Police are investigating a March 3 trespassing incident that occurred at a Franklin Boulevard daycare and that triggered shelter-in-place procedures at local schools. Police responded to the facility at about 10:31 a.m., according to a press release about the incident. The facility had instituted a lockdown after a trespasser entered the building, according to the release.

FREE THROWING – Junior Alivia Stewart prepares to sink one of her five free throws during the March 3 Central Jersey Group 4 semi-final against Jackson. The Franklin High School Lady Warriors basketball team continued their roughshod treatment of opponents in the Central Jersey Group 4 tournament on March 3, barreling past Jackson Township, 66-34, in the semi-final round.

Salvatore Saladini, aged 93, passed away peacefully at his residence on March 1. He was born on January 27, 1933, in Wilmington, Delaware, to the late Emidio and Alba (Calvelli) Saladini. The family later relocated to the Bronx, New York. Mr. Saladini graduated from William Howard Taft High School, Bronx, NY, in 1950. He served as an Army corporal during …

Thomas M. Hansen, 69, of Somerset, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family in the early hours of February 28. Born in Plainfield, Thomas grew up in East Northport, NY and later raised his family in Boonton before moving to Somerset in 2020. Wherever he lived, Tom built more than a home, he built a life centered …

Santi Ghosh, of Somerset, passed away peacefully on March 1 at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 103. Santi was born on October 4, 1922 in Rangoon, Myanmar (formerly Burma) and was the second oldest of seven siblings. She lived in Kolkata, India before moving to Queens, New York in May of 1974. She lived …

GIVING THEIR OPINION – Several local landscapers appeared at the March 2 Environmental Advisory Commission to talk about a proposed ban on gas-powered leaf blowers. Several local landscapers stopped in to the Environmental Advisory Commission March 2 to give their opinions on the proposed ban on gas-powered leaf blowers.

The Township Council on February 24 took action on a lease for farming 225 acres of township-owned land and a contract for a snowplow operator. The Council voted to extend for an additional five years a farmland lease granted to Lawrence L. Terhune of Canal Road.

VIGIL ORGANIZER – Township resident Michael Steinbrück organized a vigil in front of the Municipal Building on March 1 in response to the U.S./Israeli bombing of Iran. About 60 people showed up in front of the township Municipal Building on March 1 for an impromptu peace vigil, in response to the U.S./Israeli bombing of Iran.

By Bill Connell, Somerset. We the people, in order to form a more perfect union….(Thanks Schoolhouse Rock) 

Bianca Bacchione of Somerset has been named to the 2025 summer trimester Dean’s List at Palmer College of Chiropractic’s Florida Campus in Port Orange, Florida. Palmer College of Chiropractic, the first and largest college in the chiropractic profession, has campuses in Davenport, Iowa, and Port Orange, Florida. Chad Chavez of Somerset was named to the Champlain College Dean’s List for the …