More than two dozen Franklin Park School 5th Graders were formally sworn in as members of the school’s Safety Patrol at  the Nov. 13 school PTO meeting. The 29 students each received a special badge and green Safety Patrol belt.

The township held its annual commemoration of Veterans’ Day on Nov. 12 in the Municipal Building and outside in Veterans Memorial Park. Coordinated by township resident Bob LaCorte and Saffie Kallon, the township’s special projects manager, the observance included members of the Canal Walk Veterans Club, the Franklin High School Junior ROTC, Cub Scout Pack 195 and the Franklin Township …

Mr. Ajayi Ojo passed away on Nov. 11 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 70 years old. Mr. Ojo was born in Nigeria and lived for a time in Paris before coming to the United States. He lived in Tarrytown, NY prior to moving to Somerset about 15 years ago. He was a member of …

A 35-year-old Plainfield man was killed Nov. 10 when his motorcycle crashed on Blackwells Mills Road, police said. Township police received a 9-1-1 call about the crash at approximately 11:37 p.m., according to a press release from Franklin Township Police.

Several dozen area military veterans joined state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen for breakfast Nov. 9 in what has become an annual tradition. Hosted by the Stage House Tavern on Amwell Road, Danielsen’s annual Veterans’ Day breakfast is his way of saying thank-you to his fellow veterans for their service, Danielsen (D-17) said.

By Bill Connell, Somerset. At the Nov. 8 Township Council meeting, I saw an attempt to change the narrative regarding Councilman Rajiv Prasad. They want to imply this is a personal attack. Sticking to the simple facts that is not the case. I am certain as early as May (but surely earlier), Councilman Prasad knew there was a issue with …

Angry residents forced the Township Council to remove from its Nov. 8 agenda a resolution that would have excused Councilman Rajiv Prasad’s four-week absence from his official duties. The excused absence would have taken away the threat of the council declaring Prasad’s seat vacant in December.

Update: The Township Council passed the ordinance on second reading at its Nov. 8 meeting. The new rules go into effect immediately. Township manager Robert Vornlocker said the striping and signage could go up as soon as Nov. 9, weather permitting.

Elizabeth Ann (nee Cash) Kelly, of Princeton, formerly of Somerset, affectionately known as “Betty”, “Mommy”, “Aunt Boo” and “Gommy,” died peacefully on Nov. 7, surrounded by her family after a courageous 25-year battle with cancer. Betty was 81 years old and was born in Jersey City during the Great Depression. Betty was the daughter of the late Raymond and Agnes …

A 60-year-old township man has been charged with killing his 82-year-old mother in their home, authorities said. Dalton Chiscolm Jr. of Haverhill Place was charged with 1st Degree Homicide in connection with the death of his mother, Roberta Ann Taylor, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office.