By Stephanie Sprague. Dear Franklin 250 Chairman LaCorte and committee members, 

PUPPY THERAPY – Kristeen Kohrs, a volunteer with Creature Comfort Pet Therapy, and Kevin presented a talk on pet therapy during the TEECS Wellness Fair on April 25. Strategies to improve physical and metal well-being were highlighted April 25 at the fifth annual Wellness Fair at Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School.

IN THE HEIGHTS – The Franklin High School production earned a number of nominations in the 2026 Carteret PAC Central Jersey Marquee Awards. (File photo.) Eight Franklin High School students and staff members are among the nominees for the 2026 Carteret PAC Central Jersey Marquee Awards, celebrating outstanding achievement in high school musical theatre across Middlesex, Somerset, and Mercer Counties. …

A 5th Grade team from Elizabeth Avenue School won the elementary level of the district’s annual inventors’ competition. The team won with Project T.I.T.A.N., an invention designed to clean up ocean garbage, based on the plankton-eating basking shark.

Franklin High School held its fourth annual Green Fair on April 25, with an added historical element. In honor of FHS’s 20th anniversary, a time capsule holding a number of present-day items depicting what life is like at FHS was buried in the school’s courtyard, with the idea being that it will be dug up in 2046.

More than three dozen crafters displayed their wares on April 25 at the Cedar Hill Prep School Arts & Crafts show. The event was the first large crafting bazaar held by the school, said Donna Pizappi, the show’s organizer. The show was a fundraiser for the school’s Parent Teacher Organization.

04/05/2026 A 37-year-old Somerset woman was arrested for an outstanding warrant out of our jurisdiction. She was processed and transported to the Somerset County Jail. 

Phyllis A. Nover, of Somerset passed away on April 25 at the Parker at Somerset Rehabilitation Center. She was 83. Born in Newark and raised in Irvington, she lived in Union, Linden and Edison before moving to Somerset 2004. Phyllis was an experienced executive secretary who worked for various companies throughout New Jersey before her retirement. She also volunteered her …

Jon O. Petrushev, 51, passed away on April 21 at Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy. Born on September 8, 1974, in New Brunswick, Jon was the beloved son of Traian and Eileen (Cottrell) Petrushev. He resided in Somerset before later settling in North Brunswick. Jon was employed in the Purchasing Department at St. Peter’s Hospital, where he was …

Janet Goldberg, 80, of Somerset, passed away peacefully on April 25 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Somerset in Somerville. Born on January 8, 1946, in Newark, New Jersey, Janet was the beloved daughter of the late Harry and Goldie (Schwartz) Farbman. She was raised in Irvington and went on to live in Clark and Edison before settling in …