Police are investigating a July 17 shooting on Barker Road that left a township resident wounded. A 9-1-1 call reporting the shooting was received by Franklin Township Police at about 5:29 p.m., according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. FTPD detectives responding to the call found the unidentified victim, who was then taken to a local …

What was thought at first to be fireworks turned out to be gunshots near a King Road home, and police are turning to the public for help in finding out who was responsible. Franklin Township Police received a 9-1-1 call reporting firework damage to a house in the King Road area at about 6:42 p.m. on July 14, according to …

By Bill Connell, Somerset. This spring I was on the New Jersey Turnpike in a snow squall and got a flat tire on my driver’s side. I got out of my car to assess the situation. It was terrifying. I could feel the kinetic energy of the cars as they passed. I had the choice of potentially damaging my car …

Bartley M. Howley, 75, passed away on July 18 at Parker Home in Somerset. Mr. Howley was born October 21, 1943 in New River, North Carolina to the late Bartley Jr. and Grace (Size) Howley. Bart grew up in Highland Park; he relocated to Flemington and then to East Brunswick; before settling in Somerset. Bart earned his Bachelors Degree of …

Bridgewater, New Jersey – The York Revolution (5-2, 39-37) swept the Somerset Patriots (3-4, 45-32) in a doubleheader at TD Bank Ballpark on Thursday afternoon. Game 1: The Revolution defeated the Patriots in the first game 3-2. The Patriots struck first in the bottom of the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Edwin Espinal. Yovan Gonzalez added to Somerset’s …

Two township students are among four Somerset County students receiving scholarships through the New Jersey Association of Counties Foundation. Stephanie Melgar and Aamon Sparrow are the 2019 Somerset County recipients of the Investors Bank scholarship, according to a press release from the Somerset County Freeholders. Also receiving scholarships are Abigail Podejko of Raritan, who will receive the PSEG scholarship, and …

New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians (NJAFP) President Maria F. Ciminelli, MD, FAAFP (left) with American Academy of Family Physicians President-Elect Gary L. LeRoy, MD, FAAFP (right) at the NJAFP Family Medicine Forum in Atlantic City. Photo: NJAFP. A township resident has been named president of the New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians. Dr. Maria Ciminelli, associate director of the …

Schools Superintendent John Ravally describes the results of the goals set for him by the Board of Education. The Board of Education July 16 approved a nearly $21,000 merit bonus payment for schools Superintendent John Ravally. The bonus is part of Ravally’s salary package; Ravally is in the third year of a five-year contract which carries a base salary of …

Bridgewater, New Jersey – The Somerset Patriots (3-2, 45-30) defeated the York Revolution (3-2, 37-37) 12-7 at TD Bank Ballpark on Tuesday evening. Mike Fransoso returned to the lineup for the first time in over a month after transitioning into a player-coach role to go 4-for-5 with three RBI. “It was awesome. It was emotional to get back in there. …

State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen said Trump’s remarks were racist. Pres. Donald Trump should apologize to the four House of Representative members he targeted in “racist” weekend tweets, telling them to “go back to where they came from,” a local state Assemblyman said on July 16. State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-12), called for the president’s apology in a Facebook post. Danielsen, …