MURDER MOTIVE IS REVEALED – David Curtis, the man who police say killed his former PSE&G supervisor on February 8, died by suicide in this car parked in a Bridgewater commuter lot. “Disciplinary action” led to the February 8 fatal shooting of a PSE&G supervisor by a man who formerly was his subordinate, authorities said on February 10. The assailant, …

A 77-year-old township man was injured February 10 when his car drove into an apartment building on Ari Drive, police said. Police received a 9-1-1 call about the accident at about 10:16 a.m., according to a press release from the Franklin Township Police Department. Callers said there was an odor of gas around the building.

READY TO REOPEN – Namik Sercan, CJCP’s Chief Educational Officer, thanked members of the school’s community for their efforts over the past week. Central Jersey College Prep Charter School, closed this past week after an employee was seriously injured in an accident, will reopen on February 13, according to school officials. Notice about the school’s reopening was sent to the …

WE’RE JAMMIN’ – Daniel Okafor makes a statement in the final minutes of the Warriors’ February 9 game against Newark Tech. Senior Cameron Snowden led all scorers with 31 points in the Franklin High School boys’ basketball team’s 76-60 win over Newark Tech on February 9. Snowden also pulled in six rebounds and had a block and two steals.

EYES ON THE PRIZE – Precious Wheeler goes up for a shot during the February 9 game against North Star Academy. Sophomore Precious Wheeler recorded a double-double in the Franklin High School girls’ basketball team’s 54-38 win over North Star Academy on February 9. Wheeler scored 12 points and pulled down 13 rebounds while recording four blocks during the game.

Frances Preisler Legenhausen of Somerset passed away on January 31 at the Regency Jewish Heritage Nursing Home in Somerset. She was 85. Born in Finderne, she lived in Middlebush, South Bound Brook, Middlesex, Bound Brook, and Hampton Bays, New York, before moving to Somerset in 2018. Throughout the years she worked in multiple occupations, including legal secretary, English teacher, and …

Police said a Milford man was shot and killed in the PSEG parking lot on Weston Canal Road the morning of February 8. A 51-year-old PSE&G employee was killed February 8 outside his car in the facility’s Weston Canal Road parking lot by a man who police said later took his own life in Bridgewater. Police said that Russell D. …

The three playing and two manager seniors on the Franklin High School girls’ basketball team received their special night February 7. The honorees were walked a courtside red carpet by escorts after they were given flowers and a swag bag.

Franklin’s Precious Wheeler powers through Pennington defenders during the Lady Warriors’ February 7 game against the Red Hawks. The Franklin High School girls’ basketball team played a strong first half in their February 7 game against The Pennington School. That’s the good news. The bad news is that the Lady Warriors’ game fell apart in the second half, while the …

A 27-year-old Henry Street man was charged with sexual assault on January 25, according to the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. The Prosecutor’s Office’s press release offered no indication as to why the arrest’s announcement was delayed by nearly two weeks.