Three Shooting Incidents Over Memorial Day Weekend Leave One Wounded, One Arrested
A township man was wounded and another arrested on gun related charges in separate incidents over the Memorial Day Weekend. In total, there were three incidents involving guns over the weekend, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. That brings to seven the number of shooting incidents in the township over […]
In Your Opinion: Assemblyman Joe Danielsen Will Continue Fight Against Transco Compressor
By Linda Powell, Somerset. As a concerned Franklin Township resident, I need to bring up an important public health and safety issue: The proposed Williams-Transco Compressor Station and Pipeline Expansion and to explain my support for Joe Danielsen for Assembly in District 17. Many Franklin residents already know that Williams-Transco wants to add a 32,000-horsepower […]
Life Story: Susan Lakat, 92; Former Township Resident
Susan Lakat passed away May 29 at Hunterdon Medical Center in Flemington. She was 92 years old. Mrs. Lakat was born in Pitrova, Saris County, Slovakia and came to the United States through Ellis Island when she was two years old. She lived in Binghamton NY, Jersey City, Somerset, New Brunswick and North Brunswick. She […]
Quail Brook Senior Center June Schedule
625 New Brunswick Rd., Somerset, NJ 08873 (732) 563-4213 Open Monday – Friday, 9:00 am – 4:00 p.m. All programs begin at 11:00 am unless otherwise listed. Table Tennis (Ping Pong) – Monday – Friday. Take a ‘shot’ at being a tournament master by playing Single or Doubles games. This competitive game has been an […]
Eagle Court Of Honor Held For Jeffrey Kinghorn
Township resident Jeffrey Kinghorn received his Eagle Scout award May 21 during an Eagle Court of Honor ceremony. Kinghorn is a member of Boy Scout Troop 600, chartered by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The Court of Honor was held in the church’s building in East Brunswick. Kinghorn, who is 18 […]
Ari Drive Chain Brings Residents To Township Council
The chaining off of Ari Drive at Julie Court was once again a hot topic during a Township Council meeting. Most of the residents of streets affected by the chains who showed up at the May 30 council meeting praised the decision, but there were some who opposed it. The council on Feb. 14 voted […]
‘Team Red, White And Blue’ Honors Military Fallen By Helping Veterans
Most everyone had left the municipal building and Veterans Memorial Park on May 29, after the Memorial Day observance, when three people came running up the complex driveway. The trio, all of whom were carrying U.S. flags, stopped when they reached the monuments. “You missed the ceremony,” Township Councilwoman Shanel Robinson (D-At Large) told them. […]
Live Video: Township Commemorates Memorial Day With Indoor Ceremony
For the second consecutive year, inclement weather forced the cancellation of the township’s annual Memorial Day parade, but the commemoration went on as scheduled. Rather than chance the rain and hold the ceremony in the Veterans Memorial Park, organizers Mayor Phil Kramer and Bob LaCorte decided to move it indoors, into the Township Council chambers. […]
Franklin’s Diamond Miller Makes Finals For USA Basketball’s U16 National Team
Franklin High School basketball standout Diamond Miller is one of 18 women high school basketball players in the running to represent the United States in the 2017 FIBA Americas U16 Championship in Argentina. Miller is competing to make the team that travels to Argentina at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Col. […]
Township Woman Killed After Being Struck By Car
An 81-year-old township woman was killed May 28 after she was struck by a car while crossing a road, police said. Police said Ernestine Register, 81, of Franklin Park was struck by a car driven by Kylie Fisher, also of Franklin Park, while Register was crossing Ten Mile Run Boulevard. Responding to multiple 9-1-1 calls, […]
