RARITAN — To kick off a holiday season-long toy drive for Toys for Tots and fundraising initiative for Social Ministries, Char Steakhouse will be giving the community its First Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Tuesday, Dec. 1 at 6 p.m. on the restaurant’s grounds at 777 US 202 North, Raritan, N.J. Char Steakhouse has commissioned the famous Torsilieri family,... Full story »

A dedication ceremony took place, Monday November 16, of a scoreboard above the Chandor lap pool at the Somerset Hills YMCA. The scoreboard, donated by Mr.& Mrs. Steve Riggio, is a gift in memory of their daughter Melissa who, born with Down Syndrome, was an active member of the Bernards High School Swim Team from 2003 to 2007. The... Full story »

BRIDGEWATER — Fernando M. Pinguelo, a Member of the law firm Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A. and Co-Chair of its Response to Electronic Discovery and Information (REDI) Group, was appointed as a cabinet member by the Masters Conference. Masters Conference cabinet members provide strategic direction to the Conference’s management to ensure the speakers and topics are of the highest quality... Full story »

BRIDGEWATER — Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has just announced that its employees are providing a $10,000 grant to Middle Earth, a local non-profit that has been offering services to youth for almost 40 years. The funding will support Middle Earth’s Community Youth Centers, which provide a safe and supervised place for youth to gather and interact positively with their... Full story »

BRIDGEWATER — With the holiday season rapidly approaching, it’s never too early to begin saving money on gift purchases. To help its customers avoid credit card debt and an empty wallet, The Provident Bank is offering some cash-saving tips, acccording to a recent media release from, the bank. “For too many people, the holidays are overwhelmingly stressful, from a financial... Full story »

Two federal agencies, the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Farm Service Agency will host five public meetings to introduce new opportunities for farmers available through Farm Bill programs. Area meetings are set in Hunterdon and Warren counties. They are: Other meetings are set for Nov. 30 in Columbus (Burlington), Dec. 1 in Freehold (Monmouth) and Dec. 2 in Woodstown... Full story »

NORTH BRANCH — Magyar Bank, which has a branch in Branchburg, and Amper Politziner & Mattia accountants will sponsor a seminar, “Annual Financial Check-up for Small Businesses” on Tuesday, Dec. 1, at Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg. It runs 8-11:30 a.m. in the Grand Conference Room at the college. The program is designed for companies, business owners and individuals... Full story »

BRANCHBURG — PSEG is celebrating the power of volunteerism today by recognizing exemplary employee volunteers and rewarding the nonprofit organizations they support. The energy company will award 16 New Jersey nonprofits a total of $34,000 in recognition of the work of employees who donate their time and energy to philanthropic organizations throughout the Garden State. The employees were formally... Full story »

SOMERVILLE — The Somerset County Commission on the Status of Women is seeking nominations for its 2010 Outstanding Women in Somerset County awards program. "This is an opportunity for Somerset County to celebrate women who have made significant contributions in the community, to women's causes, or in their professional fields," said Freeholder Deputy Director Jack M. Ciattarelli, commission liaison. For... Full story »

BERNARDSVILLE — Green Irene LLC, a national consulting firm that promotes eco-friendly homes and offices, has just announced Allyson Myrtetus as its newest Eco-Consultant with the opening of her green consulting practice in Bernardsville. Now, Myrtetus is an independent, authorized distributor of Green Irene consulting services and products. According to Myrtetus, she is trained to provide eco-friendly consulting services to... Full story »

BEDMINSTER - Pictured at a recent Land Conservancy of New Jersey Partners for Parks project at Fairview Farms in Bedminster Township are Dennis Briede, Stewardship Manager for the Conservancy and Angela Marano of sanofi aventis. Located on the property of the Upper Raritan Watershed Association for their upcoming Country Fair outreach event, employees from sanofi aventis helped prepare the... Full story »

BASKING RIDGE — Any Mommy is a “Lucky Mommy.” And the same goes if you are a “Lucky Grandma.” These are just two of the t-shirts in the “Building Families” collection, which consists of adorable tees for adoptive families from A Simple Daisy, LLC, (asimpledaisy.com), the business announced in a recent press release. November is recognized as National Adoption Awareness... Full story »

SOMERSET — Women's Professional Soccer Champion Sky Blue FC formally announced in a November 11 press release a partnership with Turf Trainers, an indoor training facility located in Neptune, New Jersey. Through the partnership, both Sky Blue FC and the Sky Blue Soccer School will hold future training sessions at the turf facility. "We are excited to create a... Full story »

BRIDGEWATER — The Borders book store in Bridgewater is running a book drive for new children’s books from Saturday, November 14, through Thursday, December 24, to support Somerset County United Way’s READY TO LEARN initiative. New children’s books purchased at Borders book store will be distributed to families in the community in an effort to promote and encourage reading among... Full story »

Dr. Richard Kelner and Dr. Melissa Pecoraro are proud to announce that Dr. Danielle Kelner has joined their Periodontal and Implant Practice at both 1119 Raritan Road in Clark, N.J., and 445 Watchung Avenue in Watchung. Dr. Danielle Kelner is home grown talent. She grew up in Scotch Plains, New Jersey and attended high school at the Rutgers Preparatory School... Full story »