Mrs. Rose Marie LaTorre passed away on November 20 at her home in Somerset surrounded by her loving family. She was 88 years old. Mrs. LaTorre was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. She graduated from Bay Ridge High School in 1950 and married her loving husband of 66 years Anthony in 1954. The young couple moved to the Somerset …

Geraldine A. Baer, of Somerset, passed away on November 20 at St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 70 years old. Born and raised in Staten Island, New York, Geraldine lived in Elizabeth and North Brunswick before moving to Somerset in 1993. She worked as a Customer Service Representative for AT&T in Somerset for 40 years, then as …

Marie Louise Almeida passed away on November 19 at Doylestown Hospital. She was 84 years old. She was born on February 16, 1936 and was raised in Brooklyn, New York.Mrs. Almeida moved to Somerset, NJ in 1971, where she and the love of her life, her husband Dennis, raised their five children. Mrs. Almeida relocated to New Hope, PA in …

Franklin Township Education Association president Dan Mayer addresses the Board of Education at its November 19 meeting. Mayer refused to answer questions about his comments after the meeting. Plans are being finalized for the November 30 return to hybrid in-person learning in township schools, even as several more cases of coronavirus infection in the district have been confirmed. Another seven …

Another 18 Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on November 20. That brings to 2,074 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, OEM reported. The number of Franklin residents’ deaths that can be attributed to teh virus holds steady at 158, OEM reported. Note: …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots, the Double-A Affiliate of the New York Yankees, have announced that the team will collect toys at TD Bank Ballpark for Central Jersey Toys For Tots. From Tuesday, December 1st through Saturday, December 12th, TD Bank Ballpark will be a drop-off site for new, unwrapped toys that will be donated to those in need this …

Another 22 Franklin residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on November 19. That brings to 2,056 the number of township residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, OEM reported. The number of Franklin residents’ deaths which have been attributed to the virus held steady at 158, OEM reported. Note: …

Township residents interested in applying for the more than 2,000 jobs at the soon-to-be-opened Amazon “receive center” in the township can attend two virtual information sessions set for November and December. Sponsored by the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board, the sessions will be held at 11 a.m. November 24 and 11 a.m. December 1, and “will focus on Amazon’s application …

Another 29 township residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported on November 18. That brings to 2,034 the number of Franklin residents who have tested positive for the virus since mid-March, OEM reported. Of those, 158 have died. Note: These are the latest reported numbers for positive test results and deaths, as of …

It is with heavy hearts full of love that we announce the passing of Joyce E. Glennon of East Millstone on November 17. Known as Mimi to all who loved her, she was 71. Born and raised in Elizabeth, she was a resident of East Millstone for the past 36 years. Joyce was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother who …