Jersey Cyclone co-owner Jan Chwiedosiuk collects freshly poured cans of Resilience beer in preparation for the February 28 fundraiser. With their backgrounds in two fire services, the owners of Jersey Cyclone brewery on Worlds Fair Drive didn’t have to think twice when they heard of a fundraiser to aid victims of last year’s Australian brush fires. Jan Chwiedosiuk and Brian …
Read More »ProCure Proton Therapy Center Now Affiliated With Hackensack Meridian’s Theurer Cancer Center
Somerset-based ProCure Proton Therapy Center has established a clinical affiliation with Hackensack Meridian’s John Theurer Cancer Center in Hackensack. Through the new affiliation, Hackensack Meridian patients now have access to all available forms of radiation therapy, according to a press release on the announcement. Unlike conventional radiation therapy which uses X-ray particles called photons to target tumors, resulting in scattering …
Read More »ProCure Completes Cancer Treatment Of 5,000th Patient
Submitted by ProCure. ProCure Proton Therapy Center in Somerset passed another celebratory achievement with the graduation of its 5,000th patient to complete treatment, in this case for prostate cancer. “When we see the courage, the generosity, the wisdom that our patients have as they go through some of the darkest times of their lives, they truly inspire us on a …
Read More »Chamber Of Commerce Honors Residents, Businesses At Its 60th Birthday Party
Attendees enjoy the cocktail hour January 28 at the Franklin Chamber of Commerce’s 60th Anniversary Gala at the Marigold. Two township residents and four businesses were honored January 29 during the Franklin Township Chamber of Commerce’s 60th anniversary gala at The Marigold on Hamilton Street. Nicolas DiMeglio was given the Volunteerism award, Somerset County Sheriff Darrin Russo was given the …
Read More »Budd Van Lines Participates In ‘Wreaths Across America’ Event
Submitted by Budd Van Lines. Somerset-based moving company Budd Van Lines on December 14 assisted in the delivery of approximately 3,800 wreaths to Long Island National Cemetery for Wreaths Across America. The wreaths were picked up by Budd Van Lines in Maine and hauled to Long Island, where more than 60 other carriers met up to convoy to the cemetery. …
Read More »Unity Bank Donates $1,500 To Franklin Food Bank
Unity Bank and its employees have donated $1,500 to the Franklin Food Bank. The donation was part of $28,500 in donations the bank and its employees made to 19 food pantries in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, according to a press release from the company. “I am extremely proud of the generosity our employees continue to show in this important community …
Read More »Township Woman Named ‘NJ Realtor Of The Year’
Y Yuan Lien. Photo: New Jersey Realtors. Township resident Ya Yuan “Y.Y.” Lien was named 2019 Realtor of the Year during the annual New Jersey Realtors Awards Ceremony at the Triple Play Realtor Convention & Trade Expo in Atlantic City on December 20. Lien has “showcased outstanding commitment to the Realtor organization,” and professionalism and expertise in her industry, according …
Read More »BAM Desserts Formally Opens New Easton Avenue Store
Melissa Jenkins and Mayor Phil Kramer cut the ribbon opening the new BAM Desserts store on Easton Avenue. Success is sweet for the owners of BAM Desserts, evidenced by the December 13 opening of their new, expanded location at 1830 Easton Avenue. Owners Melissa and Lester Jenkins held a ribbon-cutting to formally mark the new location’s opening. Among those attending …
Read More »Somerset Park Pharmacy Celebrates Opening Of PostNet Location
PostNet marketing manager Sean Hubbs and township Deputy Mayor James Vassanella (l to r) cut the ribbon Oct. 26 at the PostNet grand opening ceremony. The Somerset Park Pharmacy has expanded its offering of services with the addition of as PostNet franchise at its 900 Easton Avenue location. PostNet features a varied menu of services, from copying and printing to …
Read More »From Corporate Life To Hair Color; Fantastic Sams Opens In Township
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 …
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