Township Manager Robert Vornlocker said that some former Consolata Missionaries’ property is being looked at for a dog park. The township is considering creating a dog park on part of the former Consolata Missionaries property on Route 27. Township Manager Robert Vornlocker made the revelation at the November 26 Township Council meeting, in response to a suggestion from a resident. …

Mayor Phil Kramer reads the commendation given to representatives of East Millstone at the November 26 Township Council meeting. The historic village of East Millstone and a group of environmental stewards were recognized at the November 26 Township Council meeting. The Council commended East Millstone for being named a “Great Neighborhood” by the New Jersey chapter of the American Planning …

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Warrior alumni fell to Superchief alumni in the ninth annual meeting of the two teams on November 26. Piscataway High School Superchief alumni chipped away at an early lead to beat Franklin High School Warrior alumni 80-71 in their annual basketball match-up on November 26. The highlight of the game was the awarding of three scholarships to FHS students in …

EAS students and their parents played literacy games Nov. 21 at the school’s annual literacy “World Series.” Students and parents gathered at Elizabeth Avenue School November 21 for an evening of games and learning. The school’s second annual English Language Arts World Series featured a host of literacy themed games geared for the students in grades Pre-K to 5th. The …

A school district administrator has revived a dormant newsletter with a digital twist. “Reflections” is a new blog written by Dan Loughran, the district’s Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction.The blog replaces a bi-monthly printed journal bearing the same name. Loughran said that his goal is to write about topics that affect all of the district’s different constituent groups. “In …

Elizabeth Helen Arnold, 92, passed away on November 14 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Mrs. Arnold was born April 23, 1927 in New Brunswick to the late William and Helen Paulison. She was a longtime resident of Somerset before relocating to Tennessee. Elizabeth worked in the cafeteria for many years at various Franklin Township Schools. She enjoyed …

One man was killed November 14 in an early afternoon fire in a Hempstead Drive apartment, authorities said. The fire is currently under investigation, according to a press release from the Franklin Township Police Department. Police received a call about the fire at about 1:37 p.m., according to the release. The unidentified occupant of the apartment was taken to a …

Members of the township’s Senior Softball League were told November 13 that conditions on their playing fields should improve next season. Two representatives of the township’s Senior Softball League were told November 13 that conditions on their playing fields would improve by next season. The word came from Alice Osipowitz, the township’s recreation director, who told the two representatives that …

FTPD PBA Local 154 president Mark Rossman speaks about the local’s “Pink Patch Project.” Franklin Township Police Department’s PBA Local 154 raised $2,500 for a local charity during the local’s “Pink Patch Project” in October. The check was presented during a November 12 ceremony to members of Sister 2 Sister, a group dedicated to helping underserved and minority women who …