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Retiree’s Hobby Benefits Children At Center For Great Expectations

Retiree’s Hobby Benefits Children At Center For Great Expectations

Children whose mothers are clients of the Center for Great Expectations were recently the beneficiaries of a Manchester woman’s hobby. The children on Sept. 22 received a delivery of 10 hand-made knitted stuffed animals and dolls made by Joyce Cunliffe, a retiree who said she picked up the craft to keep her mind busy after […]

Photo Gallery: 2nd Annual Franklin Day Festival

Photo Gallery: 2nd Annual Franklin Day Festival

The second annual Franklin Day Festival on Sept. 19 offered something for just about everyone: food, music, performances and a wide variety of vendors. Thousands of visitors wound their way among the more than 100 booths set up near Colonial Park’s Parking Lot C. AMong those exhibiting were crafters, real estate agents, township organizations and […]

Private Horse Moonlight Ride Sept. 26

Private Horse Moonlight Ride Sept. 26

Private horse owners are invited to participate in a guided Moonlight Ride along the trails of Lord Stirling Stable on Saturday, September 26, 2015. The Stable is located at 256 South Maple Avenue in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. The evening ride will take place from 8:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M. An experienced trail guide will […]

Two Township Friends Named ‘Cabot Community Celebrities,’ Rewarded With Caribbean Cruise

Two Township Friends Named ‘Cabot Community Celebrities,’ Rewarded With Caribbean Cruise

Two township women who volunteer to teach cooking and nutrition skills to special needs adults have been named “Cabot Community Celebrities” by the Cabot Creamery Cooperative. The women, Becky Bongiovi of Somerset and Karen Bryant, of Franklin Park, will join 57 other “community celebrities” in November on a Eastern Caribbean cruise provided by the cooperative. […]

Quail Brook Senior Center September Schedule

Quail Brook Senior Center September Schedule

625 New Brunswick Rd., Somerset, NJ 08873 (732) 563-4213 Open Monday-Friday 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Bridge Lessons – Every Friday, 10:30 a.m. Body & Brain Yoga with Lucy Pagnetti – Monday, 10:30 a.m. Advance registration required; a $5.00 donation is suggested per class. Body and Brain Yoga is a dynamic mind-body practice that combines […]

RCDCU Readies 8th Annual Bike-A-Thon

RCDCU Readies 8th Annual Bike-A-Thon

Contributed by Doyal Siddell. Community residents, local business owners and others are gearing up to take part in the Renaissance Community Development Credit Union’s (RCDCU) 8th Annual Bike-A-Thon on Saturday, Sept. 19 to raise money to increase awareness of prostate cancer and the importance of early detection. This year’s event begins and ends at Franklin Middle […]

Quail Brook Senior Center August Schedule Announced

Quail Brook Senior Center August Schedule Announced

625 New Brunswick Rd., Somerset, NJ 08873 (732) 563-4213 Open Monday-Friday 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Bridge Lessons – Every Friday, 10:30 a.m. Body & Brain Yoga with Lucy Pagnetti – Monday, 10:30 a.m. Advance registration required; $5.00 donation suggested per class. Body and Brain Yoga is a dynamic mind-body practice that combines stretching, flowing […]

Love Among The Coffee Beans: Couple Weds At Starbucks

Love Among The Coffee Beans: Couple Weds At Starbucks

A Starbucks Coffee house is not the most traditional place to hold a wedding, but what else would one expect from a couple who became engaged over a plate of sushi? Jeff and Christine Feldman say they wouldn’t have had it any other way. The township residents were married July 13 in a short ceremony in […]

July Schedule For Quail Brook Senior Center Announced

July Schedule For Quail Brook Senior Center Announced

625 New Brunswick Rd., Somerset, NJ 08873 (732) 563-4213 Open Monday-Friday 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Bridge Lessons – Every Friday, 10:30 a.m. Body & Brain Yoga with Lucy Pagnetti – Monday, 10:30 a.m. ($5.00 donation is suggested per class) Computer Instruction – Every Monday, 9:00-12:00 pm (Please call for appointment.) Healthy Bones Exercise Class […]

‘Movie In The Park’ Raises Money, Food For Food Bank

About 150 people attended the inaugural “Family Movie Night in the Park” fundraiser June 13 at Thomson Park on South Middlebush Road. Sponsored by State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-17), the Middlebush Reformed Church, Middlebush Fire Department and the Franklin Township Food Bank, the event raised $468 and 423 pounds of food for the food bank, […]