April 18 James Genes of Hillsborough was cited for careless driving when his car rear-ended one driven on Amwell Road by Mechele Pron of Ringoes. Tahani Hamawy of East Brunswick was cited for careless driving after her collided with one driven by Maryellen Tetnowski of Belle Mead at the intersection of Laurel Avenue and Union Street. Hamawy said she was …

We live-streamed the commendation ceremony for the Franklin High School Lady Warriors basketball team from the April 25 Township Council meeting. It’s downloaded and presented here for your viewing.  

A change to a township ordinance that would have reduced the amount of time property owners have to remove graffiti from their buildings was pulled April 25 over Township Council members’ concerns about its fairness. The Council members worried that multiple instances of the same buildings being tagged with graffiti would pose an undue hardship on their owners, who, some …

BRANCHBURG – Nine Franklin Township students were among 57 from Somerset and Hunterdon counties recently honored at the 27th annual Paul Robeson Youth Achievement Awards reception at Raritan Valley Community College. The National Council of Negro Women and RVCC initiated the Paul Robeson Youth Achievement Awards program to pay tribute to the outstanding attainments of students in the two counties. …

Catherine Petrosini, 96, born Catherine Uhlenbusch to Arthur and Lillian Uhlenbusch (now deceased) died on April 23, 2017. She was married to Orlando Petrosini (now deceased) for more than 50 years, setting an example for her entire family to follow. Catherine was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She had three sons who she always joked was just like …

Barbara Shimalla, 85, passed away April 23, at McCarrick Care Center surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Shimalla grew up in Lyndhurst and in 1955 she relocated and settled in Somerset. She was a longtime parishioner of St. Matthias Church. Barbara was a secretary in the Property Management Department at Rutgers University, after 25 years, she retired in 2005. Barbara …

Submitted by Sara Malone, Chair of the Shade Tree Commission. Arbor Day will be commemorated this year in the township with a ceremonial tree planting and the giving away of 500 tree seedlings, courtesy of the Franklin Township Shade Tree Commission. The commission, in conjunction with the Meadows Foundation and local Boy and Girl Scout troops, will host an Arbor …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots defeated the Lancaster Barnstormers 8-2 at TD Bank Ballpark on Sunday afternoon to complete the four-game sweep of the opening series of the 2017 season.   The Patriots jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning on a two-run single by Jerry Sands. It’s was his second straight day …

Submitted by Unity Bank. Unity Bank recently donated $2,500 to the Adult Day Center (ADC) of Somerset County to underwrite the expenses of its Caregiver Support Group. The donation will underwrite operational expenses for the support group, which has been part of ADC programming for 18 years. “Unity Bank is committed to supporting vital community service organizations in the towns …