Gail Rosen. (Photo: RRBB Advisors.) A township-based CPA has received national attention in the Forbes 2025 “Top 200 CPAs in America” list. Gail Rosen, a partner at Rosenberg Rich Baker Berman, P.A., and managing member at RRBB Advisors, LLC, earned the national distinction which honors accounting professionals who demonstrate exceptional expertise, leadership, and influence across the profession. Don’t Miss Out! …
Read More »Unity Bank Named ‘Top Bank Investment Idea’
Submitted by Unity Bank Piper Sandler, a leading investment bank and institutional securities firm, has named Unity Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: UNTY) one of its Top Bank Investment Ideas for 2026, recognizing the company’s strong performance and sustained growth potential. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. …
Read More »Updated: Township Cannabis Industry Still Growing, Could Reach $28M By Year’s End
The cannabis business in Franklin Township is on track to becoming a nearly $28 million industry by the end of the year. That translates to more than $500,000 in 2025 sales taxes that will be paid to the township by Franklin’s dispensaries and cannabis cultivators. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of …
Read More »Franklin Township Restaurant Week Underway
A number of township restaurants are taking part in Franklin Township Restaurant Week, which runs now through November 8. The purpose of the week, which is observed nationally, is to allow township restaurants to showcase “the rich, diverse, and delicious dining scene right here in Franklin Township,” according to a press release. “Local restaurants will feature exclusive specials, prix-fixe menus, …
Read More »Somerset CPA Wins Statewide Award
David Roth A Somerset-based CPA is among 40 accounting professionals throughout the state to be honored recently by the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants. David N. Roth, the Managing Member of CEO of RRBB Advisors on Davidson Avenue is one of 14 accounting professionals to be awarded a 2025 Ovation Award for Impact. Don’t Miss Out! No other …
Read More »Hamilton Street Advisory Board Says ‘No’ To Advertising Murals
PROHIBITED MURAL? – This mural on the side of the Green Knight Dispensary on Hamilton Street needs approval from both the state Cannabis Regulatory Commission and the Zoning Board of Adjustment. A mural on the side of a Hamilton Street cannabis dispensary is not the type of wall art the Hamilton Street Advisory Board wants to see. The issue was …
Read More »CIC Hub Offers Help To People Struggling With Substance Abuse
NEW CENTER OPENING – Somerset County Commissioners Director Shanel Robinson, CIC Director of Recovery Support Ken Musgrove, and Andi Williams, CIC Executive Director, left to right, speak with the FR&A’s PJ Parker at the center’s grand opening on September 18. People struggling with substance abuse who need help connecting with services, or who just need to talk, have a new …
Read More »Bounce Air Adventure Park Approved For Rutgers Plaza Space
INDOOR PLAYGROUND APPROVED – Hang Lin, foreground, owner of Bounce Air Adventure Park, tells the Zoning Board of his plans for the new location in Rutgers Plaza. An indoor children’s play park targeted for an empty space at Rutgers Plaza on Easton Avenue was approved September 18 by the Zoning Board of Adjustment. Called Bounce Air Adventure Park, the roughly …
Read More »Unity Bancorp Ranked Among Top 25 US Publicly Traded Banks
Unity Bancorp, the parent company of Unity Bank, has been ranked 14th among the top 25 publicly traded banks in the United States, according to Bank Director’s 2025 RankingBanking report, sponsored by Crowe LLP. The annual study analyzed 300 of the largest publicly traded banks nationwide, placing Unity Bancorp among the industry’s highest performers, according to a press release about the ranking. …
Read More »Indoor Children’s Playground And Restaurant Planned For Rutgers Plaza Space
PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN – An engineer’s rendering of the proposed floor plan for the Bounce Air Adventure Park planned for a space in Rutgers Plaza on Easton Avenue. Plans for an indoor children’s playground and restaurant targeted for Rutgers Plaza on Easton Avenue have been submitted to the Township Planning Department. The developer of the roughly 21,000-square-foot project is Bounce …
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