02/23/2026 A Somerset resident was the victim of a theft in the area of Spencer St. during the evening hours. The victim lost his cell phone while out walking his dog. The phone was tracking in motion outside of our jurisdiction. Calls to the phone were directed to voicemail. The phone was valued at $1,700 and entered stolen into a …

Vilma Pérez passed away on Sunday, March 29, peacefully at home surrounded by her family. She was 83 years old. Born Vilma Doris Cardona on March 28, 1943 in Guatemala City, she moved with her parents and brothers to Tiquisate, Guatemala, where her father had secured a position with the United Fruit Company, and the family lived on the company’s …

FOOD GIVEAWAY – Volunteers wait for the next cars to come in the March 31 food distribution at Franklin Middle School – Hamilton Street Campus. A large-scale food distribution, set to serve up to 500 families, was held March 31 at the Franklin Middle School – Hamilton Street campus. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings …

EXPLAINING THE DESIGN – Shaun Joseph, an architectural consultant for VDS Development Partners & Advisors, explains aspects to the company’s conceptual plan to finish the Renaissance 2000 project along Route 27 to the Redevelopment Agency on March 30. The company that wants to take over the unfinished Renaissance 2000 development project along Route 27 introduced itself to the township Redevelopment …

GETTING READY – Senior Myles Elliott gets set during the March 30 Warriors’ volleyball match against Hunterdon Central. Cooper McBrierty led a balanced Hunterdon Central attack as the Red Devils defeated Franklin High School Warriors 2-0 in a boys volleyball match on March 30. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information …

Joseph L. Hunter of Somerset passed away on March 28 at the Somerset Woods Rehabilitation Center in Somerset. He was 90. Born and raised in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, he lived in North Brunswick before moving to Somerset 68 years ago. He worked as an electrician for Princeton Electric before his retirement. Previously he had worked as an over-the-road tour bus driver, …

MAN OF THE HOUR – Schools Superintendent John Ravally was honored at the March 29 Warrior For Life Scholarship Foundation Sneaker Ball, held at The Imperia by Dhaba. Outgoing schools Superintendent John Ravally was honored on March 29 for his 11 years of service to the school district at the Warrior For Life Scholarship Foundation Sneaker Ball at the Imperia …

GATHERING EGGS – One of the many children at the Point Community Church’s Easter Egg Hunt held March 29 at Rutgers Prep on Easton Avenue. Children aged preschool to the 8th Grade and their parents gathered at Rutgers Preparatory School March 29 for the annual Point Community Church Easter Egg Hunt. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin …

LIVING HISTORY – “Deborah Sampson,” a woman who disguised herself as a man to fight in the American Revolution, tells her story at the “Could You Have Done It?” event March 28. A special Franklin 250 Committee program honoring Women’s History Month was held March 28 at Franklin Middle School – Sampson G. Smith campus. Don’t Miss Out! No other …

Gregory ‘Rocco’ Pagano passed away on March 25 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 61. Rocco was born in a Sicilian-American family in New Brunswick and was a lifelong resident of Franklin Township. He grew up on a farm, graduated from Franklin Township High School, and was a skilled boxer in his youth, which is …