Mrs. Virgina Saladini-Schwend passed away Oct. 14 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 81 years old. Mrs. Saladini-Schwend was born in Wilmington, DE. She relocated to The Bronx, but has been a resident of Somerset since 1964. Virginia worked for over 25 years as a Research Administrator for Ortho Pharmaceuticals in Raritan. She was also …

Submitted by the Franklin Township Task Force On Compressor Station 206 and NESE. New Jersey protected our clean air and water with a denial of the PennEast pipeline permits and opposition to the Meadowlands (North Bergen) Power Plant – Now it’s time to Stop NESE. By Friday, October 25 and Tuesday, October 29, the state Department of Environmental Protection needs …

Reconstruction work on Amwell Road, between Cedar Grove and DeMott lanes, is slated to be conducted from Oct. 17 to Oct. 24. The resurfacing and curb ramp work on a section of Amwell Road is scheduled to begin on Oct. 17 and last through Oct. 24. The work entails milling and paving Amwell Road between Cedar Grove and DeMott lanes, …

Police said a 20-year-old Dayton man was seriously injured when his motorcycle collided with an SUV on Hamilton Street on Oct.14. A 20-year-old Dayton man sustained “numerous” serious injuries Oct. 14 after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car on Hamilton Street. Police said that Danyal Rizwan was riding his Yamaha motorcycle east on Hamilton Street shortly after …

The Franklin High School field hockey and boys soccer teams were among those playing at home on Oct. 15. Both teams lost their games; the field hockey team fell 5-0 to Bernards, while the boys’ soccer team lost a close one, 1-0, to North Hunterdon. The day was Pink Day for the field hockey team. The playing field was striped …

Sam DiGiovanna. A 50-year-old Somerset man who teaches at Watchung Hills Regional High School has been arrested on charges connected with his alleged sexual pursuit of a student there. Sean DiGiovanna, of Renfro Road, was arrested Oct. 10 at Warren Township Police headquarters and charged with one count of 3rd Degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child and one count …

Vivek Patil, left, cuts the ribbon opening his Fantastic Sams salon in the Shoppes at Pierce, 149 Pierce St. The Shoppes at Pierce Street now offers a full-service family salon, with the addition of a Fantastic Sams. Surrounded by friends and family members, shop owner Vivek Patil cut the ribbon at the Oct. 12 grand opening of the salon, located …

By Deana Luchs, Somerset. I have noticed the recent slew of the Somerset County GOP negative television campaign ads. Unfortunately, mudslinging has boiled down to the county level in NJ against Democrats Melonie Marano for Freeholder and Darrin Russo for Sheriff and it won’t work. Spreading scurrilous information will do nothing to help the GOP candidates win in November. Melonie …

The second iteration of the Franklin Township Police Department’s “pink car” was officially unveiled Oct. 10. Representatives from the police department, township officials and members of the Sister2Sister Network – the non-profit organization benefiting from the FTPD’s “Pink Patch” fundraising program – were on hand for what’s become an annual event. The pink car is an FTPD detective’s vehicle that …

Luella Renda passed away on Oct. 7, 2019 at her residence at the Bridgeway Care Center in Hillsborough. She was 87 years old. A longtime Franklin resident, Luella (Clark) Renda was born in New Brunswick and resided in the North Brunswick-East Brunswick-Highland Park areas before moving to Franklin Township. She was a longtime member of Somerset Presbyterian Church and also …