Season's Greetings

from the Board and Staff of the

Matawan-Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce.


Chamber Networking Events

Watch your emails for registration information on our first events of 2025.



Networking Luncheon - venue TBD

January 7th, 2025 | 12 - 1:30 p.m.

Sponsor and presenter: Jackie Berman of Legal Shield/ID Shield in recognition of Identity Theft Awareness Week in January



After Hours Event - hosted by Kearny Bank

January 21st 2025 l 5:30 - 7:00 pm

Topic: Women In Business (men also encouraged to attend)



Member News and Events

Annual Holiday Food Drive


We will be collecting nonperishable food,

cleaning products, and personal hygiene items

for the local food pantries from Dec. 1 - Dec. 31.


Items can be dropped off at the following locations:

Matawan-Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce

201 Broad Street

Matawan, NJ 07747

Third wing, follow signs to Chamber of Commerce

8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday


Brew Coffee Bar

133a Main St

Matawan, NJ 07747


KP Edgestone Realty

76 Main St

Matawan, NJ 07747


Office Evolution

100 Matawan Rd, Suite 325

Matawan, NJ 07747


Tula Yoga

1212 NJ-34 #27

Aberdeen, NJ 07747


*Please check hours of operation for best drop-off time.

Welcome New Members

Cugini's Pizza, AJ Skenderi

  Patrizia's of Matawan, Santo Saitta

  Rate, MariaRosaria Bruno 

  Red Bank Center for Rehabilitation & Healing, Lindsay Constantino


Watch your email for spotlights on new members

Join Us for a Festive December Luncheon & Games!


Enjoy a delightful afternoon filled with coffee, cake, lunch, and fun! There will be exciting games, great prizes, and unique crafts available for sale. Bring your friends and family — all are welcome to come, celebrate, and make memories!


Date: December 11, 2024. Time: 11am-2pm

Location: Woman’s Club of Matawan 199 Jackson St, Matawan,


Having a Party? Rent our party room! Click for flyer. Email GFWCMatawan@gmail.com for more details.

Arcadian Chorale to perform Holiday Concert: “The Hope of Peace”


Arcadian Chorale invites you to enjoy “The Hope of Peace” a very special program emphasizing the need for harmony between nations via harmonies in music. This holiday celebration is all the more noteworthy as the Chorale will be joined by its “sister chorus,” the 50-voice strong Richmond Choral Society of Staten Island.


Click for flyer

5th Annual "Sending Seniors Smiles" Holiday Card Campaign


Help make a difference in a local senior’s life this holiday season by writing a short message on a card or letter. These cards will then be hand delivered by Santa and his helpers to local nursing homes and senior communities before Christmas.


Drop off bins are available at Matawan Borough Hall and the geekery. Click here for instructions and additional information.




Read the digital version of the December issue of All Around Matawan-Aberdeen here

There's a lot happening at the Matawan-Aberdeen Public Library!


To read all about upcoming events- Click here.

Congratulations to our Chamber Members!

Nine of our chamber members were recognized at the 2024 Monmouth County Community's Choice Awards!


Each year, the Monmouth County Community’s Choice Awards recognizes more than 540 businesses and organizations. The awards program starts with public nominations, and from the top five nominees in each category, the voting round selects the finalists and winners. Join us in congratulating:


  • Brookdale Community College - College/University
  • Court Jester Restaurant - Wings
  • Dawn's Pet Care Services LLC - Pet Kennel/Boarding/Day Care
  • GRANTvest Financial Group - Investment Firm
  • Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa - Facial/Massage Therapy
  • Hear Well Center - Hearing Aid/Hearing Specialist Center
  • Just Love Coffee Cafe - Local Coffee Shop
  • Main Street Donuts, Matawan - Doughnut Shop
  • Matawan Aberdeen Middle School - School-Public
  • TD Bank - Bank

For a full list of winners and finalists, click here.

Grand Openings and Ribbon Cutting Ceremonies




Patrizia's of Matawan

25 Morristown Rd

Matawan, NJ 07747

Update to Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)

On Tuesday, Dec. 3, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued an injunction that has preliminarily blocked the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which includes the Beneficial Ownership Information Report (BOIR). https://news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-report/corporate-transparency-act-blocked-nationwide-by-texas-court


If businesses have already filed, there is nothing to do. If a business is in the process of filing, hold off. If they have not filed, they do not have to file at this time.

NJ Business Action Center

New Edition of Small Business Manual-Get yours here!


The New Jersey Business Action Center released a new edition of their Small Business Manual, which can either be downloaded or ordered at no cost. Click this link to secure your copy


Thank you to our

2024 Corporate Sponsors:

Click on logo to visit their websites

Jeffrey Kagan & Joel Pascua,

Broker Owners

732-307-3200

Wendy Bonello,

Branch Manager Matawan

732-240-4500 X24522

Lisa Mulcahy, Director of Commercial & Residential Accounts

1-877-TEAM HRV

732-201-6751

BUSINESS RESOURCES

The New Jersey Business Action Center (NJBAC) is a business-first resource that can help you get answers from government agencies, all at no cost and confidential. Call the business helpline at 1-800-JERSEY-7 for help or more information.

Check out the many Workshops for Entrepreneurs and Businesses at Brookdale. Visit their website to find out more.

Free training programs offered by NJDOL- for all businesses with 1 employee to 1,000 employees.

Click here for the flyer on the free Occupational Safety Training 

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