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Peer pressure, of a sort, has resulted in the newest restaurant in the township. The owners of Eli Fish and Grill, Shepa and Abdul Uddin, finally gave in to the pleadings of friends and family to take Abdul’s cooking “mainstream.” The couple, natives of Bangladesh, opened their eatery in the Desi Food Galaxy, 2021 Route 27, with an invite-only event …

It was a chance trip to a township restaurant that led the owners of Rosalind’s Fashion to pick Franklin as their store’s new home. The store, located in the Village Plaza shopping center at 1075 Easton Ave., held its grand opening on March 31. It occupies the space formerly held by longtime tenant R&R Printing. Co-owner Mona Davis said it …

  Somerset Family Physical Therapy is holding a food drive for the Franklin Food Bank. The drive is gong on through April 27 at the practice’s office at 14M Worlds Fair Drive, as a prelude to the Food Bank’s Tour de Franklin fundraising bike tour. Items currently in demand include peanut butter, jelly, pasta, canned sauce, canned beans, rice, canned …

Submitted by Unity Bank. Unity Bank has been named one of the 2018 Best Places to Work in New Jersey in the small/medium category. It is the second year in a row that Unity has been honored by the survey and awards program, which identifies, recognizes and honors the top places of employment in New Jersey that benefit the state’s …

Flemington, NJ- Steve Kalafer, the Chairman of Flemington Car and Truck Country Family of Brands and the Somerset Patriots Baseball Club, was the keynote speaker at the Small Biz Networking Group Meetup event on Tuesday, February 20th. “The definition of success is what you’ve accomplished with others, the fairness and equity in which you deal with people, and how you …

Another addition to the township’s expanding diverse selection of eating establishments formally opened Jan. 13, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Frutta Bowls, in the Crossroads at Somerset Center, Old New Brunswick Road and Elizabeth Avenue. Partners Dave Malatesta and Dan Jackson opened the health-oriented store a scant six months after deciding to join forces on the venture. Frutta Bowls is …

Two local business owners are pitching in to help end hunger among children, one cup of soup at a time. Charmayne and Clinton Fleming, the owners of the Zoup! Fresh Soup Company franchise in the Cedar Grove Center on Cedar Grove Lane, are participating in the company wide fundraising effort for No Kid Hungry, an organization formed to combat child …

Unity Bank employees recently donated $1,300 to the Franklin Food Bank and also learned that they will receive a one-time bonus thanks to federal legislation. The township food bank was one of 17 food pantries in New Jersey and Easton, Pa. to receive the donation, according to a press release from the bank. Money for the donations was donated by …

A two-week matching donation program run by a township jeweler resulted in a $1,500 contribution to the Franklin Food Bank. Peter Stavrianidis, owner of Venus Jewelers in the Rutgers Plaza on Easton Avenue, presented the check to Frank Hasner, the food bank’s executive director, at a short ceremony in the store on Dec. 12. The money was generated through the …

There’s still time to play Santa Claus for local families in need. Somerset Family Physical Therapy, 14M Worlds Fair Drive, is a drop-off point for the Marine Corps Reserves Toys For Tots program, and they’ll be taking donations through Dec. 11. Megan Gonzalez, the practice’s receptionist, brought the program in about three years ago, she said. “When I was going …