Tennis lessons at the Colonial Park Tennis Center will begin on July 10. Lessons at the center, located on Colonial Drive in East Millstone, are for Beginner, Beginner/Advanced Beginner, and Intermediate/Advanced and run from 9-10:30 a.m. Registration for the one-week classes will only be accepted at the Green Knoll Tennis Center on Garretson Road in Bridgewater. The fee is $70. …

Submitted by Somerset County Public Information. Somerset County recycling crews are delivering colorful collection bags now for the annual Curbing Hunger Month food drive in June. If your container is at the curb on your recycling pickup day between May 15 and 26, you’ll receive two bags. “But don’t worry if you don’t get one of the orange bags,” said …

Dogs of all shapes, sizes and colors gathered at Colonial Park May 21 for the 10th annual “Paws for a Cause” dog walk. The event is a fund raiser for Second Chance for Animals, the organization that funds the Franklin Township Animal Shelter. The day’s highlight was a mass walk along a trail in the park. Centered at the gazebo …

The township’s West African community showed its pride May 20 with a parade and festival. Headed by its Grand Marshall, state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-17) and Marshall, Mayor Phil Kramer, the parade set off from Sts. Peter & Paul Church and made its way up Hamilton Street for several blocks. Danielsen, Kramer, other members of the Township Council and invited …

International Peace Day was celebrated May 20 at the NJ Buddhist Vihara on Route 27. The event is an annual one, in which members of different faith traditions are invited to the temple to pray and meditate. We were live from the event for a short time: https://www.facebook.com/franklinreporter/videos/1169906573121053/ The event was co-sponsored by NJ Rotary, the NJ Lions, the Somerset …

Domenick Andreini knew he wanted to be an Eagle Scout from practically the moment he became a Boy Scout. “I knew my first Eagle Court of Honor, I saw, I believe, Tim Dillon up there on that stage with his family, that I wanted to be there with my family,” he said. Andreini got his wish on May 20 when, …

Mr. John K. Duffy passed away suddenly May 18 at the age of 79. He was born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he graduated from St. John’s University prior to serving in the United States Army. Mr. Duffy resided in Somerset for many years before moving to Somerville and then New Brunswick in 2003. He was employed by the …

Township Republicans were finally able to hold their annual horse race-themed fundraising party, although the race had to change. Party faithful gathered May 19 at the home of Ken and Dayna Lemieux for the Preakness Race “Fun-Raiser.” The event is normally tied to the Kentucky Derby, but bad weather forced a rescheduling. Members of the Republican slate for Township Council, …

About 200 people were expected to show up May 19 for Franklin Park School’s celebration of the world’s cultures. The school’s International Night featured tables of food, performances and displays from different countries. The point of the night, according to its organizer, FPS PTO president Montese Anderson, was to widen people’s perspectives. “We wanted to do something so the children …

Submitted by The Somerset Patriots. The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of right-handed pitcher El’ Hajj Muhammad, a township native and Franklin High School graduate. Muhammad enters his first season with the Somerset Patriots and in the Atlantic League. He spent most of his eight-year professional career in the Cincinnati Reds organization before joining the Chicago White Sox organization …