UFO Salon and Spa on Easton Avenue celebrated its 40th anniversary Sept. 9 in style, with food, music, games and prizes. And rain.

Employees of Somerset Family Physical Therapy are joining a former patient in her quest to raise money for an autism-related charity and are looking to the public for sponsors. The charity, Central Jersey Autism Speaks, was chosen by Joan, the former patient, because her grandson Chris has autism.

A local housing non-profit is providing a free home buyer education program from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 22 at the township library in the Municipal Complex on DeMott Lane. The program is geared to help potential home buyers learn about programs and down payment and closing cost grants along with the many topics to help unravel the complexity …

Submitted By The League of Women Voters. The League of Women Voters of the Greater New Brunswick Area is sponsoring an essay and video contest, “Y VOTE”, for high school students to share their thoughts on the importance of voting.

Lawrence Resnick, 82, passed away with his wife by his side on Sept. 7 at Parker Home in Piscataway. Mr. Resnick was born December 28, 1935 in Hackensack to the late Morris and Shirley (Korman) Resnick. He grew up in Randolph and lived in Scotch Plains for 35 years, where he and his wife raised their family. In 2005, he …

More than 200 supporters of local police gathered at The Imperia Sept. 8 for the Franklin Township Police Department PBA 154’s annual wine and spirits tasting fundraiser. The event is the organization’s largest fundraiser and has raised more than $30,000 over the past several years, said FTPD Lt. Mark Reiner, the evening’s co-organizer with Officer Rich Hartnett.

With just about two weeks to go before the start of the school year, a group of MacAfee Road School families he a meet-up at a township park Sept. 7. The occasion was the second annual MacAfee Road School Play Date and Ice Cream Social at Harvey J. Inman Park, off John F. Kennedy Boulevard.

Bridgewater, NJ- The York Revolution (32-24, 64-55) defeated the Somerset Patriots (33-23, 68-51) 2-0 at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday evening. The Revolution broke the scoreless tie with a run in the top of the fourth inning on an RBI single by Isaias Tejeda.

Not all private school students will be afforded bus transportation by the school district this year. Students who attend Immaculate Conception School in Somerville;  Noor-ul-Iman School in Monmouth Junction and Timothy Christian School in Piscataway will not have district-supplied transportation, said district spokeswoman Mary Clark.

An application to raze two apartment buildings and construct one in their place won Zoning Board of Adjustment approval Sept. 6. The new building, planned to hold eight 1-bedroom apartments, will go up at Norma Avenue and Franklin Boulevard.