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  Organizers of the inaugural “Designer Bag Bingo” held at Franklin High School Dec. 2 by the Sisters Network of Central New Jersey proclaimed the event a success.

Mr. and Mrs. S. Claus made their annual trip to the Franklin Township Animal Shelter on Nov. 26. The occasion was the annual open house, run by Second Chance for Animals, the organization that funds the animal shelter.

Girl Scouts from two township-based troops recently volunteered their time to rake the yard of an elderly township couple. In conjunction with the Somerset County Office of Volunteering, scouts from 60167 Juniors and Cadette Troop 60777 spent about an hour raking the yard, said Fran Breunig, co-leader of Troop 60777.

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A township resident is organizing a charity event designed to donate dolls to women and children in shelters in Somerset and Middlesex counties.

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.

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.

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.