TOMS RIVER – Diamond Miller went into the second half of the March 16 Tournament of Champions game against Pascack Valley with one thought in mind: Stop No. 42, Kelly Petro, from scoring. The Indians had erased a 10-point Franklin lead during the second quarter, mainly though the 3-point shooting of Petro and her teammates Brianna Smith and Cerina Dunkel, …

The Township Council is “moving at the right speed” to answer calls for Franklin to join the list of American towns that will not enforce national immigration laws, Mayor Phil Kramer said March 15. Kramer was responding to Emerson Road resident Manijeh Saba, who asked the Township Council to declare Franklin a “sanctuary city.” Sanctuary cities  declare themselves safe for …

March 7 Viswanath Papineni of Somerset was cited for careless driving after his car collided with one at Fuller Street and Franklin Boulevard, driven by Malcolm Smullen of Piscataway. Smullen said he was on Franklin when Papineni’s car pulled out in front of his. Antone Watts of Elizabeth was cited for careless driving after his panel truck collided with a …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have signed Major League left-handed pitcher Logan Darnell for the 2017 season.   “After all the great things I have heard, I am really looking forward to coming to Somerset,” said Darnell. I have spoken to a lot of players like [Eric] Farris and Buddy [Boshers] and everyone I have talked to loved it …

It was far from the blizzard it was forecast to be, but the winter storm that that hit the area March 14 still managed to cause some chaos. The storm dropped between 5 and 5.5 inches on the township, and, according to the National Weather Service, that was on the low end for Somerset County. The NWS recorded snowfall amounts …

The Garden State Exhibit and Convention Center on Atrium Drive will soon close its doors, but the building will not be vacant for long. The online retail store 6th Avenue Electronics will purchase the building and plans to move its Schoolhouse Road warehouse into the 72,000-square-foot space, according to an application filed with the township’s planning department. The retailer will …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the winners of their National Anthem Auditions held at Bridgewater Commons on Saturday, March 11th.   The selected singers are: Travis Morgan (Carteret), Paul Voorhees (Iselin), Robert Vernon (Martinsville), Jay Winston (Franklin Park), Juliet Hommes (Branchburg), Jeff Allen (Morristown), Christy Giamella (South Bound Brook), Dana Kluczyk (Rockaway), Lexie Nerger (Manville), and Amanda Nagy (Edison).   Morgan and …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have signed right-handed pitcher and 2015 Atlantic League All-Star Lucas Irvine for the 2017 season.   “I’m very excited to return to Somerset and get another opportunity to contribute towards a championship,” said Irvine. “2015 was a great year and experience for me, and it all started with the Patriots. With the great fans, …

“Welcome to Mo’s.” The folks who run Pine Belt Arena in Toms River may as well have placed that on a sign posted underneath the Lady Warriors net March 12, because the baseline definitely belonged to the senior standout Monique Davis-Campbell. Led by Davis-Campbell’s 19 points – most of which came as a result of her powering through defenders for …

Sue Krempasky (née Aversano), 88, die March 10 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Sue was born to Joseph and Mary (DeArma) Aversano on May 29, 1928 in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn, NY, where she shared many happy years with her 10 siblings and many cousins. She attended Caledonian Nursing School, where upon graduation she …