Township Councilwoman Kimberly Francois led the effort in the ordinance amendment. An ordinance amendment that would allow the Township Council to remove some board and commission members “for cause” was introduced at the May 28 Council meeting. The amendment would give Council members more leeway in removing board and commission members than they now have. Currently, a member of a …

A dozen engineering firms received professional service contracts from the Township Council at its May 28 meeting. Each contract is worth up to $300,000. The firms receiving the contracts were: BANC3 Engineering, Inc., 300 Alexander Park, Suite 300, Princeton, NJ 08540 Boswell Engineering, 330 Phillips Ave, Hackensack, NJ 07606 Carroll Engineering of NJ, LLC, 105 Raider Blvd., Ste, 206, Hillsborough, …

Candles, flowers and “Happy Birthday” balloons comprise a makeshift memorial for Dominc Frederick at Petty Road and Foxwood Drive. The township man who police say died May 25 after he was shot and crashed his car into a Foxwood Drive home was killed three days before his birthday. Dominic Frederick, 25, a Winston Road resident, was shot in the Petty …

Pres. Abraham Lincoln impersonator Robert Costello recites the Gettysburg Address during the township’s Memorial Day commemoration. A parade that stretched for nearly a mile and a ceremony capped by the playing of “Taps” highlighted the May 27 observance of Memorial Day in the township. Along the way was a flyover by a Coast Guard rescue helicopter and a rendition of …

Sugar Land, Texas – The Somerset Patriots (18-12) failed to finish out a late lead for the second-straight night on Monday, dropping the series opener to the Sugar Land Skeeters (20-12) 7-6 at Constellation Field. Sugar Land opened the scoring in the bottom of the second inning on a Juan Silverio (4) two-run home run to left-center field. Anthony Giansanti (4) …

Waldorf, Maryland – The Somerset Patriots (18-11) let a late lead slip away in a 3-2 loss to the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (7-22) Sunday night at Regency Furniture Stadium. The Blue Crabs jumped ahead in the bottom of the first inning on a Rubi Silva (3) solo home run. Somerset answered in the next half inning on Michael Ohlman’s (1) …

Two men inside an SUV that reportedly crashed into this Foxwood Drive house were shot, according to published reports. One of the men died, and the second transported himself to an area hospital for treatment. According to several unconfirmed reports, a man who was in an automobile that crashed into a Foxwood Drive home on May 25 was shot to …

Dear Franklin Residents, Please join us for the Memorial Day parade and program on May 27. The parade route starts on New Brunswick Road and DeMott Lane at noon and ends at the Veterans Memorial at the Franklin Township Municipal Complex. The memorial program begins when the parade has finished. I’ve enjoyed listening to the stories of the parade’s grand …

​Waldorf, Maryland – The Somerset Patriots (18-10) put together a dominant performance Saturday night in a 9-1 win over the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (6-22) at Regency Furniture Stadium. The Patriots jumped in front 3-0 in the top of the third inning. Eight batters came to the plate in the frame, including RBI singles from D’Arby Myers and Will Kengor, along …

​Waldorf, Maryland – The Somerset Patriots (17-10) plated five unanswered runs over the final three innings Friday night to top the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (6-21) 6-4 at Regency Furniture Stadium. The Patriots jumped in front in the top of the first inning on an RBI infield single from Will Kengor. The Blue Crabs answered in the second on a two-out, …