Business

  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 …

  A father and son team switched from doughnuts and coffee to burgers and shakes in opening the township’s newest restaurant, Mooyah Burgers, Shakes and Fries. Located in the Crossroads at Somerset center at Elizabeth Avenue and Old New Brunswick Road, the new Franklin Mooyah is the fourth of the company’s franchises in the state, and the 101st in the …

Ricardo Benson apparently doesn’t believe in wasting time. Even before the Lakewood resident opened his store – Custom Tees And More – on Hamilton Street, he was already working to give back to his adopted community. Benson’s store is a Marine Corps “Toys for Tots” collection spot, and he has also signed up for a virtual food drive for the …

  Township officials were among the invited guests to what turned out to be a “wall-breaking” Dec. 2 at Akorn Pharmaceuticals. The event was billed as a “meet-and-greet” by Akorn to give officials an idea of the  work that was about to begin in a $7 million project to refit a 15,000-square-foot Veronica Avenue building and two other spaces into …

Flemington Subaru, member of the Flemington Car and Truck Country Family of Brands, announced today it is participating in the 2016 Subaru “Share the Love” campaign, selecting the Hunterdon Healthcare Foundation (HHF) as their “hometown charity.” HHF is the fundraising organization for Hunterdon Medical Center and supports the medical center’s mission to provide high quality healthcare for their community. Running …

Somerset Family Physical Therapy is once again serving as a donation center for the U.S. Marine Corps reserves “Toys for Tots” program. The office’s goal is to collect 200 toys, according to a press release about the event. last year, 100 toys were collected in two weeks. Practice employee Megan Gonzalez, whose husband is a deployed Marine, heads the program …

A market that would feature produce and other products primarily from township farms is in the early planning stages. The market would be located in the field at the corner of DeMott Lane and Amwell Road, at least initially. The market would probably run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays from mid-May or June through about September, said …

A fundraising drive by the township Stop & Shop store to benefit the American Cancer Society netted more than $3,000, the company said. The store raised $3,735 in a two-week period in October through the sale of pink ribbons. The money raised will go toward the ACS’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk. Shop & Stop stores across the metro …

Sydney Place on Nov. 5 was honorably renamed after the late Patrick Gianotto for his efforts in the redevelopment of the Hamiton Street business district. Gianotto, a lifelong township resident and owner of Franklin Electric, died suddenly while on vacation in May. At the time of his death, he was serving as the chairman of the Hamilton Street Advisory Board, …

Rupen Patel was all smiles Oct. 26 as he mingled with guests at the grand opening party for his newest property, the Springhill Suites hotel on Cedar Grove Lane. “It turned out beautiful,” said Patel, who also owns The Imperia on Easton Avenue and Fairfield Inn and Suites on Davidson Avenue. “I couldn’t be happier than this.” The grand opening of …