Musical instruments valued at $17,000 were stolen from a Berger Street home. Police said the owner reported the equipment was stolen sometime between May 15 and May 17.

May 16 Yi Shu of Connecticut was cited for careless driving after the car she was driving rear-ended one on Franklin Boulevard driven by Hetal Patel of Pennsylvania. Patel told police that she had slowed for a cat running across the road when her car was hit. Tara Kanetkar of Somerset was cited for careless driving after she did not …

BRANCHBURG – How do you get more than 500 middle schoolers to sit still and pay attention for an hour? You bring in the Franklin Middle School dancers to perform for them.

By Vidhu Goyal, Somerset. You recently published this article and it only shows one person’s view, not any views of the residents living on Julie and Deborah Drives. We have been subjected to rash drivers zooming through our complex for over 10 years as they try to avoid the speed bumps of Somerset Mews.

Two Franklin High School seniors are among 90 student performers who will be honored May 24 at the 37th Annual Governor’s Awards in Arts Education ceremony. Franklin students receiving awards are Josephine Sesay for performing arts and Kalimah White for dramatic monologue and performing arts.

Corrine “Chiara” Sosnowski, 73, died May 23 at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in Rahway. Born June 8, 1943 in Long Branch, Mrs. Sosnowski was the daughter of the late Anthony and Josephine (Canella) D’Apolito. Corrine lived in Monroe Township, and prior to that was a longtime resident of Somerset. Corrine earned a BA in Education from Monmouth College, and for …

Nancy Jane Harsell, 83, went home to God on May 19 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was a devoted mother, sister, grandmother, and friend. Mrs. Harsell was born January 4, 1934 in Elizabeth, the daughter of Richard and Martha (Cavanaugh) Schmeling. She was a resident of Somerset for 53 years. Nancy loved to sing and …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots, along with program partner Spearhead Staffing, have announced the finalists for the 2017 Kid CEO promotion. Evan Gilmurray (Bridgewater), Charlie Grippo (Bernardsville), Jimmy Marvits (Hillsborough), Nicholas Morgan (Piscataway), and Skyler Pearsall (Metuchen) have been chosen as finalists for the program.

Two pieces of proposed legislation supported by state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-17) are making their way through the state Assembly. The first, a bill that would give a second chance to National Guard and Reserve members who could not accept a police or fire fighter job because of their service, won assembly approval on May 22.

Tennis lessons at the Colonial Park Tennis Center will begin on July 10. Lessons at the center, located on Colonial Drive in East Millstone, are for Beginner, Beginner/Advanced Beginner, and Intermediate/Advanced and run from 9-10:30 a.m.