​Bridgewater, NJ – The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball announced Tuesday that shortstop Alfredo Rodriguez and relief pitcher Mike Antonini have been named to the 2018 Post-Season All-Star Team. Rodriguez earns this selection after completing his second season with the Somerset Patriots. The everyday starting shortstop led the Patriots in games played (122), at-bats (432), hits (131), runs (69), and RBI …

Sunday alcohol sales would be permitted during the same times as the rest of the week under an ordinance amendment set to be introduced at the Oct. 9 Township Council meeting. Currently, Sunday sales of alcohol are restricted to noon to 2 a.m., in restaurants and noon to 10 p.m. in liquor stores. The rest of the week, liquor sales …

By PJ Parker. The field behind St. Matthias Church was the gathering place on Oct. 7 for many township furry friends and their families as they came for Sunday’s Blessing of the Animals. The event honored the Feast of  St. Francis, patron saint of animals. Deacon John of St. Matthias Parish conducted the blessings as he greeted and welcomed all. …

Part of Easton Avenue will be closed for several hours Oct. 7 for a continuing investigation into a fatal accident. Easton Avenue between Cedar Grove Lane and Willow Avenue will be closed for “two to three hours” starting at 8 a.m., according to Franklin Township Police Department Lt. Phil Rizzo and Somerset County Public Safety. “The closure is necessary as …

A record number of people gathered in Colonial Park early on Oct. 6 to run and walk in support of an organization that supports women going through breast cancer. The 524 people who registered in the annual Sister 2 Sister 5k Walk/Run was a huge jump from last year’s total of about 300, said Dorothy Reed, the founder of Sister …

Children were the focus of the annual Safety Fair, held by the Middlebush Volunteer Fire Department on Oct. 6. Games, arts and crafts, and hands-on demonstrations of firefighting techniques and equipment highlighted the day. The event’s goal is to stress safety issues with children and their parents. The Franklin Reporter & Advocate presented several live streams from the day: https://www.facebook.com/franklinreporter/videos/302371413684907/ …

The Franklin High School Football Warriors showed some early spark in their game against the Ridge Red Devils, but couldn’t keep it going as they fell, 31-7. The lone offensive highlight of the game for the Warriors came in the form of Shekuna Kamara’s 60-yard dash into the end zone with about 11:45 left in the first half. A successful …

Carmela “Millie” G. Russo, 94, died October 3 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Mrs. Russo was born May 21, 1924 in Brooklyn, New York to the late Vito and Angela (Macacuso) Galatioto. She lived in West Palm Beach and was previously from Somerset. Mrs. Russo received her Bachelor’s Degree from Hunter College in New York City, Her M.E.D. from Rutgers …

A 59-year-old Clinton woman was killed and two other people were injured Oct. 4 in an auto accident at Easton Avenue and Culver Street, police said. The accident happened shortly before 2 p.m., police said, when a 2005 Dodge Ram pickup driven southbound on Easton Avenue by Jhonny Herrera, 40, of North Brunswick struck a 1999 Lexus RX300 driven by …

Students at Paint Fun Studio in Franklin Park have been making their mark on the national and international art worlds. Students recently won awards in a German art competition, a national aviation art competition, an international peace art competition and have had their work appear in national consumer and art magazines. Taffy Chan won first place in the BMW Berlin …