News-pourri

State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-17) is hosting a job fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 5 at the Imperia, 1714 Easton Ave. The job fair is being presented with the Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce.

The Township Council at its April 28 meeting presented a handful of commendations and proclamations, recognizing heroism and anniversaries, among other things. Township police officers Deyo Swartz, Steven Ellmyer, Brian Quigley, Walter Skrowbowski and Nicholas Gambino were honored by the council for their actions April 15 in saving a Spruce Street woman from her burning home.

It took nearly two hours in closed session April 23, but the Board of Education eventually turned to one of its former members to fill an unexpired term. The board picked former board member Richard Seamon of Rue Chagall to fill the unexpired term of Richard Arline, who resigned because he is moving out of state.

A public hearing on the slimmed-down version of the proposed Catalpa Park is set for 7 p.m. June 30 in the Township Council chamber. The new plan has been making the rounds of various boards and advisory groups with Township manager Robert Vornlocker since February. Vornlocker has been explaining the changes and asking the members to create recommendations to be delivered …

The township council has a message for drivers tired of getting their vehicles rattled when they travel over the Veronica Avenue and Clyde Road railroad crossings: Call Conrail. In fact, that message is posted on signs at each of the roads’ crossings.

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 Zoning Board of Adjustment on April 16 denied an application by an owner of a Kingston yoga studio to move her business from the Kingston Mall to a residential area. Following a four-hour hearing – the last of four on the matter since January – board members voted 5-2 to deny the application of Nagisa Manabe of Bay Head, co-owner of Simply …

Update: There are no plans for United States Postal Service officials to meet with township representatives about the Franklin Boulevard post office on April 22, according to a USPS spokesman. Township Councilman Rajiv Prasad (D-At Large) has said such a meeting was taking place from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the church, and some community leaders also expected there …

State Assemblyman Joeseph Danielsen (D-17) will move into his new offices at 334 Elizabeth Ave. on April 23. Danielsen and his staff have been working out of multiple locations since a March fire destroyed the Easton Avenue building housing his original office and a number of businesses.