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Township Not Immune To Pokemon Go Craze

Township Not Immune To Pokemon Go Craze

If you drove past the municipal building’s parking lot on DeMott Lane late in the evening of July 12, you would have seen about 10 cars parked there, their occupants’ faces bathed in the blue light of cell phones. These weren’t people who had attended the just-ended Township Council meeting and were checking up on emails they missed. […]

Photo Gallery: Township Finally Observes Independence Day

Photo Gallery: Township Finally Observes Independence Day

Mother Nature cooperated, and the township’s postponed Independence Day celebration went off without a hitch on July 8. With forecasts calling for thunder storms all night, and rain starting in the late afternoon, organizers rolled the dice by deciding to go on with the celebration at the municipal complex on DeMott Lane. “We made the […]

Korean Fan Dance Team Visits Quail Brook Senior Center

Members of the Quail Brook Senior Center got a taste of Korean culture July 7 with the visit of a traditional dance team. The presentation by the Arirang Dance Team was cut short by technical problems, but the dancers did get to perform two dances. Led by Edison resident Jane Huh, the team performed a traditional […]

FR&A Photo Gallery: Middlebush Fire Co. Holds Annual July 4 Parade

FR&A Photo Gallery: Middlebush Fire Co. Holds Annual July 4 Parade

Fire engines, flags and food: All the elements of a 4th of July parade were on display at the annual Middlebush Volunteer Fire Co.’s event. Also on hand were a number of antique and unique atop owned by township residents. Following the parade, members of the fire company treated visitors to a picnic. Following are […]

Township Pastor To Receive NAACP Literacy Award

Township Pastor To Receive NAACP Literacy Award

A township pastor and personal trainer will be among the honorees July 7 at the New York City Housing Authority branch of the NAACP’s “Just R.E.A.D.” awards in New York City. The Rev. Kahll Carmichael, founder and pastor of It Is Well Living Church, 2 John F. Kennedy Blvd., a certified personal trainer and author […]

Township Girl Scout Earns Highest Award With Project For Hospital NICU

Township Girl Scout Earns Highest Award With Project For Hospital NICU

A township Girl Scout has completed work for her Gold Award, the highest level of Girl Scouting, with a project benefiting the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick. Heather Attanasio, who will be a senior at Franklin High School, focused her project on the needs of parents of children in […]

‘Golf Fore Groceries’ Food Bank Fundraiser Set

‘Golf Fore Groceries’ Food Bank Fundraiser Set

Submitted by Franklin Food Bank. The Franklin Township Food Bank’s annual “GOLF fore GROCERIES” will be held July 18 on the west course of the Royce Brook Golf Club in Hillsborough. Golfers, non-golfers, and supporters can participate and help the Food Bank serve the growing number of hungry people in the community. Golf is a […]

Nestle Waters Teams Up With Franklin Food Bank To Sort Donated Food

Nestle Waters Teams Up With Franklin Food Bank To Sort Donated Food

Submitted by Franklin Food Bank. The Franklin Food Bank teamed up with Nestlé Waters North America to sort through more than 6,000 pounds of food from a recent food drive. Nestlé Waters North America, 501 Cottontail Lane, is the 3rd-largest non-alcoholic beverage company in the country, carrying a variety of quality water brands. Nestlé Waters NA maintains […]

Spring Hills’ Seniors Given Rides In World War II-Era Trainer Plane

Spring Hills’ Seniors Given Rides In World War II-Era Trainer Plane

Two longtime township residents were among a handful of senior citizens treated June 26 to a ride in a World War II-era trainer airplane. John and Marguerite Boucher, township residents for 35 years, and several other clients of Spring Hills Franklin and Spring Hills Morristown assisted living centers gathered at Central Jersey Regional Airport in […]

Quail Brook Senior Center July Schedule

Quail Brook Senior Center July Schedule

625 New Brunswick Rd., Somerset, NJ 08873 (732) 563-4213 Open Monday-Friday  9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. All programs begin at 11:00 a.m. unless otherwise listed. Body & Brain Yoga with Lucy Pagnetti – Monday, 10:30 a.m. (Body and Brain Yoga is a dynamic  mind-body practice that combines stretching, flowing movement, deep breathing exercises and meditation […]