All-American Lady Warrior Diamond Miller has been named the 2018-19 Gatorade New Jersey Girls’ Basketball Player of the Year. Miller, a 6’3″ guard who has committed to playing next year for the University of Maryland, has been the driving force behind the Lady Warriors’ historic 31-0 season. The Lady Warriors are set to face off against Lenape High School at …

Lois Brooks, 87, passed away surrounded by her family on March 6 at her home in Somerset. Mrs. Brooks was born March 6, 1932 in Newark to the late Sydney and Sadie (Metzger) Sherman. Lois was preceded in death by her loving husband, Joseph Brooks, and her sister, Roberta Harris. She is survived by her children and step children, Geri …

New York, NY – Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB) announced today the experimental playing rules and equipment that will be in place during the 2019 Atlantic League Championship Season. The list of changes is as follows: Home plate umpire assisted in calling balls and strikes by a TrackMan radar tracking system No mound …

UNION TOWNSHIP – If there was ever any doubt about whether the Franklin High School Lady Warrior basketball team would continue its incredible win streak in its North Group IV semi-final against the Bloomfield Bengals on March 7, it was erased within the first few minutes of the game. The Warriors were up 13-2 a mere 3 1/2 minutes into …

Bentley University, Waltham, Mass., placed three student-athletes on the 2018 Academic All-Northeast-10 Conference football team, including sophomore running back Andrew Brazicki of Franklin Park. Brittney Jones of Somerset was named to Widener University Dean’s List. Seton Hall University announce the following students who qualified for Fall 2018 Dean’s list: Nathaniel Asumeng, Shivani Desai, Isabella Fiorello, Alexander Melillo, John Mercado, Ashlin Miller, …

PRINCETON JUNCTION – Township resident Kenneth Hitchner has been named to the 2019 Public Relations Society of America NJ Board. Hitchner is Director of Content Strategy for CMA, a full-service communications, marketing and association management firm. Hitchner will serve a one-year term on the Communications Committee. In that role, he will lead PRSA NJ’s public relations and promotion initiatives. For …

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To the Editor: I appreciate your work as editor of Franklin Reporter with some reservation. First thing: personal likes and dislikes have no place in journalism.I spoke in the last Township Council Meeting, but there is no mention in your Franklin Reporter. I find mention of Rob Paterson, Sid Lentz & Skip Schaefer mentioned on Page 2. How could you …

​Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots today announced the signing of Major League catcher Mike Ohlman for the 2019 season. “I’m committed 100% to helping the Patriots win,” said Ohlman. “I like to put everything forward wherever I am in to put my team in the best position to win. I am here to win a championship.”  Ohlman enters his first season …

Bayonne High School’s game plan against the Lady Warriors March 6 was quickly evident: swarm senior Diamond Miller and stop her from scoring. That worked for the most part, Miller was held to a season-low 12 points. But there was one factor the Bees didn’t take into account: the rest of the Lady Warriors’ team. Junior Keona Schenck was one …