SCPO Chief of Detectives John Fodor. Photo: LinkedIn. The Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office will assume administrative oversight of the township police department on July 1, following the abrupt retirements of FTPD Chief Richard Grammar and Captain Greg Borlan. Both Grammar and Borlan will retire as of June 30. As of next month, John W. Fodor, the Prosecutor’s Office’s Chief of …

Franklin High School Lady Warriors display their championship rings on June 10. The Franklin High School Lady Warriors basketball team received the final memento of its historic 2018-19 campaign on June 10: the championship rings. Holding an intimate dinner for team members, coaches and family at the Chimney Rock Inn, the girls celebrated each other one more time. The rings …

Bruce Blum. Photo: PIA NJ. A township man was elected president of the Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey on June 9 at the association’s annual business meeting at Harrah’s in Atlantic City. Bruce Blum, CPIA, is owner of Blum & Walsh Group Inc., a division of T.E. Freuler Agency in Somerset.          As an active member of PIANJ, Blum …

A $2,500 reward is being offered by Crime Stoppers of Somerset County, Inc. for information leading to the arrest and indictment of those involved in the shooting death of a 30-year-old Somerset man. David D. Anderson of Henry Street died after he was shot multiple times before 11 p.m. May 18 on Matilda Avenue, according to a press release from …

Bridgewater, New Jersey – The Somerset Patriots (26-17) completed a weekend sweep of the York Revolution (13-30) with a 4-3 win Sunday afternoon at TD Bank Ballpark. The Patriots opened the scoring on a beautiful afternoon in the bottom of the second inning. Justin Pacchioli reached base on a two-out double down the left field line, stole third base and …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (25-17) defeated the York Revolution (13-29) 5-4 in ten innings before 6,014 fans at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday evening. Trailing 4-2 in the bottom of the tenth inning, Somerset rallied for three runs. Will Kengor drove in one and Edwin Espinal tied up the game with an RBI base hit. After a double …

The school’s entryway was decorated with paper hot air balloons, each of which carried a picture of a teacher. The third annual Science Fair Spectacular kicked off June 7 at MacAfee Road Elementary School with the theme of “Up, Up and Away.” Highlighting the fair was a hot air balloon set up behind the school. As in the past, students …

Artist’s rendering of the facade of one of teh two buildings in the newly approved apartment complex. The rebirth of Hamilton Street continued June 6, with the Zoning Board of Adjustment approval of a plan for a two-building apartment complex that will hold 77 units. The project is targeted for lots on Hamilton on either side of Pershing Avenue. A …

Central Jersey College Prep Charter School principal Namik Sercan, foreground, testifies during the June 6 Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting. Central Jersey College Prep Charter School won approval June 6 to expand its Mettlers Road building to accommodate its growing student population. The approval that came from the Zoning Board of Adjustment was necessary because schools are not allowed in …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (24-17) defeated the York Revolution (13-28) 2-0 before 6,581 fans at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday evening. The Patriots took the lead in the bottom of the fifth inning on a two-run blast by Mike Fransoso (2). “I was just trying to help the team out,” said Fransoso of his game-changing homer. “It’s nice …