Unity Bank To Give Away $20,000 in ‘Pay It Forward’ Contest
Unity Bank is encouraging the public to “Pay It Forward” by sharing stories about their personal heroes with the incentive of $20,000 given to participants and their heroes in random drawings. “We wanted to give people a chance to honor their personal heroes and tell their story,” Unity Bank president and CEO James A. Hughes […]
Fall Festival Starts At Snyder’s Farm
The sixth annual Snyder’s Farm Fall Festival is underway. Running 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekends through Oct. 29, the festival offers food, games, activities for the kids and special appearances by Captain America. Pony rides, corn and potato cannons and a giant trampoline are also among the festival’s offerings. Visitors enter and leave […]
BAM Desserts Brings Niche Bakery To Hamilton Street
The dream of three long-time friends finally came to fruition Sept. 29 at the grand opening of BAM Desserts, 873b Hamilton St. After a shiny blue ribbon in the new bakery’s doorway was cut, co-owner Ari Fowlkes invited those in attendance to sample the sweets inside. What they found was an assortment of cookies, mini-cupcakes, […]
First Carl’s Jr. Restaurant In New Jersey Opens In Township
The first Carl’s Jr. fast-food restaurant in New Jersey is now open on Somerset Street/Route 27. It replaces the first Hardee’s in New Jersey in 20 years, which opened in that spot in 2015. The restaurant has the same franchisee – Bhupen Patel – and is a sister to Hardee’s, just a bit more “upscale,” […]
Elizabeth Avenue School PTO Receives $600 Donation From Flemington Car & Truck Country
A program initiated by Flemington Car & Truck Country’s president resulted in a $600 donation Aug. 14 to the Elizabeth Avenue School PTO. Through the program, run exclusively in conjunction with the Franklin Reporter & Advocate, any purchase made by a Franklin Township resident of a new or used auto at Flemington Car & Truck […]
‘Zoup!’ Opens First New Jersey Location On Cedar Grove Lane
Clinton Fleming had more than 30 years under his belt as an electrical engineer when he decided he wanted to do something different. “I wanted to pursue something where I could be the owner,” said the Piscataway resident. That desire led to the Aug. 10 grand opening of a Zoup! Fresh Soup Company franchise in […]
Hamilton Street Advisory Board Sees Plans For Three Projects
The Hamilton Street Advisory Board on Aug. 7 got a look at plans for three proposed developments in the business district. Two of the projects have been in the hopper for a while; one of those has already been approved, but had been changed. The third project is new. The new project involves the BP […]
‘Wine & Dreams’ Brings Sip-And-Paint To Somerset
Wine meets art at Wine & Dreams, a new “sip-and-paint” offering in the Cedar Grove Center on Cedar Grove Lane. Store owner Shital Patel has taken the sip-and-paint model and added one extra: Karaoke. Customers can bring their own beverage and snacks and choose from a selection of ceramic figures, wine glasses, blank canvases and […]
Walgreens Celebrates Third Township Location
The township’s third Walgreens pharmacy held its grand opening on Aug. 4. The store, located in the Marketplace at Princeton at Routes 27 and 518, has been ready for about two years and open since mid-May. Permitting and other issues forced a delay in the store’s opening, but, said Walgreens’ Michael Kindelberger, “the store’s doing […]
Stein Mart Closing Franklin Park Store In October
The Stein Mart department store in Franklin Park will close in mid-October, a company spokeswoman said July 26. The store, located in Franklin Towne Center on Route 27, is one of six Stein Marts slated for closure this year, said spokeswoman Linda Tassef. The store is closing, she said in an email, because “we were […]
