Business & Finance
By FRED J. AUN
April 3, 2026
ROXBURY, NJ – 2026 brought excitement to local fans of Popeyes Louisiana Chicken after they spent much of 2025 watching construction of the new restaurant in Ledgewood and wondering when the doors would open. Apparently, the wait was worthwhile: The Roxbury Popeyes — a TAPinto Roxbury sponsor — is ...
ROXBURY, NJ – A Roxbury teenager running a small birch beer business with his firefighter dad has received an international award recognizing young people with disabilities who are preparing for adulthood.Ryan Kovach, 17, received the 2026 Yes I Can Transition to Adult Life Award from the Council ...
ROXBURY, NJ — About seven years after acquiring Roxbury Water Company and assuring customers it had no plans to raise prices, New Jersey American Water (NJAW) is now seeking approval for a statewide rate increase that could affect Roxbury customers later this year.The company announced Jan. 16 that ...
ROXBURY, NJ – The Roxbury Area Chamber of Commerce recently presented Castle Printing Company of Ledgewood with its annual Business of the Year Award.The presentation took place at the club’s annual holiday luncheon. In making the announcement, Chamber President Carl Bonafede, a member of the ...
ROXBURY, NJ – After months of clucking over compliance with plans, the Roxbury Planning Board finally gave its blessing this week to a new Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen restaurant on Route 10 in Ledgewood.The final site plan approval means the proposed fast-food chicken outlet can open its doors soon.
ROXBURY, NJ - More than two months ago, Roxbury officials were promised exterior renovations of a former roller rink in Kenvil were going to start almost “immediately” to help attract a tenant for the long-dormant building.The pledge was made to the Roxbury Planning Board on Sept. 17 by Bernd ...
ROXBURY, NJ – Plans for a Tommy’s Tavern + Tap at the former Red Lobster site in Ledgewood were approved Nov. 5 by the Roxbury Planning Board.During the course of several meetings, representatives of the family-owned chain told the board the new, 9,000-square-foot restaurant will be about 550 ...
ROXBURY, NJ - The people working on the yet-to-open Popeyes Louisiana Chicken restaurant in Ledgewood went “rogue,” ignoring elements of the approved site plan only to seek lenience after the fact, according to the Roxbury Planning Board.The situation prompted some on the board to express ...
ROXBURY, NJ – A plan to renovate a former roller-skating rink in Kenvil, so it can be used as a retail establishment, could be decided this month by Roxbury officials.Jeff Gruber, who owns the former Kenvil Arena at 950 Route 46, has not specified what type of retail use he envisions for the ...
ROXBURY, NJ – The At Home store in Roxbury is among 26 that will be closed this year due to the company’s decision to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to the company.The home decor retailer has operated in The Shops at Ledgewood Commons on Route 10 for about four years. The Ledgewood store ...
ROXBURY, NJ – The owners of the building that formerly housed the Ledgewood Red Lobster restaurant announced Wednesday they’ve signed a deal with Tommy’s Tavern + Tap to take over the place.The announcement by Urban Edge Properties comes a year after the Red Lobster met its demise. The ...
ROXBURY, NJ – About seven years ago, the owners of Merry Heart Senior Care Services received township approval to build a 96-bed assisted living facility on land off Commerce Boulevard in Succasunna.The project stalled due to COVID-19 and other issues - including revised cost estimates - according ...
ROXBURY, NJ – A disagreement over environmental regulations is obstructing a man's plan to open a brewery in Landing on Lake Hopatcong this summer.The Roxbury Planning Board in February granted preliminary approval of Rockaway resident Vijit Sharma’s application to build Beer Bandit Brewing in a ...
ROXBURY, NJ - Elected officials joined members of the public on Thursday in taking a look inside “The Cottage,” Merry Heart Senior Care Services' new memory care facility in Kenvil.A ribbon-cutting ceremony launched the Open House, which saw visits by Roxbury Mayor Shawn Potillo, Roxbury Councilman ...
