Submitted by Budd Van Lines. Somerset-based moving company Budd Van Lines on December 14 assisted in the delivery of approximately 3,800 wreaths to Long Island National Cemetery for Wreaths Across America. The wreaths were picked up by Budd Van Lines in Maine and hauled to Long Island, where more than 60 other carriers met up to convoy to the cemetery. …

Unity Bank and its employees have donated $1,500 to the Franklin Food Bank. The donation was part of $28,500 in donations the bank and its employees made to 19 food pantries in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, according to a press release from the company. “I am extremely proud of the generosity our employees continue to show in this important community …

Y Yuan Lien. Photo: New Jersey Realtors. Township resident Ya Yuan “Y.Y.” Lien was named 2019 Realtor of the Year during the annual New Jersey Realtors Awards Ceremony at the Triple Play Realtor Convention & Trade Expo in Atlantic City on December 20. Lien has “showcased outstanding commitment to the Realtor organization,” and professionalism and expertise in her industry, according …

Senior Edward Turay, No. 4, prepares to take the first of his two free-throws that would give the Warriors a four-point lead with less than 30 seconds to play in the game. Anthony Milligan scored 15 of his game-leading 21 points from downtown as the Franklin High School Warriors defeated the Hunterdon Central Red Devils 65-59 in their season opener. …

Mr. Lou Kelter passed away on December 20 at his home in Somerset. He was 82 years old. Mr. Kelter was born in Brooklyn and lived there as a child. He was a Mechanical Engineer for many years and partner in Kelter and Gilligo Consulting in Princeton. He moved to Franklin Township in 1964 where he and his wife, Joan, …

UPDATE: A Somerset County Grand Jury handed down indictments for the four Rubin family members and their two employees, the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office said on December 20. The Grand Jury charged David Rubin, Lisa Rubin, Sherylee Rubin, Batsheva Rubin-Rivera, Andre Watts and Dunia Patricia Hernandez with second degree operating an organized retail theft enterprise, second degree receiving stolen property, …

Board of Education member Christine Danielsen attended her last board meeting on December 19. Veteran Board of Education member Christine Danielsen was lauded by her colleagues at the December 19 meeting, her last as a board member. Danielsen served two, three-year terms on the board, joining the panel in 2014 when it was essentially divided into two camps, which resulted …

Police are investigating a December 17 accident on Amwell Road that left one man dead. Police said that the man, who was not identified pending notification of his next of kin, was trying to cross Amwell Road, near Doria Road, at around 9:35 p.m. when he was hit by a person driving a Kia Sorento. Responding officers found the man …

Isla Glaser, right, with her mother, Haley and sister at the FTPD press conference on December 18. A 4-year-old township girl hailed as a hero for saving her mother’s life was named an “honorary junior police officer by the Franklin Township Police Department on December 18. Isla Glaser of Bartle Road was feted by the FTPD in a press conference …

A 4-year-old township girl is being credited with saving her mother’s life on December 6, after the woman had collapsed in their home. Police Dispatchers Julie Kozo and Olivia Klein received a 9-1-1 call at 7:45 a.m. from a little girl who turned out to be Isla Glaser, a Bartle Road resident, who told them that her mother had fallen …