More than half of high school students enrolled at Central Jersey College Prep Charter School participated in Advanced Placement courses during the 2025-26 school year, school officials announced on July 28. AP Courses provided the 316 students access to college-level courses, officials said in a press release.

NO COMPETITION – School Board members Bill Grippo and Erika Inocencio, and Jimmie Parker, III (not pictured) were the only candidates to file for the upcoming Board of Education election by the July 27 deadline. (File photo). For the first time in years, November’s Board of Education race will be uncontested.

APPLYING PRESSURE – Members of the Township Shade Tree Commission at their July 23 meeting tell Councilman James Vassanella, second from right, that he needs to work to get new members appointed. Members of the Franklin Township Shade Tree Commission on July 23 expressed their frustration with not having a full roster to their Township Council liaison, and it appears …

Contracts worth $2,944,410.01 in goods and services were approved by the Board of Education at its July 23 meeting The Board approved:

The purchases of $270,251 in goods and services were approved July 14 by the Township Council. Approved were:

Update: The ordinance was passed at the Council’s August 11 meeting. An ordinance that would regulate short-term rentals in the township was introduced at the Township Council’s July 14 meeting.

The Township Council on July 14 approved the purchase of a 32-acre property on Cedar Grove Lane for about $5.46 million to preserve it as open space. The 32.19-acre parcel at 287 Cedar Grove Lane is known as the Estate of Sudia Property. The Council introduced the measure June 23.

Mr. William Csehi passed away on July 22 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick at the age of 74. Mr. Csehi was born in New Brunswick and raised in the Somerset section of Franklin Township. He graduated from St. Ladislaus grammar school and Franklin Township High School. He remained a lifetime resident of Franklin Township. As a …

Linda Peterson passed away on July 21, surrounded by her family at her home in Belle Mead. Linda was known for her deep faith, kindness, generosity, her universal sense of humor, and her unwavering love for her family and friends. Linda was in born in Jersey City in 1957, one of nine children. She was raised in the Middlebush section …

Mr. Thomas F. Juzwiak Jr. of Somerset passed away suddenly at his residence on July 20. He was 56 years old. Born on April 24, 1970, in New Brunswick, Tom was the beloved son of Thomas F. Juzwiak Sr. and Patricia (Raymar) Juzwiak. Raised in Somerset, he attended St. Matthias School before graduating from Franklin High School. Following his graduation, …