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Santa Claus made his annual trek around the Millstone Valley Dec. 20, with the last stop being the Millstone Valley Fire Department on Amwell Road. Accompanied by engines from Station 28, Santa started his tour around 3 p.m. in the Wildflower Ridge area, and then continued in East Millstone and Millstone. Children and parents were able to have their pictures …

A township tradition returned Dec. 12 with the lighting of the outdoor holiday tree at the municipal complex on DeMott Lane. Led by Saffie Kallon, the township recreation department’s recreation coordinator, a hardy but cold group of residents counted down from 10 to signal for the switch to be thrown to light the tree. Afterword, the group walked down to …

Six elementary school students got the chance Dec. 7 to take on a former high school champion in simultaneous chess games at the township library. The fact that the former high school chess champion they played was Mayor Brian Levine was not lost on any of them. This was the second year that Levine challenged members of the library’s chess club …

The residents at the Center for Great Expectations on Dellwood Lane tok part in an exercise in giving and getting Dec. 2, the third annual national Giving Tuesday. The women and their children at the center received a home-cooked meal after they made holiday ornaments that will be donated to the seniors at the nearby McCarrick Care Center. “It’s important …

A section of Colonial Park was beautified recently by members of Junior Girl Scout Troop 60681. The project consisted of planting more than 1,000 daffodil bulbs on the banks of the Powder Mill Pond. The scouts were guided by the Somerset County Park Commission’s horticulture department and was undertaken in collaboration with the Millstone Valley Preservation Coalition, according to a …

December 1 – 10:30 a.m. – Canal Walk Chorale Group Concert Join the Quail Brook Senior Center for the holiday concert of the Canal Walk Chorale Group on Monday, Dec. 1, at 10:30 a.m. This traveling chorus will perform holiday favorites and classics at this annual event. December 2, 9, 16, 30 – 1:00 p.m. – The Art of Acrylics …

The center is located at 625 New Brunswick Rd. and is open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. (Check monthly calendar for schedule updates.) Body & Brain Yoga with Lucy Pagnetti – Monday, 10:30 a.m. Bridge Lessons – Every Friday, 10:30 a.m. Chair Tai Chi with Bobbie Joels – Tuesday, 10:30 a.m. Computer Instruction – Monday and Tuesday, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 …

The second annual Toy Drive and Fundraiser to benefit The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Dec. 21, at the Imperia banquet hall, 1714 Easton Ave., in Somerset. Participants are asked to bring a new, unwrapped toy or two, or make a monetary donation at the event to benefit children who …

  Township yoga enthusiasts on Nov. 16 got a chance to work out for a good cause. Cheryl Nogan, owner of Transcendent Yoga Center in Piscataway donated several hours to lead a yoga-thon fundraiser for the Franklin Township Food Bank. Nogan said she was motivated to hold the fundraiser after participating in several of the food bank’s “Tour de Franklin” …

625 New Brunswick Rd., Somerset, NJ (732) 563-4213 Open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. (Check monthly calendar for schedule updates.) Body & Brain Yoga with Lucy Pagnetti – Monday, 10:30 a.m. (Nov. 10, 17 & 24) Bridge Lessons – Every Friday, 10:30 a.m. Chair Tai Chi with Bobbie Joels – Tuesday, 10:30 a.m. (Nov. 18 & 25) Computer Instruction …