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Graphic: Nordstrom. Construction has begun on a new Sprouts Farmers Market in Bridgewater, with the specialty grocery chain now targeting an opening during the first half of 2027.

LEASE ANNOUNCED – Levin Property Management has announced that the former K-Mart and several attached spaces in Rutgers Plaza on Easton Avenue have been leased, with a formal announcement coming soon. (File photo.) Levin Management Corp., which manages Rutgers Plaza on Easton Avenue, has listed the shopping center’s former Kmart space as leased.

GRAND RE-OPENING – “Wendy” and “Mr. Frosty” were on hand October 10 to greet customers at the Easton Avenue Wendy’s Grand Re-Opening. A line of customers wrapped around the Wendy’s on Easton Avenue on Oct. 10 as the restaurant celebrated its grand reopening after a total remodel, with the first 100 guests going home with a card good for free …

OFFICIAL OPENING – Surrounded by Township, company and business officials, Dr. David Maloney cuts the ribbon for HearingLife’s new location in Cedar Grove Plaza on Cedar Grove Lane. HearingLife, a national provider of hearing health care services with corporate headquarters in Franklin Township, celebrated the grand opening of its new hearing care center in Cedar Grove Plaza on October 7 …

GENERATIONS AT WORK – Peter and Jason Stavrianidis (left to right) inside Venus Jewelers in Rutgers Plaza. (Photo: Venus Jewelers). Submitted by Venus Jewelers.

A local Verizon-authorized retailer will participate July 26 in a nationwide giveaway of backpacks for school children. The Verizon Wireless store in the Crossroads Somerset retail center at 441 Elizabeth Avenue will host the local “giveaway”School Rocks Backpack Giveaway,” set to start at 1 p.m.

CELEBRATING THE RELAUNCH – Mayor Phil Kramer speaks to the Franklin Reporter & Advocate’s PJ Parker July 15 during the Dunkin relaunch celebration in Village Plaza on Easton Avenue. The Dunkin’ at Village Plaza on Easton Avenue marked its re-grand opening July 15 with a ribbon-cutting-style celebration that drew the mayor, a state assemblyman, two county commissioners, township and police …

NEW LOCATION – Wingstop will be joining the lineup of retailers in the Rutgers Plaza on Easton Avenue. Will it be known as the chicken wars of Easton Avenue?

GRAND OPENING – Sensory Dispensary is one of the newer township cannabis businesses. (File photo). Township cannabis businesses generated more than $10.4 million in sales during the first quarter of 2026, funneling $209,654 in tax revenue into Franklin Township’s general fund — a 35% increase over the same period last year, according to township records.

Dr. Joseph D’Angiolillo A township chiropractor was recently given the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Association of New Jersey Chiropractors at its annual conference in Atlantic City. Dr. Joseph D’Angiolillo, whose practice is on Clyde Road, has more than 40 years’ experience in the field, according to his biography.