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Life Story: Haig H. Sergenian, 88; Daughter Lives In Somerset

Life Story: Haig H. Sergenian, 88; Daughter Lives In Somerset

Haig H. Sergenian, 88, died peacefully on Saturday, April 21, 2018 in Montgomery, NJ. He was born in Chicago in 1929, the son of Harold H. and Ella (Hill) Sergenian, and later lived in Saratoga, NY and Yonkers, NY. Haig graduated from Michigan State University in 1951 and served in the US Army 1951-1953. He […]

Tree Limb Pickup Project Completion Date Extended To Week Of May 14

Tree Limb Pickup Project Completion Date Extended To Week Of May 14

The estimate for completion of the winter storm debris cleanup project undertaken by the township is now May 9 for residential areas, and the week of May 14 for remaining major roads. That’s because township public works crews must temporarily stop the limb pickup work they’ve been doing for more than a month and mow […]

Franklin High School Freshman Dies After Collapsing During Gym Class

Franklin High School Freshman Dies After Collapsing During Gym Class

A 14-year-old Franklin High School student died May 8 after he collapsed during a gym class at the school. The student, who was not identified, was stricken on the high school’s athletic field at about 9:10 a.m., said district spokeswoman Mary Clark. Officials called 9-1-1 “and the physical education staff of the high school immediately […]

Little Rocky Hill Water Main Project Contract Awarded

Little Rocky Hill Water Main Project Contract Awarded

Residents along Route 27 in Little Rocky Hill should finally be able to take a proper shower by the end of the summer. And, more importantly, fire hydrants in that area will work. That’s because the Township Council at its May 8 meeting awarded a $5.6 million contract to Basking Ridge-based Dewcon, Inc. to re-line […]

Somerset Presbyterian Church Holds Annual Spring Flea Market

Somerset Presbyterian Church Holds Annual Spring Flea Market

By PJ Parker. For more than 40 years, the first Saturday in May has marked the annual spring flea market at Somerset Presbyterian Church, on John F. Kennedy Boulevard. According to Barbara Nicol, chairperson of the event, “over 70 vendors from Franklin Township as well as surrounding communities and as far as New York and […]

Rutgers Plaza Kmart To Close In Late July; Clearance Sales On

Rutgers Plaza Kmart To Close In Late July; Clearance Sales On

The Rutgers Plaza Kmart is the apparent latest victim in Sears Holdings’ trimming-down effort with the confirmation May 7 that the store will close in late July. Rumors about the store’s closing have been flying around the township for the past week or so. The township Kmart has not appeared in any of the several […]

Two New Houses Built Through Habitat For Humanity’s ‘Women Build’ Program

Two New Houses Built Through Habitat For Humanity’s ‘Women Build’ Program

By PJ Parker Amid the sights and sounds of hammers and saws, ladders and buckets of paint, more than 25 women pitched in May 5 to construct two homes on Delmonico Avenue for two families in the Raritan Valley Habitat for Humanity program on Women Build Day. Women Build is a nationwide week-long event sponsored […]

Second Chance For Animals Holds Annual Dog Walk Fund-Raiser

Second Chance For Animals Holds Annual Dog Walk Fund-Raiser

Threat of rain didn’t keep the faithful away from the annual “Paws for a Cause” fund-raising dog walk at Colonial Park May 6, sponsored by Second Chance for Animals. SCFA is the organization that funds the Franklin Township Animal Shelter. As is the tradition, prizes were awarded  to dogs in a variety of categories, including […]

Township Republicans Hold Annual Kentucky Derby Fund Raiser

Township Republicans Hold Annual Kentucky Derby Fund Raiser

Township Republicans gathered May 5 at a Van Cleef Road home for their annual Kentucky Derby fund raiser. The event has become something to which party members look forward every year, said GOP Chairman Bob LaCorte. “Every year, people call and ask, are you having it?” he aid. This year’s event drew between 50 and […]

Woman Injured In Two-Car Collision at JFK And Hamilton

Woman Injured In Two-Car Collision at JFK And Hamilton

A 41-year-old township woman was injured May 5 after her car was hit by another at John F. Kennedy Boulevard and Hamilton Street. Franklin Township Police Lt. Phil Rizzo said a 2016 Honda Pilot driven by Daisy Outram was turning left from Hamilton to JFK at about 11:05 a.m. when it was struck by a […]