QUAIL BROOK SENIOR CENTER625 New Brunswick RoadSomerset, NJ 08873732-563-4213Stretching with Allison – Mondays, 10 a.m. Start the day off right by stretching in a chair and standing to keep the muscles flexible, strong, and healthy. Stretching will help maintain the range of motion in your joints. This is a hybrid class that will be conducted live at the center by …

School district Business Administrator Jonathan Toth is one of two district administrators leaving for the Edison school district. The resignations of the principal of the Claremont Road Elementary School and the school district’s business administrator were accepted at the Board’s August 25 meeting. Claremont Road principal Nicole Sury Bevere’s resignation is effective September 27, while Board business administrator Jonathan Toth’s …

Gaye McGee, the newly appointed vice principal at Franklin Park School, poses with her family after her appointment was approved by the Board of Education. A 19-year education veteran and township resident was named as the new Franklin Park School vice principal at the August 25 Board of Education meeting. Gaye McGee spent her entire educational career with the Piscataway …

The Board of Education at its August 25 meeting completed its annual exercise of creating new goals for the upcoming school year. Board members unanimously adopted the following six goals: Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. We are the only truly independent …

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another eight Franklin residents, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on August 25. That brings to 15,563 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 233 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. Note: These are the latest …

Irwin M. Wistreich of Somerset passed away peacefully on August 24 at the age of 87. He worked at Dun & Bradstreet in various locations throughout New York and New Jersey before his retirement. Previously, he served in the US Army in the late 1950s. Irwin was devout in his Jewish faith and was a 50-year member of Temple Beth …

Gene Grosso has been picking up litter on streets and in parks for the past several years. (Photo: Aanya Tolat). By Aanya Tolat, Special to the Reporter For the past seven years, Gene Grosso, a resident of Canal Walk, has been taking the time to clean up the litter on several different streets. From 4:30-5 a.m., four days a week, …

Positive coronavirus test results were reported for another 13 Franklin residents, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on August 24. That brings to 15,555 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 233 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. Note: These are the latest …

Thomas V. Williams of Somerset passed away on August 21 at home. He was 80. Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong resident of Franklin Township. He served in the US Air Force during the Vietnam Era. He then worked as a Manager for AT&T in Piscataway until his retirement. Thomas was a member of the Middlebush Volunteer Fire Department …

The Somerset County Commissioners will see if they can weigh in on a proposed warehouse in Franklin. A group of Canal Walk residents fighting warehouse sprawl was told August 23 that Somerset County officials will see if they can weigh in on a proposed warehouse targeted for property next to their development. The promise came after nearly 50 minutes of …