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It was Pink Day at the Spring Hills Somerset Assisted Living center June 23, complete with various types of Pink Flamingos. Center staff dressed in pink – as did some of the residents – and residents were treated to games and musical entertainment. There was a Pink Flamingo toss – in which a player had to toss a ring around …

Submitted by Linda Darby. Last year this time we were preparing for an unforgettable seven-day trip to Costa Rica with 18 girls and 11 Moms from GSHNJ Troop 66339. As of Tuesday June 20th  2017,  all 18 seniors have graduated from high school. They hail from eight different high schools (FHS, Groton(MA), Hun, North Hunterdon, Piscataway, Pingry, Union Catholic and …

Township police have made headway in investigations into 18 shooting incidents that occurred in the 4th Ward over the Spring, a group of about 150 residents was told June 15. Township Chief of Police Lawrence Roberts told the group assembled at the First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens that “numerous” arrests have been made in connection with those incidents, and …

625 New Brunswick Rd., Somerset, NJ 08873 (732) 563-4213 Open Monday – Friday, 9:00 am – 4:00 p.m. All programs begin at 11:00 am unless otherwise listed. 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 …

Township resident Jeffrey Kinghorn received his Eagle Scout award May 21 during an Eagle Court of Honor ceremony. Kinghorn is a member of Boy Scout Troop 600, chartered by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The Court of Honor was held in the church’s building in East Brunswick. Kinghorn, who is 18 and a senior at Franklin …

Submitted by Somerset County Public Information. Somerset County recycling crews are delivering colorful collection bags now for the annual Curbing Hunger Month food drive in June. If your container is at the curb on your recycling pickup day between May 15 and 26, you’ll receive two bags. “But don’t worry if you don’t get one of the orange bags,” said …

The township’s West African community showed its pride May 20 with a parade and festival. Headed by its Grand Marshall, state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-17) and Marshall, Mayor Phil Kramer, the parade set off from Sts. Peter & Paul Church and made its way up Hamilton Street for several blocks. Danielsen, Kramer, other members of the Township Council and invited …

Domenick Andreini knew he wanted to be an Eagle Scout from practically the moment he became a Boy Scout. “I knew my first Eagle Court of Honor, I saw, I believe, Tim Dillon up there on that stage with his family, that I wanted to be there with my family,” he said. Andreini got his wish on May 20 when, …

Township Republicans were finally able to hold their annual horse race-themed fundraising party, although the race had to change. Party faithful gathered May 19 at the home of Ken and Dayna Lemieux for the Preakness Race “Fun-Raiser.” The event is normally tied to the Kentucky Derby, but bad weather forced a rescheduling. Members of the Republican slate for Township Council, …

A handful of township residents gathered at the municipal complex May 17 to join bicyclists around the country and all over the world in honoring those who were injured or killed while cycling. It was the 2017 Ride of Silence, an event that’s been held for 14 years around the country, and, in Franklin, for the last three years. We …