Namik Sercan, the school’s Chief Education Officer, told parents in a social media post that they would try to have more information on the school’s status over the weekend. (File photo.) A 38-year-old Watchung resident suffered multiple injuries February 2 after falling into an elevator shaft at Central Jersey College Prep charter school on Mettlers Road. Police received a 9-1-1 …

The public is invited to weigh in on the Franklin Township Police Department’s effort to once again be accredited through the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police. Accreditation by the NJSACP “results in greater accountability within the agency, reduced risk and liability exposure, stronger defense against civil lawsuits, increased community advocacy, and more confidence in the agency’s ability …

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Moravian University announced that AJ Gordon of Somerset was among the students named to the Dean’s Honors List for Fall 2022. Undergraduate students who carry three or more completed/graded (letter grade) course units in a Fall or Spring term and attain a GPA for the term of 3.50 or higher are placed on the Dean’s Honor List. The University of …

A mistake in the public notice about the January 24 public hearing on the proposed zoning ordinance amendments banning new warehouse development in the township requires a second public hearing, a township official said on February 1. The initial public hearing notice left out the hearing’s location, which was the Township Council Chamber in the municipal building. That rendered the …

Samuele Mattia is fouled as he goes up for a shot during the Warriors’ January 31 game against Piscataway. The Franklin High School Warriors basketball team extended their winning streak to six on January 31, dominating the Piscataway Superchiefs, 73-48. The game got off to a slow start, with Piscataway grabbing a short-lived lead. Don’t Miss Out! No other media …

Members of the boys’ and girls’ winter track teams. It was Senior Night January 31 for the Franklin High School boys’ and girls’ winter track teams. A total of 17 athletes made their way down the red carpet during halftime of the JV basketball game against Piscataway. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the …

Eight Franklin firefighters who are committed to six departments in the township graduated from the Somerset County Fire Academy in Hillsborough on January 27. The ceremony was the first graduation ceremony held at the academy since the Covid-19 pandemic began. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin …

By Nehal Bajaj. It is hard to truly understand the feeling of dread that hundreds of other New Jersey families face when all they can do is stand by and watch as hurricanes rip through their homes and the businesses they have worked all their lives to build. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you …

Mrs. Judith Hageman Fibbe passed away on January 26 at North Naples Hospital in Naples, Florida. She was 82 years old. Mrs. Fibbe was born in New Brunswick and raised in Middlebush. After graduating Highland Park High School, Judith attended Marietta College in Ohio where she met and soon married her husband Charles F. Fibbe. After graduating, the young couple …