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The annual Renaissance Cyclists Defeating Cancer United bike-a-thon fundraiser to promote prostate cancer awareness is set to kick off Sept. 17 at Franklin Middle School, 415 Francis St. On-site registration for the event starts at 8 a.m. Registration is also available online at www.rcdcubike.com. Cyclists from across the tri-state area will join with the RCDCU Cycling Team and ride 10, 30, …

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 …

Submitted by Linda Darby. Eighteen girls and 11 adults from Girl Scouts Heart of NJ Troop 66339 traveled to Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica from July 3-10. The trip was the culmination of 12 years of service, sisterhood and growth for the girls and their families. While in CR the travelers experienced many new adventures including snorkeling, white-water rafting, zip-lining, touring the beautiful …

If you drove past the municipal building’s parking lot on DeMott Lane late in the evening of July 12, you would have seen about 10 cars parked there, their occupants’ faces bathed in the blue light of cell phones. These weren’t people who had attended the just-ended Township Council meeting and were checking up on emails they missed. These were people on a …

Mother Nature cooperated, and the township’s postponed Independence Day celebration went off without a hitch on July 8. With forecasts calling for thunder storms all night, and rain starting in the late afternoon, organizers rolled the dice by deciding to go on with the celebration at the municipal complex on DeMott Lane. “We made the right call,” event organizer Bill …

Members of the Quail Brook Senior Center got a taste of Korean culture July 7 with the visit of a traditional dance team. The presentation by the Arirang Dance Team was cut short by technical problems, but the dancers did get to perform two dances. Led by Edison resident Jane Huh, the team performed a traditional fan dance and a dance …

Fire engines, flags and food: All the elements of a 4th of July parade were on display at the annual Middlebush Volunteer Fire Co.’s event. Also on hand were a number of antique and unique atop owned by township residents. Following the parade, members of the fire company treated visitors to a picnic. Following are some scenes from the day. …

A township pastor and personal trainer will be among the honorees July 7 at the New York City Housing Authority branch of the NAACP’s “Just R.E.A.D.” awards in New York City. The Rev. Kahll Carmichael, founder and pastor of It Is Well Living Church, 2 John F. Kennedy Blvd., a certified personal trainer and author of the book, “The Fitness …

A township Girl Scout has completed work for her Gold Award, the highest level of Girl Scouting, with a project benefiting the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick. Heather Attanasio, who will be a senior at Franklin High School, focused her project on the needs of parents of children in the NICU. Her project provided care …

Submitted by Franklin Food Bank. The Franklin Township Food Bank’s annual “GOLF fore GROCERIES” will be held July 18 on the west course of the Royce Brook Golf Club in Hillsborough. Golfers, non-golfers, and supporters can participate and help the Food Bank serve the growing number of hungry people in the community. Golf is a scramble format beginning at 1 …