Laura Anne van Der Veer, 61, passed away on May 24 at St. Peter’s Medical Center in New Brunswick. She was born in Wallington, NJ and lived for many years in South Amboy where she attended Sacred Heart grammar school and Hoffman High School. She moved to the Somerset section of Franklin Township 22 years ago. She was a longtime …

Hilda Marie Saro passed away on May 26 at Tidewell Hospice of Venice, Fla. at age 90. Mrs. Saro was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico and came to the mainland United States as a young girl. She grew up and graduated high school in the Bronx. She raised her children in Brooklyn and Edison prior to moving to Somerset in …

Central Islip, N.Y. – The Somerset Patriots (17-8) failed to finish off the weekend sweep of the Long Island Ducks (14-13) in an 8-2 loss Sunday afternoon at Bethpage Ballpark. Somerset took a brief early lead in the first inning. Julio Borbon led off with a single, proceeded to steal a pair of bases and then scored on a Craig …

Central Islip, N.Y. –  The Somerset Patriots (17-7) offered a complete performance in a 10-0 win over the Long Island Ducks (13-13) Saturday night at Bethpage Ballpark. The Patriots opened up the game with a four-run second inning. An RBI single from Alfredo Rodriguez got the Patriots on the board before a run-scoring wild pitch and a two-out, two-run single …

Central Islip, N.Y. –  The Somerset Patriots (16-7) rode an impressive pitching performance from Cory Riordan into a 2-1 win over the Long Island Ducks (13-12) in Friday night’s series-opener at Bethpage Ballpark. The Patriots took an early lead in the top of the first on an Aaron Dudley sacrifice fly. Long Island responded with a Jordany Valdespin (4) solo …

A female township police lieutenant faced a steady stream of gender discrimination from top police brass and other officials that culminated earlier this year in her being placed on administrative leave after a “manufactured” claim of harassment was lodged against her, according to a recently filed lawsuit. Additionally, the Franklin Township Police officer, Lt. Kristen Durham, charges in the suit …

Somerset County is looking for bids for hunting rights on four parcels it owns, including one in the township. The Franklin parcel consists of 149 acres and is known as the Stavola/Trap Rock parcel, which is bordered by Route 518, Canal and Old Georgetown roads.

Mrs. Anita Klaiman passed away on Thursday at her home in Somerset. Mrs. Klaiman was born in Boston and graduated from Girls Latin High School in Boston. She earned her Bachelor’s in Education and Masters in Special Education from Kean University in New Jersey. Mrs. Klaiman was employed for many years as a Special Education Teacher in Clark . She …

John Snyder passed away on May 23 at the Abingdon Care Center in Green Brook. He was 64 years old. Mr. Snyder was born in Somerville and was a longtime resident of Franklin Township. He moved to Hillsborough about 25 years ago. He was employed by Kids R Us warehouse in Somerset in the packing and shipping department. He was …

A 12-year educational veteran was named the first vice-principal of the new Claremont Road Elementary School May 24 by the Board of Education. Madlen Rizkalla will follow her former boss from Franklin Park School to the new elementary school, slated to open in September. She begins her new job on July 1 with a salary of $95,000.