Chuck Turano passed away on February 14 at St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 57 years old. Chuck was born in The Bronx and was raised in Valley Stream, NY. He graduated from Valley Stream Central High School where excelled as a baseball player. He had a career in Sales and worked for many years for American …

Jane Fisher passed away on February 14 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 81 years old. Mrs. Fisher was born in New Brunswick and was a lifelong resident of Somerset. She graduated from St. Peter’s High School and was employed by the Boy Scouts of America. After marrying the love of her life in 1960, …

Junior guard Kyierah Dempsy-Toney takes a shot over a defending Purple Rose in the Lady Warriors’ Feb. 15 regular season finale. The Franklin High School Lady Warriors’ 11-game winning streak was snapped February 15 with a 69-60 loss to St. Rose. Shots just weren’t dropping for the Lady Warriors, who finish the regular season at 16-4. They also had no …

Somerset-based ProCure Proton Therapy Center has established a clinical affiliation with Hackensack Meridian’s John Theurer Cancer Center in Hackensack. Through the new affiliation, Hackensack Meridian patients now have access to all available forms of radiation therapy, according to a press release on the announcement. Unlike conventional radiation therapy which uses X-ray particles called photons to target tumors, resulting in scattering …

Frank Gianotto passed away on February 14 at Community Medical Center in Toms River. He was 73 years old. Mr. Gianotto was born in New Brunswick and lived most of his life in the Somerset section of Franklin Township. He was a graduate of Franklin High School and Pennsylvania Military College. He moved to Toms River 16 years ago. He …

Felix and Nucky, left to right, at their “wedding” on Valentine’s Day. It’s not too often you hear a wedding officiant end a ceremony by telling the happy couple that, “you may now sniff each other,” but that’s just what Mayor Phil Kramer found himself doing on Valentine’s Day. Kramer ended his day of conducting weddings at the Municipal Complex …

Kennady Schenck is congratulated by her teammates after leaving the game against Gloucester Catholic. The Lady Warriors’ February 13 win over Gloucester Catholic was notable for reasons other than the win: it was the team’s 11th consecutive victory, it was Senior Night and it marked the return of senior Kennady Schenck to the boards. Schenck made her presence known early, …

Tickets are on sale now for the second annual Empty Bowls fundraising event to benefit the Franklin Food Bank. (File photo.) Tickets are now on sale for the second annual Empty Bowls event, set for March 22 at the DoubleTree by Hilton at 200 Atrium Drive in Somerset. Empty Bowls is a community effort to raise both money and awareness …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots and RWJBarnabas Health have teamed up to launch the “Hit A Home Run” education program to bring a healthy, baseball-inspired message to young students directly in their schools. “Hit A Home Run” is an in-school, assembly-style education program designed to teach young children how to eat healthier, how to make smarter lifestyle choices, how to …

A 25-year-old Somerset man has been indicted by a Middlesex County Grand Jury on charges of bias intimidation and making terroristic threats toward police officers. The indictment was handed up on February 6, according to a press release from the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. The man was indicted for one count of 1st Degree Bias Intimidation, one count of 2nd …