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A local housing non-profit is providing a free home buyer education program from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 22 at the township library in the Municipal Complex on DeMott Lane. The program is geared to help potential home buyers learn about programs and down payment and closing cost grants along with the many topics to help unravel the complexity …

More than 200 supporters of local police gathered at The Imperia Sept. 8 for the Franklin Township Police Department PBA 154’s annual wine and spirits tasting fundraiser. The event is the organization’s largest fundraiser and has raised more than $30,000 over the past several years, said FTPD Lt. Mark Reiner, the evening’s co-organizer with Officer Rich Hartnett. “The funds raised …

The 47th annual Week of the People celebration was held Aug. 25 at Naaman Williams Park. As it has for the past several years, the one-day festival featured award presentations, games, kids’ activities, vendors and entertainment. The celebration was founded in 1971 “as a means to bring together the Franklin Township community, businesses, community organizations and the overall community” for …

625 New Brunswick Rd., Somerset, NJ 08873 (732) 563-4213 Open Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Individual Computer Instruction with Mike Dias – Tuesday, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. **Please call (732) 563-4213 to schedule an appointment.** Healthy Bones Exercise Class with Joan Ackerman – Monday, 9:15 a.m. This peer-led, 24-week exercise and education program is for individuals …

A school district official and a prolific fundraiser and former politician have been named the 2018 “Warriors for Life” by the Warrior for Life Scholarship Foundation. Board of Education President Nancy LaCorte and Bill Grippo, principal of McAfee Road Elementary School, will receive their awards at the Nov. 23 gala. The Warrior for Life Scholarship Foundation was founded in 2017 …

625 New Brunswick Rd., Somerset, NJ 08873 (732) 563-4213 Open Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Individual Computer Instruction with Mike Dias – Tuesday, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. ** Call (732) 563-4213 to schedule an appointment.** Healthy Bones Exercise Class with Joan Ackerman – Monday, 9:15 a.m. This peer-led, 24-week exercise and education program is for participants …

A township resident is looking to share his long-time hobby with his fellow residents. Zach Lichtmann, who has been an amateur astronomer for more than 20 years, created the Franklin Astronomy Club to share the pursuit with other astronomers and to introduce others – especially children – to the hobby. Lichtmann and several of his friends planted themselves in the …

Members of a 5-year-old youth mentoring group received some life advice June 30 from one of the newest members of the Board of Education. The group, called the Success Forum of Franklin Township, had as the featured speaker for its annual annual celebration Michelle Shelton, who was elected to the school board last November. The group was formed in 2013 …

Nearly 400 purple hats made by local knitters– including a contingent from the Franklin Woman’s Club – will be donated to Prevent Child Abuse NJ. Knitters recently gathered at the township library’s Franklin Park branch to make the hats during the 2018 World Wide Day of Public Knitting, according to a press release from the group. The hats will be …

There is now a place for women fighting breast cancer to take some time and relax. Sister 2 Sister – formerly known as the Sisters Network of Central New Jersey – opened its new “Serenity Garden” June 16 with a luncheon and tea party. The garden is located in the back yard of the organization’s Hamilton Street headquarters. The brainchild …