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Highland Park Man Convicted Of Road Rage Shooting On Easton Avenue

A 41-year-old Highland Park man was convicted September 27 on gun-related charges as a result of a road rage incident last year on…

Township Police Investigating Lewd Act On Towpath

Township Police Investigating Lewd Act On Towpath

Township police are investigating a lewdness incident that occurred in the late afternoon of September 24 on the Delaware & Raritan towpath. Police…

Sign Fire At DeMott Home Investigated By Police, Fire Officials

Sign Fire At DeMott Home Investigated By Police, Fire Officials

Police and fire officials are investigating the September 7 burning of two signs on the front lawn of a DeMott Lane home. Police…

Report Of Gunfire On Franklin Boulevard Under Investigation

Report Of Gunfire On Franklin Boulevard Under Investigation

Township police are investigating a gunfire report on Franklin Boulevard. Police received a call about gunfire on Franklin Boulevard between Matilda and Baier…

Skillman Man Identified As Driver Killed When Car Plunged Into D&R Canal

Skillman Man Identified As Driver Killed When Car Plunged Into D&R Canal

A 31-year-old man from the Skillman section of Montgomery was partially identified as the person killed on August 24 when his car struck…

Man Killed When Car Leaves Canal Road, Plunges Into D&R Canal

Man Killed When Car Leaves Canal Road, Plunges Into D&R Canal

An unidentified man was killed when his car went off the road on Canal Road and into the Delaware & Raritan Canal, according…

Bound Brook Man Seriously Injured In Manville Causeway Crash

Bound Brook Man Seriously Injured In Manville Causeway Crash

A 31-year-old Bound Brook man suffered a serious head injury August 15 after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car on…

Former Edison Cop Sentenced In Fatal Accident

Former Edison Cop Sentenced In Fatal Accident

A former Edison police officer was sentenced August 14 to two concurrent 15-year prison terms for a 2023 crash on Somerset Street which…

Township Man Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison For Assault

Township Man Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison For Assault

A 19-year-old township man has been sentenced to five years in state prison for a November 2022 assault, officials said. Yahmir Brown was…

Thieves Snatch Cars’ Catalytic Converters

Thieves Snatch Cars’ Catalytic Converters

Four township residents reported in May that their cars’ catalytic converters had been stolen. Township police released the information on July 24. Sometime…

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Muslims from around the region gathered at Masjid-e-Ali on Cedar Grove lane August 10 for their annual commemoration of Husain Day. The day memorializes Imam Husain, the grandson…

Submitted by the Care For Creation Student Ministry Green Army Team St. Thomas Syro Malabar Catholic Forane Church in Somerset, New Jersey, embraced Earth Day with a series…

Representatives of multiple faith traditions gathered at Masjid-e-Ali on Cedar Grove Lane March 22 for the mosque’s annual Intra- and Interfaith Iftar. The event is held during Ramadan,…

A pre-Ramadan celebration was held March 9 at the township library by a local organization whose mission is to “shine a light on Islam in the Franklin Township…

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FHS Sports: Lady Warriors Field Hockey Battles To 2-2 Tie With North Plainfield

FHS Sports: Lady Warriors Field Hockey Battles To 2-2 Tie With North Plainfield

The Franklin High School Lady Warriors field hockey team is still seeking its first win of the season after a 2-2 tie September 30 against…

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Township Council Approves Purchases Of Good And Services

Township Council Approves Purchases Of Good And Services

The Township Council approved the purchase of more than $967,000 worth of goods and services at its September 24 meeting. Contracts awarded were: An amended 3-year contract for…

Warrior Education Foundation Grants Acknowledged By BOE

Warrior Education Foundation Grants Acknowledged By BOE

A variety of classroom projects made possible by grants from the Franklin Township Warrior Education Foundation were highlighted at the September 26 Board of Education meeting. The projects…

Soggy Weather Doesn’t Deter Franklin Day Celebrants

Soggy Weather Doesn’t Deter Franklin Day Celebrants

The first Franklin Day since before the Covid-19 pandemic was scheduled for September 28, and township officials weren’t going to let rain stop that. An estimated 1,000 people…

School Board Names New Elementary Language Arts Head

School Board Names New Elementary Language Arts Head

A 20-year school district veteran was named as the new Supervisor of Elementary Language Arts by the Boar of Education at its September 26 meeting. Giselle Perez was…

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Warrior Education Foundation Grants Acknowledged By BOE

Warrior Education Foundation Grants Acknowledged By BOE

A variety of classroom projects made possible by grants from the Franklin Township Warrior Education Foundation were highlighted at the September 26 Board of Education…

Longtime School District Administrator Orvyl Wilson To Retire

TEECS Students Earn ‘Commended Student’ Designation

Warriors On The Academic Move

Schools Superintendent Details Safety Efforts In District

Hillcrest School’s New Principal Says District ‘Speaks To My Heart’

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Quail Brook Senior Center October Schedule

Quail Brook Senior Center October Schedule

QUAIL BROOK SENIOR CENTER 625 New Brunswick Road Somerset, NJ 08873 908-203-6151 Meet Care Manager Shaquana Thompson,…

Nominations Sought Of Centenarians For Special Day

Franklin Youth Center Celebrates Return To School

Quailbrook Senior Center Releases August Schedule

New Parks & Recreation, Youth Center Directors Named

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RVSB Sets Concert At Franklin High School

RVSB Sets Concert At Franklin High School

The Raritan Valley Symphonic Band presents its annual Pops Concert “Broadway, Hollywood, and Marches” at 7…

Raritan Valley Symphonic Band Sets April 28 For Concert At FHS

Raritan Valley Symphonic Band Returns To Franklin High School

Community Art Show Exhibits Residents’ Talents

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Boy Scout Gets Open Space Committee Help For Eagle Project

Boy Scout Gets Open Space Committee Help For Eagle Project

A township Boy Scout recently received support from the Open Space Advisory Committee for his Eagle…

Township Shade Tree Sale Returns

Seeley’s Run Gets Long-Needed Cleanup

Township Residents Honored At Council Meeting

Somerset County Park Commission to Offer Free Christmas Tree Recycling