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For the fifth consecutive year, members of the U.S. Armed Forces serving abroad will be treated with candy donated by a local dentist’s patients. As he has for the past quinquennial, Dr. Joseph Haddad of Advanced Dental Arts on Easton Avenue offered to pay for excess candy collected on Halloween.

As many as 100 new jobs will come to the township as a result of a planned expansion at Ferrero USA on Cottontail Lane. The expansion, which will bring the company’s packaging and warehousing facility to 67,000 square feet, was commemorated Oct. 18 with a groundbreaking attended by company officials and township, county and federal dignitaries.

Franklin will be getting a second Dollar Tree store with the scheduled opening of an Elizabeth Avenue location on Nov. 8.

By PJ Parker.

Students at Paint Fun Studio in Franklin Park have been making their mark on the national and international art worlds. Students recently won awards in a German art competition, a national aviation art competition, an international peace art competition and have had their work appear in national consumer and art magazines.

Amazon is coming to the township, bringing with it more than 1,300 jobs in a “receive center” targeted for Weston Canal and Randolph roads. The Planning Board on Oct. 3 gave final approval to Bridge Pointe Somerset to modify one of three warehouse buildings that had won board approval in June. The building needed to be reduced in size from …

The sixth annual Fall Festival at Snyder’s Farm on South Middlebush Road kicked off under summery skies Sept. 29. The fair features hay rides, a pumpkin moon bounce, potato sack slide, a corn maze, pedal carts and corn hole games, among other attractions.

A Rhode Island-based closeout retailer is hoping to open its doors in the township before Thanksgiving. Ocean State Job Lot of North Kingston, R.I. is moving into what was four spaces at the Franklin Towne Center at Route 27 and South Middlebush Road.

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.