Phyllis Dinitz passed away on December 5. She was 84 years old. Mrs. Dinitz was born in Queens, NY and lived there as a child. She resided in Belleville before moving to Somerset. She was a resident of Franklin Township for over 40 years. She was a founding member and long-time congregant of Temple Beth El in Somerset . Mrs. …

William Irvine passed away on December 5. He was 77 years old. Mr. Irvine was born in Hackensack, and lived in Wisconsin, Nebraska, and Texas prior to settling in Somerset in 1987. Mr. Irvine had a long and successful career in the United States Air Force. He served in Turkey and the Middle East and throughout the United States before …

Carol Patterson, 2019 recipient of the New Jersey League for Nursing (NJLN) Nurse Recognition Award, with NJLN President John Lanier. (Photo: Raritan Valley Community College.) A township resident has been named the 2019 recipient of the New Jersey League for Nursing (NJLN) Nurse Recognition Award. The award winner, Carol Patterson, is a professor of nursing at Raritan Valley Community College …

Several Franklin Township youth groups were recently awarded $9,000 in grants from the Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders. Franklin received a $5,000 grant for its Girls Circle, Boys Council, and Youth Council, and a $4,000 competitive grant for its Peaceful Warriors program. The grants were part of $106,939 in grants awarded by the Freeholders. Funding was provided through the …

Mary Ann Catherine Strosser, 88, passed away on November 30 at Somerset Woods. She was born November 9, 1931 in Bronx, New York to the late James and Loretta (Harrington) Ward. Mary Ann is a graduate of the New York School of Music as a classically trained soprano. She worked as a sales representative for Blue Cross and Blue Shield …

Franklin High School was the scene November 30 for the annual FHS Athletic Hall of Fame induction luncheon. The 1980 softball team, two coaches, and five individual athletes were inducted November 30 into the Franklin High School Athletic Hall of Fame. The third annual luncheon ceremony was held at Franklin High School, and was the final event in the Warrior …

Franklin Township high school seniors and college freshmen received scholarship awards November 29 at the third annual Warrior For Life Scholarship Foundation gala. More than a dozen Franklin Township students received $15,000 in scholarships November 29 during the third annual Warrior For Life Scholarship Foundation gala at the Imperia on Easton Avenue. The awards went to current Franklin High School …

A group of FHS alumni and friends gathered at Middlebush Park on Thanksgiving to play flag football. A group of Franklin High School alumni and friends gathered at Middlebush Park on a blustery Thanksgiving morning to do what one does on Thanksgiving. No, not eat turkey. Play football. The Warrior For Life Scholarship Foundation’s “I Love Franklin” week of events …

The six-day celebration of Franklin Township continued November 27 with a Franklin High School all-years’ reunion. Coordinated by the Warrior For Life Scholarship Foundation, the informal reunion was held at the Stage House Tavern on Amwell Road. “I Love Franklin” week has up until November 27 included an alumni basketball game, a “dine to donate” night at a local restaurant …

The township will increase its inventory of electric car charging stations in the next year. The township is adding another electric car charging station to its inventory, with more to come, but the “free ride” now given to electric car owners may end. The Township Council at its November 26 meeting formally accepted a $12,000 grant to install a charging …