Members of some of the township’s faith-based communities came together May 4 to commemorate the National Day of Prayer. Organized by the Franklin Township Interfaith Council, the group gathered at the Veterans Memorial on DeMott Lane, in front of the Municipal Building.

Submitted by Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth. Township resident Sahara Muhammad was recently honored as one of the brightest young students in the world at an awards ceremony sponsored by the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY).

This was the start of it in the Franklin High School library on May 3:

The long-delayed and controversial plan to dredge a 10-mile stretch of the D&R Canal in the township is set to begin in November, according to information from the New Jersey Water Supply Authority. Delays to the $52 million project, which was initially slated to begin in 2014, have forced a doubling of the cost to NJWSA customers, according to the …

The township’s Over 50 Softball League kicked off its 2017 season April 28 with games in Middlebush Park and Lower Inman Park. The league has four teams, The A Team, Canal Walk, Resta’s Car Care and Galaxy Construction.

New Britain, Conn. – The Somerset Patriots (9-4) won their third-consecutive ballgame Wednesday with a 5-1 victory over the New Britain Bees (4-7) at New Britain Stadium. Somerset began the scoring in the top of the seventh inning with a two-out rally. A Darren Ford RBI single and an Olmo Rosario three-run RBI double put the Patriots in front 4-0. …

The owners of the Honeyman House on Canal Road will be able to use a different roofing material than originally approved on the property’s barn. The Historic Preservation Advisory Commission voted May 2 to allow the property owners, Ed Potosnak and Jeremy Pike, to use shingles made of asphalt rather than install a metal seam roof.

New Britain, Conn. – The Somerset Patriots (8-4) won their second-consecutive ballgame Tuesday night with a 5-3 victory over the New Britain Bees (4-7) at New Britain Stadium. New Britain opened the scoring in the bottom of the second inning on a sacrifice fly from Steve Carillo. Somerset responded with three runs in the top of the fourth inning on …

The Franklin Township Interfaith Coalition will observe the National Day of Prayer with two events on May 4. First, at 12:30 p.m., representatives from various houses of worship in the township will gather at the township’s Veterans Memorial on DeMott Lane for their annual prayer service.

Update: The program has been cancelled. No alternate dates were provided. The Somerset County Park Commission’s Colonial Park Gardens staff will present “Flower Buds Let’s Get Growing,” a Children’s Garden Workshop from 10 a.m. to noon May 13 on Colonial Drive across from Parking Lot C.