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Bill Bowman

Bill Bowman is an award-winning, 40-year veteran of community news. He has written for weekly and daily newspapers, and state, national and international magazines. His investigations have resulted in the first-in-the-nation state program to purchase thermal imaging cameras for all NJ fire departments and fire academies, the halting of a massive land development deal marred by influence peddling, and the creation of a web-based database charting violations against New Jersey senior-citizen facilities.

Steve Kalafer To Be Inducted Into New Jersey Hall of Fame

Somerset Patriots Next20 Years conference at The Palace at Somerset Park in Franklin on October 24, 2019. Keith Muccilli Photography, LLC Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots are proud to announce that team Chairman Emeritus Steve Kalafer has been selected as an inductee in the 2019-2020 New Jersey Hall of Fame Class. “This is a tremendous honor that I share with …

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School District Hopes To Offer Free COVID-19 Testing For District Staff, Families

Schools Superintendent John Ravally answered parents’ questions about school reopening during a teleconference on Aug. 4. (File photo.) Free coronavirus testing for school district staff, students and their families is in the planning stages, and could be offered by the end of the month. That was one of the nuggets of information provided by schools Superintendent John Ravally August 4 …

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Coronavirus Update: Two More COVID-Related Township Deaths

Two more deaths of township residents have been attributed to the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on August 4. There was also one more township resident who has tested positive for the virus, OEM reported. There now have been a total of 1,393 township residents who have tested positive for the virus, and 136 deaths of Franklin …

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SomCo Freeholders Create Online Map To Connect Customers To Businesses

Franklin Township business owners have another outlet to let customers know their status in this Age of Corona, thanks to the Somerset County Freeholders. The Freeholders’ COVID-19 Economic Recovery Task Force has created an online map that shows where Somerset County businesses are located, their hours of operation and any special circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic. “The COVID-19 pandemic …

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10 Percent Of Township Students Opt Out Of In-Person Learning, So Far

On the eve of a virtual town hall meeting to discuss the school district’s reopening plan, nearly 10 percent of the township’s student population will start the school year learning at home. District spokeswoman Mary Clark said that as of the afternoon of Aug. 3, the district was notified that 666 students would opt for the remote-learning option offered by …

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Coronavirus Update: Three More Residents Test Positive

The number of Franklin Township residents who have tested positive for the coronavirus increased by three over the past 24 hours, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on Aug. 3 The new results bring to 1,392 the total number of township residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March. The number of township residents’ deaths attributed to …

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Life Story: John O’Neill Lenaghan, 88; Former Rutgers History Professor

John O’Neill Lenaghan died on July 27 in his home in East Millstone where he had lived for over fifty years. He was 88 years old. John O’Neill Lenaghan was born in Clinton Iowa on December 31, 1931. He received his B.A. from the University of Iowa and his Ph.D. from Princeton in Classical Philology. He served in the US …

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Life Story: Jeanne Skurkay, 68; Lifelong Somerset Resident

Jeanne Skurkay of Somerset passed away July 31 at St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 68. Born in New Brunswick, she was a lifelong resident of Somerset. She worked for the Stop & Shop Supermarket in Somerset for 28 years in various positions before retiring in 2004. She was also a member of the United Food & …

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Coronavirus Update: Six New Positive Tests Over Weekend

Six more Franklin residents were reported to have tested positive for the coronavirus over the first two days of August, the township Office of Emergency Management said Aug. 2. No new Franklin resident deaths were attributed to the virus in that time, OEM said. That brings the total of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus to 1,389 …

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Blasters Take 4-2 Series Lead With Win Over Patriots

Photo Credit: Cheryl Pursell Bridgewater, NJ- The New Jersey Blasters (4-2) defeated the Somerset Patriots (2-4) 3-1 at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday night to take a two-game lead in the SOMERSET Professional Baseball Series. The Blasters jumped out to an early 2-0 in the top of the first inning on a two-run double by Derek Romberg. The Patriots got …

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