Bill Grippo talks about the Ambassador Program. A fundraising program designed to provide long-term sustainability for the Franklin Food Bank was debuted November 12. Called the Ambassador Program, the goal is to generate donations of between $5,000 and $10,000 per month.

Kassin Coffey A 31-year-old North Brunswick man has been arrested in connection with a Nov. 4 shooting on Somerset Street. Kasin A. Coffey was charged on Nov. 8 with 2nd Degree Aggravated Assault and 2nd Degree Unlawful Possession of a Firearm in the shooting, which left a 25-year-old New Brunswick man with non-life-threatening injuries, according to a Nov. 12 press …

Submitted by the Franklin Township Task Force on Compressor Station 206 and NESE. For the health, safety and future of our families and communities, we continue to oppose the Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) Project.

More than 100 area military veterans gathered Nov. 8 at the Stage House restaurant on Amwell Road for state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen’s Veterans’ Day breakfast. In the largest such gathering to date, more than 100 military veterans gathered at the Stage House restaurant Nov. 8 for state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen’s annual Veterans’ Day breakfast. This is the fifth year that …

Ronald Mednick, of Somerset passed away on November 6 at home. He was 74. Born in the Bronx, New York, he lived in Flushing and Spring Valley, New York, Memphis, Tennessee and Randolph before moving to Somerset in 2004. He worked as Media Director for various agencies and clients throughout the NY/NJ area, most recently for JL Media, Inc. in …

Mrs. Dorothy Camella passed away on November 5 at home with her family at her side. She was 97 years old. Mrs. Camella was born in Queens, NY and lived there until 1958, when she moved to Somerset, and lived there for 33 years, before moving to Hillsborough. She was pre-deceased by her husband, Joseph Camella in 2012, and her …

Franklin Middle School’s TyJhir Williams runs for a touchdown Nov. 6 during the BCC Middle School Championship game at Franklin High School. The Franklin Middle School football Warriors ended their undefeated season with a bang on Nov. 6, taking the BCC conference Middle School Championship with a dominant 42-14 win over Plainfield. The win, before a boisterous crowd at Franklin …

Robert Phillip Hammer, 96, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on November 1 at his home in Somerset. Robert was born July 1, 1923 in Karlsruhe, Germany to the late Kraft and Amelia (Botti) Hammer. He immigrated to the United States in 1956 through Canada and settled in Long Island, NY. He met his wife Betty in New York …

Somerset County Sheriff-elect Darrin Russo, center, gestures after his history making victory on Nov. 5. Township Democrats won big in the Nov. 5 elections, sweeping the Mayoral and Township Council races, making history in the Somerset County Sheriff race and maintaining a seat in the state General Assembly. Locally, Mayor Phil Kramer and his running mates for the Township Council’s …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball has named Somerset Patriots second baseman Craig Massey to their annual Red, White, and Blue All- Defensive Team. Massey finished the season with a .977 fielding percentage at the position. He played second base in 98 games, including 96 as the starter.