Mezza Luna Brings Italian Food Back To Village Plaza
There’s once again an Italian pizzeria and restaurant in the Village Plaza shopping center on Easton Avenue, with the opening earlier this week of Mezza Luna. Cosimo Correale, the restaurant’s owner, is a veteran of the industry. Correale, who emigrated to the United States from his native Calabria, Italy, when he was 16 years old, […]
University Shell’s New Owners Seek To Appeal To Somerset Residents
NEW BRUNSWICK – The new owners of University Shell on Easton Avenue want to expand their reach beyond the city’s borders. In an effort to appeal to Franklin auto owners bordering the Hub City, partners Evan Ahmed and Christian Guerrero are offering free auto pickup and delivery to Somerset residents who have service appointments with them. […]
Crunch Fitness Holds Grand Opening,Latest Offering In Township Gyms
Township residents looking to get fit have another choice with the grand opening of Crunch Fitness in Rutgers Plaza on Easton Avenue. Located in half of the space of a former supermarket – and next to the former Staples space – the new Crucnh franchise takes up about 25,000 square feet, said Eric Wahad, the […]
Resta’s Car Care Gives Customers, Food Bank, Gifts On Its 70th Anniversary
It’s Resta’s Car Care’s 70th anniversary, but for 70 minutes on Sept. 17, it’s the customers who will get the present. From noon to 1:10 p.m. on Sept. 17, gasoline customers at Resta’s, 1873 Amwell Rd., at the corner of Cedar Grove Lane, can receive up to seven gallons of regular gasoline at 70 cents below the […]
Stage House Tavern Hosts Labor Day Barbecue To Honor ‘Fallen Heroes’
The Stage House Tavern on Sept. 5 hosted a barbecue fundraiser to honor the “fallen heroes” of the country’s military and first responders. The event, in its inaugural year, directly benefited the John Basilone Memorial Foundation and the Bristol Myers-Squib Childrens’ Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, said Donald Erickson, the Amwell Road […]
Unity Bank Celebrates Anniversary By Giving Away $25,000
Unity Bank is celebrating its 25th anniversary by giving away $1,000 to 25 people – for a total of $25,000 – in the bank’s “25 Years of Serving the Community Giveaway.” The bank’s 25th anniversary is September 16. There is no purchase required to enter the contest. Visit UnityBank.com to enter and see contest rules. Contest registration, […]
Star Bazaar Offers Wide Selection Of Ethnic Indian Food, More
Shashi Mittal is clearly excited as he takes visitors through his newly opened supermarket. “All of our products come from different parts of the world,” he says. “Very high quality, a lot of healthy options.” Mittal and three partners have opened Star Bazaar in the Easton Franklin Shopping Center at Cedar Grove Lane and Easton […]
Township Resident Receives Promotion At CMA
A township resident is one of three Creative Marketing Alliance employees who were recently promoted. Kenneth Hitchner will become public relations and social media director, according to a press release from the Princeton Junction-based company. Hitchner focuses on strategic plans, key messaging and developing new products and processes for the public relations and social media […]
OurBus Aims To Cut Commuting Costs, Travel Time
Mike Virdi hated his commute into New York City, so he decided to do something about it. For decades, Virdi said, he either had to take a “long, slow bus ride” to his job in New York City, or else “drive 20 minutes to the train station, pay for parking and then get on the […]
Regal Bank Receives Silver Award in the NJBankers 2015 Community Service Award Program
The New Jersey Bankers Association’s Public Relations and Marketing Committee has selected Regal Bank to receive a Silver Award in the NJBankers 2015 Community Service Award Program. Regal Bank has a branch in Franklin on Elizabeth Avenue. NJBankers members submitted entries based on projects and activities provided to communities throughout the state in 2015. The […]
