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Point Pleasant-Founded Jersey Mike’s Sells Majority Stake, Aiming For 'Greater Heights' Point Pleasant-Founded Jersey Mike’s Sells Majority Stake, Aiming For 'Greater Heights'
Point Pleasant-Founded Jersey Mike’s Sells Majority Stake, Aiming For 'Greater Heights' Jersey Mike’s Subs, a Garden State icon that grew into a national sandwich powerhouse, is set to sell a majority stake to private equity giant Blackstone, officials said. The Manasquan-based restaurant chain has agreed to sell the stake in the company, Blackstone said in a news release on Tuesday, Nov. 19. Jersey Mike’s founder and CEO Peter Cancro will keep a significant equity share and continue leading the business. When he was 14 years old, Cancro began working at the original location in Point Pleasant that opened as Mike's Subs in 1958. At 17, he bought the restaurant in 1975 and…

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by Chris Spiker
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Michael Reilly, Owner Of Toms River Company That Sanitized Police Vehicles, Dies Of COVID-19 Michael Reilly, Owner Of Toms River Company That Sanitized Police Vehicles, Dies Of COVID-19
Michael Reilly, Owner Of Toms River Company That Sanitized Police Vehicles, Dies Of Covid-19 Toms River and surrounding communities are mourning the loss of Michael Reilly, the owner of a local sanitization company who died after battling COVID-19. Reilly died Dec. 9 at Community Medical Center. He was 47 years old. A Denville native, Reilly served in the U.S. Marines and most recently served as the owner and operator of Servpro, in Toms River. He supported countless local charities and always found a way to give back to his community. "Michael was an upstanding local businessman who, along with his crew, had been assisting our Department with decontamination efforts since the CO…

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by Cecilia Levine