News-pourri

RIDING FOR CHARITY – The annual RCDCU fundraising ride for prostate cancer awareness is set to kick off on September 21 at the Township Community/Senior Center. (File photo.) The annual RCDCU Bike-A-Thon to fight prostate cancer is set for 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. September 21. The bike-a-thon’s start and finish is at the Franklin Township Community/Senior Center, 505 DeMott …

HAPPY BIRTHDAY – The Somerset County Office on Aging is looking for centenarians to celebrate. Submitted by the Somerset County Office on Aging. The Somerset County Office on Aging and Disabilities Services is seeking nominations for residents who are 100 years and older in recognition of National Centenarian’s Day. Centenarians will be honored at a special luncheon on September 23 …

A clinic designed to help people with expunging criminal convictions from their record is set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. October 1 at First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens, 771 Somerset Street. The clinic, entitled “Clean Slate,” is sponsored by the New Jersey Office of the Public Defender, FBCLG, state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-17) and Somerset County. During the …

ENGINEER’S TESTIMONY – Jackie L. Giordano, the project’s engineer, testifies at the September 5 Zoning Board meeting. The Zoning Board of Adjustment recently approved a 51,000-square-foot warehouse at Weston Canal Road and Cottontail Lane. The warehouse application was the first such application heard by a township land use board since the Township Council banned warehouses in early 2023. The six …

READY, SET, SCHOOL! – Students in Grades 6-12 were given a back-to-school celebration September 7 at the Franklin Youth Center. Members of the Franklin Township Youth Center were treated to a special event on September 7: A Back-To-School festival. The students, in grades 6 through 12, were offered activities such as laser tag in the gym and computer games, and …

The Board of Education at its August 22 meeting approved contracts for more than $372,000 in goods and services. The Board approved: A $758.55 contract for Sadiq School for the purchase of three HP Touch Chromebooks. Paid for with non-public funding through the Educational Services Commission of New Jersey. A $17,225 renewal contract with IXL Learning for the purchase of …

Submitted by Franklin Township Schools’ Food & Nutrition Services. Franklin Township Public Schools announces the sponsorship of the After School “At Risk” component of the Child and Adult Care Food Program. This is a federally funded program that reimburses sponsoring agencies that provide a meal and a snack at no charge to children enrolled in childcare centers, recreation programs, etc. …

The Board of Education at its August 22 meeting approved a new set of goals for the 2024-25 school year. The Board adopts new goals each school year. These are the goals as approved: Ensure the health and safety of students, staff, and community. Seek out those who would benefit from wellness programs, thereby addressing food insecurity and physical, mental, …

GETTING SET FOR SCHOOL – Nearly 1,000 backpacks filled with school supplies were distributed August 18 at the Community Day Festival at First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens. More than 1,200 people showed up to the First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens on Route 27 Agust 18 for what has become an end-of-summer tradition. The Zakee Bowser Enrichment Foundation and …

HUSAIN DAY MESSAGE – Amir Ahmed Atozai, representative of the Pakistani Consulate, delivers his message during the Husain Day commemoration at Masjid-e-Ali mosque. Muslims from around the region gathered at Masjid-e-Ali on Cedar Grove lane August 10 for their annual commemoration of Husain Day. The day memorializes Imam Husain, the grandson of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad, who was killed along …