The discovery by a Franklin Middle School student of a bullet in the school gym March 6 led to a lock down and search by township police. No weapons or other ammunition was found in the search of school lockers and student backpacks, according to statements released by the school district. Students were cleared to leave about two hours hours …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the winners of their National Anthem Auditions held at Bridgewater Commons on Saturday, March 3rd. The selected singers are Scott Six (North Plainfield), Jersey Harmony Chorus (Princeton), Angelica Parisi (Budd Lake), Alex Ramos (Rahway), Ryan Sautner (Linden), Tadhg Brady (Princeton), Jordan Pech (Piscataway), Susyn Timko (Hillsborough), Shravya Kamaraju (Hillsborough), Georgia Cichlar (Morristown), Adena Weisholtz (Scotch Plains), Deirdre …

If the March 5 hearing before the committee he chairs is any indication, state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen is going to have an interesting Spring. Danielsen (D-17), chairman of the Assembly’s Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee, held the first of what are planned to be several public hearings on cannabis regulation. To say interest in the topic was intense wold …

Mrs. Sandra Cige passed away late Saturday evening at her home in Somerset. She was 84 years old. Mrs. Cige was born in Boston and grew up with very humble beginnings. She worked as a young lady in her family’s grocery store and played a vital role in raising her younger sister. She lived in Brooklyn for a time before …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have signed Atlantic League All-Star right-handed pitcher Nate Roe for the 2018 season. His rights were originally acquired in a trade with the New Britain Bees for right-handed pitcher Alex Gouin. “I could not be more excited to get a chance to play for the Patriots,” said Roe. “It has always been a dream of …

Submitted by MacAfee Road School Staff. MacAfee Road Elementary School enjoyed its first annual Olympic Day of Play inspiring students to bring the gift of play back into their lives in an effort to celebrate the winter Olympic Games. As youngsters growing up in a time of turmoil, the joy of play is essential to childhood growth. Raritan Valley Community …

By Daryl Kipnis. “The radical Left’s use of the Parkland student survivors to further its anti-gun agenda is disgusting and ghoulish,” New Jersey 12th District Republican congressional candidate Daryl Kipnis said Friday. “These traumatized children, after living through a horrific event that saw their friends, classmates and teachers killed, are now being used as political pawns by so-called ‘adults’ in …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have teamed up with their partners at Spearhead Staffing to hire a Kid CEO for the 2018 season. Interviews for the Kid CEO will be conducted during the Patriots Fan Fest on Saturday, April 14th from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm.  All young fans ages 10-15 that are interested are encouraged to attend Fan Fest …

BRIDGEWATER – A former township teacher and two township residents were among those honored March 3 at the Somerset County Democratic Committee’s Black Caucus’s 3rd annual Scholarship Luncheon. Niya Darby, a 2017 Franklin High School graduate and current freshman at North Carolina A&T, was one of two $500 scholarship winners. Township resident Mabel Arinzeh – who with her husband Julius …

The Franklin High School Lady Warriors basketball team continued its march to repeat last year’s state championship with a 65-32 win over Bridgewater-Raritan March 3 in the NJSIAA sectional quarter-finals. Franklin’s opponent for the North Jersey Section II finals will be Watchung Hills on March 6. A time and location had not been set as of this writing. The Lady …