625 New Brunswick Rd., Somerset, NJ 08873 (732) 563-4213 Open Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Individual Computer & PED (Personal Electronic Devices) Instruction with Mike Dias – Tuesday, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. **Please call (732) 563-4213 to schedule an appointment. Check the monthly calendar for a schedule.** Healthy Bones Exercise Class with Joan Ackerman – Monday, …
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NEW BRUNSWICK – More than 50 members of the Franklin High School Class of 1988 were expected on Nov. 17 to meet at The Heldrich Hotel here for their 30th reunion. The event, organized by Alvin Washington and Candace Nash, was the second decennial reunion the high school friends put together. Washington, who now lives in Tampa, Fl., said they’d …
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625 New Brunswick Rd., Somerset, NJ 08873 (732) 563-4213 Open Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Individual Computer & PED (Personal Electronic Devices) Instruction with Mike Dias – Tuesday, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. **Please call (732) 563-4213 to schedule an appointment. Check the monthly calendar for the schedule.** Healthy Bones Exercise Class with Joan Ackerman – Monday, …
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By PJ Parker. A backdrop of acres of clear, blue-skied farm country was the setting for the first public traditional “Tea and Tea Leaves Readings” Oct. 20 at the Meadows Foundation’s historic Hageman House and Barn on South Middlebush Road. The event was part of the Hageman House Fireside Chat Series. The Hageman House, a Registered Historic Place of New …
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The weekend of Oct. 12 was 40th reunion time for members of the Franklin High School Class of 1978. About 75 members of the class showed up for the centerpiece of the celebratory weekend, a dinner-dance at Winemakers of Somerset in Bound Brook on Oct. 13. The weekend began with members of the class attending the Oct. 12 FHS football …
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More than 2,000 people ventured to East Millstone Oct. 13 for the annual Delaware & Raritan Canal Festival. On tap was the festival staples of music on several stages, a variety of food choices and games and crafts for children. The event is a fundraiser for the Franklin Food Bank. The Franklin Reporter & Advocate live streamed from the event, …
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The Township Council on Oct. 9 recognized Breast Cancer Awareness Month by honoring a township organization and the police department. Deputy mayor Shanel Robinson presented a proclamation from the council, recognizing October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, to Sister 2 Sister founder Dorothy Reed. Sister 2 Sister, headquartered on Hamilton Street, supports African American and underserved women as they fight …
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A record number of people gathered in Colonial Park early on Oct. 6 to run and walk in support of an organization that supports women going through breast cancer. The 524 people who registered in the annual Sister 2 Sister 5k Walk/Run was a huge jump from last year’s total of about 300, said Dorothy Reed, the founder of Sister …
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Right before Franklin native Diane Trivelli lost her 11-year-old daughter, Arielle Anacker, to the rare Ewing’s Sarcoma bone cancer in 2001, she made a promise to her that 10 years later she is continuing to fulfill. “One mother, one daughter, one promise” is the theme of the Arielle Anacker Cancer Foundation, a non-profit 501 c 3 organization which raises funds …
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By PJ Parker The long-awaited Franklin Gazebo was celebrated Sept. 16 on the Franklin green amid the sounds of Latin jazz to mark its debut. The gazebo is located at the municipal complex on DeMott Lane. The product of the Franklin Township Cultural Arts Council, the gazebo will be home to a wide variety of events, including music/concert series, weddings, …
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