🌱 English Conversation Group and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• A new play "On Time" by Wesley Cappiello at Villagers Theatre
• Better Than a Psychic: Advice & Readings with Shannon at Sunnyside Gifts, 284 Triangle Road, Suite 1, Hillsborough, NJ, 08844
• English Conversation Group at Manville Library

... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Breezy; an afternoon shower, with a high of 73 and low of 55 degrees.
• Thursday: A couple of showers, temps: high: 66, low: 51.
• Friday: A shower; breezy in the a.m., with a high of 70 and low of 49 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Franklin Center

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★ Featured events ★

Friday May 15

• A new play "On Time" by Wesley Cappiello →
  Villagers Theatre, 515 Demott Ln, Franklin Township
  7:30 pm

Saturday May 16

• Better Than a Psychic: Advice & Readings with Shannon →
  Sunnyside Gifts, 284 Triangle Road, Suite 1, Hillsborough, NJ, 08844,
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday May 14

• English Conversation Group
  Manville Library Manville branch - Adult Media Area
  1:00 pm
• LEGO® Club
  Manville Library Manville branch - Community Room
  3:30 pm
• Tennis: Boys Varsity vs. Hunterdon Central Regional (Away)
  Franklin High School Sports Hunterdon Central Regional
  4:00 pm
• MSD Multicultural Night
  Roosevelt Elementary (3–4) Manville High School, 1100 Brooks Blvd, Manville, NJ 08835, USA
  5:30 pm

Friday May 15

• Tennis: Boys Varsity vs. Robbinsville (Away)
  Franklin High School Sports Mercer County Park Tennis
  4:00 pm
• PTO Pizza Restaurant Event
  Conerly Road School 35 Conerly Rd, Somerset, NJ 08873
  5:00 pm

Saturday May 16

• Saturdays Are For Board Games!
  Manville Library Manville branch - Quiet Room
  11:00 am
• Origami Rose
  Manville Library Manville branch - Adult Media Area
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• MS Jazz Band
  Highland Park Middle School HS Band Room
  7:15 am
• Toddler Storytime
  Bridgewater Library Bridgewater branch - Story Well
  10:15 am
• Somerville Stitchers
  Somerville Library Somerville branch - Adult Services Programs 1
  10:30 am
• English Conversation Group
  Bridgewater Library Bridgewater branch - Meeting Room AB
  10:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

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Somerset

• Somerset Hills YMCA and Rotary Club Collect Over 1,000 Children's Books for Local Families (tapinto.net)
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• BizFest 2026 to Bring Hundreds of Businesses to TD Bank Ballpark on June 4 (tapinto.net)

Middlesex

• Middlesex Memorial Day Parade On May 25, With America 250 Festivities To Follow (patch.com)

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