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Vivek Patil, left, cuts the ribbon opening his Fantastic Sams salon in the Shoppes at Pierce, 149 Pierce St. The Shoppes at Pierce Street now offers a full-service family salon, with the addition of a Fantastic Sams. Surrounded by friends and family members, shop owner Vivek Patil cut the ribbon at the Oct. 12 grand opening of the salon, located …

Mayor Phil Kramer and Township Councilwoman Crystal Pruitt cut the ribbon at the new H.H. Gregg store in the Cedar Grove Plaza on Cedar Grove Lane. Resurrected electronics and home appliance retailer H.H. Gregg took over a corner of Cedar Grove Plaza on Sept. 5 to throw a party for the grand opening of its new retail store. This is …

Township parents will have another option for daycare for their toddlers come this fall, which is when the newest Lightbridge Academy is scheduled to open. The center will be located in the new Shops at Summerfield at Randolph and Schoolhouse roads, and will cater to children aged from 6 weeks to 6 years old. The center is still under construction …

PRINCETON JUNCTION – Township resident Kenneth Hitchner has been named to the 2019 Public Relations Society of America NJ Board. Hitchner is Director of Content Strategy for CMA, a full-service communications, marketing and association management firm. Hitchner will serve a one-year term on the Communications Committee. In that role, he will lead PRSA NJ’s public relations and promotion initiatives. For …

All three township Stop & Shop supermarkets will have a new “employee” zipping down the shopping aisles come this Spring. The new addition’s name is Marty; Marty won’t need to take breaks, won’t call in sick and may just need the occasional software upgrade. (But who among us doesn’t?) Marty is a robot being deployed to 41 of the 60 …

The Franklin Food Bank recently received a $1,200 donation from Unity Bank and its employees. The donation, made through the bank’s Somerset office, was part of $22,800 in donations made to 19 food pantries in New Jersey and Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, according to a press release from the Clinton-base company. The money, a record for the fundraiser, was donated by …

The township’s newest store will hold its grand opening celebration at 1o a.m. Dec. 1. Ocean State Job Lot, which recently held a quiet opening in its store in the Franklin Towne Center at South Middlebush Road and Route 27, is planning several events to mark the grand opening of its fifth store in New Jersey. A 10 a.m. ribbon-cutting …

By PJ Parker. Members of Somerset Family Physical Therapy on World’s Fair Drive walked Oct. 14 in the Central Jersey “Autism Speaks” 5K Walk. The walk was held on the grounds of the Educational Testing Systems campus in Princeton. They walked with one of their patients to bring awareness to a charity dear to her heart. Joan Farrell, a four-year …

A Rhode Island-based closeout retailer is hoping to open its doors in the township before Thanksgiving. Ocean State Job Lot of North Kingston, R.I. is moving into what was four spaces at the Franklin Towne Center at Route 27 and South Middlebush Road. Paul Cox, the chain’s director of store operation, said they’d like the store to be open in …

UFO Salon and Spa on Easton Avenue celebrated its 40th anniversary Sept. 9 in style, with food, music, games and prizes. And rain. The well-wishers who showed up didn’t let the weather dampen their spirits, though, as they celebrated the day under tents and in the salon itself. Township Mayor Phil Kramer was on hand to deliver a proclamation declaring …