The Sister2Sister organization held its annual breakfast March 30 to say thank-you to supporters and raise health awareness. This was the 19th annual event, held at the Imperia on Easton Avenue. During teh event, awards were given to six individuals and organizations for their contributions to the Sister2Sister mission over the last year. Based on Hamilton Street, Sister2Sister is a …
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625 New Brunswick Rd. Somerset, NJ 08873 (732) 563-4213 Open Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A Variety of Board & Card Games (Monopoly, Po-Ke-No, Yahtzee, Dominoes & Checkers) – Available Monday to Friday. If you have a favorite game not listed that you would like to play, and/or if you are interested in starting a club featuring …
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Update: This program has been cancelled. Children in grades 2 through 5 will be offered high-tech education in a low-tech environment this summer. Snyder’s Farm, 586 South Middlebush Rd., is planning a series of week-long summer STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Camps, from the end of June through mid-August. The traditional science curriculum will be paired with agricultural issues, …
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An estimated several hundred people trekked to the Franklin Township Library’s community room March 23 for the fifth annual New Jersey Maker Day. The day, celebrated primarily in libraries across the Garden State, is “a way to show off making and technology, let kids show off what they know,” said Joan Serpico, the library’s outreach and reference librarian. “Kids come …
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625 New Brunswick Rd. Somerset, NJ 08873 (732) 563-4213 Open Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A Variety of Board & Card Games (Monopoly, Po-Ke-No, Yahtzee, Dominoes & Checkers) – Available Monday – Friday. If you have a favorite game not listed that you would like to play, and/or if you are interested in starting a club featuring …
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By PJ Parker. Mayor Phil Kramer is an expert of sorts when the subject is marriage. He and his wife, Laurie Conrad Kramer, have been happily married for 27 years. On Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day, Kramer got to share his observations with eight happy couples as he performed their wedding ceremonies in front of family and friends at the township …
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625 New Brunswick Rd. Somerset, NJ 08873 (732) 563-4213 Open Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A Variety of Board & Card Games (Monopoly, Po-Ke-No, Yahtzee, Dominoes & Checkers) – Available Monday – Friday. If you have a favorite game not listed that you would like to play, and/or if you are interested in starting a club featuring …
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A Boy Scout’s plan to build and install mini-libraries in three township parks was given a thumbs-up Jan. 15 by the Open Space Advisory Committee. The scout, Andrew Terhune of Boy Scout Troop 113, wants to build the mini-libraries as his Eagle Scout project. He told the committee that he has targeted Middlebush, Harvey J. Inman and Naaman Williams parks …
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The Horticulture Department of the Somerset County Park Commission is accepting reservations for wedding ceremonies and photos at three locations in the Colonial Park Gardens. The Colonial Park locations are: the Arboretum (for ceremonies and photos), the Perennial Garden, and the Rudolf W. van der Goot Rose Garden (for photos only). The fee for each garden is $150.00 per hour. …
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The body of a former township first responder and, most recently, Virginia police officer returned home December 28, escorted by a caravan that began at the start of the New Jersey Turnpike. Brian Kanterman, 25, died Christmas morning in Stafford, Va., where he was a Deputy Sheriff and a Certified Correctional Officer. Kanterman suffered a heart attack, according to a …
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