Just about 1,600 families competed for 240 available slots in the Central Jersey College Prep Charter School lottery for the 2018-19 school year. The lottery was held March 15 in the Mettlers Road school’s cafeteria.

TOMS RIVER – For the second time in a week on March 14, the Franklin High School basketball Lady Warriors found themselves in the position of wanting to forget about a game that they won. Reminiscent of their March 6 sectional championship game against Watchung Hills Regional, Franklin came out on the good side of a 56-45 score against Old …

Grace Rowland O’Hare passed away onMarch 12 at her home is Jamesburg. She was 92 years old. She was born in Newark and lived in New Brunswick until her marriage in 1948 when she moved to Somerset. In 1990 she moved to the Rossmoor Active Adult Community in Monroe. She attended the New Jersey College for Women (Douglass College). She …

Franklin High School students packed the gym on March 14 to take a stand against gun violence and to remember those killed in the Feb. 14 mass shooting at a Florida high school. The event was coordinated by FHS Junior Jerijah McCray, who said he felt compelled to do it because his family has been affected by gun violence.

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have re-signed 2017 Atlantic League All-Star outfielder Justin Pacchioli for the 2018 season. “Last year was amazing. From top to bottom, everything about Somerset was amazing,” said Pacchioli. “It does not get better than Somerset fans; the whole experience last year was unreal. It was bittersweet that I did not finish the season with the …

A township 8th Grader’s essay on money management for a non-profit organization won her first place in a state and national competition. Emily Lopez had no idea that she’d won, up until the point when her name was called out in the Franklin Middle School library in a surprise ceremony on March 13. She was surrounded by her classmates, who …

Update: The budget was adopted at the council’s April 10 meeting. Original Story: The Township Council March 13 introduced a $61 million municipal budget for 2018 that carries with it a slight tax increase, but, thanks to an increase in property values, a slight decrease in the tax rate.

By Arnav Tolat, Franklin High School Correspondent. In the aftermath of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., students across the country are planning to walk out of their classrooms in protest of gun violence. Franklin High School students have answered the call to lead, and have worked with administration and the Board of Education to …

Submitted by Unity Bank. Unity Bank has been named one of the 2018 Best Places to Work in New Jersey in the small/medium category.

Six township teachers and one private school teacher have been honored so far this year by local radio station WMGQ in its “Teachers Who Make Magic” promotion. The station, based in Franklin, picks winners on a weekly basis based on nominations submitted on their behalf.