THE PEP TALK – Township Environmental Commission member Stan Jaracz speaks to volunteers April 11 at the start of the annual John Clyde Memorial Stream Cleanup at Seeley’s Run. Armed with grabbers and garbage bags, dozens of volunteers gathered in the morning of April 11 to scour the banks of Seeley’s Run for the annual John Clyde Stream Cleanup. The …

CATCHING THEIR BREATH – Members of the Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School VEX IQ Elementary Team, X-Stream, who have qualified for the 2026 VEX Robotics World Championship.The 2026 VEX Robotics World Championship will take place from April 21–30, 2026, at the America’s Center Convention Complex in St. Louis, Missouri. Students and faculty at Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School have logged a string of competitive and academic …

The Rutgers Prep Argonauts exacted a measure of revenge April 9 against the Franklin High School baseball team, defeating the Warriors 15-2 just days after a similarly lopsided win against Rutgers Prep by Franklin. With the loss, the Warriors evened their early record at 1-1 overall and 1-1 in the Skyland conference.

PEP TALK – The Franklin High School Lady Warriors flag football team had an impressive outing against rival Piscataway on April 8. Gianna Mattia threw two touchdown passes and scored another on the ground, and the Franklin High School girls flag football team rolled past Piscataway 44-0 on April 8 in a dominant performance that was sealed with a pair …

Gary J. Unterman of Somerset passed away on April 7, at the age of 83. Born in New Brunswick and raised in Highland Park, he lived in Metuchen with his family before moving to Somerset, where he resided for more than 30 years. He worked as a computer consultant for more than four decades, predominantly in the banking and brokerage …

DESIGN EXPLANATION – Architect Bill Feinberg talks about the materials that will be used on the proposed shopping center at Route 27 and Clover Place. A proposed shopping center and restaurant on a site that once housed Somerset County’s first courthouse drew scrutiny from the Township Historic Preservation Advisory Commission on April 7, with members calling for ground-penetrating radar surveys, …

ON THE RUN – Lady Warrior April Ho is on her way to second base April 7 during Franklin’s softball game against Warren Hills.

03/01/2026 A Somerset resident was the victim of a theft in the area of JFK Blvd. during the overnight hours. The unknown suspect(s) stole the victim’s motor vehicle and left evidence of broken glass behind in the area of the parking stall. The vehicle was entered stolen into a national database. The vehicle was later located, unoccupied, in an outside …

MAN SENTENCED – Police in February blocked off several streets while looking for Kenneth James, who was sentenced March 11. The 34-year-old Somerset man captured in February by police after being on the lam since the summer of 2025 was sentenced to 11 years in state prison for crimes of which he was convicted last year.

EXPLAINING THE NEED – Somerset Bible Baptist Church Pastor Brian Fisher tells the Zoning Board why the church needs the proposed gymnasium at the April 2 hearing. Variances that would help pave the way for construction of a 1-story gymnasium behind the Somerset Bible Baptist Church on Cedar Grove Lane were approved April 2 by the township Zoning Board of …