Mark Negron. Photo:RVCC A Somerset man has been selected as the new Alumni Representative to the Raritan Valley Community College Board of Trustees. Mark Negron graduated from the College in May with an Associate of Fine Arts in Dance.

Repaving work on Claremont Road is scheduled to end on October 2, also bringing an end to traffic headaches encountered by those trying to get to or leave Claremont Road and Franklin Park schools. The work began early in the week of September 25 and immediately caused traffic snarls for buses and parents in the mornings and afternoons.

By Alex Grosso. I am writing to encourage the residents of Franklin Township to cast their votes in support of Brian Levine for the Mayor of Franklin Township. Brian’s time as Mayor, over 11 years, followed by his role as a County Commissioner, shows his strong dedication to public service.

SAFETY FIRST – Schools Superintendent John Ravally said the District is still reviewing and strengthening its transportation safety policies and procedures. The school district is continuing to review and assess its transportation safety related procedures and policies, the schools Superintendent said at the Board of Education’s September 28 meeting. While some specification review was underway, the safety review comes in …

Franklin High School has been named one of the top high schools in the nation for 2023-2024 by US News and World Report. The ranking was announced at the September 28 Board of Education meeting.

A 53-year-old South Bound Brook man faces multiple charges connected with a rash of burglaries and thefts in August and September, including some in Franklin Township. The man was charged with numerous car burglaries, thefts and credit card fraud, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office.

MOVE TO DENY – Planning Board member Robert Thomas explains his reasons for moving to deny the B9 application. An application to build two warehouses across from the Canal Walk housing development was unanimously rejected September 26 by the Planning Board. The vote came after months of Board hearings, sometimes acrimonious testimony and regular attendance at the meetings by more …

A 42-year-old township man faces sexual assault charges stemming from an alleged September 11 incident. A woman told police that she was sexually assaulted by the man early in the morning of Sept. 11, and that she knew her assailant, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office.

NEW PROCEDURE – Planning Board chairman Michael Orsini discusses the new Board policy on public comment. Attendees at the September 26 Planning Board special meeting on the B9 warehouses project will encounter something new: a sign-up sheet for those who wish to make public comment. The decision to create the sign-up sheet was made at the Board’s September 20 meeting, …

More than 900 backpacks containing school supplies were recently donated to children in need across the 17th Legislative District by state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen. Danielsen has conducted annual backpack drives for a number of years.