By Arnold W. Schmidt, Somerset. Franklin Township Councilman Rajiv Prasad performed the impossible at the August 14th Township Council meeting.  We live in a beautifully diverse town and Mr. Prasad managed to transform the proposed construction and celebration of a “Peace and Nonviolence Park” into a controversial, divisive issue.

Rose Roginski passed away on Aug. 17 at the Bridgeway Care and Rehabilitation Center in Hillsborough. Born on December 26, 1930, she was 87 years old. Mrs. Roginski was born in Newark and grew up in the city before moving to Harrison, Somerset, Whiting and finding her final residence at the Avalon Assisted Living Facility in Hillsborough. She attended East …

As it has since Rutherford B. Hayes was the U.S. President, the Griggstown Reformed Church held its annual Harvest Home Festival on Aug. 18 on the church grounds. This was the 138th annual gathering that brings village residents out to taste home cooking, hear music and singing and play a variety of games.

Submitted by Bob LaCorte, League Commissioner. The A-Team earned its first Franklin Senior Softball League Championship on Aug. 5 as they won the third game of a best of three series over last year’s champs, Galaxy Construction.

Bridgewater, NJ- The York Revolution (18-18, 50-49) defeated the Somerset Patriots (21-17, 56-45) 4-2 at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday evening. The Revolution took an early 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning on an RBI double by Melky Mesa and an RBI single by Jared Mitchell.

A school district official and a prolific fundraiser and former politician have been named the 2018 “Warriors for Life” by the Warrior for Life Scholarship Foundation. Board of Education President Nancy LaCorte and Bill Grippo, principal of McAfee Road Elementary School, will receive their awards at the Nov. 23 gala.

​Sugar Land, Texas- The Somerset Patriots (21-16, 56-44) dropped Thursday night’s series-finale in 3-2 in extras to the Sugar Land Skeeters (25-11, 66-33) at Constellation Field. The Skeeters jumped to an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first on a Juan Silverio RBI groundout. The Patriots immediately answered in the top of the second on a pair of solo …

Construction on Catalpa Park has been put off for about a year due to permitting issues. The first phase of the park, bordered by Old Vliet and South Middlebush roads, was expected to be open by this fall.

The township motor pool will be a little “greener” soon, now that the Township Council has approved the purchase of five electric cars for its fleet. The cars, along with six charging stations that have yet to be purchased, were anticipated in the 2018 budget.

By Bill Connell, Somerset. Apart from Assemblyman Joe Danielson’s professional presentation on medical marijuana, Tuesday’s (Aug. 16) Township Council meeting was an absolute train wreck. As a Democratic committeeman I was beside myself. So much so, I had to wait to write this to process my thoughts.