PUMP IT UP – Cyclists check their tire pressure before the 2022 RCDCU ride for prostate cancer awareness. (File photo.) The 16th annual Renaissance Cyclists Defeating Cancer United charity bike ride is set to kick off at 8 a.m. September 16 at the township Senior Community Center, 505 DeMott Lane. Each year, hundreds of cyclists from around the region gather …

September 7 was the first day of school for township students in grades K-12. In addition to welcoming new students, several schools in the District welcomed new administrators, one of whom was Franklin Park School principal Jennifer Stein.

Wakefern Food Corp. is voluntarily recalling its ShopRite Bowl & Basket Specialty Hawaiian Teriyaki Spice Rub due to mislabeling, according to a press release from the company. The recall is being conducted because some of the product may contain black sesame seeds, a known allergen not listed on the ingredients label, according to the release.

On September 7, 2023 Mary Barrood was reunited with the Lord and her husband David. She was 94 years young. Mary was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania to Peter and Freda Abdalla, who emigrated from Lebanon in the early 1900’s. She was the youngest of eight children. She was an avid reader and writer, and excelled at school, even jumping a …

The Franklin High School Lady Warriors’ soccer team dropped their season-opening game to Hillsborough on September 7, 1-0. Hillsborough scored its loan goal in the first half, and held on to the lead to take the match.

CROSS-EXAMINATION – Carlos Rodrigues, right, is cross-examined by attorney Peter Lanfrit during the September 6 Planning Board hearing on the proposed B9 warehouse project. Tempers flared at the penultimate Planning Board hearing on a proposed two-warehouse development at Mettlers and Schoolhouse roads on September 6. The tension came when Peter Lanfrit, the applicant’s attorney, was blocked from presenting a witness …

Submitted by Central Jersey College Prep As classroom doors open throughout the Garden State, marking the beginning of a new school year, U.S. News and World Report announced its annual nationwide ranking of high schools, naming Central Jersey College Prep (CJCP) as the top public charter high school in the State of New Jersey.  In addition to its top public charter designation …

Andrea Colon, 94, died on September 3 at St. Peter’s Hospital in New Brunswick. Andrea was born on July 6, 1929, in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, to the late Antonio and Isabel (Fernandez) Negron. In the 1950s, she embarked on a journey to the United States, settling first in New Brunswick before relocating to Somerset. Andrea was a devoted and original …

Kelton C. Harrell, of Somerset NJ, passed away on August 26 in Columbia, South Carolina at the age of 55. He was born in Rahway and lived in Edison before moving to Somerset in 1999. On February 19, 1968, Marvin and Jessie Harrell were delighted to welcome their newborn son, Kelton Charles Harrell, and their family was complete. Through the …

Two township residents were scammed out of more than $58,000 in August, police said. The first incident was reported on August 17, when a resident told police that she was scammed out of $2,700 by a person who told her that her bank account was compromised by a virus.