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Submitted by Flemington Car & Truck Country. FLEMINGTON – Flemington Subaru, part of the Flemington Car and Truck Country Family of Brands, is proud to announce the return of Subaru of America’s Share the Love campaign. Beginning November 16 and continuing through January 2, 2018, with every purchase or lease of a new Subaru, customers will have the opportunity to …

The Fall festival at Snyder’s Farm, South Middlebush Road, runs 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekends through Oct. 30. The Franklin Reporter & Advocate paid a visit on Oct. 7 with our live streaming camera in tow. Here’s what we saw: https://www.facebook.com/franklinreporter/videos/1295849337193442/   https://www.facebook.com/franklinreporter/videos/1295865650525144/  

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 via a tractor-pulled hayride, and …

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, mini-bundt cakes and “BAM Bites,” …

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,” said Katy McIntyre, Carl’s Jr.’s …

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 Country will generate a $200 …

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 the Cedar Grove Center on …

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 other materials to paint. Walk-ins …

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 at the end of a …

Regal Bank’s Somerset branch manager is being transferred to the Millburn branch, according to a release from the company. The move of Ronald F. Field is one of two changes the bank is making following the recent opening of the Springfield branch, according to the release. In addition to Field, Anna Pedreiras, assistant vice president and branch manager, will be …