Somerset County Freeholder Brian Levine speaks during the March 14 memorial service for Robert Mettler. Friends and family gathered at the Hillsborough Reformed Church March 14 to say goodbye to former Township Councilman, Mayor and longtime community volunteer, Robert Mettler. Mettler, 76, died March 9. Mettler served on the Council at various times during the late 1970s through the 2000s, …

Father Abraham Orapankal, who has served as interim Pastor at St. Matthias Church since 2018, has been named permanent Pastor. The announcement was made March 13 by Bishop James F. Checchio of the Diocese of Metuchen. Orapankal was named to the interim position following the resignation of Fr. Douglas Haefner, after financial irregularities were found in the church’s accounts. The …

Schools Superintendent John Ravally announced that schools will be closed for at least the week of March 16. Township schools will be closed as of March 16, at least until March 20 and possibly beyond, due to the expanding novel coronavirus pandemic. Schools Superintendent John Ravally made the announcement in a letter that went home to parents on March 13. …

Schools Superintendent John Ravally said the district will be conserving five emergency days in case the district has to be shut down. The school district is taking more steps to prepare for potential shutdowns due to the coronavirus. Schools Superintendent John Ravally said in a March 11 letter that the district is holding on to five reserved days used for …

A 63-year-old South Brunswick man was killed early on March 12 when he tried to cross Route 27 near South Middlebush Road, police said. Police said the man was struck by a 2006 Lexus traveling south on the state highway shortly after 6 a.m. Responding officers found the man lying on the road, unresponsive, according to a press release from …

Onoseta Ufuah goes up for a shot in heavy defense during the Lady Warriors’ March 11 game against Randolph. UNION – Most days, ask Lady Warriors’ basketball team head coach Audrey Taylor about the overarching factor in a particular win, and she’ll tell you “defense.” But after the Lady Warriors came back to win the NJSIAA state Group 4 semi-finals …

State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen has cancelled his planned Job Fair due to coronavirus concerns. “Today my office is forced to make a difficult decision of cancelling my 2020 Job Fair” Danielsen wrote in a statement. “While this event has provided many individuals to improve their quality of life by seeking new employment opportunities, the current state of affairs with the …

Township Manager Robert Vornlocker presented the Council with a $63 million proposed budget. A $63 million spending plan was introduced March 10 by the Township Council. The $62,827,195.19 2020 budget – up $895,857 over the 2019 budget of $61,931,338 – is powered by a tax levy of $25,751,390.71. That’s an increase of $614,888.79 over the 2019 levy. Although the budget …

More than 1,000 homes are being added to Somerset County’s dual-stream recycling program in the township. Those added to the program will begin receiving two 65-gallon containers for the recyclables on March 12, according to a notice from the county recycling division. The new recycling program will begin on March 26. In November 2018, about 420 township households were switched …

Junior center Kyierah Dempsey-Toney shoots for two of her game-leading 17 points March 9 during the NJSIAA state sectional championship game. To hear Kennady Schenck tell it, she and her Lady Warrior teammates had their NJSIAA state sectional championship game won days ago. That would have been March 7, when the Lady Warriors basketball team blew past Bayonne in what …