New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians (NJAFP) President Maria F. Ciminelli, MD, FAAFP (left) with American Academy of Family Physicians President-Elect Gary L. LeRoy, MD, FAAFP (right) at the NJAFP Family Medicine Forum in Atlantic City. Photo: NJAFP. A township resident has been named president of the New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians. Dr. Maria Ciminelli, associate director of the …

Schools Superintendent John Ravally describes the results of the goals set for him by the Board of Education. The Board of Education July 16 approved a nearly $21,000 merit bonus payment for schools Superintendent John Ravally. The bonus is part of Ravally’s salary package; Ravally is in the third year of a five-year contract which carries a base salary of …

Bridgewater, New Jersey – The Somerset Patriots (3-2, 45-30) defeated the York Revolution (3-2, 37-37) 12-7 at TD Bank Ballpark on Tuesday evening. Mike Fransoso returned to the lineup for the first time in over a month after transitioning into a player-coach role to go 4-for-5 with three RBI. “It was awesome. It was emotional to get back in there. …

State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen said Trump’s remarks were racist. Pres. Donald Trump should apologize to the four House of Representative members he targeted in “racist” weekend tweets, telling them to “go back to where they came from,” a local state Assemblyman said on July 16. State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-12), called for the president’s apology in a Facebook post. Danielsen, …

Among the fundraisers run by the Franklin Women’s Club is the annual tricky tray, such as this one in 2017. Money raised is used for programs such as scholarships for graduating Franklin High School seniors. An open house for women interested in joining the Franklin Township Women’s Club is set for 1-3 p.m. Aug. 24 at the New Jersey State …

Bridgewater, New Jersey – The York Revolution (3-1, 37-36) defeated the Somerset Patriots (2-2, 44-30) 6-3 at TD Bank Ballpark on Monday evening. York opened the scoring in the top of the second inning on a solo home run from Isaias Tejeda (7) down the left-field line. The Revolution added two more in the third inning on Henry Castillo’s (9) …

Mayor Phil Kramer cuts the ribbon at the Franklin Food Bank’s dedication of its new Churchill Avenue headquarters. To the left of Kramer is Food Bank Executive Director Frank Hasner and Board of Trustees President Elayne Glick. The Franklin Food Bank on July 14 celebrated the “culmination of a long-term vision” with the grand opening of its new facility on …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (2-1, 44-29) defeated the New Britain Bees (1-2, 36-36) 14-1 at TD Bank Ballpark on Sunday evening. The Bees took an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning on an RBI single by Alejandro De Aza. Somerset answered in the bottom of the frame with a run on an error and …

Bridgewater, NJ – The New Britain Bees (1-1, 36-35) defeated the Somerset Patriots (1-1, 43-29) 7-6 before 6,177 fans at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday evening. Ramon Flores, who finished the game 4-for-5 with two runs scored, a double, two triples, a home run and two RBI was called out in a controversial play at the plate on what could …

State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen speaks to the Township Council at its July 9 meeting. About $1 million of the state’s Fiscal Year 2020 budget targeted for a township stream project was frozen by Gov. Phil Murphy, but a local state Assemblyman has promised to fight for it. The $1.1 million was to go to restoration efforts along DeRussey’s Brook, which …