EAST ORANGE, NJ — Fourteen local businesses have been chosen by customers as their “2020 Favorite Businesses,” according to an annual contest conducted by two local business organizations in East Orange and Orange. The Business and Professional Association of the Oranges and the Orange Chamber of Commerce distributed ballots to customers during January and February […]
FAIR LAWN, NJ — Columbia Bank has recently announced special efforts to assist customers and nonprofit organizations affected by coronavirus. The announcement is part of a comprehensive program to help ensure the health of bank employees, customers and communities served. “Columbia Bank is closely monitoring the progress of the virus and is making every effort […]
NUTLEY, NJ — Saul’s Upholstery Shop, longtime Nutley business, has been forced to move locations due to fire, but is still open and doing business at its new address, 44 West Passaic Ave. in Bloomfield. On Feb. 15, there was a fire at Saul’s Upholstery’s previous location, 307 Franklin Ave., a mixed-use building owned by […]
NUTLEY, NJ — A volunteer crew of Columbia Bank employees recently painted hallways at the Phoenix Center, a Nutley-based school that provides educational and therapeutic services to children with disabilities from eight New Jersey counties. All labor and materials were donated by Columbia Bank. “Team Columbia is extremely pleased to assist the Phoenix Center with […]
CALDWELL, NJ — It’s the classic win-win arrangement: an educational partnership featuring a local university providing discounted tuitions to employees of an area corporation. Caldwell-based Caldwell University is collaborating with Fairfield-based Kearny Bank on a multifaceted program. Specifically, Kearny Bank employees and family members will receive a 25-percent discount when taking Caldwell University classes. The […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange Performing Arts Center, now celebrating its 14th season, recently announced a sponsorship from BCB Bank to support SOPAC programming for the current season and the following two seasons. BCB Bank has branch offices in South Orange and Maplewood — SOPAC’s home communities. “BCB Bank has supported the South Orange-Maplewood […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia Bank Foundation awarded Main Street Counseling a $7,000 grant this January. This award will allow Main Street Counseling to make some building repairs and expand mental health services even further at its Marcella Avenue location. Pictured, from left, at a check presentation are Main Street Counseling Vice President John […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — As part of its “Banking for a Cause” grand opening promotion at the newly-opened West Orange branch, Columbia Bank was able to support five local organizations. The special program allows bank customers to choose an organization, to which the bank will donate $10 per account opened and add bonuses for the […]
FAIR LAWN, NJ — This year, Columbia Bank is making the holidays brighter for local families in need by donating fresh turkeys to six local New Jersey food banks. The turkeys will be personally delivered by bank employees to Center for Food Action in Englewood, New Hope Community Ministries in Prospect Park, Harvest Outreach Ministries […]
FAIR LAWN, NJ — Columbia Bank recently announced its 2019 Community Service Award winners, part of a statewide program that recognizes outstanding community support efforts by the bank’s employees. Columbia employees receiving this year’s special recognition were: Shannon Jefferys, of South Plainfield, who serves as president of the South Plainfield Education Foundation and the Rotary […]