It’s been open and well known, well-visited and well loved for several months now. But owner Donna Gemellaro wanted to wait for the official ribbon cutting until all her employees could be there for the celebration.
And they were, Thursday evening, along with Donna’s two brothers, owners of seven other Gems’ Bagels in Monmouth and Middlesex counties, friends, customers and neighbors . The owner got an assist from Highlands Mayor Carolyn Broullon in cutting the ribbon to officially open the business in the former Katz Confectionery store on Bay avenue.
Mayor Broullon officially welcomed the business to Highlands, praising the not only the excellence of the product, service, and staff, but the vast improvements to the former confectionery store and the addition of one more popular and successful business on the borough’s main street.
Bagels and baking runs for generations in Donna’s family. Her uncle had a bagel shop in Brooklyn, and she and her brothers worked there. Then their father opened a business, and they all worked there as well. So it seemed natural for the brothers to open bagel shops, as did Donna, when she opened her first one in Keansburg. Gem’s also seemed like a natural for a name, taken from the family name Gemellaro.
At Thursday’s official opening of the Highlands business which first opened its doors last March, there were flutes of champagne for the dozens gathered both inside and outside the store, along with donuts, sandwiches, and of course bagels.
Gem’s on Bay Avenue, Highlands is open seven days a week, 6 a.m. until 3 p.m. In addition to bagels, the shop features gourmet cheeses, sandwiches, subs, catering, and call ahead ordering for quicker pickup.
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