The Somerset branch of Investors Bank continued its sponsorship of the Franklin Youth Initiative with a $10,000 grant. The donation was announced at the March 24 Township Council meeting. Deputy Mayor Kimberly Francois thanked ban officials who showed up to the “check” presentation, noting that Investors has been the “sole corporate sponsor” of the youth initiative. “We want to say, …
Read More »Dr. Haddad of Advanced Dental Arts Is Bronze Sponsor Of NJ Walks For TS Fundraiser
Dr. Joseph Haddad of Advanced Dental Arts of Somerset has signed on as a Bronze Sponsor of the second annual NJ Walks for TS at Princeton on Sunday, March 29. NJ Walks for TS is a day of fun, awareness, acceptance and advocacy, according to a press release about the donation from the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome and …
Read More »Candy Patriarch Michele Ferrero Dies On Valentine’s Day
Michele Ferrero, patriarch of the international company that bears his name and makes Tic-Tac candies and Nutella hazelnut spread, died in Monte Carlo on Valentine’s Day, according to published reports. His family’s company has its United States’ headquarters on Cottontail Lane in Somerset. Michele Ferrero was 89. He died at his home in Monaco, according to a Reuters report. Ferrero was …
Read More »First Bank Donates Record Amounts Of Time And Money To Communities
First Bank branches – including the branch at DeMott Lane and New Brunswick Road in Somerset – donated a record amount of time and money in 2014 to the communities that they serve, according to findings released today from the company’s corporate citizenship program. First Bank tracks “corporate giving” to ensure that its philanthropy grows along with its assets, according to …
Read More »New Company Aims To Reduce Employees’ Stress About Child, Parent Care
Providing employees of small- and medium-sized business with peace of mind when emergencies strike is the mission of a new company co-founded by a township woman. Creative Backup Care Options co-founder and CEO, Bernadette Fusaro, and her Colorado-based partner, Tracy Cutler, are parlaying their experience in the industry to bring a backup care benefit to businesses on both coasts. Backup …
Read More »Milton Anderson Promoted At Barnabas Health
Somerset resident Milton Anderson has been named chief human resources officer at Barnabas Health of West Orange. In his new position, Anderson will be responsible for corporate human resources and will provide oversight of all Barnabas Health hospital and affiliate human resources departments, according to a release about the appointment. “Barnabas Health welcomes Milton to our Senior Management team,” Barry …
Read More »Township Resident Wins PSEG Volunteerism Award
A township woman has won a volunteerism award for her work with the township Pop Warner organization. Janine Wright, an IT contract manager for PSEG, recently received the company’s Recognizing Excellence in Volunteerism award. Wright became involved in the Pop Warner program when her children began playing, according to a release on the award. During her time working with Pop …
Read More »PetSmart, Panera Bread Stores Coming To Township Next Summer
The summer of 2015 could see the opening of new PetSmart and Panera Bread stores on Elizabeth Avenue. The stores would be part of the 43,000-square-foot strip shopping center across Old New Brunswick Road from ShopRite, both developed by Mahwah-based Crossroads Companies. The center is being built in two phases. The first phase was a 17,192-square-foot building, while the …
Read More »Advanced Dental Arts Buys Back 30 Pounds Of Halloween Candy, Will Send To Overseas Troops
About 30 pounds of extra Halloween candy was collected in a buy-back program by Advanced Dental Arts on Easton Avenue. This is the second year the practice has run the program. Chilcren who dropped off extra candy they collected on Halloween were paid $2 per pound. The candy will be sent to U.S. troops serving overseas, said Dr. Joseph Haddad, …
Read More »Advanced Dental Arts Buying Back Extra Halloween Candy For Troops
Got too much candy on Halloween? Advanced Dental Arts, 738 Easton Ave., will take that extra candy off your hands in exchange for some cash. The practice, led by Dr. Joseph Haddad, will pay children $2 per pound of candy during a charity event set for from 3-6 p.m. Nov. 3 and 4. The candy will then be donated to …
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