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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.

CHAMBER HONOREE – Damiano Orsillo, owner of Piazza Orsillo on Cedar Grove Lane, at the April 29 Franklin Township Chamber of Commerce gala. The Franklin Township Chamber of Commerce celebrated its annual gala April 29 at the Marigold on Hamilton Street, recognizing a broad slate of community leaders, local businesses, educators and volunteers who have shaped the character of one …

RIBBON-CUTTING – The Sensory Dispensary on Davidson Avenue entered the crowded Franklin cannabis market in late 2025 and posted strong 4th Quarter earnings. (File photo) Eighteen township cannabis businesses generated an estimated $30.1 million in gross sales during 2025, an approximate 50% increase over 2024.

COMING SOON – Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen is slated to come to the Village Plaza on Easton Avenue, in the former McDonald’s space. Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen will soon call Franklin home, with a new, modern restaurant planned for the former McDonald’s location in the Village Plaza on Easton Avenue. The long-term lease was recently signed after about a year of negotiations, …