Rider registration and event sponsorships are now being accepted for the 2020 Franklin Food Bank Tour de Franklin. (Photo: Franklin Food Bank.) Submitted by the Franklin Food Bank. The Tour de Franklin Charity Bike Ride will be held this year on Sunday April 26, at Franklin High School. Now In its 31st year, the Tour De Franklin has grown into …

State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen has had a good start to 2020. (File photo). Franklin resident and state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-17) has had a good start to the new year: two of the bills he co-sponsored have been signed into law, and he was given a spot in the Assembly Speaker’s leadership organization. Danielsen was recently named as a Deputy …

The Horticulture Department of the Somerset County Park Commission is accepting reservations for wedding ceremonies and photos at the following locations: Colonial Park Gardens, namely the Arboretum (for ceremonies and photos) and the Rudolf W. van der Goot Rose Garden (for photography only). The Leonard J. Buck Garden is accepting reservations for wedding photography only. The fee for each garden …

Two more township men have been arrested in connection with December 30 and 31, 2019 shootings which resulted in the wounding of one elderly man. The suspects, aged 20 and 23, were arrested on February 5 in separate locations, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. The 20-year-old, a Holly Street resident, was charged with two …

Starting March 1, the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Somerset County open their free helpline to provide one-on-one answers for homeowner lawn, garden, and landscaping questions and challenges. Comprised of highly trained volunteers, the Rutgers Master Gardeners are great for supporting the communities needs in plant and insect identification, home landscaping and gardening, weed identification, as well as other areas if …

Somerset County Chief of Detectives John Fodor, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael Robertson, Township Manager Robert Vornlocker and schools Superintendent John Ravally at the February 4 town hall meeting about violence, held at Franklin Middle School – Hamilton Street campus. A special “crime suppression team” comprised of township and county detectives made nearly three dozen arrests in January, the Somerset County …

Stacey Field, Sr., was born in Somerville on January 8, 1941 and departed this life on February 2 at St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 79. He was a 1960 graduate of Somerville High School. He resided in Somerset since 1965. He was owner of Stacey’s Floor Waxing/Building Maintenance. He also worked for Johns Manville and retired …

The seniors on the Franklin High School wrestling team were honored February 3 at the annual Senior Night. The ceremony was held prior to the match against Hunterdon Central. One by one, the seniors were called out onto the mat, escorted by parents, family and friends. The seniors on the team include: Kendall CarruthersHenry CondadoJonathan Garcia-MenesesNnamdi JamesMohamed MahmoudRobert MichimaniChristian PonceFrancisco …

Mrs. Marjorie Gyori passed away on February 2 at St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 85 years old. Mrs. Gyori was born in New Brunswick and was a lifetime resident of the Somerset section of Franklin Township. She graduated from St. Peter’s High School in New Brunswick and St. Peter’s School of Nursing. She worked for many …

Township Councilman Carl Wright speaks about the upcoming town hall to discuss ways to end violence in Franklin. Ways to stem the kind of violence that has recently resulted in shooting deaths in the township will be the topic of a town hall meeting set for 6 p.m. February 4 at Franklin Middle School – Hamilton Street Campus, 415 Francis …