625 New Brunswick Rd. Somerset, NJ 08873 (908) 231-7312 Open Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A Variety of Board & Card Games (Monopoly, Po-Ke-No, Yahtzee, Dominoes & Checkers) – Available Monday – Friday. If one of your favorite games is not listed and you would like to play, or if you are interested in starting a club …

The Somerset County Park Commission has announced that the 8th annual Spring Adult Bocce League will begin play at the Colonial Park Bocce Courts at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7. The League is open to all adults age 18 and over. League play will be on Tuesday evenings at 6 p.m. Teams of two players will compete through Tuesday, …

West Africa was front and center at the April 23 Township Council meeting, with proclamations and a welcome for a visiting mayor. In separate proclamations, the Council recognized the township’s Sierra Leone population – said to be the most dense outside of Sierra Leone – and the Republic of Sierra Leone, both for the country’s 58th independence anniversary. The Council …

Nearly 200 people gathered at the Masjid-e-Ali mosque on Cedar Grove Lane April 22 for a vigil to remember the victims of the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka. The wave of suicide bombings, in churches and hotels, left about 290 people dead and hundreds more wounded. Multiple suspects were arrested, and the attacks were blamed on a little-known Islamist …

The undersigned are writing this open letter to request that you deny Williams/Transco’s Applications for a Freshwater Wetlands Permit, Waterfront Development Individual Permit and Coastal Wetlands Permit for the unnecessary and dangerous Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) project, which includes compressor station 206. This project presents significant perils to local residents in the form of potential fires and explosions as well …

A seven-run fourth inning powered the Franklin High School Warriors baseball team to a 16-1 win over Manville High School April 22 in the opening day of the Somerset County Tournament. Nearly every Warrior had a say in the win, which featured an inside-the-park two-run homer in the home third inning and a total of 10 stolen bases. Earlier in …

A pad for a future fast-food drive-through restaurant and an ATM kiosk in Veronica Plaza were given various stages of approval at the April 17 Planning Board meeting. The 3,000-square-foot fast-food pad was given preliminary approval because the applicant, 3 Ronson LLC, did not yet have a tenant, the board was told. The ATM kiosk, which will be branded by …

Ten more Franklin High School athletes signed their Letters of Intent to play for various colleges and universities on April 17. The ceremony was held in the FHS library Pictured are, seated, left to right: Zania May (Rider, Track and Field); Brooke Sachau(William Paterson, Women’s Soccer); Jordan Davis (Immaculate University, Men’s Soccer); AJ Gordon (Moravian College, Baseball). Standing, left to …

Elizabeth P. Rosi, 93, passed away on April 18 at Regency Heritage Rehabilitation Center in Somerset. Mrs. Rosi was born July 22, 1925 in New Brunswick to the late Leonard and Mimiae (Tooker) Penney. She was a lifelong resident of Somerset. Elizabeth retired from John Wiley publishing in Somerset. She also worked at Bakelite in Middlesex, and she assisted with …

About 200 parishioners participated in the annual Stations of the Cross walk held by St. Matthias Catholic Church on April 19. The church holds the event every Good Friday. The 14 stations commemorate Jesus Christ’s last day on Earth, and focus on his suffering as he carried his cross to Cavalry, where he was crucified. The St. Matthias walk started …