Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots Baseball Club, led by Chairman Emeritus Steve Kalafer and Co-Chairmen Jonathan Kalafer and Joshua Kalafer, presented a ceremonial check to Somerset County elected officials in the amount of $20,276,654.26.   The check represented 20 years of the team’s partnership with Somerset County for TD Bank Ballpark and includes payments over that time up to the …

The Township Council on Dec. 11 is set to vote on a censure resolution against Councilman Rajiv Prasad, charging that his actions bring “dishonor” to the governing body and that he has “lost the trust” of the council and many residents. While that’s a nice gesture for the residents outraged by the rogue Councilman’s antics, in our opinion it falls …

A vote to censure Township Councilman Rajiv Prasad is scheduled for the council’s Dec. 11 meeting. The agenda item, called an “add-on,” was added to the agenda on Dec. 10. Township Democrats regularly caucus on the Sunday before a council meeting. Prasad (D-At Large) has been courting controversy for the past three years, the most recent with the revelation that …

We’re proud to introduce Franklin Reporter & Advocate Radio, a weekly podcast that will look at the top stories of the previous week, speak to a topical Newsmaker or two, and take a peek into the week ahead. This week’s Newsmaker is Franklin High School Girls’ Basketball Coach Audrey Taylor, who gave us some of her time to talk about …

Franklin High School was the scene Dec. 8 of a holiday festival, courtesy of a Newark-based foundation. The Three Doctors Foundation, a group created to promote a message of health, education and youth mentoring, brought its annual Positive Peer Challenge and Holiday Health Basketball Benefit to Warrior Country. The day consisted of a vendor fair, displays by a number of …

A 23-year-old township man was killed Dec. 7 in a snowmobile accident in upstate New York. Jonathan Black was ejected from his snowmobile on a trail in Webb, N.Y. after it failed to negotiate a turn, according to a published report. Black’s injuries did not seem life-threatening at first, according to the report, but he suffered cardiac arrest as he …

Mrs. Wilhelmina Goldwire passed away peacefully on Dec. 5 at St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick. Wilhelmina ‘Red’ was born in Whiteville, North Carolina and lived for a time in Jersey City prior to moving to Somerset in 1990. She earned her college degree from Phoenix University and was employed for many years as a Postal Handler for the …

The 2018 holiday season is well underway in the Eight Villages, as demonstrated by two events Dec. 7. First was the annual holiday tree lighting in the municipal complex, followed by a celebration in the Senior/Community Center. A highlight of the celebration was a short performance by the Franklin High School Madrigals singing group. At the same time, Middlebush Reformed …

By Bill Connell, Somerset. It is clear from the comments made to me that far more people read these Speak Out pieces than I realized.  When asked why I have not written anything on the Township Council, I say I am giving up.  All I have accomplished is now the  Democratic Party treats me like Scientology treats Leah Remini.  This …

Township Councilman Rajiv Prasad in September appeared to ask for the township manager’s help in fixing several parking tickets issued to parishioners of an East Millstone church. In a response email, Township Manager Robert Vornlocker blasted Prasad, telling him it was “inappropriate” for Prasad to be involved in the matter. Prasad (D-At Large), in a Sept. 6 email to Vornlocker, …