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 13, 2019 from 3:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. at the Imperia, 1714 Easton Avenue, Somerset New Jersey. “BizFest is the largest business trade show in Somerset County and provides an opportunity to learn …
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P.I.M. Brands executives at their 80,000-square-foot addition groundbreaking May 30. Company CEO and founder Michael Rosenberg is at far right. P.I.M. Brands – maker of fruit snacks such as Welch’s Fruit Rolls – is expanding its facilities in the township, breaking ground May 30 on an 80,000-square-foot addition to one of its Cottontail Lane buildings. The $30 million expansion will …
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Sean Allen, Marina Volz, Dulcinea Gnecco, Ashley Romero, left to right. Photos: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Four township residents who authorities say ran a “pornography production company” out of their Coburn Lane home have been arrested on charges including aggravated sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child, according to the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. The four residents were …
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Two men inside an SUV that reportedly crashed into this Foxwood Drive house were shot, according to published reports. One of the men died, and the second transported himself to an area hospital for treatment. According to several unconfirmed reports, a man who was in an automobile that crashed into a Foxwood Drive home on May 25 was shot to …
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A fire in a garage damaged two condominium units on Becket Place early in the morning of May 23. Photo: Somerset Fire & Rescue Co. No. 1. Residents of two Becket Place condominiums were displaced May 23 as a result of an early morning fire. There were no reported injuries. Police received a call about the fire at approximately 5:49 …
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Four township men – including one who owed more than $16,000 – were caught up in the latest deadbeat parent sweep conducted by the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office. The sweep, held from May 7 to 9, resulted in the arrests of 37 deadbeat parents who owed a collective $1.3 million, according to a press release from the Sheriff’s Office. The …
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Ocean State Job Lot will offer a limited-time 25 percent discount to customers aged 62 and older. Ocean State Job Lot will offer its annual ‘Senior Salute’ discount week from May 30 through June 5 for customers ages 62 years and older. In Franklin, Ocean State Job Lot is located in Franklin Towne Center, at South Middlebush Road and Route …
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A 30-year-old township man was shot to death May 18 in Naaman Williams Park, and authorities are seeking the public’s help in their investigation. David D. Anderson of Henry Street was found by police at an area hospital, where he was being treated for multiple gunshot wounds, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Anderson later …
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A township man must serve a minimum of 23 years in state prison for the August 2017 shooting death of 18-year-old Chamari Webb in front of a relative’s Battle Place home. Tamar Reaves, 20, of Park Street, was sentenced on May 16 to 27 years in state prison with 23 years of parole ineligibility after his defense team and the …
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A 31-year-old Staten Island man faces multiple charges after he was arrested May 10 when he thought he was meeting a 13-year-old girl at a township coffee shop for a rendezvous that would lead to sex. Thomas McKernan was arrested at about 11:35 a.m. at the unnamed Cedar Grove Lane shop, following a month-long investigation that involved explicit online chats …
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