A pair of Florida-based doctors traveling cross-country with a health message for men stopped off June 12 at the newest Anytime Fitness location on Elizabeth Avenue. The message they brought was for men to “drop their excuses,” see their doctors and follow healthy lifestyles. That message resonated personally with Daniella Harris, the owner of the Anytime Fitness franchise, who made ensuring …
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As they have for about 14 years before, a team from the Franklin Township Police Department on June 10 ran a leg of the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics. The township squad was joined by runners from South Brunswick police, said FTPD Det. Kevin Fitzharris. “Combined, we have about 17 runners, and we’ve raised approximately $2,300 so …
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A township doctor with a practice in Jamesburg was sentenced to one year in federal prison June 8 for his role in a kickback scheme involving a Morris County diagnostics company. Dr. Paresh Patel, 55, will also have to pay a $6,000 fine and had to forfeit more than $174,000 he received in bribes during the four-year scheme, according to …
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Hundreds of trees along Hamilton Street would be uprooted and replaced under a preliminary plan endorsed June 6 by the Hamilton Street Advisory Board. Under the plan, trees currently lining the street would be removed and replaced with one of four suggested species. This would allow for “uniformity” of trees along the corridor, and would also reduce the risk of a mass …
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The Somerset County Business Partnership will present “Biz Fest,” the Somerset County ‘hyper-local’ trade show and networking opportunity for Somerset County businesses and residents on Thursday, June 16, 2016 from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. at the Imperia, 1714 Easton Avenue. Among the businesses expected to be represented will be accounting firms; personal and business coaches; information technology, mailing and …
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A proposal to enact alternate-side-of-the-street parking for the Hamilton Street Business District will be presented next month to the Township Council. The idea was endorsed by the Hamilton Street Advisory Board at its June 6 meeting, and is seen as necessary to ensure a proper cleaning of the street. If enacted, the new regulation would affect both sides of Hamilton Street …
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Regal Bank recently hired Ronald F. Field as assistant vice president/branch manager for the newly acquired branch on Elizabeth Avenue. “I feel honored to join such a wonderful organization,” Field said in a press release about his hiring. “I’m looking forward to working with the Somerset community and being part of Regal Bank’s wave of success, taking it to the next …
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Two New Brunswick men were arrested on drug-related charges May 31 in separate incidents, police said. The men, Josue Carrasco, 33, and Pablo Juarez-Ortega, 47, were arrested on or near Somerset Street after several days’ worth of alleged drug buys, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. At about 8 p.m. May 12, police said, Juarez-Ortega sold …
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The 2014-15 basketball season was an historic one for the Franklin High School Lady Warriors. On March 15, 2015, the Lady Warriors won the program’s first NJSIAA Group 4 Championship, besting the Shawnee Renegades 54-48. That win earned the team a trip to the program’s first state Tournament of Champions, where they made it to the semifinals before falling to top-ranked …
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A township man was not injured May 22 after his car struck a tree on Berger Street. Police received a 9-1-1 call at about 10:13 p.m., stating that a motorcycle had crashed on the street, according to a press release from township police. Upon arrival, police found the auto, a 1996 GMC Jimmy, crashed into a tree. The car’s driver, …
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