. Even when it’s not required, though, carrying flood coverage can give you peace of mind, keeping your family safe when those unexpected floods actually do hit. In fact, most of our customers who experienced flooding didn’t carry a flood policy. Our job as insurance professionals is to give people options and help in the decision making process of whether a flood policy is beneficial to them, and ensure that the proper coverages are utilized. It goes to show that, sometimes, having just a little extra coverage can go a long way to keeping your basement dry – or drying it out when it’s all wet!
You can reach Lori and her expert staff at 908-464-4500.

NJAWBO Wine Tasting Event in Berkeley Heights

Join Us on May 24th for a
Wine Tasting Extravaganza!!!

Do you know the difference between wine from France or Italy and wine from California? No? Well, you're not alone. Many of us don't know the first thing about wine. Then there are those of us who are novices and those who have extensive knowledge. Wherever your level of wine knowledge is, you do not want to miss this event!

Join us as Michael Conant shares with us his 25 years of experience in the wine industry and imparts the fine differences between Old World and New World wine, while enjoying an array of hors d'oeuvres, pasta and carving stations. This is the perfect atmosphere for you to network with the dynamic women of the Union County Chapter of NJAWBO as well as our friends and colleagues.

Here are the details:

Date: Thursday, May 24th

Time: 5PM-8PM

Place: Mt. Carmel Banquet Canter. 56 River Rd. Berkeley Heights. 908-464-9898

Cost: $40 per person

RSVP: Please RSVP by Tuesday, May 22nd to Karen Schmidt at karens@wgrinsurance.com or 973-376-6810.

Car Wash in Berkeley Heights Earns $221

The American Cancer Society earned $221 with a car wash benefiting Relay for Life at RE/MAX's office in Berkeley Heights.

Residents from neighboring Chatham, New Providence and other towns came to have the teens from Westfield HS wash their cars for $7. Luminaries were sold in honor of people who had died from cancer, and refreshments were served courtesy of a few sponsors.

It's not too late to give your donation to your local Berkeley Heights Relay for Life!

Summit NJ Office Condos for Sale

597 Springfield Avenue in Summit is making the building into Office Condos, 3-4 offices 1st floor w/basement storage and 2nd floor 3 offices with attic storage. They would have 6 parking spaces each, CA, new furnace and kitchenette on first floor. Each floor has about 1,000 square feet and the entire property is .4 acres. Taxes are about $9,000. The price is $999,000 for each one separately or if someone wanted to buy now before new windows are put in and conversion is made it's $1.7 million. If people are interested, they can contact Denise Broesler of RE/MAX Classic Group at 908-447-1857. For financing information contact Patrick Cicala of Countrywide Home Loans, the Chairman of the Suburban Chamber of Commerce at 917-273-6050.

Driving Ticket Fine increase in NJ

Posted by Ed Rosenhaft, Emerald Financial

Driving Ticket fine increase in NJ:

Starting on August 15th, the price of a ticket for violation of NJ Law 39:3-29 (failure to show your driver's license, registration, or insurance card at the time you are stopped) is going from $44.00 to $173.00. Please make sure your vehicles have the proper documents in them. If you jump in the car to run to the store and forget your wallet with your license in it and you are stopped.... Oh well... you just spent $173. And the fine for not having all three documents is $519!!! Forward to people in NJ, and let them know of this change. And be careful, the fine for hand held cell phone use while driving will be going up to $180.00

Insurance Issues for Small Businesses Seminar

Cohn Lifland Pearlman Herrmann & Knopf LLP

"Need to Know" seminar (no charge)
Insurance Issues for Small Businesses
Wednesday May 16
8:00-9:00 am
RSVP required rsvp@njlawfirm.com or call 201 845-9600 ext. 148F
continental breakfast provided
Park 80 Plaza West One
Saddle Brook, NJ 07663

Berkeley Heights May Town Meetings

As posted by http://thealternativepress.com


The following meetings will take place at 29 Park Avenue:
Township Council*: 7:00 p.m., 5/8, 5/22
Planning Board: 7:30 p.m., 5/2, 5/16
Board of Adjustment: 7:30 p.m., 5/10, 5/24
Environmental Commission: 7:30 p.m., 5/14

The following meeting will take place at 290 Plainfield Avenue:
Library Commission: 7:30 p.m., 5/14
The following meeting take place at 56 Columbus Avenue:
Recreation Commission: 8:00 p.m., 5/17