Owners of South Middlebush Road properties abutting the site of a proposed Hindu temple won some concessions from the developer, but that doesn’t mean they endorse the project, the Zoning Board of Adjustment was told on March 18. Changes to the site plan for the proposed Dada Bhagwan Vignan Institute were presented at the fourth hearing on the application, which …

If the grant is approved, the health center could open in time for the 2021-2022 school year. A partnership that could lead to a school-based, community health center was approved by the Board of Education at its March 17 meeting. The Board approved the partnership with Dover-based Zufall Health to provide health services for students, their families and the general …

Another 13 Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on March 17. That brings to 4,896 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 1989 township residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. Note: These are the latest reported …

A 20-year-old Texas man was hit with multiple charges March 15 after he allegedly tried to break into an automated teller machine with a truck at an Elizabeth Avenue bank. Police said they received a 9-1-1 call about the attempted theft at about 3:11 a.m. The responding officer tried to top the truck, and the people inside fled, according to …

Julian Khater (LinkedIn). A 32-year-old man with township ties was one of two men charged March 14 in connection with the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Julian Elie Khater of State College, Pa., was arrested as he stepped off a plane at Newark International Airport, according to the FBI.

Seven more recycling zones in the township have been added to Somerset County’s dual stream recycling program. The zones stretch from Amwell Road to Easton Avenue, and are bordered by DeMott Lane and John F. Kennedy Boulevard.

Elizabeth Christina Hall passed away on March 13 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 66 years old. Ms. Hall was born in Waterbury, CT to loving parents John and Vivian Hall. After graduating high school she furthered her education obtaining her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Connecticut and her Master’s Degree in Mathematics from …

Milton W. Tupler, of Somerset passed away on March 12 at home. He was 82. Born in Baltimore, Maryland and raised in Miami Beach, Florida, he has lived in Somerset for 58 years. He served in the US Coast Guard Reserves during the late 1950s/early 1960s. He graduated from University of Miami in 1960 and that’s where he met his …

Sponsored Content. Central Jersey College Prep (CJCP), one of the highest-performing public schools in the State of New Jersey, announced today that over 1,400 parents have attempted to enroll their children in the school for the 2021-2022 school year.  CJCP, a public charter school open to all families free of charge within the Somerset, North Brunswick, and New Brunswick school …

Another 24 Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on March 15. That brings to 4,865 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, 2020, OEM reported. The deaths of 198 Franklin residents have been attributed to the virus, OEM reported. Note: These are the latest reported …