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 by Lowe’s Companies in conjunction …

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 smallest dog, biggest dog, dog …

Sugar Land, Texas – The Somerset Patriots (6-2) held off a late rally from the Sugar Land Skeeters (7-1) Saturday night to take the second game 7-6 at Constellation Field. “It is always tough to get a that first win against a team that had not lost yet this year,” said Somerset Patriots manager Brett Jodie. “It was good for us …

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 60 people, LaCorte said. “We …

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 2018 Jeep Wrangler driven by …

The general manager of the Somerset Wendy’s restaurant on Easton Avenue has been named one of Wendy’s 200 Top general managers for 2017. Wiilly Diez has been with the Wendy’s Company since 1997, according to a press release. He and the other top general managers were recognized recently at the Wendy’s Restaurant Support Center “for their leadership, performance, dedication, and …

Sugar Land, Texas –  The Somerset Patriots (5-2) late rally fell short Friday night in a 5-3 loss to the Sugar Land Skeeters (7-0) at Constellation Field. The Skeeters opened up the scoring in the bottom of the second inning on a two-out RBI single to right-center off the bat of Kyle Kubitza. Sugar Land increased its lead to 4-0 …

Construction is underway on the newest addition to Colonial Park: A spray park. The spray park should be open by late summer, a county engineer said Abraham General Construction of West Orange won the $819,036 contract for the park from the Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders in December, 2017. Located adjacent to the playground off Colonial Drive, the spray …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots (5-1) were walk off winners for the fourth time in the team’s first six games, defeating the Long Island Ducks (3-3) 6-5 in 11 innings at TD Bank Ballpark on Thursday evening. With two out in the bottom of the 11th inning, Endy Chavez singled, advanced to third on a Justin Trapp base hit, and …

Members of the Franklin Township Interfaith Coalition gathered May 3 in the Veterans Memorial Park, in front of teh municipal building on DeMott Lane, to observe the National Day of Prayer. Attending the observance were the Rev. George Montanari from Middlebush Reformed Church, Rabbi Eli Garfinkel from Temple Beth El, Alex Kharazi, president of the Interfaith Coalition, Imam Rizwan Rizvi …