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Submitted by the Somerset County Commission on the Status of Women. Do you know a Somerset County woman who has made extraordinary contributions to her career field or her community? The Somerset County Commission on the Status of Women is seeking nominations for its 2017 Outstanding Women in Somerset County awards program. “We have many women in Somerset County doing amazing …

A township resident is organizing a charity event designed to donate dolls to women and children in shelters in Somerset and Middlesex counties. LaQuina Fladger created the event, “Q’s Dolls for Daughters,” as a “young empowerment event,” she said in an email. “Dreams do come true and young girls should be reminded to believe in yourself.” The event is scheduled …

Franklin Township honored its veterans in different ways on Veterans’ Day. In the morning, state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-17) and the Stage House Tavern on Amwell Road hosted a breakfast for township employees who are also veterans. The breakfast was attended by a number of the township’s first responders. “As a vet myself, it’s nice to not only recognize and support vets, they are …

Somerset County Park Commission Naturalists are looking for individuals, local and civic groups, clubs, businesses, scout troops, and others to design, decorate, and submit a tree for the month-long holiday display. The Park Commission Environmental Education Center will present Somerset County’s most creative and beautiful winter spectacular, the 39th Annual Festival of Trees, from Friday, December 2 through Wednesday, December …

Members of the Franklin Township PBA Local 154 threw their backs into some volunteer work Nov. 9. The squad of township police officers packed, delivered and unpacked cartons of planned peaches and turkeys at the Franklin Food Bank on Millstone Road. PBA 154 members have helped with carting turkeys around the food bank’s warehouse for a number of years, said food …

Submitted by Somerset County S.E.R.V. A new program called the Somerset County Employee Reserve Volunteers, or S.E.R.V., recently held its first two community service days at sites around Somerset County. More than 40 county employees volunteered for various activities on Oct. 27 and 29. Service projects and locations included teaching technology skills to seniors at Parkside Senior Housing in Franklin; …

Submitted by Stephanie Sprague, Move Within Yoga. A township-based yoga studio will join yoga practitioners across the country  in a fundraiser for veterans and their families. Diamonds & Pearls Dance Studio, 2 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, will partner with Move Within Yoga and the Veterans Yoga Project in providing donation-based classes from 9-10 a.m. on Nov. 12. The Veterans Yoga Project …

625 New Brunswick Rd., Somerset, NJ 08873 (732) 563-4213 Open Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. All programs begin at 11:00 a.m. unless otherwise listed. Body & Brain Yoga with Lucy Pagnetti – Monday, 10:30 a.m. Body and Brain Yoga is a dynamic mind-body practice that combines stretching, flowing movement, deep breathing exercises and meditation in a simple …

Hundreds of children and adults in the township enjoyed pre-Halloween festivities Oct. 29 at two different events. The newest of the two was the Trunk or Treat presented by the Hamilton Street Business District, Week of the People organization and the township in the John’s Plaza parking lot on Hamilton Street. Dozens of decorated cars were available for the children …

Rebecca Russell thought she was going to Snyder’s Farm Oct. 23 to pick pumpkins. Turned out that she left with a rock. As in diamond ring. As in, engagement ring. Unbeknownst to Russell, her long-time boyfriend, Bobby Quinn, conspired with some friends, her sister and a cousin and Beth Savaryn, co-owner of the farm, to set the stage for him …