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Township Soccer Club Offers Playing Time To Special Needs Students Through TOPSoccer Program

Township Soccer Club Offers Playing Time To Special Needs Students Through TOPSoccer Program

It was three years ago that nancy Llanos got the idea to help her special-needs son play soccer close to home. Llanos said she told her husband, Rich, a board member of the Franklin Township Soccer Club, that the club should offer soccer to kids with special needs. They turned to TOPSoccer, a national program […]

Area Muslims Commemorate Life Of Their Imam Husain, Strengthen Resolve For Social Engagement

Area Muslims Commemorate Life Of Their Imam Husain, Strengthen Resolve For Social Engagement

Hundreds of Muslims gathered Nov. 5 at Masjid-e-Ali Mosque to celebrate the life and mourn the death of one of the most significant prophets in Shi’a Islam, and to renew their commitments to social justice. More than 14 centuries ago, Husain Ibn Ai and about 70 of his followers were killed in Karbala, in present-day Iraq, after […]

Township Recreation Department Holds Inaugural Pickleball Tournament, Draws 30 Teams

Township Recreation Department Holds Inaugural Pickleball Tournament, Draws 30 Teams

The township on Nov. 5 made its mark in the pickleball world with the inaugural “Battle of the Paddles” tournament at Sampson G. Smith School. The event, sponsored by the township’s Recreation Department and Onix, a pickleball gear manufacturer, drew 30 teams from as far away as Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania, said Dan Reeve, the […]

In Your Opinion: Trump’s Not The One

In Your Opinion: Trump’s Not The One

By Richard E. Barber, Sr., The Somerset Volunteer Group Greetings My Fellow Americans and Undecided Voters: During this strange, unstable and unpredictable presidential campaign season, I have often reflected on the “wit and wisdom of the late Dr. Samuel D. Proctor,” my college president at North Carolina A & T State University and my neighbor […]

Some Ward 3 Ballots, Missing Council Candidates’ Names, To Be Replaced

Some Ward 3 Ballots, Missing Council Candidates’ Names, To Be Replaced

A printer’s error led to the names of Township Council candidates being left off the ballots sent to some residents, but that problem should be rectified this weekend. That’s the word from Somerset County Clerk Brett Radi, who said the affected ballots were sent to residents who live in District 24, which is part of […]

Charles Krupinski, 91, World War II Vet

Charles Krupinski, 91, World War II Vet

Mr. Charles Krupinski, 91, passed away on Nov. 3 at the Care One of Bound Brook. He was born in Bayonne and lived in Nutley for a time prior to raising his family in Wayne. He was a part-time resident for many years of Manahawkin where he spent many summers and a majority of his retirement […]

Donald Braun, Army Vet, Baseball Coach

Donald Braun, Army Vet, Baseball Coach

Mr. Donald W. Braun, 83, of Somerset passed away suddenly on Nov. 2 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Mr. Braun was born in Upper Darby, Pa. and graduated from Drexel University in 1956. He served his country in the US Army Infantry as Company Commander of a training company at Fort Dix. […]

In Your Opinion: Vote For LaCorte, Danielsen, Singh For School Board

In Your Opinion: Vote For LaCorte, Danielsen, Singh For School Board

By Ed Potosnak. It has been a pleasure to serve alongside current board members Christine Danielsen and Nancy LaCorte in my tenure on the Board of Education. They are both extremely dedicated to taking Franklin to the next level and committed to supporting and promoting the countless accomplishments of our faculty, staff, students, and parents. […]

District Students Overwhelmingly Favor Clinton In Mock Presidential Election

District Students Overwhelmingly Favor Clinton In Mock Presidential Election

Hillary Clinton was the big winner in a series of mock presidential elections held in district schools in October and November. Among the students in grades K-8, Clinton and her running mate Tim Kaine garnered 3,368 votes, while their Republican opponents, Donald Trump and Mike Pence, received 500 votes, according to information supplied by the […]

Telecommunications ‘Monopine’ Tower Approved For Cedar Grove Lane

Telecommunications ‘Monopine’ Tower Approved For Cedar Grove Lane

Verizon Wireless received approval Nov. 2 to erect a 118-foot-tall communications tower near the Cedar Hill Swim Club on Cedar Grove Lane. The tower – which company representatives called a “monopine” – will be disguised to blend in with surrounding trees. The approval for the tower was given by the Zoning Board of Adjustment. Company […]