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JUNE 6, 1944
MONDAY 06.06.16
REMEMBERING D-DAY
CELEBRATING
PROGRESS
Orthodox
businesses
boost local
economies
SHANNON MULLEN @MULLENAPP
EDISON - Successful start-ups fill a niche or in Auto Filling Services case, a fuel tank.
The three-year-old Lakewood company provides onsite refueling for commercially owned trucks and other
diesel-powered equipment.
With 10 employees, a growing roster of customers
throughout New Jersey and big plans to expand into
New York, its one of many new businesses riding a
wave of entrepreneurship within the Lakewood areas
booming Orthodox Jewish community.
That economic activity was evident Wednesday at
the JBiz Expo, sponsored by the Orthodox Jewish
Chamber of Commerce, a Lakewood-based organization with nearly 1,000 member businesses in the New
York-New Jersey area.
The sixth annual event, held at the New Jersey Convention & Exposition Center, here, drew more than 100
exhibitors whose businesses are either owned by Orthodox Jews or cater to that religious community from
flooring to financial services.
The event also included one-on-one business coachSee BUSINESS, Page 10A
The 25th annual New Jersey LGBT Pride Celebration took place in Asbury Park Sunday, followed by a festival in Bradley
Park featuring food, vendors and entertainment.
On the Web
Participants listened to pop music and speeches from New
Jersey politicians.
ADVICE
BUSINESS
CLASSIFIED
COMICS
LOCAL
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Murder mystery
keeps history alive
around Middletown
JERRY CARINO CARINOS CORNER
LOTTERIES
OBITUARIES
OPINION
SPORTS
WEATHER
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VOLUME 137
NUMBER 135
SINCE 1879