Business

You could say that Nicholette Coy has been preparing for this moment since she was 13 years old. That’s when Coy, the owner of Shear Luxury salon on Route 27, first started doing hair. “It always came back to me,” she said. Coy attended a vocational high school where she studied hair styling, she said. At 16, she had her …

Anytime Fitness has teamed up with a celebrity chef to help provide Thanksgiving meals to the needy, and to help people burn off the Thanksgiving meal calories. The fitness company, with a location at Franklin Boulevard and Hamilton Street, has partnered with Chef G. Garvin in producing a #BurnTheTurkey recipe collection that takes a tongue-in-cheek look at exercise. The collection includes …

Venus Jewelers, Rutgers Plaza on Easton Avenue, is offering free watch batteries to all veterans on Veterans’ Day, Nov. 11. Veterans can receive their first battery free and all additional at 20 percent off, according to a release about the event. The store is also hosting a giveaway contest for tickets to a show at the State Theatre in New …

Dr. Joseph D’Angiolillo was named “Chiropractor of the Year” by the Association of New Jersey Chiropractors at its annual Fall Summit in New Brunswick. D’Angiollilo, who has an office on Clyde Road, has been a chiropractor since 1984. He received the award the weekend of Oct. 31. “Dr. D’Angiolillo had served the ANJC as a three-term president, continues to serve …

The Willow Creek Rehab and Care center on Easton Avenue held its inaugural vendor fair fundraiser on Nov. 5. Proceeds from the event are earmarked for the Alzheimer’s Association, in recognition of National Alzheimer’s Month. Mindi Salvo, the center’s recreation director, said that 25 vendors signed up for the event. Money was raised from vendor’s fees, plus a food concession, …

More than 65 pounds of candy will be sent to U.S. troops serving overseas as a result of the recent candy buy-back at Advanced Dental Arts on Easton Avenue. Held on Nov. 3 and 4, this is the fourth year Dr. Joseph Haddad and his staff have held the event. Haddad said the initial 65 pounds will be sent out …

Troops serving overseas will once again be the beneficiaries of candy collected during the annual Halloween Candy Buyback at Advanced Dental Arts, 738 Easton Ave. The buyback will be held from 3-6 p.m. on Nov. 3 and 4. Dr. Joseph Haddad and his staff have been buying back Halloween candy for several years. In the past two years, the practice …

Unity Bank will hold its annual customer pumpkin decorating contest from Oct. 13 through Oct. 28. One prize of a $25 VISA gift card will be awarded each day from Oct. 19 through Oct.31. To enter, bank customers can visit a Unity Bank branch starting on Oct. 13 and pick up a free pumpkin. Decorate the pumping as you see …

Health screenings, healthy food preparation tips and a blood drive were some of the highlights Oct.1 at the “Workplace Health & Wellness Expo” held at Anew Wellness on Davidson Avenue. The event, which kicked off “Healthier Somerset Month,” was attended by several hundred people during the course of the day. Organized by the Somerset County Business Partnership’s Workplace Wellness Committee, the …

The new North American headquarters of a multi-national flavors and extracts company was showcased Sept. 29 with food samplings and tours. Activ International, a leader in natural and organic flavors for the food industry, will consolidate its current locations in Middlesex into one 40,000-square-foot facility on Worlds Fair Drive. The new headquarters will include a “state-of-the-art plant,” featuring new technologies …