EDUCATORS OF THE YEAR HONORED – A ballroom at the Imperia was filled with district teachers, administrators, families and friends to take part in the annual ceremony. Twenty district educators were honored June 1 during the annual Educators of the Year breakfast at the Imperia. Honored were Teacher of the Year and Educational Services Professional of the year from each …

Jane Tublin, a long-time resident of Somerset, passed away on May 30, surrounded by family members who adored her. She was 89.Born and raised on a 2,500-acre cattle ranch in Page, Nebraska, Jane lived with her parents and seven siblings in a house without electricity or running water until she was 16. She attended a one-room elementary schoolhouse on the …

A “mini Prom” for youths aged 5 to 10 years is set for noon to 4 p.m. June 10 at Somerset Presbyterian Church, 100 John F. Kennedy Boulevard. The event’s theme is “Midnight Summer Dreams” with prince and princess attire for all kids.

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SSP Architects will be co-hosting the Franklin Township Warrior Education Foundation 3rd Annual Golf Outing on June 26 at Heron Glen Golf Club in Ringoes. Golfer check-in begins at noon when golfers will pick up their lunch boxes. The shotgun start begins at 1 p.m., with an awards dinner and BBQ at 5:30 p.m.

A resolution supporting a retail cannabis business – the 43rd such business so supported in less than a year – was approved by the Township Council at its May 23 meeting. The business, Dispensary of Somerset, is set to open in the Franklin Court shopping center at Hamilton Street and Franklin Boulevard.

Goods and services worth more than $300,000 were purchased at the May 23 Township Council meeting. A contract worth $258,090 was awarded to Cliffside Body Corp. of Fairview for two stainless steel dump bodies with spreaders and plows.

SALUTE – Members of the Franklin High School JROTC perform during the township’s annual Memorial Day parade. A marching band, military cadets, a Coast Guard flyover and lots of noise highlighted the Township’s annual Memorial Day parade and ceremony, held May 29. Residents lined DeMott Lane, between New Brunswick Road and the Municipal Complex, starting about an hour before the …

HEY COACH! – Darryl Robinson was named the Head Coach of the Franklin High School girls’ basketball team at the May 25 Board of Education meeting. Two Warriors were confirmed by the Board of Education May 25 to take the helms of the Franklin High School boys’ and girls’ basketball teams. The Board approved the hiring of Darryl Robinson as …

Tom Larson Fusia, Sr., of Somerset passed away on May 24 at the Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in Somerville. He was 97. Born in Pittsburgh and raised in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, he lived in various places throughout Pennsylvania, Indiana, New Jersey and Virginia before settling in Somerset last year. Tom served in the US Navy during World War II from 1944 …