the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Fair Lawn NJ on February 11, 2002 Columbia Bank hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the grand opening of its second branch in Newark, New Jersey. Deputy Mayor of Newark Ligia DeFretias, Carmen Mosca Chief of Staff for Council President Luis A. Quintana, bank executives and others, gathered to mark the occasion which was held on-site at 260 Chestnut Street in the Ironbound section of the city.