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The push to build a gazebo in the municipal complex has reached another fundraising goal with a donation from township police. Franklin Township PBA Local 154 donated $2,500 to the fund, bringing the total raised so far to about $40,000, chief fundraiser Bill Grippo said on Feb. 28. Grippo and the Franklin Township Cultural Arts Council – which will maintain …

By Michele Rojek The Somerset Presbyterian Church on John . F Kennedy Boulevard has sponsored Boy Scout Troop and Pack 113 for more than 50 years by providing a safe space for hosting weekly troop meetings and other troop events in their Fellowship Hall at the Church. Since 1965 the SPC community has supported the Boy Scouts of America organization …

625 New Brunswick Rd., Somerset, NJ 08873 (732) 563-4213 Open Monday – Friday, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Table Tennis (Ping Pong) – Monday – Friday. Take a ‘shot’ at being a tournament master by playing single or doubles games. This competitive game has been an Olympic sport since 1988 and is a great way to maintain and improve hand/eye …

Laughs were the order of the night at the third annual “Somerset Saturday Night” fundraiser held Feb. 24 at the East Franklin Volunteer Fire Department hall on Pine Grove Avenue. The event was a fundraiser for a handful of township school PTOs and school-affiliated groups: MacAfee Road School, Pine Grove Manor School, Hillcrest School, Sampson G. Smith School, Franklin Middle …

By PJ Parker. Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, was the perfect day of love for 11 local couples who chose to “tie the knot” in what township Mayor Phil Kramer called a “wedding palooza.” Kramer, in his official capacity, regularly performs wedding ceremonies in the township municipal building on DeMott Lane. Before the actual ceremonies began, the mayor welcomed every couple …

The 29th annual Tour de Franklin, a fund raising event for the Franklin Food Bank, is set for April 29. The tour, one of the first organized bike ride of the season, takes off from Franklin High School, 500 Elizabeth Ave. The day will consist of seven different rides, including the 62-mile, 40-mile, 25-mile, 10-mile, 1-to-5-mile walk or ride, and …

Mayor Phil Kramer is hoping to turn the municipal building into “Wedding Central” on Valentine’s Day. The mayor announced that he will be holding a “wedding clinic” in the building at 6 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., and hopes to marry at least a dozen couples in that time. “It will be a little fast paced I guess, but what could …

A Somerville-based organization will begin programs for township at-risk youth later in the month, Middle Earth will provide the programs for students in Franklin Middle School and Franklin High School in rented space at 935 Hamilton St., beginning on Jan. 19, said Middle Earth’s Ike Onyejiaka. Onyejiaka, a son of Township Councilman Charles Onyejiaka (D-Ward 3), told the council of …

625 New Brunswick Rd., Somerset, NJ 08873 (732) 563-4213 Open Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Table Tennis (Ping Pong) – Monday – Friday. Take a ‘shot’ at being a tournament master by playing single or doubles games. This competitive game has been an Olympic sport since 1988 and is a great way to maintain and improve hand/eye …

The Franklin reporter & Advocate ventured out in the snow Dec. 9 to bring you some of the more interesting home holiday decorations. We noticed that roof icicles, candy canes and illuminated web animals are still popular decorations, but there are other variations as well. Here’s the compilation of the four live streamed videos: