625 New Brunswick Rd. Somerset, NJ 08873 (732) 563-4213 Open Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A Variety of Board & Card Games (Monopoly, Po-Ke-No, Yahtzee, Dominoes & Checkers) – Available Monday to Friday. If you have a favorite game not listed that you would like to play, and/or if you are interested in starting a club featuring …

Sponsored Content. CJCP’s Middle School Model UN team went to the Model United Nations Conference on Thursday through Saturday, March 28 – 30, 2019 to represent the countries of Malaysia and Andorra, and to celebrate international diplomacy. Congratulations to the Delegations of Malaysia and Andorra at the Global Classroom International 2019 Middle School Model UN Conference! CJCP middle school students competed …

For the first time since 2008, Rajiv Prasad will not be on the Democratic ticket for an At-Large Township Council seat. Township Democrats have thrown their support to the re-election of Mayor Phil Kramer and At-Large Councilwoman Kimberly Francois, and the election of Councilwoman Crystal Pruitt and newcomer Sivaraman Anbarasan. Ron Jordan, the township Democrats’ chairman, said that Prasad “decided …

Kevin Bristol, 74, passed away on March 21 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Mr. Bristol was born May 22, 1944 in Queens, New York to the late Milton and Catherine (Fennelly) Bristol. Kevin grew up in Queens and New Milford, CT, where he graduated from New Milford High School. He attended the University of Maine and …

By PJ Parker. March 23 was a milestone birthday for Petey the Pillar Panther, mascot for Pillar College, and the college, both of whom celebrated birthday number 18 with a big cake and much pride. Pillar College, on Apgar Drive in Somerset, is an independent, faith-based, four-year degree-granting private college, and is a member of the Association of Biblical Higher …

The township school district celebrated itself March 23 at the sixth annual Curriculum Expo and District Showcase. In addition to presentations of various educational initiatives and programs, the day featured dance and music performances and an art display by township students. This year’s event was held at the new Claremont Road Elementary School, rather than Franklin High School, its host …

Update: This program has been cancelled. Children in grades 2 through 5 will be offered high-tech education in a low-tech environment this summer. Snyder’s Farm, 586 South Middlebush Rd., is planning a series of week-long summer STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Camps, from the end of June through mid-August. The traditional science curriculum will be paired with agricultural issues, …

An estimated several hundred people trekked to the Franklin Township Library’s community room March 23 for the fifth annual New Jersey Maker Day. The day, celebrated primarily in libraries across the Garden State, is “a way to show off making and technology, let kids show off what they know,” said Joan Serpico, the library’s outreach and reference librarian. “Kids come …

A decade of success in a smaller, food-court setting has spurred a local restaurateur to open a second location in the township. Amatul Roohi has taken her recipes of Hyderabad dum biryani from her location at the Desi Food Bazaar just about a mile away on Route 27 to the new location, called R Biryani Adda. The dum biryani “is …

By PJ Parker. Arts are alive and more than well as evidenced March 20 at Franklin High School’s Youth Arts Show, celebrating Youth Arts Month. Accompanied by a student string quartet, visual, fine and performing arts were represented by 9th through 12th Grade students in areas of painting, drawing, ceramics, graphic design, printmaking, photography, 3-D, set design, animation and cartoons …