There are plenty of summer events around the region this weekend, especially if you’re willing to travel a bit. Here’s the rundown:

YOUNG ATHLETES – Members of the Franklin Township YMCA Camp SOAR participated in a recent triathlon. (Photo: Greater Somerset County YMCA) This summer, children from Camp SOAR at Franklin Township YMCA and Camp STAR at Hillsborough YMCA, branches of Greater Somerset County YMCA, had the opportunity to experience the sport of triathlon through a partnership with USA Triathlon.

Following is the latest update on the Township’s road resurfacing program. Please note due to extreme heat and weather conditions these dates are subject to change  Pierce St (Cedar Grove to Davidson) -Milling and paving to begin on or about 8/18 – Weather permitting Coppermine Rd Area Resurfacing – In progress Coppermine Rd – Milling – 8/19 – 8/20 – …

INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATION – Township Councilmen Ram Anbarasan and Shubhendu Singh (left to right) present the Council’s proclamation honoring the 80th anniversary of Indian independence at the August 11 meeting. A call for Indian-Americans to serve their communities punctuated the Township Council’s commemoration of India’s 80th anniversary of independence at the August 11 Council meeting.

ADA ANNIVERSARY – A.J. Hoffman speaks about the Americans With Disabilities Act while Township Councilman Shubhendu Singh looks on. The Township Council on August 11 recognized the 36 anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities act with a special proclamation.

The Township Council at its August 11 meeting approved the following contracts, totaling about $8.6 million: Res. #26-328 (g): Awards bid for emergency timber guiderail repair (B26-007ENG) to J. Fletcher Creamer & Son, Inc., covering July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027, not to exceed $325,000. Res. #26-329 (h): Extends the snow plowing contract for 22 routes (MC-0009-25) with RJM Landscaping & …

LAYING IT OUT – Township resident Frank Sciara argues against the Flock Safety cameras at the August 11 Township Council meeting. Sciara started a petition calling on the Township Council to cancel the contract. Speaker after speaker urged the Township Council on Aug. 11 to cancel its contract with Flock Safety, telling officials at a packed and sometimes hostile hearing …

Henry Morton Miller, 94, passed away peacefully on July 31 in Somerset, where he was a cherished resident for more than 60 years. Born in Brooklyn, New York, on October 25, 1931, Henry graduated from Erasmus Hall High School in 1949 and later earned an Associate of Applied Science Degree with a specialization in Merchandising from Brooklyn College in 1959. …

STUDENT WINNERS – Central Jersey College Prep Charter School students (left to right) Ahan Paul, Noah Laurent, Nilakshya Rajora, and Anaya Shah, took top honors at the recent 50th Annual Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) International Leadership Conference. (Photo: CJCP). Central Jersey College Prep students took home a series of top honors at the 50th Annual Health Occupations Students of …

By Michele C. Petersen. As our Township Council decides whether, and to what extent, Franklin will use Flock Safety technology, residents should look beyond what the system promises today and ask what it could become tomorrow. Flock’s license plate readers do not record only suspected criminals. They record every vehicle that passes, creating searchable records of when and where those …