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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 …

Submitted by Franklin Food Bank. The Franklin Food Bank teamed up with Nestlé Waters North America to sort through more than 6,000 pounds of food from a recent food drive. Nestlé Waters North America, 501 Cottontail Lane, is the 3rd-largest non-alcoholic beverage company in the country, carrying a variety of quality water brands. Nestlé Waters NA maintains strong ties to the local …

Two longtime township residents were among a handful of senior citizens treated June 26 to a ride in a World War II-era trainer airplane. John and Marguerite Boucher, township residents for 35 years, and several other clients of Spring Hills Franklin and Spring Hills Morristown assisted living centers gathered at Central Jersey Regional Airport in Hillsborough for the flights. The …

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 and easy …

Somerset County Park Commission invites all to attend the Annual July 4th Fireworks Display to be held on Monday, July 4,, 2016 at 9:30 P.M. at North Branch Park on Milltown Road in Bridgewater. The July 4th celebration is free. North Branch Park gates will open at 6:00 P.M. to allow vehicles to enter the park. The fireworks display will …

Five township residents were among 14 debutantes presented on June 5 by The Ebony Suburbanites. Kaiya Davis, Tyler Drew, Taylor Jordan, Atiyona Kinston and Taema Reid were among the students awarded more than $40,000 in college scholarships at the annual Silhouettes of Loveliness Debutante Cotillion held in the Bridgewater Marriott. The Ebony Suburbanites is comprised of 25 women who are …

Beagles were on the minds of a group of people who gathered June 18 at the Canal Road home of Mayor Phillip Kramer and his wife, Laurie. The couple hosted their annual “Beagle Fest,” where owners of rescued beagles get together for a picnic and to give their dogs some play time. Although it’s billed as a beagle fest, Kramer …

Submitted by Somerset County Freeholders. Even though Somerset County is known for its affluence, there still are children and adults here who go to bed hungry. Freeholder Director Patricia Walsh is urging residents to help change that by supporting the 22nd annual Curbing Hunger Month food drive. State Sen. Kip Bateman, members of the Freeholder Board and food bank supporters …

The Women’s Club of Canal Walk has pledged $125,000 to support the renovation and expansion of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset’s Cardiology Pavilion in Somerville. In recognition of the Canal Walk Women’s Club’s gift, the Cardiology Pavilion’s new waiting room will be named in the group’s honor, according to a press release about the pledge. “Many people in our …