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CLINTON, N.J. (September 23, 2014) - Middlesex resident Melanie Dare dared to "Dream Big" in the Unity Bank Small Business Dreams BIG Contest and the owner of Salon Dare in Hillsborough has earned the $10,000 grand prize to help expand her business. Four other finalists in the contest r...

UNION - Kean University's Counselor Education Department and the New Jersey Coalition for Bullying Awareness and Prevention will present "Beyond Bullying: Building Schools Where Everyone Belongs," a conference with nationally renowned bullying expert Stan Davis on October 23 an...

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (September 10, 2014) - David A. Case, Distinguished Professor in theRutgers University Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, has been selected to receive the American Chemical Society's (ACS) 2015 Award for Computers in Chemical and Pharmaceutical R...

UNION - Kean University has appointed Geraldine Pagaoa, an accomplished healthcare manager formerly of The Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, as Director of its new Kean Community Cares Clinic. A lifelong Union County resident, Pagaoa brings more than 12 years of Occupational T...

CLINTON, N.J. (August 28, 2014) - Unity Bank's U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) lending program has grown substantially in the last year, according to the most recent data released by the SBA's New Jersey District Office. The bank surged into the top 10 on the loan volume ...

CLINTON, N.J. (August 21, 2014) -Unity Bank Balloon Pilot Tom Baldwin, 67, has spent a good portion of his lifetime in the air, but the Bethlehem Township resident says it never gets old particularly when introducing first-time riders to ballooning as he did at the recent Warren ...

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (July 28, 2014) - Rutgers University Chemistry Associate Professor Tewodros (Teddy) Asefa and colleagues have developed patent pending technology that could overcome a major cost barrier to make clean-burning hydrogen fuel - a fuel that could replace expensive and envir...

CLINTON, N.J. (July 28, 2014) - Unity Bank Cash Management Specialist Cassie Reid doesn't look like your typical pool shark, but the Pohatcong resident's skills with the cue have earned her a free trip to Las Vegas in August for a national American Poolplayers Association (APA) Championsh...

PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Rutgers University Chemistry & Chemical Biology (CCB) Professor Kathryn Uhrich, a renowned polymer scientist,has been named a Fellow of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world's largest scientific society. Uhrich, a Plainfield resident, will be honored duri...

HILLSIDE, N.J. - Twelve-year-old Anjel Ponte is just one of the 155 students in the Kean University Learning Adventures (KULA) afterschool program at Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle School, but she has a question that seems to be common among the children when their parents arrive before cl...

UNION, N.J. - Kean University has completed a $2.4 million renovation to its Nathan Weiss Graduate College, funded in part by the Building Our Future Bond Act, which will allow Kean to expand its most competitive graduate program, the Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (OT). Wi...

CLINTON, N.J. (July 21, 2014) - Unity Bank has expanded its Commercial Lending Department hiring Michael A. Novak and Stephen F. Rooney, bringing nearly 70 years of cumulative finance experience to the bank's lending services and its management team. Novak is Senior Vice President/Senior ...

HOBOKEN, N.J. (July 15, 2014) - Octapharma USA today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Octagam10% [Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human) 10% (100 mg/mL) Liquid Preparation] for the treatment of adults with chronic Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), a pla...

CLINTON, N.J. (July 15, 2014) - Unity Bank recently donated $5,600 to Family Promise of Hunterdon County and Family Promise of Warren County, the proceeds from the 8th Annual Cruisin' Bob's Classic Car Show. The funds were raised through sponsorships, food sales and registration fees to...

BERNARDS TOWNSHIP, N.J. (July 9, 2014) - Unity Bank has provided a $2 million loan funding the renovation and recent re-opening of a restaurant in the Basking Ridge section of the township now known as Washington House, located at 55 S. Finley Ave. at the corner of Henry Street. Opera...

UNION, N.J. (June 24, 2014) - Paula Brilliant, 77, of Springfield got behind the wheel to give her car a check-up at the recent CarFit event sponsored by Kean University's Occupational Therapy Department and was glad she did. "I don't really feel confident driving. I don't really like...

CLINTON, N.J. (June 9, 2014) - Unity Bank Chief Administrative Officer Janice Bolomey of Union Township camped out with her husband, Jeff, and their eight-year-old son, Jimmy, at the recent Annual Box City fundraiser to support the homeless through Family Promise of Hunterdon County. Un...

CLINTON, N.J. (June 2, 2014) - Unity Bank is seeking sponsors and classic car owners for the 8th Annual Crusin' Bob's Classic Car Show, hosted by the bank on Sunday, June 22nd from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Unity's Clinton headquarters, 64 Old Highway 22. All proceeds benefit Family Prom...

UNION, N.J. (May 29, 2014) - Kean University Associate Professor Patricia A. Morreale, Ph.D. has received a $621,925 grant from the National Science Foundation that will provide 40 students with two-year scholarships to study Computer Science and Information Technology. "Our goal...

UNION, N.J. (May 22, 2014) - Kean University's Occupational Therapy Department will offer CarFit check-ups June 18th from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on the Nathan Weiss Graduate College Campus, 215 North Avenue, Hillside. CarFit is a national program that reviews how well senior drivers "fit" t...