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Nilufar Rahman, left, is the owner of Paint Fun Studio, and has been teaching art for 25 years. More than a dozen students at Paint Fun Studio in Franklin Park were acknowledged June 1 in a special ceremony. The 15 students received the accolades because they had won national and international awards for their art, said studio owner Nilufar Rahman. …

The space in the Cedar Grove Center that will soon become a Fitness Factory. The township’s health club war is about to intensify this summer, with the projected late-summer opening of a Fitness Factory in the Cedar Grove Plaza on Cedar Grove Lane. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented …

Submitted by Unity Bank. CLINTON – Unity Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: UNTY), the parent company of Unity Bank, was the top ranked New Jersey community bank on the American Banker magazine list of the Top 200 Publicly Traded Community Banks. Unity was ranked 19th nationally on the respected industry list, which reviewed 633 institutions throughout the U.S. Don’t Miss Out! No …

FLEMINGTON – The Flemington Car & Truck Country Family of Brands donated $200 each to the Parent-Teacher Organizations of MacAfee Road and the soon-to-be-opened Claremont elementary schools on May 18. The donations were made by Steve Kalafer, the dealership’s founding chairman. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the …

Frank Hasner, Dan Sytsma, Karen and Mark Mellillo, left to right, after the donation presentation. The Franklin Food Bank was the beneficiary May 15 of a local firm’s celebration of three decades in business. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. We are …

The Rutgers Plaza Kmart is slated to close in late July, according to a spokesman from parent company Sears Holdings. The Rutgers Plaza Kmart is the apparent latest victim in Sears Holdings’ trimming-down effort with the confirmation May 7 that the store will close in late July. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the …

Willy Diez​, ​far left, along with three other Briad GM’s named as Top 200 GM’s for 2017. Photo: The Wendy’s Company. The general manager of the Somerset Wendy’s restaurant on Easton Avenue has been named one of Wendy’s 200 Top general managers for 2017. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information …

Catherine Large Wetstein demonstrates the use of the hearing loop system to Steve Kalafer. Photo: Clinton Honda. Submitted by Clinton Honda. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. We are the only truly independent media serving the Eight Villages. But we can only …

Dave Alesso, General Manager or Flemington Chevrolet/Buick/GMC/Cadillac holds up a plaque the dealership received for their contribution to Flemington-Raritan Baseball. Photo: Flemington Chevrolet/Buick/GMC/Cadillac. Submitted by Flemington Chevrolet / Buick / GMC / Cadillac. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. We are the …

Unity Bank was one of only two New Jersey community banks to break the top 50 of S&P Global Market Intelligence 2017 best-performing community banks with assets between $1 billion and $10 billion. A group of the bank’s employees are pictured at Unity’s Clinton headquarters. Photo: Unity Bank. CLINTON – Unity Bancorp, Inc., the parent company of Unity Bank, was …