What is seen as a possible solution to anticipated problems caused by May’s planned closure of the Franklin Boulevard post office may not offer the hoped-for relief. An ad hoc committee of community and religious leaders April 22 decided to apply to the U.S. Postal Service to open a “Village Post Office” in a vacant building next door to the current post …

The 26th annual riding of the Tour de Franklin kicks off at 7:30 a.m. April 26th at the township municipal complex. The tour, the major fundraiser for the Franklin Township Food Bank, features 10-, 25-, 40- and 62-mile rides, as well as a 1-5-mile neighborhood walk and a 1-10-mile ride or walk along the D&R Canal towpath.

The Somerset County Park Commission has scheduled the “May Day Masters Miniature Golf Tournament” at the Colonial Park Putting Course, 156 Mettlers Rd. The event, open to seniors age 55 years and older, will take place from 10 a.m. to noon, May 1. (Rain date is May 2.)

The Somerset County Park Commission has announced that the 5th annual Spring Adult Bocce League will begin play at the Colonial Park Bocce Courts on Tuesday, May 5, 2015. The League is open to all adults age 18 and over. League play will be on Tuesday evenings beginning May 5 from 6:30 P.M.to 8:30 P.M. Teams of 2 players will …

The Somerset County Business Partnership “Women in Business” group has scheduled the 6th annual “Golf and Lunch for Women in Business” on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from 10:00 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. The event will take place at Basking Ridge Country Club, 185 Madisonville Road in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. From 10:00 a.m. to noon, both non-golfers and experienced players …

The Somerset County Business Partnership, the regional Chamber of Commerce serving Somerset County, will present the second workshop in a series intended to support member businesses interested in expanding their global presence. On Tuesday, April 28, 2015, the Partnership will convene the Global Special Interest Group (Global SIG) at the Somerset County Business Partnership, 360 Grove Street at Route 22 …

The Quail Brook Senior Center at 625 New Brunswick Rd. is offering a “Gentle Yoga” class for people aged 60 and over. This eight-week class will run from 1:30-2:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, May 5, 12, 19, 26 and June 2, 9, 16 and 23. Advanced registration is required by Tuesday, April 28, and the cost of the eight-week session is …

Members of Girl Scout Troop 66339 have set two events to raise money for an upcoming trip to Costa Rica. The 19 scouts will hold car washes from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 9 and May 23 at the Burger King in Rutgers Plaza, Easton Avenue, and a Multi-Family Mega Yard Sale from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. …

Anytime Fitness in the Franklin Court Shopping Plaza on Hamilton Street is celebrating its first anniversary throughout May by offering free outdoor exercise classes. Called “Free Workout Saturdays,” the classes, designed for people at every fitness level, will start at 10 a.m. in the plaza’s overflow parking lot.

A group of township Girl Scouts visited the Willow Creek Rehabilitation and Care Center April 18 to get hands-on lessons in physical and occupational therapies. The scouts – about 23 from various troops in the township – spent the day performing exercises and learning about the equipment used in different therapies.