Exhibitions of black culture, calls for continued social justice activism and an appearance by the state’s Lieutenant Governor highlighted the annual Black History Month celebration Feb. 16 at the township Community/Senior Center. Sponsored by the Somerset County Democratic Black Caucus, the day also featured a number of speakers, including state Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver, Mayor Phil Kramer, Somerset County Freeholder …

Submitted by the Franklin Township Task Force on CS206 & NESE. Have you felt things shake when Trap Rock blasts?  Do you remember the recent gas pipeline explosions and fires in Massachusetts?

A 25-year-old New York man was arrested on burglary and theft charges Feb. 15 in connection with a break-in at the township Municipal Building on DeMott Lane. Police said that Rasheem Robinson was charged with 3rd Degree Burglary, 3rd Degree Theft, and Criminal Mischief, a disorderly persons offense.

Margaret (Mazza) Oreka passed away on February 15, at her residence in Monroe. She was 92 years old. Marge was born in Anita, PA and lived there before moving to the New Brunswick area with her parents and family when she was fourteen. She later lived in Franklin Township where she and her husband, Anthony, raised their two daughters, Margie …

Michael E. Wilder of Lakewood, formerly of Somerset, 63, died February 14 at Ocean Medical Center, Brick Township. Born in East Orange, Mr. Milder resided in Somerset for most of his life. He was predeceased by his parents, Philip and Elaine Milder and his brother John. Surviving are a brother, Philip C. Milder and a niece, Patricia Zielinski. Family will …

Call her “The Heartbreaker.” For the second time in two years, Franklin High School’s Kennady Schenck on Feb. 15 used buzzer-beating heroics to break the hearts of her opponents and snatch a meaningful victory for the Lady Warriors basketball team.

​Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots announced today that right-handed relief pitcher, New Jersey native and Rutgers alumnus Nate Roe has been re-signed for the 2019 season. “To say I am excited to return to Somerset would be an understatement,” said Roe. “It is an honor to play in front of the best fans in the Atlantic League while wearing a Patriots …

By PJ Parker. Mayor Phil Kramer is an expert of sorts when the subject is marriage. He and his wife, Laurie Conrad Kramer, have been happily married for 27 years.

The Franklin Township Cultural Arts Commission performance gazebo was officially gifted to the township at the Feb. 12 Township Council meeting. The gazebo, located in the municipal complex, next to the township library’s main branch, was the brainchild of Bill Grippo, the MacAfee Road School principal and former township politician known for his fundraising prowess.

The Township Council on Feb. 12 honored one of their own who died in late January. John Clyde, a former Councilman and Mayor, died Jan. 24 at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. A Council member for 16 years, Clyde served as Deputy Mayor in 2000 and Mayor in 2001.