By Mayor Phil Kramer. Citizens of Franklin, I’m pleased to tell you the state of the township is good.  I am very proud of the accomplishments of this council, staff and citizens of Franklin.  All of these contribute to the wonderful community in which we live. The Police Department Let me start with our police force, the accomplishments of which …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have signed left-handed relief pitcher Justin Wright for the 2017 season.   “I’m real excited to join the team,” said Wright. “I have heard nothing but good things about [Somerset] and the fans, so I’m just ready to get in there and get to work.”   Wright enters his first season with the Somerset …

Update: “Blowdowns” at the proposed Transco natural gas compressor station 206 could occur four to five times a week, for four to six weeks, while the compressor station is being tested, a company spokesman said. A blowdown is a forced release of gas into the air. Transco spokesman Christopher Stockton said that the number of blowdown events vary, based on …

By Daryl Kipnis. I am indeed honored to have been unanimously endorsed by both the Middlesex County Republican Organization and the Somerset County Republican Organization as their New Jersey state Senate candidate for the 17th Legislative District (Franklin, Milltown, Piscataway, New Brunswick and North Brunswick) in the June 2017 Republican Primary election. I am a 1998 graduate of East Brunswick …

Submitted by Somerset County Park Commission. The tennis courts at the Colonial Park Tennis Center on Mettlers Road will open for the season on Saturday, April 1. Courts at the Green Knoll Tennis Center in Bridgewater will also open on April 1. The 18 courts at Green Knoll and Colonial Park will be open for reserved and open play with …

Stephen P. Lubiak, 84, a resident of Somerset since 1966, passed away on March 25. Born in Easthampton, Mass., he was the son of the late Peter and Stella (Ciarniak) Lubiak. Steve served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He graduated from Easthampton High School and earned his Bachelor’s Degree from American International College in Springfield, Mass. and …

Republican parties in Middlesex and Somerset counties have endorsed an all-Franklin Township slate for the state Assembly and Senate races in the 17th Legislative District. The candidates are all newcomers to the political scene: Daryl Kipnis for senate and Nadine Wilkins and Robert Quinn for assembly. Somerset County Republicans made their endorsements several weeks ago, their Middlesex County counterparts picked …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have signed former team right-handed pitcher and three-year Major Leaguer Mitch Atkins for the 2017 season.   “There is definitely a reason why I wanted to come back to Somerset,” said Atkins. “It’s because it is a great place to play, the fans are awesome and there is a winning atmosphere.”   Atkins will …

The inaugural Garden State 10-Miler race was a family affair, in more ways than one. Sure, there were members of the same family signed up to run the 5K, 10-mile and half-marathon challenge races. But the race itself only came about because of the work of two relatives, both with connections to Franklin Township. The race, which drew hundreds of …

A divided Board of Education on March 23 introduced major changes to its policy regulating sponsorship signage, and who in the district can solicit sponsors. The changes restrict sponsorship advertising – such as banners – to only the high school athletic complex, meaning the football stadium and the gym. The underlying policy, which was approved in 2010, allowed sponsorship signage …