Business

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Master Roger Kim at the Black Belt World Somerset school. Roger Kim smiles and leans back in his chair when he’s asked when he began studying martial arts. “If you’re born in Korea, almost everyone takes Tae Kwon Do” as schoolchildren, he said. “Like in the United States, you have wrestling, baseball, football. They may not have a ‘football school,’ …

Pragnesh and Panna Patel in front of their Desi Food Galaxy on Route 27. Pragnesh and Panna Patel’s 2009 dream to open an eatery that would offer a diverse menu is still going strong a decade later. The couple celebrated the 10th anniversary of the opening of Desi Food Galaxy on Sept. 19, joined by friends, family and customers.

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 …

New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians (NJAFP) President Maria F. Ciminelli, MD, FAAFP (left) with American Academy of Family Physicians President-Elect Gary L. LeRoy, MD, FAAFP (right) at the NJAFP Family Medicine Forum in Atlantic City. Photo: NJAFP. A township resident has been named president of the New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians. Dr. Maria Ciminelli, associate director of the …

Samudhra owner Mangesh Chinthamaneni, center, and managers Anand Chintha, left, and Jyoti Pant, right, are set to open the restaurant later this month. A township couple’s dream of bringing upscale Indian cuisine to Franklin is close to reality. Mangesh and Sangeetha Chinthamaneni plan on opening their restaurant, Samudhra, later this month. The opening will mark the end of a process …

Bruce Blum. Photo: PIA NJ. A township man was elected president of the Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey on June 9 at the association’s annual business meeting at Harrah’s in Atlantic City. Bruce Blum, CPIA, is owner of Blum & Walsh Group Inc., a division of T.E. Freuler Agency in Somerset.