625 New Brunswick Rd., Somerset, NJ (732) 563-4213 Open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. (Check monthly calendar for schedule updates.) Bingo Tournament – Every Thursday Bridge Lessons – Every Friday, 10:30 a.m. Caram – Daily (East Indian Game Similar to Billiards) Computer Instruction – Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Advance registration required. Games (i.e., Scrabble, Dominos, Checkers, Yahtzee) …
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Food, music, demonstrations and a variety of vendors greeted visitors to the premiere Franklin Day Festival, held Sept. 20 at Colonial Park. Thousands of attendees made their way among the rows of vendors before sampling selections offered by several township restaurants. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin …
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More than 120 cyclists were on hand Sept. 20 for the Renaissance Community Development Corporation Credit Union’s annual bike-a-thon for prostate cancer awareness. The group raised $4,000, which was presented before the ride’s start to Steve Jones, president and CEO of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and Health System. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings …
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Township resident Willie Sanders, left, was surprised Sept. 9 when he was given a cap and gown to walk the Edison Job Corps graduation processional 48 years after his graduation. Also pictured is Mayor Brian Levine and state Administrative Law Judge Tiffany Williams. Photo: Edison Job Corps Willie Sanders had no idea on Sept. 9 that he’d finally be donning …
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625 New Brunswick Rd., Somerset, NJ (732) 563-4213 Open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. (Check monthly calendar for schedule updates.) Bingo Tournament – Every Thursday Bridge Lessons – Every Friday, 10:30 a.m. Caram – Daily (East Indian Game Similar to Billiards) Computer Instruction – Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Advance registration required. Games (i.e., Scrabble, Dominos, Checkers, Yahtzee) …
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The Franklin Township Senior Citizens Center on New Brunswick Road held its second annual “Grill’n and Chill’n Hee-Haw Hoe Down” on Aug. 20. The center was decorated with a country theme. complete with bales of hay, saddles and a chicken for the event. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented …
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The new officers for the the Msgr. John J. O’Grady Assembly of Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus: Top row (r to l): Dave Pinto, Captain; Luis Dominquez, Outside Sentinel; Sal Benanti, Faithful Navigator; Steve Reitano, Inside Sentinel; Paul Ruffe, Trustee. Bottom row (r to l); Ronald Prykanowski, District Secretary; Chester Kulak, Master; Mickey Schiavone, Comptroller; Frank Rees, Admiral; Raymon Alayon, …
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The “Week of the People” celebration, sponsored by the Somerset Community Action Program, wrapped up Aug. 9 at John’s Plaza with a mini music festival. The day featured local rappers and singers, said organizer Percy Sanders. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. …
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Franklin Park resident Joanne Overbaugh leads a class in “noodle” exercises at the Quail Brook Senior Citizens Center. You don’t have to exercise every day, but you do have to move every day. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. We are the …
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The Summer Food Service Program, a federal program that serves food and snacks to underprivileged children, has two sites operating in the township. The sites are located at the Franklin Middle School, 415 Francis St., and Naaman Williams Park on Matilda Avenue. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the …
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