Township residents will have a chance to weigh in on the performance of the FTPD on December 17. A team of assessors from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police will arrive at the department that day to begin the re-accreditation process, according to a press release from the department. The assessors will “examine all aspects of the …

Elsie Presutti passed away peacefully on December 8. She was 88 years young at heart. Mrs. Presutti lived in Edison for many years prior to moving to the Somerset section of Franklin Township in 1968, where she raised four children. She was proudly employed by Franklin State bank for 30 years, and later retired. Elsie was a long-standing member of …

Children enjoyed crafts and games after the tree lighting. A mini-concert by the Franklin High School Madrigals highlighted the annual township holiday tree lighting in the municipal complex. Following the lighting, the party was moved to the Senior/Community Center, where there was music, children’s activities and light refreshments available. There was also a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus, to …

Phyllis Dinitz passed away on December 5. She was 84 years old. Mrs. Dinitz was born in Queens, NY and lived there as a child. She resided in Belleville before moving to Somerset. She was a resident of Franklin Township for over 40 years. She was a founding member and long-time congregant of Temple Beth El in Somerset . Mrs. …

William Irvine passed away on December 5. He was 77 years old. Mr. Irvine was born in Hackensack, and lived in Wisconsin, Nebraska, and Texas prior to settling in Somerset in 1987. Mr. Irvine had a long and successful career in the United States Air Force. He served in Turkey and the Middle East and throughout the United States before …

Carol Patterson, 2019 recipient of the New Jersey League for Nursing (NJLN) Nurse Recognition Award, with NJLN President John Lanier. (Photo: Raritan Valley Community College.) A township resident has been named the 2019 recipient of the New Jersey League for Nursing (NJLN) Nurse Recognition Award. The award winner, Carol Patterson, is a professor of nursing at Raritan Valley Community College …

Several Franklin Township youth groups were recently awarded $9,000 in grants from the Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders. Franklin received a $5,000 grant for its Girls Circle, Boys Council, and Youth Council, and a $4,000 competitive grant for its Peaceful Warriors program. The grants were part of $106,939 in grants awarded by the Freeholders. Funding was provided through the …

Mary Ann Catherine Strosser, 88, passed away on November 30 at Somerset Woods. She was born November 9, 1931 in Bronx, New York to the late James and Loretta (Harrington) Ward. Mary Ann is a graduate of the New York School of Music as a classically trained soprano. She worked as a sales representative for Blue Cross and Blue Shield …

Franklin High School was the scene November 30 for the annual FHS Athletic Hall of Fame induction luncheon. The 1980 softball team, two coaches, and five individual athletes were inducted November 30 into the Franklin High School Athletic Hall of Fame. The third annual luncheon ceremony was held at Franklin High School, and was the final event in the Warrior …

Franklin Township high school seniors and college freshmen received scholarship awards November 29 at the third annual Warrior For Life Scholarship Foundation gala. More than a dozen Franklin Township students received $15,000 in scholarships November 29 during the third annual Warrior For Life Scholarship Foundation gala at the Imperia on Easton Avenue. The awards went to current Franklin High School …