Elizabeth Avenue students got a mini-vacation May 26, when their annual field day festivities had to be moved to Franklin High School. The move was necessary because of construction going on at the elementary school, school officials said.

A 31-year-old Whittier Avenue resident was charged May 25 with the sexual assault of a 4-year-old in a township store. David Lutz was charged with 2nd Degree Sexual Assault and 3rd Degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child after the incident, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office.

The Board of Education at its May 25 meeting commended a number of Franklin High School students for their achievements during the school year. Among those honored at the meeting were members of the FHS football, track, cross country and field hockey teams, the varsity cheerleaders, the FHS marching band and the Junior Classical League.

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of outfielder Greg Golson.  

A Bound Brook man faces several weapons-related charges after he was allegedly found with a 45-caliber handgun and hollow-nose bullets. Isaiah Wilson, 25, was arrested at about 4:30 p.m. May 23 after he was stopped by members of the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force and the Franklin Police Department in the area of Martin Street …

Mr. Frank Gerace passed May 24 at his home in Somerset, from the complications of a stroke. He was 95 years old. Mr. Gerace was born in Buffalo, N.Y. and lived there until he moved to Somerset in 1965. As a young man in the Italian section of Buffalo, he whiled away many days reading a wide variety of books, …

Charles Thomas passed away May 23 at Somerset Woods in Somerset. He was 84 years old. Mr. Thomas was born in Suffolk, Virginia and had resided in Somerset for over 60 years. He retired from Local 156 in New Brunswick as a Carpenter. He was a member of the First Baptist church of Lincoln Gardens in Somerset where he served …

A new 5-year contract for the schools Superintendent was approved May 25 by the Board of Education. The $196,584 contract ups schools Superintendent John Ravally’s salary by nearly $20,000, and comes just two years into his original 5-year term.

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the re-signing of first baseman Kyle Roller.  

Franklin Township had the second-largest numeric population increase in Somerset County from 2015 to 2016, data released by the U.S. Census Bureau shows. According to the new population estimates, released May 25, Franklin’s population in 2016 stood at an estimated 66,311, up from 2015’s 66,028.