Dr. Suzanne Schaffer passed away peacefully at the age of 93 at her home on June 22 in Somerset. She is survived by her brother Ira Lomench, sister-in-law Madonna (Donna) Lomench, nieces Jennifer Leon, Melissa Lomench, and 2 grandnephews Ethan Leon and Zachary Leon. Suzanne was born on March 23, 1927 in the Bronx, NY, and moved with her family …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots (6-4) defeated the New Jersey Blasters (4-6) 7-4 at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday night for their fourth straight win. The Blasters jumped out in front with two runs in the top of the first inning on an RBI double by Martin Figueroa and an RBI groundout by Tommy McCarthy. Somerset answered with three runs …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots (5-4) defeated the New Jersey Blasters (4-5) 3-1 at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday night to take the lead in the SOMERSET Professional Baseball Series. The Patriots took an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning on an RBI single by Sean Guida. Somerset extended the lead with RBI singles by Shayne …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots will host Elvis: Thru The Years starring Jim Barone at TD Bank Ballpark on Sunday, September 20th at 5:00 pm. The outdoor concert event will take place on the field at TD Bank Ballpark, with patrons allowed to bring lawn chairs or beach towels to sit on the grass in the outfield as Barone performs …

Schools Superintendent John Ravally received a total of $16,689.96 in merit bonuses at the August 12 Board of Education meeting. The Board of Education on August 12 approved nearly $17,000 in merit bonuses for schools Superintendent John Ravally. This marks the last year that Ravally will be eligible for the bonuses. His new $230,000, 5-year contract, ratified in June, eliminates …

First-term school board member Michelle Shelton resigned on August 10. (File photo.) There are now seven people running for three available Board of Education seats, with the August 10 resignation of Board member Michelle Shelton. The Board accepted Shelton’s resignation at its August 12 meeting. Shelton, whose first term ends at the end of this year, said she resigned because …

Update 2: Police have released two surveillance videos showing two people of interest and an automobile of interest. One person of interest appears to have a distinct walk, and the vehicle appears to be a dark- or gray-colored sedan. The car turned left on Route 27 and headed north, police say. Police are seeking any information which may lead to …

Five days near the end of August have been targeted for free COVID-19 testing for the staff, students and their families in the township’s public and private schools. The tests – which will be for both the virus and antibodies – will be given in anticipation of schools opening for in-person learning in September. “We want to test every student; …

Another nine township residents have tested positive for the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on August 12. There were no Franklin resident deaths attributed to the virus in that time-frame, OEM reported. There have now been 1,413 township residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, with 137 residents’ deaths …

The number of Franklin residents who tested positive or died from the coronavirus increased by one each over the last 24 hours, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on August 11. The number of township residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March is now 1,404, according to OEM. The number of township residents whose deaths have …