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The Garden State Exhibit and Convention Center on Atrium Drive will soon close its doors, but the building will not be vacant for long. The online retail store 6th Avenue Electronics will purchase the building and plans to move its Schoolhouse Road warehouse into the 72,000-square-foot space, according to an application filed with the township’s planning department. The retailer will …

Regal Bank will purchase the Elizabeth Avenue branch of New Millennium Bank, the institutions announced Feb. 13. According to a press release about the deal, it is anticipated that Regal will assume about $32 million in deposits from New Millennium, a figure subject to the actual value of deposits at the time of closing. The remainder of the branch’s deposits, …

A global technology company with a laboratory in the township was recently presented with a technology and engineering Emmy Award. OFS, based in Norcross, Ga., was given the award for “contributions toward the pioneering invention and deployment of fiber optic cable,” according to a press release from the company. OFS’ award recognizes the “unique, groundbreaking and patented fiber optic technology …

Unity Bank employees donated more than 220 volunteer hours to two organizations under the bank’s recently introduced Employee Volunteer Program. The two organizations were  America’s Grow-A-Row  and NORWESCAP received from 40 bank employees, according to a press release from the bank. Unity Bank has a Franklin branch on Cedar Grove Lane. “We launched the employee volunteer initiative to strengthen our …

Regal Bank will open a Somerville branch at 151 Adamsville Rd. on Jan. 9. The branch will occupy the former PNC Bank building, according to a release from Regal Bank. Regal has a Franklin Township branch on Elizabeth Avenue and Pierce Street. “The opening of the Somerville branch gives us a strong presence in central Somerset County, making Regal Bank’s …

Submitted by Einhorn Harris. A township resident was recently installed as president of the National Filipino American Lawyers Association. Jhanice V. Domingo, a partner at the Morris County law firm of Einhorn Harris, was installed in the position at NFALA’s annual conference in San Diego, Ca. on November 3. Her term will run through November 2017. “We are extremely proud …

The Somerset branch of Unity Bank recently donated $1,100 to the Franklin Food Bank as part of a company wide donation program. The bank, hardhearted in Clinton, and its employees have donated a total of $18,700 to 17 food pantries in New Jersey and Easton, Pa., which amounts to one service organization for each Unity branch, according to a press …

FLEMINGTON – Ditschman/Flemington Ford, a member of the Flemington Car & Truck Country Family of Brands, recently presented a check for $3,940 to the Hunterdon Central Marching Band of Flemington in conjunction with the national Ford “Drive 4UR School” program. The check was the result of a special event that took place at the Ford dealership, located at 215 Route 202, …

A township restaurant recently played a part in making the holidays a little happier for a group of underprivileged children and their families. About 50 children under the watch of the Children’s Home Society of New Jersey were invited to the party in Trenton. During the day, they were served lunch donated by Mustafa Abdi, owner of The Kababery on …

  Looking for a doggie day care center, or a high-tech dog wash? The new-concept PetSmart store in the Crossroads at Somerset center, 441 Elizabeth Ave., has both, plus a pet spa. The store held its grand opening Dec. 10 with a day-long celebration featuring a ribbon-cutting, giveaways and pictures with Santa Claus. The 6,000-square-foot store is only the second …