Grace Povolo passed away on Nov. 22 at the Brakely Park Care Center in Philipsburg. She was 95 years old. Mrs. Povolo was born in New York City and lived in New Brunswick before residing for many years in Somerset. She was a longtime parishioner of St. Matthias Church in Somerset. Mrs. Povolo was predeceased by her husband, Joseph Povolo …

Linda Hiller passed away on Nov. 20 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 64 years of age. Mrs. Hiller was born in The Bronx and grew up in Helmetta. She lived for a time in Somerset before moving to South River over 30 years ago. She was employed by the Middlesex County Board of Social …

PISCATAWAY – The Franklin High School Warriors football team fell to the Piscataway Superchiefs Nov. 23 in the two teams’ 53rd Thanksgiving Day match-up here. Piscataway dominated the contest, winning by a comfortable 40-14 margin. The Superchiefs scored 33 of those points in the first half.

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we asked Franklin Reporter & Advocate readers what they are most thankful for. Following are some of their responses.

Another township school was hit by electronics thieves, who got away with about 50 computers, police and district officials say. Sometime in the overnight hours of Nov. 19, a window at Conerly Road Elementary School was broken, allowing entry for the thieves, said FTPD spokesman Lt. Phil Rizzo.

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The Quail Brook Golf Course on New Brunswick Road will close for the winter season at the conclusion of play on Sunday, November 26. Spooky Brook Golf Course at Colonial Park will remain open for the winter season, according to a press release from the Somerset County Park Commission.

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced that 2017 right-handed relief pitcher Dustin Antolin has signed with the Chicago White Sox organization. He recently completed his first season with the Patriots. Antolin originally joined the Patriots on July 19th and provided an instant impact at the back-end of the bullpen. The former major leaguer appeared in 21 games as a …

The Township Council at its last meeting voted to sell one of the township’s plenary retail consumption liquor licenses and to purchase a piece of heavy machinery. Bids for the liquor license, which start at $250,000, will be accepted until Dec. 6.

Wilfredo “Pete” Martinez, 43, passed away on Nov. 15 in New Brunswick. Mr. Martinez was born July 17, 1974 in Jersey City, the son of Wilfredo and Martha Martinez. He grew up in Somerset, living there for most of his life. He relocated to Orlando, Florida, where he resided for the past six years. Pete attended Franklin Township High school …