The Township police officers who took part in resuscitating a man who had collapsed while shoveling snow last month will be honored at the February 24 Township Council meeting. Police said that two officers – Officer Martin Ragaie and Officer Edmond Neequaye, who is currently in field training – on January 19 responded to a 9-1-1 call at about 10:27 …

Raymond Albert Fischer, 81, passed away peacefully on February 17 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Born on August 10, 1944, in Somerville, Raymond was the son of the late Raymond Albert Fischer and Sarah Louise Hall. He was raised in Martinsville and attended Somerville High School. In 1961, Raymond joined the United States Army. He proudly …

PREPARING THE SHOT – Sophomore Sean Duncan prepares to take a foul shot during the Warriors’ February 17 game against College Achieve Asbury Park. The Franklin High School Warriors basketball team let slip a 20-point lead against College Achieve Asbury Park on February 17, eventually falling to the Knights 75-72. Although they managed to cut seven points off the 20-point …

Kathleen R. Murphy of Somerset passed away on February 14 at home. She was 96. Born and raised in Bayonne, she lived in Point Pleasant, Robbinsville and Hamilton before moving to Somerset more than 12 years ago. She worked as a Registered Nurse for many years at Bayonne Hospital, Christ Hospital and the Jersey City Medical Center before becoming a …

John B. McGuinness of Somerset passed away on February 12 at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 89. Born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio, he lived in Rochester, New York before moving to Somerset in 1974. John served in the US Navy toward the end of the Korean War into the late 1950s. He worked …

CEREMONIAL LIGHTING – Township Councilwoman Shepa Uddin, mayor Phil Kramer, Deputy Mayor Alex Kharazi, and Township Councilmen Shubhendu Singh and Ram Anbarasan (left to right) after the ceremonial Moon Crescent was lit at the Township’s annual Ramadan Lighting ceremony. More than 150 people gathered at the Franklin Township Senior/Community Center February 15 for the township’s annual Ramadan Lighting of the …

FOCUS – Jamila McRiney takes a moment before sinking the first of two free-throws with seconds left in the Somerset County Tournament game against Gil St. Bernard’s. Aleah Sunkins scored a double-double and Alissa Myers sunk the 100th 3-point shot of her career during the Franklin High School Lady Warriors basketball team’s upset victory over Gil St. Bernard’s February 14 …

State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (File photo). Three bills designed to protect immigrants, reintroduced after they were vetoed by former Gov. Phil Murphy before he left office in December, were reported out of a state Assembly committee February 12. The Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee – chaired by Franklin resident Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-12) – advanced the bills, which aim …

A special concert performance of a new musical commemorating George Washington and troops crossing the Delaware River on Christmas 1776 prior to the battles of Princeton and Trenton is set for 7 p.m. February 28 at Franklin Middle School – Sampson G. Smith campus, 1649 Amwell Road. The musical, “The Crossing: A Revolutionary New Musical … In Concert,” will feature …

Carol W. Rossler passed away on February 11 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Somerville. She was 88 years old. Born in Queens, New York, Carol was the daughter of the late Joseph and Agnes (Hirsch) Wagner. She was raised in Elmhurst and attended Cathedral High School in Manhattan. She then went on to graduate from the Katharine Gibbs …