County Freeholder Director Shanel Robinson will be among those honored at the Somerset County Democratic Committee’s Black Caucus Black History Month event. Township resident Shanel Robinson, the first African-American woman to serve as Somerset County Freeholder Director, will be honored February 1 by the Somerset County Democratic Committee’s Black Caucus. The event is set for 2-5 p.m. at the township …
Read More »Quail Brook Senior Center Sets February Schedule
625 New Brunswick Rd. Somerset, NJ 08873 908-231-7312 Open Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. OOA&DS Satellite Office Opportunity, Adalin Ball, M.S.W., eldercare educator, Somerset County Office on Aging & Disability Services, is scheduled for the third Wednesday of the month from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Adalin will be at the center on Feb. 19, to assist …
Read More »Warriors On The Academic Move
Darlene Slavick, of Somerset, studied this fall in Melbourne, Australia. Slavick is a biology major in the Class of 2021 and a graduate of Bishop George Ahr High School. Widener University congratulates Brittney Jones of Somerset, NJ, 08873 for achieving dean’s list status during the fall 2019 semester. Jones is majoring in Nursing. The dean’s list recognizes full-time students who …
Read More »ProCure Completes Cancer Treatment Of 5,000th Patient
Submitted by ProCure. ProCure Proton Therapy Center in Somerset passed another celebratory achievement with the graduation of its 5,000th patient to complete treatment, in this case for prostate cancer.
Read More »Franklin Middle School Presents ‘Grease’
The Franklin Middle School players are presenting the musical “Grease” at the Sampson G. Smith campus for two weekends in January and February. The show looks at high school life in the 1950s through the experiences of two main characters, the “greaser” Danny and the wholesome exchange student, Sandy.
Read More »FHS Sports: Warriors Basketball Team Falls To Watchung Hills, 88-41
Franklin’s Ikenna Eluwa goes strong to the basket in the Warriors’ January 30 game against Watchung Hills. An overpowered Franklin High School Warriors basketball team couldn’t quite get its footing in its 88-41 loss to Watchung Hills on January 30. Watchung, the No. 9-ranked team in the state, dominated teh Warriors from the tip-off.
Read More »Life Story: Hon. Leonard Arnold, Superior Court Judge
Judge Leonard Arnold passed away on January 29 at the Landow House in Rockville, Maryland. Judge Arnold was born in Brooklyn and lived in Somerset for many years and West Windsor before moving to Maryland. He was a longtime member of Temple Beth El in Somerset. He was a graduate of Harvard Law School and worked for AT&T as a …
Read More »Chamber Of Commerce Honors Residents, Businesses At Its 60th Birthday Party
Attendees enjoy the cocktail hour January 28 at the Franklin Chamber of Commerce’s 60th Anniversary Gala at the Marigold. Two township residents and four businesses were honored January 29 during the Franklin Township Chamber of Commerce’s 60th anniversary gala at The Marigold on Hamilton Street. Nicolas DiMeglio was given the Volunteerism award, Somerset County Sheriff Darrin Russo was given the …
Read More »Ban Of Single-Use Plastic, Paper Bags Discussed By Township Council
Township Councilman Ted Chase displays a reusable bag that could be substituted for single-use paper or plastic bags. A township ban on single-use plastic and paper bags, Styrofoam food containers and single-use straws – Somerset County’s first, if enacted – was the subject of a more than two-hour discussion at the January 28 Township Council meeting. At the heart of …
Read More »Central Jersey College Prep Charter School Wins Diversity Award
Sponsored Content. CJCP has earned the College Board AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award for achieving high female representation in AP Computer Science Principles. Schools honored with the AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award have expanded young women’s access to AP computer science courses.
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