The Colonial Park Spray Park is among the attractions and events that will not open or are cancelled for the rest of the year. (File photo.) Events and attractions at county parks – such as the paddle boats and spray park at Colonial Park – are cancelled or not going to open this summer, the county park officials said April …

By Bill Connell, Somerset. To get to the bottom of what I am about to say, think about yourself. How many of us have trouble dealing with a problem at home or at work because of the personal peril? Imagine not having that choice. I am sure I am not alone in worrying about the overuse of the word “Hero.” …

Franklin Township Animal Control Officer Katie Nordhaus and Franklin GOP Club member Rob Kash with the donation Kash made to the animal shelter on behalf of the club. (Photo: FTGOP). Submitted by the Franklin Township Republican Club. The Franklin Township Animal Shelter on DeMott Lane in Somerset is a little quieter during the COVID-19 crisis. That does not mean, however, …

Schools Superintendent John Ravally wrote to parents on April 20 that “it appears” that remote learning will last longer than May 15. Given the “strong possibility” that township students will not return to classes this school year, the district has planned for four more phases of “remote learning” to carry it through to the end of June. Those phases were …

Mr. John Suydam passed away on April 17 at Foothill Acres nursing Home in Hillsborough. He was 88 years old. Mr. Suydam was born in New Brunswick and lived most of his life in Edison. Jack served our country faithfully in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was employed by Johnson and Johnson for thirty-three years in …

Ada Galdi, loving and nurturing mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, 88, passed away, peacefully with her family by her side in her home in Somerset on the morning of April 18. Ada (Baldi) Galdi, was born in the Italian concession of Tianjin, China on June 20, 1931 where her father was stationed as the head medical officer for the Italian navy. …

About 60 percent of all township residents’ deaths attributable to the coronavirus occurred in nursing homes, according to state health officials. Data released April 20 by the state Department of Health showed that 178 nursing home residents tested positive for the virus, while 30 died from it. Township-wide, as of April 20, 680 residents have tested positive for coronavirus, while …

Timothy “Tim” Marc Weinrich, 62, passed away on April 19 at his home in Somerset. Mr. Weinrich was born June 12, 1957 in Parsippany, the son of Erwin and Anna (Gall) Weinrich. He grew up in Wayne and relocated to Highland Park, before settling in Somerset. Tim worked for Rutgers and Princeton Computer Research, before working at Telcordia Technologies as …

Irma M. Stickel passed away peacefully on April 18 of old age at the Parker Care Center on Landing Lane in New Brunswick. She was born in New Brunswick and spent most of her adult years in Franklin Township. Irma was married to Arthur E., and together they had a son, Arthur J., both of whom are deceased. Throughout her …

Another 24 township residents have tested positive for COVID-19, and two more have died from coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported April 19. The newest totals are 663 positive cases, with 45 deaths, according to OEM. The joint Somerset-Hunterdon drive-through testing center at Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg will wind up its first round of testing on …