Senior Cameron Snowden goes up for two of his 20 points in the Warriors’ December 29 game against JP Stevens High School. Bad passing leading to converted turnovers stung the Franklin High School Warriors’ basketball team in their December 29 game against JP Stevens of Edison. The Hawks took advantage of just about every opportunity they were given to score …

Register at any of the six Somerset County-operated senior centers and join the fun activities and programs available in January, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Managed by the county’s Office on Aging and Disability Services, the senior centers provide a wide range of programs for lifelong enrichment in a social and uplifting atmosphere to positively impact …

The Franklin High School Warriors basketball team used steals and three-point shots to power their way over the Union High School Farmers on December 27, 62-49. The Warriors’ big frame was the second. Entering the quarter leading 18-16, Franklin shut down the Farmers, outscoring them 15-8 and leaving the court with a 33-24 lead.

PNC Bank branches in Stop and Shops in the township, such as this one in Rutgers Plaza, are slated to be closed in mid-February. PNC Bank branches in the three Stop and Shop locations in Franklin will close on February 17, 2023, a company spokesman said. The affected branches are located inside Stop and Shops on Easton Avenue in Rutgers …

The Franklin Township Animal Shelter was one of 200 animal welfare organizations receiving donations from Ocean State Job Lot. (Photo: OSJL.) The Franklin Township Animal Shelter was one of more than 200 animal shelters welfare organizations receiving donations from Ocean State Job Lot’s “To The Rescue” program. The shelter received a $1,500 “Crazy Deal” gift card to purchase necessary supplies …

Mildred DeRasmi, 98, passed away December 22, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Mrs. DeRasmi was born May 21, 1924, in Raritan to the late Louis and Gina (DiMaggio) Giovannucci. She resided in North Brunswick, before relocating and settling in Somerset. Mildred was a seamstress in Raritan; after relocating to north Brunswick, she worked as a packing …

Four people – including two children and a township police officer – were injured December 23 after a car hit a tree on John F. Kennedy Boulevard, near Berger Street. Police said the car’s driver, a 38-year-old township woman, and her two children, aged 9 and 11 years, were pulled to safety from the car by police before the vehicle …

Iyanna Cotton powered the Franklin High School Lady Warriors to a 6-35 victory on December 22, helping secure Franklin’s second consecutive win. Cotton, a Junior, scored eight of her point from the free -throw line, where she went 7-for-8.

Township police are investigating a rash of catalytic converter thefts that were reported on December 16 and 17. On December 16:

Still smarting from a rough season-opening loss five days earlier, the Franklin High School Lady Warriors took out their frustrations on a hapless Bridgewater-Raritan team on December 20, winning 59-22. The Lady Warriors dominated the game from the tip-off, running up a quick 6-point lead before the Panthers could get on the board.