Application deadline to be included in the lottery: Thursday, February 15, 11:59 pm All prospective K-12 parents/guardians can apply for their child(ren). Applications may be submitted online at www.cjcollegeprep.org between January 1, 2024, and February 15, 2024, for the school year 2024-25.

With home burglaries becoming a statewide issue, the Franklin Township Police Department has issued a series of tips to help township residents stay safe. To help minimize the risk of burglary, the FTPD suggests the following measures:

QUAIL BROOK SENIOR CENTER625 New Brunswick RoadSomerset, NJ 08873732-563-4213 Take Control with Exercise – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, 10 a.m. Strengthen core muscles and improve flexibility and balance while boosting stamina during this gentle exercise program, which is presented in a video format. Exercises can be practiced while either standing or sitting. There is no fee for this ongoing …

Norah Benway Kuthy, an esteemed educator whose passion for learning and dedication to teaching touched countless lives, passed away on December 26 at the age of 90. Born in Jersey City, Norah embarked on a remarkable journey through academia, earning her stripes at Douglass College before achieving a master’s degree from Rutgers University and attaining a doctoral equivalency. Her educational …

Leonard H. Aarons, of Somerset passed away December 24 at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Somerville. He was 92. Born in Orange, he was raised in Orange and East Orange, graduating from Orange High School in 1949. He was a member of the State Championship Football team and the State Championship 4 x 100 track team. Leonard then …

Wilmer “Bill” Kreider Schnure, 79, passed away on December 13 after an 11-year battle with prostate cancer. Born in Schenectady, NY in 1944, to the late Robert and Annabel Schnure, Bill grew up in Pittsburgh, PA and finally settled in Somerset where he has resided for the past 45 years. After high school, Bill attended Bucknell University where he graduated …

GROUP HONORED – Warrior For Life co-founder Adrian Plummer speaks to the Board of Education at the December 21 meeting. The co-founders of the Warrior For Life Scholarship Foundation were honored at the Board of Education’s last 2023 meeting. The group, whose founding in 2017 was led by four Franklin residents – Nicholas and Rebekah Solomon and Daryn and Adrian …

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SAYING GOODBYE – Nishita Desai and Michael Smith said their goodbyes at the December 21 Board of Education meeting. The Board of Education December 21 said goodbye to two of its members who did not seek re-election in November. Nishita Desai and Michael Smith were first elected to the Board in 2017.

MLK BREAKFAST – The annual Dr. Martin Luther King Community Breakfast is always well-attended. (File Photo.) The 2024 Annual Franklin Township Dr. Martin Luther King Community Breakfast is set for 8:30 a.m. January 15, 2024 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Somerset. Francine Conway, Chancellor of Rutgers University – New Brunswick, will be the event’s keynote speaker. Rutgers has …