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The 27th annual Tour de Franklin is set for April 24, with the tour moving to a new location. The tour, which is the Franklin Township Food Bank’s largest fund raiser, will this year start from Franklin High School, 500 Elizabeth Avenue. The change in venue from the township community center on DeMott Lane is due to the increase in …

The Horticulture Department of the Somerset County Park Commission is accepting reservations for wedding ceremonies and photos at the following locations: Colonial Park Gardens, namely the Arboretum, the Perennial Garden, and the Rudolf W. van der Goot Rose Garden (for wedding photos only). The Leonard J. Buck Garden is accepting reservations for wedding photography only. The fee for each garden …

625 New Brunswick Rd., Somerset, NJ 08873 (732) 563-4213 Open Monday-Friday 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Body & Brain Yoga with Lucy Pagnetti – Monday, 10:30 a.m. Advance registration required; a $5.00 donation is suggested per class. Body and Brain Yoga is a dynamic mind-body practice that combines stretching, flowing movement, deep breathing exercises and meditation in a simple and …

625 New Brunswick Rd., Somerset, NJ 08873 (732) 563-4213 Open Monday-Friday 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Body & Brain Yoga with Lucy Pagnetti – Monday, 10:30 a.m. Advance registration required; a $5.00 donation is suggested per class. Body and Brain Yoga is a dynamic mind-body practice that combines stretching, flowing movement, deep breathing exercises and meditation in a simple and …

The Somerset County Park Commission’s Colonial Park Gardens Horticulture staff is offering a “Holiday Kissing Ball Workshop” on Saturday, December 5, 2015 from 10:00 A.M. to noon at the Park Commission Headquarters located at North Branch Park, 355 Milltown Road in Bridgewater. Staff will show participants methods to create a beautiful holiday kissing ball using fresh floral and evergreen materials …

The 38th annual Festival of Trees is set for Dec. 4-27, and decorators are being sought to display their handiwork. Individuals, local and civic groups, scout troops, businesses and others are invited to design, decorate and submit a tree for the event, which will be held at the Somerset County Park Commission’s Environmental Education Center, 190 Lord Stirling Rd., Basking …

There were plenty of opportunities for little ghouls and goblins to fill up their Trick-or-Treat bags on Oct. 31, even before it was time to ring neighborhood doorbells. Events at Franklin Middle School and the municipal complex featured trunk-or-treating, with enough candy on hand to satisfy everyone’s sweet tooth. The middle school event was actually put on by MacAfee Road …

(732) 563-4213 Open Monday-Friday 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Body & Brain Yoga with Lucy Pagnetti – Monday, 10:30 a.m. Advance registration required; a $5.00 donation is suggested per class. 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 to learn format that focuses on …

The Somerset County Park Commission’s 20th Annual 5K Turkey Trot is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, on Colonial Drive at Colonial Park. The morning of family fun will also include a 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk at 9:00 A.M. The USATF sanctioned and certified 5K race will take place rain or shine, beginning and ending in Colonial Park …

The 5th annual Delaware & Raritan Canal Festival is in the books, the first part of a two-pronged fundraising weekend for the Franklin Township Food Bank. The chilly weather may have kept some people home, but there were still crowds walking up and down Market Street in East Millstone, listening to music from three bandstands, perusing arts and crafts and …