ROXBURY, NJ - Grants will soon be available for Roxbury business owners losing money due to heavy traffic on local roads thanks to the ongoing closure of Route 80 because of sinkholes in Wharton.The state Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) on April 9 said it will offer grants to business owners ...
ROXBURY, NJ – Activity could soon return to at least some of the long-empty stores in Landing's beleaguered “Lakeside Plaza,” shopping center, according to a real estate executive involved in the site at 175 Lakeside Blvd.Dollar Tree has signed a lease to install one of its stores into about half ...
ROXBURY, NJ – Some business owners who say they are losing customers because of traffic caused by Route 80 detours were hoping to hear about emergency aid when the state Economic Development Authority (EDA) came to Roxbury on March 10.The meeting was billed as a session where affected business ...
ROXBURY, NJ - Representatives of the state Economic Development Authority (EDA) are scheduled to come to Roxbury on March 10 to discuss ways the EDA can help local businesses adversely impacted by the ongoing closure of Route 80's eastbound lanes.The meeting, announced today by the township, is ...
ROXBURY - NJ - The ongoing subsurface issues on Route 80 in nearby Wharton are causing more than just traffic headaches; they are hitting Roxbury businesses where it hurts – their bottom line, according to Roxbury Councilman Bob DeFillippo.With eastbound lanes of I-80 remaining closed at Exit 34 ...
ROXBURY, NJ - A plan to convert a former bank in Landing into a brewery was unanimously approved on Feb. 19 by the Roxbury Planning Board.The vote gives Rockaway resident Vijit Sharma the green light to proceed with his proposed Beer Bandit Brewing Company. It will occupy a building overlooking ...
ROXBURY, NJ – Construction of warehouses on a former quarry site in Landing is expected to begin by the third quarter of this year, according to the developers.The “Parkview Business Center,” to be built by Accordia Realty Assets of Fairfield and Park View Business Property of Kenvil, will span ...
ROXBURY, NJ - Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) is improving its electricity transmission system in the Landing section of Roxbury, a project the company expects to complete by November.The company is replacing overhead distribution wires, upgrading poles, installing thicker wire, ...
ROXBURY, NJ - Former Roxbury Recreation Program Director Sandie DiDomenico, who now owns a website and graphic design company, is the 2024 Roxbury Area Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the Year.The award was presented today, by Chamber President Carl Bonafede, at the Chamber's annual Holiday ...
ROXBURY, NJ – A Rockaway man wants to convert a former Roxbury bank building into a brewery overlooking Lake Hopatcong.If approved by the Roxbury Planning Board, the proposed Beer Bandit Brewing Company would be at 118 Lakeside Blvd. The site, in the Landing section of the township, was last used ...
ROXBURY, NJ – Although Amit Patel is confident the fast-food chicken he’s proposing for Succasunna tastes better than the poultry served at a Chick-fil-A, the businessman recently told Roxbury officials it will not bring lengthy lines of cars similar to those often found there.Patel made the ...
ROXBURY, NJ – The owner of the Merry Heart Senior Care Center in Succasunna wants to open a small coffee shop nearby on Main Street, a plan that got a tepid response from Roxbury officials who said they were concerned about parking constraints.The proposal, by Merry Heart owner Blanche Bonifacio, ...
ROXBURY, NJ - As workers convert the former Pizza Hut in Ledgewood into a Popeye's Louisiana Kitchen, Roxbury officials will be hearing a proposal for another fast-food fried chicken place a half-mile away in Succasunna. If approved by the Roxbury Planning Board, the former Boston Market ...
ROXBURY, NJ - Roxbury, a town with no shortage of pizza parlors, could get one more if approval is granted by township officials. The newest purveyor of pies would be called "Pizza Paradise" and it would be built in a currently ramshackle structure on Mt. Arlington Boulevard on the Roxbury/Mount ...
ROXBURY, NJ – Nearly two years after proposing a massive warehouse project for the former Hercules explosives site in Kenvil, the company behind the endeavor no longer wants to do it. On July 19, Hartz Mountain Industries, of Secaucus, withdrew its application for zoning relief, an application ...