Business

Jessica Levin. A township resident has been promoted to the role of Chief Operations Officer for Abacus Worldwide LLC, an international association of independent accounting, consulting and legal firms. Jessica Levin joined Abacus in 2020 as North America Regional Director, focused on the United States and Canada in three areas: Membership Recruitment/Retention, Membership Engagement and Member Referrals/Collaboration. In the time …

Manu Kakar of the Somerset Pharmacy shows the extra doses of the J&J vaccine stored in his refrigerator, which was specially bought for the vaccine program. The decision to pause the distribution of the so-called “Johnson & Johnson” coronavirus vaccine is being felt in Franklin Township. A Somerset County run pop-up vaccination site in the township, which featured the J&J …

Submitted by Venus Jewelers. Venus Jewelers in Rutgers Plaza on Easton Avenue is hosting “I Do. Wedding Band Weekend,” an engagement ring and wedding band show, on April 9 and 10. The show will feature hundreds of ring styles, and is the perfect setting for couples entering the engagement or wedding ring arena to learn, browse and shop.  Bridal experts …

James Hughes. (Photo: Unity Bank). Unity Bank President & CEO James A. Hughes has been appointed to the Independent Community Bankers of America’s (ICBA) Large Community Bank Council. “I am honored to represent our industry and share my experiences as a community banker and civic leader to help ICBA communicate the positive story of community banking,” Hughes said in a …

The Franklin Food Bank was one of 19 food pantries in New Jersey and Pennsylvania to receive donations from Unity Bank for the holiday season. The Franklin Food Bank received $1,800, money that was donated by the bank and its employees, according to a press release. “I am extremely proud of the generosity our employees continue to show in this …

Amazon General Manager Doug Chamberlin with a $40,000 check for Franklin Food Bank on behalf of the new Amazon fulfillment center. (Photo by Frank H. Conlon) A large donation from one of the township’s newest businesses will help relieve some of the uncertainty felt by the Franklin Food Bank. That was the word from Frank Hasner, the Food Bank’s executive …

Township residents interested in applying for the more than 2,000 jobs at the soon-to-be-opened Amazon “receive center” in the township can attend two virtual information sessions set for November and December. Sponsored by the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board, the sessions will be held at 11 a.m. November 24 and 11 a.m. December 1, and “will focus on Amazon’s application …

The Stage House Tavern on Amwell Road reopened October 28, nearly two weeks after closing after an employee tested positive for the coronavirus. In that time, another three employees tested positive for the virus, and a fifth is awaiting test results after having tested positive and negative. Two of teh affected employees live in Somerset County, while three live in …

Camryn Hadley. (Photo: PRSA NJ). A college student from Somerset recently won the 2020 Public Relations Society of America-NJ Future Public Relations Professional of the Year scholarship. Camryn Hadley, a Rowan University senior majoring in public relations/advertising, was given the award at the virtual PRSA NJ 31st Annual Pyramid Awards. Hadley’s award was one of nearly 50 awards presented by …

Submitted by Venus Jewelers. Venus Jewelers will hold its annual Gem and Design Show on September 11 and 12 at its store in the Rutgers Plaza, Easton Avenue and John F. Kennedy Boulevard. The gems, worth between $10 and $100,000, will be on display from 4 to 7 p.m. Sept. 11 and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 12. …