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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.

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 …

It was time for costumes and candy again. Halloween was celebrated throughout the township with costume parades, mini-fairs, “Trunk-or-Treating” and candy. Lot of candy.

Ghouls and goblins, superheros and princesses gathered at the municipal complex Oct. 26 for the township Recreation Department’s annual Pumpkin Patch. Children played games, decorated pumpkins and participated in a Halloween parade, with prizes given out for cutest, most original and scariest costumes.

Seats around the long table in the Hageman House’s dining room were full the afternoon of Oct. 19, which was good news for The Meadows Foundation. That’s because a full table meant a successful fundraiser, said Angela Fernan, president of the foundation which has been the caretaker of the township’s four historic properties since 1977.

More than $5,300 was raised for the Franklin Township Food Bank Oct. 18 at the annual Delaware & Raritan Canal Festival in East Millstone. Officials said approximately 6,000 people streamed down Market Street during the 6-hour festival, one of the food bank’s major fundraisers. The street was lined with musical stages and vendors of food, arts and crafts.

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) …

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.