TRENTON – On paper, it wasn’t supposed to happen. But in their hearts, they knew they could do it. In what can only be described as an epic battle, the Franklin High School Lady Warriors basketball team fought back from an early double-digit deficit on March 20 to defeat the Manasquan High School Warriors, 50-48, and capture the 2017 NJSIAA …

MANVILLE – A borough man suspected of a number of burglaries is in critical condition after being shot by a Franklin Township police officer after allegedly breaking into the officer’s home here. Tyreek Cook, 19, was shot by the off-duty officer shortly after midnight on March 20 after Cook was confronted by the officer in the latter’s home, according to …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced that right-handed pitcher Scott McGregor has been re-signed for the 2017 season.   “I’m excited to get the season going and ready to meet the new team,” said McGregor. “I enjoyed the time I spent in Somerset last season so I’m looking forward to the opportunity to come back.”   McGregor enters …

TOMS RIVER – Diamond Miller couldn’t stop smiling. “I just can’t believe we beat them,” the sophomore sensation said. “We did everything we could do to win, and we got it. I’m just so happy right now.” The “them” to whom she was referring was the Rutgers Prep girls basketball team, the top-ranked girls team in the state, whom the …

This week marks the beginning of the 13-day celebration of Norooz, the Persian New Year, a time of visitation and celebration shared by a variety of cultures. The start date of the Persian year 1395 coincides with the vernal, or Spring, equinox, which this year occurs at precisely 6:28:40 a.m. on March 20. Calling it the Persian, or Iranian, New …

State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-17) figures that he’s collected about $100,000 in the 10 years he’s been a fundraiser for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, which funds research into childhood cancer. And although he says that helping kids get a second chance is “the most righteous thing” he’s ever done, this year his fundraising efforts had extra motivation. Danielsen’s 16-year-old daughter, Ava, was …

Update: Cedar Hill Prep had the most wins in the tournament, with three of the top four teams and seven of the top 10. Original Story: A record number of students participated in the winter Garden State Debate League tournament, held March 18 at Cedar Hill Preparatory School on Cedar Grove Lane. A total of 48 teams from six schools …

A ban on the sale in the township of animals bred in puppy and kitten mills is the “appropriate way to move,” Mayor Phil Kramer said on March 15. The mayor was responding to criticism leveled by a township resident of a proposed ordinance amendment to do just that. Scott Siegel told the council that he felt the proposed ban on mill-bred animals would be …

Mrs. Priscilla Roberson passed away on March 13, 2017 at Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Center in New Brunswick. She was 74 years of age. Mrs. Roberson was born in New York City and lived for many years in the Somerset section of Franklin Township. Mrs. Roberson was employed for many years at the Conerly Road School as a School …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have signed right-handed pitcher Alex Gouin for the 2017 season.   “I am most certainly excited about being around an environment with a record of success,” said Gouin. “I have heard great things about the fans, and it is close to home for me. It makes a great deal of sense to play here.” …