Maureen Cornicelli, a resident of nearby Park Ridge, will be the new location's branch manager. She boasts a 35-year resume in retail banking, most recently as a branch manager with Columbia Bank.

The latest targets for the acquisitive Tinton Falls-based insurance brokerage were Westfield's True & Associates; J.W. Edens & Co. of Titusville, Fla.; and Two Rivers Insurance Co. Inc. of Burlington Iowa.

Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to sign the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance and Marketplace Modernization Act during the week of Jan. 11, but industry representatives believe adult use sales are months away. Timeline projections vary. If the yet-to-be-fully-seated Cannabis Regulatory Commission makes quick work of establishing the regulations by the end of the third quarter, some aspects of business can be up and running in the fourth quarter, said New Jersey CannaBusiness Association President Edmund DeVeaux. Rules must be drafted and then are subject to a period of public comment before being promulgated.

The program served as an economic lifeline to millions of small businesses and their employees when they needed it most.

Oliver Lewis will be responsible for the Commercial Banking Division consisting of the Fair Lawn-based bank’s Commercial & Industrial, SBA, Middle Market, Commercial Real Estate and Construction lending activities, Treasury Management Sales and the Business Development Department.

The extension comes as a result of the federal relief bill signed by the president on Dec. 27. To date, the SBA has approved $197 billion in low-interest loans.

Bankers, like many other businesspeople, value certainty. When interest rates, loan demand, and the overall economy are relatively predictable, they have a good idea what’s ahead and can plan accordingly. Of course when a year like 2020 comes along, when a global health crisis that sparked multiple economic and societal disruptions, you can kiss certainty goodbye.

Bergen, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Somerset, Union and Warren Counties in the Garden State and Northampton County, Penn. Food Banks receive support.

The agents participated in an excessive trading scheme to defraud customers which resulted in having their registrations revoked in connection with pervasive illegal activities.

The deal for R.S. Gilmore Insurance Agency Inc. marks the acquisitive Tinton Falls-based buyer's first foray into Massachusetts.

The Valley Bank CEO describes the days and late nights he and his staff put in to help businesses stay afloat during the pandemic and explains why he's optimistic about the future.

The nonprofit organizations receiving these surprise year-end contributions address needs that have been exacerbated by the pandemic, such as food insecurity, unemployment, mental and physical health, and poverty.