RIDING FOR CHARITY – The annual RCDCU fundraising ride for prostate cancer awareness is set to kick off on September 21 at the Township Community/Senior Center. (File photo.) The annual RCDCU Bike-A-Thon to fight prostate cancer is set for 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. September 21. The bike-a-thon’s start and finish is at the Franklin Township Community/Senior Center, 505 DeMott …

The Franklin High School Warriors football team completely dominated the East Brunswick Bears on September 15, winning 34-0. With the win, the Warriors improved their early season record to 3-0.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY – The Somerset County Office on Aging is looking for centenarians to celebrate. Submitted by the Somerset County Office on Aging. The Somerset County Office on Aging and Disabilities Services is seeking nominations for residents who are 100 years and older in recognition of National Centenarian’s Day.

By Bill Connell. I just finished a Speak Out piece on how I think the Board of Education’s messaging is disconnected from what it really should be focused on. The world yawned.  

Louise H. Ericksen, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on September 12 at the age of 90, at Parker at Somerset in Somerset.  Born on April 6, 1934, in New Brunswick, to the late Louis and Jennie Olah, Louise was raised in New Brunswick, found the love of her life, and settled in the Middlebush …

NOT PLEASED – East Franklin Volunteer Fire Department Chief Dan Krushinsky, center, listens as Fire District 3 board attorney reads a resolution concerning their contract dispute. The Franklin Township Fire District 3 Commissioners recently took a step to prepare the District in case a new contract with East Franklin Volunteer Fire Department is not ratified. The Commissioners at their September …

A clinic designed to help people with expunging criminal convictions from their record is set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. October 1 at First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens, 771 Somerset Street. The clinic, entitled “Clean Slate,” is sponsored by the New Jersey Office of the Public Defender, FBCLG, state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-17) and Somerset County.

The Township has released an update on the status for various road resurfacing projects. Projects that are complete are:

By Bill Connell. I was on vacation when the Board of Education goals came out. I opened my laptop, rolled my eyes and closed the laptop. I usually toss off an opinion over a cup of coffee for Speak Out, but this is too important to just riff so I have been thinking about it since then.

CELEBRATION – Senior Grey Grealish and Junior Juston White celebrate Grealish’s goal September 10 in a game against Delaware Valley. The Franklin High School Warriors soccer team extended its unbeaten streak to three on September 10 with a 3-2 double-overtime win over Delaware Valley Regional High School. Senior Grey Grealish led the Warriors to victory, scoring the team’s first goal and …