By Lt. Robert C. Sanders, Jr., Somerset County Sheriff’s Office, Retired Sheriff Frank Provenzano is running for reelection and I urge everyone to support him. He has initiated several programs that did not exist before he became Sheriff including the K-9 unit, a gang unit, Project Lifesaver, a child safety seat program, a county wide medicine collection, the HERO Campaign …

Bridgewater, NJ- Somerset Patriots left-handed pitcher Nik Turley has signed a contract with the Minnesota Twins organization.  

Update: Mayor Phillip Kramer thanked township residents “for showing extraordinary patience awaiting this report. That patience is a reflection of the trust this community has in our police force.”

Rebecca Russell thought she was going to Snyder’s Farm Oct. 23 to pick pumpkins. Turned out that she left with a rock. As in diamond ring.

An estimated 400 hot dogs were sold Oct. 23 during the annual “Hot Dog Sunday” benefit for the Franklin Food Bank and township PBA Local 154. The event, held at the Corner Cafe, corner of DeMott Lane and Amwell Road, was the beneficiary of pleasant weather and a steady stream of customers, said Frank Hasner, the food bank’s executive director.

Oct. 22 proved to be a crummy day for Second Chance for Animals’ annual Howl-O-Ween outdoor pet parade, but that didn’t deter the vent organizers from holding it elsewhere. Right next door from the facility, on DeMott Lane, is Spring Hills Somerset Assisted Living and, as chance would have it, they were having their Paw Fest, also an annual Halloween costumed pet parade. …

A 68-year-old Franklin Park man was reported in critical condition Oct. 22 after he was involved in an auto accident on Hamilton Street. Police said the man, who was not identified, was driving a 2001 Ford Expedition along Hamiton Street, near Sydney Place at around 11:53 a.m. when he apparently suffered a medical emergency. The car left the road and …

Submitted by Suzanne Kafas. The Franklin High School Marching Band continues to shine this season with a first place win at Met Life Stadium on October 15th.

By Brad Fay. Is it just me, or do New Jersey Republicans have a strange obsession with shutting down critically important bridges? Governor Christie’s shutdown of the George Washington Bridge may be more famous, but here in Somerset County, state and local Republicans have left our roads tied in knots by the stoppage of work on the Route 518 Bridge …

Catherine Scheader, 84, of Somerset, passed away peacefully in her sleep after a long illness, on Tuesday, October 18. Mrs. Scheader was born August 25, 1932 in Astoria, New York, to the late Peter and Bridget O’Reilly. Her parents were born in Ireland, and met and married in the United States. Her father owned his own tavern in Manhattan named, …