SQUARING UP – The Franklin High School boys’ tennis team scored a decisive win over Bridgewater-Raritan on April 16. Playing through unseasonably warm temperatures that pushed into the upper 80s, the Franklin High School Warriors tennis team rallied past Bridgewater-Raritan 3-2 April 16. Franklin, now 4-1, took the top three singles positions but dropped both doubles matches in a contest …

ARTIST’S RENDERING – An exhibit showing what the proposed charging stations at WaWa would look like was presented at the April 15 Planning Board meeting. The Township Planning Board on April 15 approved an application for a major electric vehicle charging upgrade at the Wawa gas station and convenience store at 607 Somerset St., paving the way for 12 EV …

NAILING IT DOWN – Shayne Rooney pitched a scoreless 7th to cement the Warriors’ win against Somerville on April 14. (File photo). The Franklin High School baseball Warriors in an April 14 game against Somerville scored in five of six innings and broke the game open with a five-run sixth to defeat the Pioneers 11-3. The Warriors never trailed, building …

The Township Council opened its April 14 meeting with a flurry of commendations and proclamations, recognizing a local service club’s donation to the Franklin Food Bank, celebrating the township’s business community, and designating April as the official month for multiple awareness and heritage causes. From food security to “Dark Skies,” the evening’s recognitions painted a portrait of a community that …

The New Jersey Department of Labor issued two stop-work orders April 8 against a township-based excavating company, halting work at a college and public library construction site after investigators uncovered wage theft and multiple labor law violations. Artur Alves Excavating Inc. of Elizabeth Avenue was ordered to stop work at The College of New Jersey in Ewing and at the …

The Raritan Valley Symphonic Band presents its annual Spring concert, “Music From the Masters” at 3 p.m. April 26 at Franklin High School, 500 Elizabeth Avenue. Under the direction of Music Director William Berz, the free concert features a wind band transcription of Carl Orff’s popular cantata “Carmina Burana”.  Other works by composers Richard Strauss, J. S. Bach, John Philip …

Lance Haldeman of Somerset died April 12 at the Center of Hope Hospice, Scotch Plains. He was 56. Born in Clearfield, Pa., he was formerly of Cunningham, Pa., Worland, WY and Berkeley, West Virginia, before moving to Somerset many years ago. Mr. Haldeman was a 1992 graduate from Penn State, Harrisburg Campus, earning a Bachelor’s of Mathematics and Science. Prior …

NEW PRESIDENT – Danielle Keens, the. new FTBL President, addresses player, coaches, and volunteers during the league’s opening day on April 11. The Franklin Township Baseball and Softball League opened its 2026 season April 11 with its largest enrollment since 2018, a growing community presence, and a milestone in the league’s history.

MAKING HER CASE – Somerset County Commission Director and Franklin resident Shanel Robinson answers a question during the April 11 Congressional District 12 candidates’ forum held at First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens. The 13 candidates running for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. House of Representatives’ 12th District faced off April 11 at a forum held at the First …

REMEMBERING HIS SON – Dr. Joseph Apuzzio remembers his late son, Kevin, at the 20th anniversary memorial of the younger Apuzzio’s line-of-duty death on April 11. Looking on is East Franklin Fire Chief Dan Krushinski. Two decades have passed since Kevin Apuzzio ran into a burning home to rescue a stranger, but for those gathered April 11 at the East …