Crime scene tape stretches across Matilda Avenue after midnight on Oct. 23. One person was reportedly shot to death in their car Oct. 22 while driving on Matilda Avenue. Preliminary details were sketchy, but Franklin Township police and Somerset County Prosecutor’s detectives were on the scene late into the night. Police have blocked Matilda from Franklin Boulevard to Ralph Street. …

Franklin Township native son Vito Mistretta, in blue shirt, was honored with his own day at the Oct. 22 Township Council meeting. Oct. 22 was officially declared “Vito Mistretta Day” by the Township Council, in honor of a lifelong township resident credited with helping start the Hamilton Street redevelopment. Mistretta, owner of Vito’s Head Shop on Hamilton Street, is an …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced that the team will hire a new Third Base/Hitting Coach for the 2020 season. The Somerset Patriots are looking for interested individuals to fill the position. The ideal candidate should have professional baseball experience and success at different levels of the game. Previous coaching experience is preferred, but not necessary. All interested individuals …

The Franklin High School girls’ soccer team celebrated Senior Night Oct. 18 with a 3-0 victory over Paterson East Side. Two of the three Warriors’ goals came in the first half with the third registered in the second half when the East Side goalie could not control a ball hit right at her. Here are some scenes from the night:

Assistant Superintendent Dan Loughran talks about student achievement at the Oct. 17 Board of Education meeting. Student achievement is on the uptick in literacy, while math skills still need to be improved, the Board of Education was told at its Oct. 17 meeting. Dan Loughran, the district’s assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, told the board that assessment tests showed …

The Franklin High School boys soccer team fell to Gil St. Bernard’s Oct. 17, 3-0. All of Gil’s goals were scored in the second half, with the second and third coming within three minutes of each other. The team next plays J.P. Stevens on Oct. 22 at home. Here are some scenes from the game:

Dorothy McLaughlin passed away on Oct. 14 at The Parker Home in Somerset. She was 83 years old. Mrs. McLaughlin was born in Arlington, Massachusetts, graduated from Framingham High School, Class of ‘54, earned her Bachelor of Science degree in History at Bridgewater State Teachers College, Class of ‘58, and worked as a Social Studies teacher in Springfield, MA before …

Mrs. Virgina Saladini-Schwend passed away Oct. 14 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 81 years old. Mrs. Saladini-Schwend was born in Wilmington, DE. She relocated to The Bronx, but has been a resident of Somerset since 1964. Virginia worked for over 25 years as a Research Administrator for Ortho Pharmaceuticals in Raritan. She was also …

Submitted by the Franklin Township Task Force On Compressor Station 206 and NESE. New Jersey protected our clean air and water with a denial of the PennEast pipeline permits and opposition to the Meadowlands (North Bergen) Power Plant – Now it’s time to Stop NESE. By Friday, October 25 and Tuesday, October 29, the state Department of Environmental Protection needs …

Reconstruction work on Amwell Road, between Cedar Grove and DeMott lanes, is slated to be conducted from Oct. 17 to Oct. 24. The resurfacing and curb ramp work on a section of Amwell Road is scheduled to begin on Oct. 17 and last through Oct. 24. The work entails milling and paving Amwell Road between Cedar Grove and DeMott lanes, …