South Brunswick Man Killed Crossing Route 27
A 63-year-old South Brunswick man was killed early on March 12 when he tried to cross Route 27 near South Middlebush Road, police said. Police said the man was struck by a 2006 Lexus traveling south on the state highway shortly after 6 a.m. Responding officers found the man lying on the road, unresponsive, according […]
Assemblyman Danielsen’s 6th Annual Job Fair Set For April 15
Assemblyman Joe Danielsen’s 6th annual Free Job Fair is set for April 15 in partnership with The Imperia, 1714 Easton Avenue. Recruiters from public and private businesses will be available to meet with job seekers between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. If you have a resume, bring 10-15 copies with you. Classes will be offered […]
Brian Regan Named To St. Peter’s Board Of Trustees
Submitted by Saint Peter’s Healthcare System Former Township Councilman Brian Regan has been named to Saint Peter’s Foundation Board of Trustees. Saint Peter’s Foundation is the fundraising arm of Saint Peter’s Healthcare System, which also includes Saint Peter’s University Hospital. “I am very honored to receive this board appointment from Bishop James Checchio of the […]
Jersey Cyclone Brewery Participates In World-Wide Aussie Fire Relief Fundraiser
With their backgrounds in two fire services, the owners of Jersey Cyclone brewery on Worlds Fair Drive didn’t have to think twice when they heard of a fundraiser to aid victims of last year’s Australian brush fires. Jan Chwiedosiuk and Brian Teel, the brewery’s co-owners, signed on to the international effort lead by the Sierra […]
Third Man Arrested In Connection With December 2019 Township Shootings
A third man has been arrested and charged in connection with shootings that occurred in the township on December 30 and 31, 2019. police said. The man, a 19-year–old Mustang Trail resident, was charged with two counts of 1st Degree Attempted Murder and one count of 2nd Degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful […]
ProCure Proton Therapy Center Now Affiliated With Hackensack Meridian’s Theurer Cancer Center
Somerset-based ProCure Proton Therapy Center has established a clinical affiliation with Hackensack Meridian’s John Theurer Cancer Center in Hackensack. Through the new affiliation, Hackensack Meridian patients now have access to all available forms of radiation therapy, according to a press release on the announcement. Unlike conventional radiation therapy which uses X-ray particles called photons to […]
Township Man Indicted For Bias Intimidation, Threats Against Jamesburg Police Officers
A 25-year-old Somerset man has been indicted by a Middlesex County Grand Jury on charges of bias intimidation and making terroristic threats toward police officers. The indictment was handed up on February 6, according to a press release from the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. The man was indicted for one count of 1st Degree Bias […]
‘Driver Fatigue’ Probable Cause Of Ambulance Crash
Driver fatigue has been tabbed as the probable cause behind a January 31 crash of an ambulance into a Hamilton Street home, police said. Franklin Township Police Lt. Philip Rizzo said that investigators had determined fatigue on the part of the driver of the RWJ Barnabus Health ambulance caused him to veer into the opposite […]
Two More Township Men Charged For Shooting Incidents
Two more township men have been arrested in connection with December 30 and 31, 2019 shootings which resulted in the wounding of one elderly man. The suspects, aged 20 and 23, were arrested on February 5 in separate locations, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. The 20-year-old, a Holly Street […]
Fodor: Crime Suppression Team Making Dozens Of Arrests
A special “crime suppression team” comprised of township and county detectives made nearly three dozen arrests in January, the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of Detectives said during a town hall meeting on February 4. Chief of Detectives John Fodor, who is also serving as the Franklin Township Police Department’s senior officer, made the statement […]
