Mr. Fred Panson passed away Saturday September 17th, 2016 in Somerset. He was 92 years old. Born in Manhattan, NY to Peter and Esther Panson, Fred grew up in Brooklyn and had been a resident of Franklin Township for over 50 years. Mr. Panson served his country faithfully in the Marine Corps during WW II, and received the Purple Heart after …

Harold Zapolsky passed away on Tuesday evening at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 80 years old. Professor Zapolsky was born and raised in Chicago and attended Shimer College (at that time a part of the University of Chicago), graduating in two years with a B.S. in Physics at the age of 18. He did his …

New Britain, CT – The New Britain Bees (35-34, 71-68) edged the Somerset Patriots (38-31, 76-63) 4-3 Saturday evening at New Britain Stadium.  

Township residents looking to get fit have another choice with the grand opening of Crunch Fitness in Rutgers Plaza on Easton Avenue. Located in half of the space of a former supermarket – and next to the former Staples space – the new Crucnh franchise takes up about 25,000 square feet, said Eric Wahad, the franchise’s general manager.

A 38-year-old township man has been charged with sex crimes and computer theft in two towns. Thomas Canales was arrested at his home on Sept. 1 during an investigation by Detective Bill Coleman of the New Brunswick Police Department, Detective Dominick DeCarlo of the Edison Police Department and Detective Mark Morris of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, according to a …

The Center for Great Expectations received a $300,000 donation at the Sept. 13 Township Council meeting. The money came from the township’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund.

New Britain, CT – The Somerset Patriots (38-30, 76-72) clinched the Second Half Liberty Division Championship by defeating the New Britain Bees (34-34, 70-68) 5-1 Friday evening at New Britain Stadium. The Patriots have qualified for the postseason four straight years and 13 times in the franchises 19 years of existence. Somerset will battle the Long Island Ducks in the …

More than 200 people showed up Sept. 15 at the Senior/Community Center to give their opinions about the siting of a natural gas compression station in the southern part of the township. And judging by the comments made by people outside the building and in prior venues, there weren’t too many positive opinions given.

The state Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional the township’s ban on digital billboards. The court made its decision on Sept. 15. The case was argued in March. In making its ruling, the Supreme Court reversed an earlier decision by the state Appellate Court, which had found in favor of the township.

New Britain, CT – The New Britain Bees (34-33, 70-67) topped the Somerset Patriots (37-30, 75-62) 4-1 Thursday evening at New Britain Stadium.