Update: The group showed up again on July 2, but township police shut the meeting down shortly after it started. FTPD Lt. Phil Rizzo said the department “received several complaints about the group including loud music and ‘rowdy’ behavior. Upon arriving and speaking with the group they left without incident.” Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township …

Jane M. Wicke, 90, died June 29 at Parker in Somerset. Mrs. Wicke was born January 8, 1930 in New Brunswick to the late James and Grace (Morris) Collins. She was a lifelong resident of Somerset. Mrs. Wicke was preceded in death by her first spouse, Edward J. Sypeck in 1969 and her second spouse, George M. Wicke in 2013. …

Two more Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus in the preceding 24 hours, teh township Office of Emergency Management reported on June 30. There were no new deaths of Franklin residents attributed to the virus in that time period, OEM said. There are now 1,284 township residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, OEM said. …

There were no new positive coronavirus test results, or deaths attributed to the virus, among Franklin Township residents in the preceding 24 hours, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on June 29. The number of township rfesidents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March remains steady at 1,282, and teh number of township residents’ deaths attributed to …

Ursula Morgenberger, 95, passed away on June 26 at Parker in Somerset, New Jersey. Mrs. Morgenberger was born March 22, 1925 in the Free State of Danzig to the late Johannes and Franciska (Brzozwski) Stuhrmann. She immigrated to the US in 1956 and settled in Buffalo, NY. Ursula then relocated to Perth Amboy, NJ, before settling in Somerset, where she …

Jonathan E. Muller of Franklin Park passed away on June 14 at home. He was 38. Born in Princeton and raised in Skillman, he lived in Franklin Park since 2005. He graduated from Montgomery High School in 2000 and then attended Raritan Valley Community College where he received his Associates Degree in Nursing. He received his nursing BSN from American …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced that the team will host Yoga At The Ballpark on four dates in July. Yoga At The Ballpark will take place in the outfield of TD Bank Ballpark with four evening sessions scheduled for Tuesday, July 7th, Wednesday, July 8th, Tuesday, July 14th, and Wednesday, July 15th. The sessions will take place …

Marchers take their message from Middlebush Park to the Public Safety Building on June 26. Close to 100 people gathered June 26 at Middlebush Park for a march for justice to the Public Safety Building on DeMott Lane. The march was to honor people of color who have been killed by police. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering …

Public comments are still being accepted for the township’s proposed plan on how to spend more than $500,000 in federal Community Development Block Grant program money. The money comes from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, and is used to support public services, public facilities and housing projects that service low-income communities. Don’t Miss Out! No other media …

Six more township residents tested positive for the coronavirus and one more resident died from it, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on June 27 and 28. The new numbers bring to 1,282 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, and 129 the number of deaths of township residents attributed to the …