Schools Steering Committee Continues Work On District Mission, Goals
New goals for the school district and strategies to achieve them were the main topics Jan. 11 at a strategic plan workshop held at Franklin High School. About 50 people – school and district administrators, faculty, parents and Board of Education members and Mayor Phil Kramer – met in the school’s cafeteria for the fourth […]
Life Story: Marion E. Boekhout, 87; Avid Gardener, School Bus Driver
Mrs. Marion Boekhout, 87, passed away Jan. 11. Born in Franklin Township to Percy and Ruth Smith, Marion lived in Belle Mead before settling in Franklin Park in 1953. She was a long time member of Six Mile Run Reformed Church, where she sang in the choir for many years. Mrs. Boekhout drove a school […]
Life Story: Dr. Samuel Kushner, 74; Anesthesiologist, President Of Hospital Medical Staff
Dr. Samuel Kushner, 74, died Jan. 10 at the Center for Hope Hospice in Scotch Plains. Dr. Kushner was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pa. to the late Abraham and Helen Kushner. He moved to New Jersey in 1972 and resided in Union and Westfield. In 2004, he settled in Somerset. Samuel was a graduate […]
Township Resident Robert Quinn Announces Bid For GOP Nod In 17th District Assembly Race
Township resident Robert Quinn has announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for one of the two state Assembly seats in the 17th District. This would be Quinn’s first attempt at running for public office. The seats are currently in Democratic control, being filled by Joe Danielsen – also a township resident – and Joseph […]
Life Story: Magdalena Santiago, 82; Native Of Puerto Rico
Mrs. Magdalena Santiago passed away on Jan. 8 in New Brunswick. She was 82 years old. Mrs. Santiago was born in Rincon, Puerto Rico and lived in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens before moving to Somerset in 1997. She was a parishioner of St. Matthias Church. She cherished time spent with her loving children and […]
Hill, Chavkin Named FHS Fall Athletes Of The Year
Cross country phenom Billy Hill and girls’ soccer star Kimberly Chavkin were named the Franklin High School fall “Athletes of the Year” at the Jan. 9 athletes award night. Members of all fall sports teams – football, boys’ and girls’ soccer, tennis, cheerleading, cross country and field hockey – gathered in the Frank Pepe Theatre […]
Hamilton Street Advisory Board Looks To Improve Holiday Light Display
After the most recent attempt to decorate the street didn’t go exactly as planned, the Hamilton Street Advisory Board on Jan. 9 decided to start planning for this year early. The plan last year was for holiday lights to be strung across the street in the business district, in spots where there were opposing utility […]
Life Story: Margaret Grimes, 89; Was Certified Teacher’s Aide
Margaret (Peggy) A. Grimes, 89, passed away peacefully on Jan. 8 at Regency Heritage Care Center. Peggy was born April 30, 1927 in Manhattan, New York to the late Walter and Frances (Harney) Green. She grew up in Manhattan and moved with her husband to central New Jersey in the late 1950s, where she last […]
MLK Community Foundation Celebrates 20th Anniversary; Pepe To Be Keynote Speaker
One of the founders of the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Community Breakfast will be the keynote speaker for its 20th anniversary. Frank V. Pepe, a former township schools Superintendent and one of the three founders of the event, will headline the breakfast, slated to begin at 8:30 a.m. on Jan. 16 at the Doubletree […]
Life Story: Mary ‘Millie’ Toth, 92; Active With Township Senior Citizens
Mrs. Millie (Lagowski) Toth passed away peacefully Jan. 6 at St. Peter’s University Medical Center in New Brunswick at the age of 92. Mrs. Toth was born in Portage, Pa. and moved to the Somerset area as a teenager. She remained a resident of Franklin Township for the remainder of her life. She was long […]
