Onoseta Ufuah powers through Gil St. Bernard’s defenders during the Lady Warriors’ January 23 game. Three Lady Warriors scored in double-digits January 23 in the team’s 57-41 victory over Gil St. Bernard’s. The game was as close as the score suggests. Franklin had to fight back from several deficits, including digging out of a 6-point hole with less than two …

Isla Glaser gets a “high five” from school board member Michelle Shelton during the January 23 board meeting. The 4-year-old township girl who is credited with saving her mother’s life in December received two honors at the January 23 Board of Education meeting. Isla Glaser, a student at MacAfee Road School, received an award from the school as well as …

Senior Onoseta Ufuah scores two of her game-leading 17 points January 21 during the Lady Warriors’ win against Hunterdon Central. Onoseta Ufuah led the Lady Warriors to a definitive 48-20 win over Hunterdon Central on January 21, in a game that saw Hunterdon restricted to single-digits every quarter. A senior, Ufuah led all scorers with 17 points, including a three-pointer. …

Mr. Eric M. Peart passed away January 19 at his home in Somerset. He was 49 years old. Mr. Peart was born in Newark and lived in Jersey City and Orange before moving to Somerset in 2015. He graduated from Snyder High School in Jersey City and continued earning various IT certifications. He was employed as a Technical Support Specialist …

Mr. William J. Murphy passed away on January 19, surrounded by his wife of 56 years and his four kids. He was 78 years young, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend. Bill was born in Bayonne, spent most of his youthful years growing up in Elizabeth, and for the past 53 years, called Franklin Park his home. …

Mrs. Kanta Gurnani passed away peacefully on January 17 at her home in Somerset. She was 73 years old. Mrs. Gurnani was born in British India and was a resident of the Somerset section of Franklin Township. She had a lengthy career with Lucent Technologies (now Nokia) in New Providence, NJ. She was a devout Hindu, who enjoyed yoga, reading …

Jeannette Snyder passed away on January 20 at her home in Somerset. She was 93 years old. She was born in Belle Meade and was raised on her family farm in Franklin Township. She remained a lifetime resident of Somerset. She was employed for many years as a bus driver for Riverview transportation and also worked as a server at …

State Education Commissioner Lamont Repollet, center, speaks with state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen, left, and Danielsen’s Chief of Staff, Wayne Dibofsky, at the annual Franklin Community Breakfast. Education can be a method to manifest Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream of a “just society,” the state’s education commissioner said January 20. Lamont Repollet, the Franklin resident who was elevated from Asbury …

Census information was relayed in a number of ways, including through these Census coloring books. Somerset County brought its Census 2020 roadshow to the township on January 18, offering education under the guise of entertainment at one of the township schools. The event was called “Winterfest 2020,” a nod to Census 2020 and the county administration’s desire to have as …

Project engineer Vajira Gunawardana speaks to the Planning Board about a planned John F. Kennedy memorial on JFK Boulevard. A 792-square-foort memorial to Pres. John F. Kennedy at a strip shopping plaza on John F. Kennedy Boulevard was approved January 15 by the Planning Board. The memorial will feature a 9-foot-tall statue of Kennedy and his son, John, Jr. – …